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Thursday 09 August, 2012
A message to the Martian voyagers
A few months before his demise in 1996, Carl Sagan, the famed astrophysicist and astronomer known for his famous TV series and book ‘Cosmos’, recorded a poignant message for future Martian wanderers. It’s a message that attempts to understand why we’ve put so much effort, so much passion and so much intelligence into sending a [...]
Wednesday 09 November, 2011
Branded in Cinema
Anyone who has (dared to) watch Ra.One will have experienced the lengthy tribute to all the partnering brands which occurs before the movie commences and runs for a good 10 minutes. And as the movie begins to roll, you will find those brands come up in some scene or the other. Strategic product placement in [...]
Friday 07 October, 2011
Why I Love Steve Jobs So Much
I have never owned an Apple product in my life. While the iPhone has always fascinated me, I have never had the overwhelming urge to buy it, simply because I am not a smartphone person at all. I have barely worked on the iMac even. I do not follow Steve Jobs/Apple on Twitter or Facebook. [...]
Wednesday 05 October, 2011
Afghanistan’s first music festival in over 30 years
On 1st October 2011, for the first time in more than 30 years, the liberated nation of Afghanistan felt the energy and electricity of what it feels to be part of a rock concert. Never before has this audience experienced sights and sounds quite like these. For Australian photojournalist Travis Beard, the organiser of the [...]
Thursday 22 September, 2011
Put your friends six feet under
The man in the trench coat waits in the alley silently smoking his cigar as the black Cadillac rolls by. A tall dark figure emerges out as the car stops in front of the casino. The man in the alley checks his revolver. Loaded. No turning back now. As the valet drives the Cadillac away, [...]
Thursday 08 September, 2011
The tartness that sours ripe grapes
Ever wonder how Shakespeare sweared? No, he didn’t use f*ck you. I checked. But he did use some rather colourful words and some (almost) hilarious phrases. But for most part, they actually sound rather charming than offensive. Here’s a quick collage of some of Shakespeare’s choiciest gaalis: Know of any that were missed in this? [...]
Thursday 08 September, 2011
Harry Potter’s Resume
I came across this absolute gem of a post on BuzzFeed today. It is the world’s most famous and beloved wizard’s resume! Harry really did well for himself, don’t you think? I’d hire him, no interview required. Here, just had to share this with all you guys: Post by Labellagorda
Wednesday 07 September, 2011
Style Rookie goes Pro
Anyone who loves reading about fashion online, is probably aware of awesome fashion bloggers like The Sartorialist, Garance Dore, Go Fug Yourself etc. However, there’s one fashion blogger to stands out among the lot – Tavi Gevinson with her blog Style Rookie.
Friday 24 June, 2011
J.K. Rowling Announces Pottermore
Finally J.K. Rowling breaks her silence regarding Pottermore. I discovered Pottermore on Tumblr and was super excited about it. And after having watched J.K. Rowling finally announcing what Pottermore is going to be about, I can hardly wait to experience all the fun firsthand. Needless to say, I’m already following the owl and have registered [...]
Friday 10 June, 2011
The Cool Round-up
Before dashing off for the weekend, I thought I’ll share some cool things I came across this week. Let me start with this amazing food blog that I found today. Ah! You won’t want to shut this window down…I promise! It’s wonderful what people could do with the Google Doodle on Les Paul’s birthday. We’ve seen celebrities [...]
