American Eagle
Here is a sample of my photography. For more pl. follow the Gallery link above.
Orchid Show 2008
This won the Phyllis & Scott Milne Award in the Southern Ontario Orchid Society show in 2008. That was the first time I ever exhibited my camera work in a competition and I was pleasantly surprised to get the top … Continue reading
Man Booker Dozen 2008
The list is in: Aravind Adiga The White Tiger Gaynor Arnold Girl in a Blue Dress Sebastian Barry The Secret Scripture John Berger From A to X Michelle de Kretser The Lost Dog Amitav Ghosh Sea of Poppies Linda Grant The Clothes on Their … Continue reading
How do diviners divine?
How do diviners achieve consistent results? Are there methods and patterns? SUNY Buffalo Anthropologist Barbara Tedlock probes into the chaos, building a theory of divination. Tedlock’s theory is all encompassing (as far as contact spirits is concerned). Marc Abrahams, editor … Continue reading
Recording industry conceding defeat to MP3?
International Herald Tribune reports that in the ongoing recording industry meet there is a hot talk about all the major labels ditching DRM in favour of MP3′s interoperability. Hard to believe! Is the heat too much to bear? Technorati Tags: … Continue reading
Big Brother : MJ Akbar’s view from India
Guardian features this nice take of M J Akbar on the Big Brother scene. Well written. …the Times. This august organ, unable to verify such a lofty incident for itself, reported that the Indian media had: “also noticed an exchange … Continue reading
Time varying weightage of obscenity
Andrew Brown follows the change between society’s taboos being primarily sexual to primarily racial in the last half century. Jade Goody’s boyfriend had not called the Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty a “paki”, but a “cunt”, the spokesman explained. The latter … Continue reading
Weinberg reviews God Delusion
Steven Weinberg reviews Richard Dawkins’ God Delusion in Times Literary Suppliment The reviews of The God Delusion in the New York Times and the New Republic took Dawkins to task for his contemptuous rejection of the classic “proofs” of the … Continue reading
Immigration and Integration
Globe and Mail had a cover story three days ago (How Canadian are you?) on the recent University of Toronto study that reveals that the second generation visible minorities are identifying themselves with Canada lesser than their white counterparts. The … Continue reading
Siliconeware in Kitchen
NYTimes has this useful assessment of Siliconware in Kitchen – where do they belong and where not. “The universally appealing qualities of silicone are its heat resistance; its flexibility, which allows you to fold it, flatten it and squish it … Continue reading