Keeping pace with fashion
For a bright, funky look If you are young, adventurous and free-spirited, then head straight to Allen Solly's 'Winter Dress Fest', which showcases the brighter side of the wearer. Simple —...
View Article'Bangalore has lost its charm'
Expatriates love Bangalore for its cosmopolitan lifestyle, salubrious environment, food and people. Maureen, an expat from Scotland, shares her experiences here.Fifty years is a long time to be married...
View ArticleThe science of handwriting
The origin of writing probably goes back to the history of human beings. The change in handwriting is an ongoing process in a person's life. Many people spend a lot of time in handwriting analysis,...
View ArticlePreference for western dances
Dance competitions are an integral part of cultural festivals in colleges and are quite popular with the students. The students practise for months together, planning the choreography and the costumes....
View Article'It has been a fantastic year'
Film-maker Karan Johar, who has been a part of Bollywood for 18 years, is all for corporatisation of the industry and believes that the positive changes it has brought about are here to stay. "There...
View Article'The crowd here is excellent'
Irish cricketer Kevin O'Brien thoroughly enjoyed the attention and the hospitality showered on him when he was in the City recently. He talked to Metrolife at length about his experiences in India and...
View ArticleDiscrepancies in fare
Travelling in the City has always been a Herculean task. Many Bangaloreans depend on autorickshaws to get from one place to another, but this mode of transportation comes with its own share of...
View ArticleAll glory, no gold for videogaming pros
When Sean Plott was 15, he and his older brother, Nick, begged their mother to fly them from Kansas to Los Angeles for a video game tournament.For Cara LaForge, their single mother, who was struggling...
View ArticleKeeping your teen safe on Facebook
For teenagers, unaware of the consequences of their online actions, using Facebook incorrectly could potentially leave a digital trail that might follow them all the way through high school, college...
View ArticleTech blog
An empire builder»In a recent chat show Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos recalled his early struggle days. It took him 60 meetings with investors to raise one million to start Amazon. He had to coax...
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Learn Excel»Chandoo is a site to learn Microsoft Excel and Charting online. It has excel tips, charting tutorials, visualisation ideas, downloadable tutorials. There is also an active forum...
View ArticleWhat tablet should you buy?
The other day, I joined a radio show for a segment about high-tech holiday gifts. I was ready for the calls from listeners. I'd brushed up on cameras, phones, laptops, music players and game consoles....
View ArticleGrowth: Too timid by half
India's sluggish economic growth of 5.3 per cent in the three months to September comes on the back of 5.5 per cent growth in the previous quarter. From here, the government expects the economy to pick...
View ArticleWhy Orient-Express is no easy meat
Orient-Express Hotels, the Bermuda-based owner of luxury hotels, has received an unsolicited offer to be acquired by Indian Hotels Company, a subsidiary of Tata Group. In surveying the potential battle...
View ArticleDespite setbacks, Khosla's loyalties lie with clean tech
Vinod Khosla crowed about the clean energy industry last year. Three of the biofuel startups in his venture capital portfolio had gone public, and the stocks had risen considerably after their...
View ArticleDance and music reviews
Promising young dancersThe Nritya Nandana Performing Arts Centre conducted a dance festival at the spacious Jnanajyothi Institution, Yelahanka, last week. The centre is conducting the dance class at...
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Immersive probing"Project Cinema City" at the NGMA (November 2 to December 2) was an extraordinarily spectacular, if also rough and layered, display adequately in tune with the world it addressed....
View ArticleTv talk
A thief with good intentionsRobin Hood' stars Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Matthew Macfadyen, Mark Strong and Oscar Isaac. It is based on the legendary figure of 13th century England, who —...
View ArticleMovie guide
ENGLISHLife of Pi (U): Cinepolis: 11.30 am, 2 pm, 3.30 pm, 4.30 pm, 6 pm, 7 pm, 9.30 pmPVR (Koramangala): 2 pm, 3.30 pm, 6.05 pm, 7 pm, 9.25 pmPVR (Koramangala Gold): 4.10 pmPVR (Orion Mall): 1.40 pm,...
View ArticleFilmi fundas
'I had a crush on Aamir'Rani Mukerji and Aamir Khan share quite a bit of history — from their ever-popular number Aati Kya Khandala to their recent hit, Talaash. They've made a mark as one of...
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