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Category Archives: media
Sachin – God AND The Victimized ?
I wrote this more than 7.5 years ago, even before I started this blog. Parts of it still seem fresh and why not? The man is still playing at his best, 20 years after he began. Rock on, Tendlya. Rock … Continue reading
Cogito Ergo Bum
Ok, I am starting to lose my touch with titles on blog posts. That title is so lame. So let me first explain what this post is about. This post is not about callipygian features. It’s about allegiances and disappointment, … Continue reading
The Stig – Revealed?
Some say he has go faster stripes on his back, and that he’s the love child of God and an Aston Martin v12. Yet others say that his genitals are on upside down, and that if he could be bothered, … Continue reading
Posted in For laughs, TV
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The timely five year tag
Ten days ago, Lekhni tagged me and urged me to essentially recycle 5 of my old posts. Normally I don’t do tags. I mean, unless there is potential for me to play the fool and essentially evoke a few laughs … Continue reading
And the circus begins…
Every Australian tour is packaged with pitfalls, both for individual and the team itself. The team pitfalls come on the field, via the Aussie juggernaut. But the individual holes are dug by the team management and in some cases, allegedly … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, bcci, Cricket, Down Under, India, koothu, media, sports
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Asok (19** – 2007)
Asok, the world’s most famous desi intern and telekinetic IIT alum, died today. His age is unknown. More here…
Dard-e-Disclosure
Everybody has a secret they fight to keep – a secret so dark that it makes their skin crawl and feel like numerous caterpillars have deigned to walk on it. For some, it is inappropriate thoughts. For others it is … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, For laughs, India, Life, Movies, Personal
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The truth about India’s shame?
It’s not always that just the title of an article would invoke a sense of dark foreboding. When a post from Prem Panicker’s blog popped up on one’s feed reader, a mild curiosity was aroused. And a few minutes ago … Continue reading
Posted in India, Life, media, WTF
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Zen and the Art of Writing Reviews
In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to … Continue reading
Posted in bollywood, harry potter, Hollywood, media, Movies, reviews
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Footloose Blues Redux
Update: Thanks for the clarifications, Su. The post’s duly updated to reflect your clarifications. A couple of years ago, I had ranted (parts 1 and 2) about the disdain shown towards “massy” dappankuthu (and in general non-Hindi/non-Bhangra) type numbers by … Continue reading