We name everything. It is an act of god. This journey has a name somewhere. In the lexicon of romances, where there is a genus and a species for every type of connection, there is a name for this as well. Here, words (which are not simply words) are not
Aaargh---promoter collective Culture Shoq’s new heavy music division---started the Bombay Asylum series of gigs in June this year, to give metalheads in Mumbai something to look forward to every month. Most popular live music venues in the city have tended to ignore Indian metal bands in recent times, and
Jointly administered by the Department of English at the University of Hyderabad, the Srinivas Rayaprol Poetry Prize was instituted in 2009 by the Srinivas Rayaprol Literary Trust to recognise excellence in Indian poetry written in English. The award is highly regarded and consists of a citation, along with a cash
Ah, young-adult fiction. With your earnestness and penchant for over-the-top similes and metaphors, favourite tropes of annoying sibling, exasperating and embarrassing parents, and the wildnerness of friendships and relationships, it's so easy for for you to slip into being an unremarkable affair. But when done right, what a
In 1940, Superman flew to the Siegfried Line, the defensive line built by Hitler’s forces against France, ripped apart the tanks and fortification and called out to the French forces, “Come and get ‘em”. In this two-page comic, written by creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster for the magazine
This page (#10) completes the first arc of The City Speaks. (More to follow next week.)
I started reading Facebook Phantom by Suzanne Sangi in a vacuum---no blurb or author introduction was read, and no time was spent dissecting the book cover. I’d love to claim all of this was a deliberate decision, to ensure only the most natural reaction to the book, untainted by
Recently I visited and fell hopelessly in love with the Highgate Cemetery in London. It is one of the wildest, most famous and beautiful cemeteries in London. My friends could not understand my need to visit the cemetery as a tourist nor could they understand the satisfaction that I derived
Sophie Says: Memoirs of a Breakup Coach is Judy Balan's second novel. According to the publisher’s introduction, her first novel---Two Fates: The Story of My Divorce---was a runaway bestseller. I don’t know about bestseller, but Sophie Says does tend to run away a fair bit. And
