Nuggets of history
With its World War II history, monuments, castles and museums that testify to the Polish story of struggle and survival, Poland offers the tourist a heritage trail like none other, writes Lakshmi...
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Love is the Cure is singer Elton John's experiences with AIDS victims. He writes about the struggles of his friends who have been AIDS victims to underline the importance of AIDS research, and more so,...
View ArticleAbout a woman
A formidable line-up of ladies settle down to tackle the unisex term, 'virgin'. They are presided over by the dedicatee, the legendary Lalithambika Antarjanam. Devika gives a rather heavy introduction...
View ArticleTendulkar's story
It's quite tough to write an article on Sachin Tendulkar, let alone a book. Over the last 23 years, no other cricketer has been subjected to so much scrutiny, no other cricketer has been studied so...
View ArticleBook rack
In haleema's wordsFatima AhmedRupa, 2012, pp 382, 308Haleema feels stifled in her conservative Muslim family. She soon joins her friend in Bombay, and together they find life in the city, in the '60s,...
View ArticleWorld and the family
In 'Silent House', Pamuk proves that he is as much a commentator as he is a storyteller, writes Shreekumar VarmaStep into Pamuk's world and you're in for a bit, and then some. The blazing riot of My...
View ArticleMovies by mail
It's surprising that the story of Netflix, the online movie rental company that changed the way we see movies, had not been told before. A new book finally digs into how Netflix started, how it...
View ArticleNo more kid stuff for her
In her new album, 'Red', Taylor Swift edges further away from country, and begins to sound like an adult, reaching for a new model of pop stardom, notes Jon CaramanicaAwe and amazement have been Taylor...
View ArticleWoven to perfection
The venue was the art gallery of Dakshina Chitra, the well-known living museum of the heritage of South India, located 25 km south of Chennai. An exhibition on the revival of gongadi, the traditional...
View ArticleThe farm story
Joan Miro's iconic work, The Farm, was painted 90 years ago, and its first owner was Ernest Hemingway, who bought it for $250, writes Giridhar Khasnis1922. Paris. Twenty-nine year old Joan...
View ArticleAbe Lincoln, as you've never heard him
"Now he belongs to the ages," Edward Stanton, Abraham Lincoln's secretary of war, said at the president's deathbed. "And to the studios," he could have added. The latest in a long parade of screen Abes...
View ArticleMultilingual presence
College campuses, ramp shows and beauty contests have always been a happy hunting ground for talent scouts on the lookout for fresh faces for the silver screen. Nayantara nee Diana Mariam Kurien was a...
View ArticleIn good company
Rajiv Vijayakar speaks to Katrina Kaif on her upcoming film 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan', her relationship with her director Yash Chopra, and her equation with co-star Shah Rukh Khan, and more...Katrina Kaif...
View ArticleTrance-dance tracks
'Pryda' is a three-disc album of a dozen tracks each with three hours of smooth-as-silk music. If you like trance, then you will like this album mixed by Eric Prydz, a Swedish DJ and producer based in...
View ArticleAn eye on the prize
He is known for pioneering musical talent hunts and game shows on Indian television. Be it Antakshari, Sa Re Ga Ma, Voice of India or Chhote Ustaad, he had his signature all over them. Today, with Sur...
View ArticleCzar of comedy
A man of many talents, comedy king Jaspal Bhatti cannot be introduced with a single sobriquet...he ruled the hearts of art lovers the world over, writes S D Sharma None of the maestros of various...
View ArticleThe great crossing over
Bharati Motwani boards the Mahaparinirvan Express, joins Buddhist believers from across East Asia on their spiritual quest, and learns that it is for the most part an authentic pilgrimage and not mere...
View ArticleTerrific together!
For those who think Olympic moments come only at the Olympics, consider the Bryan twins, who had one of their own this year in a rental car in Cincinnati. Bob and Mike Bryan had been gold medalists for...
View ArticleQueen really relishes open spaces
The queen is the most powerful piece on the chess board and can virtually control most of the board, short range as well as long range. Once a few pieces and pawns are exchanged, the queen really...
View ArticleCampbell, an unsung hero
Milt Campbell, an outstanding all-around athlete who was the first African-American to become an Olympic decathlon champion, was an unsung hero in his life-time.The 78-year-old Campbell, who died last...
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