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- May 14, 2008
- Aamir Khan Blogs Shahrukh
An Indian blog that gets about 1288 comments belongs to a fellow called Aamir Khan
- May 10, 2008
- Movie Review: Iron ManThe best parts of the film are the intensely detailed engineering scenes, a kind of geekporn-meets-steampunk mashup.
- Movie Review: Iron Man
- May 4, 2008
- Stalking Hasan Elahi: TrackingTransience DelusionsIn theory, the project is simplistically brilliant, but for the regular online blogger like myself, Hasan’s site is like a trip down the wormhole.
- Stalking Hasan Elahi: TrackingTransience Delusions
- May 3, 2008
- Movie Review: Iron Man
The Iron Man movie brings the comic book superhero to life with honesty. - Movie Review: Iron Man Packs a Punch!With good, in fact rocking, background music and a running time of just under 2 hours, the movie is a real delight.
- May 2, 2008
- Movie Review: The Spiderwick ChroniclesThe Spiderwick Chronicles is clever, captivating, and well-paced.
- Movie Review: The Spiderwick Chronicles
- May 1, 2008
- Cosmetic Changes in Islamabad
The parachuting of Washington's dream team means status quo remains unchanged in Islamabad.
- Apr 9, 2008
- Movie Review: Khuda Ke LiyeFanaticism, racial profiling, feminism, generation gap, lost identities of people moving from the East to the West - Khuda Ke Liye covers it all with
- Movie Review: Khuda Ke Liye
- Apr 2, 2008
- Movie Review: Jodhaa Akbar - Mystery Solved: Why There Was No Birbal?Read on and find out why Birbal was not in this movie
- Movie Review: The Blue Umbrella - Rustic Bond
A film about the adult longing for childhood by the most Indian of Bollywood directors
- Movie Review: Jodhaa Akbar - Mystery Solved: Why There Was No Birbal?
- Mar 29, 2008
- Movie Review: Race : Not Twisted EnoughTwisted (storyline) but not twisted enough.
- Book Review: Merchants of Deception - The Amway Inside StoryThe frauds happening in Amway and how they cheat unsuspecting distributors.
- Mera Dost MIG
Would it take Bollywood to make people believe it? - Hits and Misses– Get Out! We Are Visiting Your CityOur friends and family think our presence in a city we visit is bad omenRumana Husain
OPINION | Media: Internet, Culture: Society, Culture: Social Issues, Culture: Religion, Culture: Relationships, Culture: Personal History, Culture: Crime, Culture: City Life, Media: Journalism, Politics: Governance, Politics: War on Terror, Politics: Terrorism, Politics: South Asia, Politics: Religion, Politics: Peace, Politics: Pakistan, Politics: Nepal, Politics: India, Politics: World - The Spreading Arms of NaxalismIntellectuals supporting the Naxal revolution are devising a strategy to demand the status of political prisoners for the Naxals.
- Movie Review: Race : Not Twisted Enough
- Mar 28, 2008
- Movie Review: One Two Three
1 2 3: Skimpy dresses - 4. Funny lines - 5. Loud actors - way too many. This wannabe comedy takes a dive into third-degree - China - Whose Problem Is It?How does China's arrogance effect India and what can India do?
- Mar 27, 2008
- Prasar Bharati, Cricket and a Free Lunch - Not!The socialist in me is crying foul.
- Prasar Bharati, Cricket and a Free Lunch - Not!
- Mar 23, 2008
- Child Artists - Prodigies Or Fodder For Pedophiles?
Am I the only one who finds something grotesquely wrong with the kind of performances some kids are putting up on TV ? - Movie Review: O Brothers, Wherefore This Race?I think Race's problem lies in how small it is.
- Mar 22, 2008
- Music Review: Accelerate - R.E.M.There is much intensity in the album, though, appropriately suited for our age of turbulence.
- Music Review: Accelerate - R.E.M.
- Mar 21, 2008
- A Process of Peace Through Engaging Children
Children could become highly motivated to get involved in social issues by their close association
- Mar 19, 2008
- Music Review: Rejoice - The Sound of UrchinThe rhythms and vocals are well-produced, along with consistently good lyrics.
- Music Review: Rejoice - The Sound of Urchin
- Mar 17, 2008
- Book Review:The Varieties of Scientific Experience A deeply religious book on science.
- Book Review:The Varieties of Scientific Experience
- Mar 9, 2008
- Dr. Dipak Desai Surrenders License in Hepatitis Scare
As many as 40,000 people may have been infected with the deadly hepatitis C virus or HIV from a Las Vegas clinic
- Mar 8, 2008
- What Does it Mean to be a Pakistani Woman?ome thoughts from an urban Pakistani woman on International Women's Day.
- What Does it Mean to be a Pakistani Woman?
- Mar 6, 2008
- Hip-Hop and TamiliansThe influence of Western hip-hop on contemporary Tamil culture is a double-edged sword, in my opinion.
- Indian Media-Leader Oriented, Reader Neglected
All major Indian newspapers with few exceptions have now turned into what is popularly known as "Response run" rather than "editorially run" papers.
- Hip-Hop and Tamilians
- Mar 4, 2008
- Music Review: U Me Aur HumVishal Bhardwaj has always been awesome. Will the "U Me Aur Hum" album, with lyrics by Munna Dhiman, be his Waterloo?
- Music Review: U Me Aur Hum
- Feb 27, 2008
- Movie Review: ValuPeek into rural Maharashtra. Adorable characters, witty language make slow yet charming watch
- Movie Review: Valu
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