Banksy on advertising

Author : rehaan      Blog : Rehaan      Date : 9/30/2012 1:21:00 PM

'“People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a cheap shot at you and then disappear. They leer at you from tall buildings and make you feel small. They make flippant comments from buses that imply you’re not sexy enough and that all the fun is happening somewhere else. They are on TV making your girlfriend feel inadequate. They have access to the most sophisticated technology the world has ever seen and they bully you with it. They are The Advertis(...)'

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Emmys 2012 winners

Author : rehaan      Blog : Rehaan      Date : 9/26/2012 10:26:00 AM

'Posting winners at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards:Drama Series: HomelandComedy Series: Modern FamilyMiniseries or Movie: Game ChangeVariety, Comedy or Musical Series: The Daily Show with Jon StewartReality-Competition Program: The Amazing RaceHost, Reality or Reality-Competition Program: Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the StarsSupporting Actor, Comedy: Eric Stonestreet, Modern FamilySupporting Actress, Comedy: Julie Bowen, Modern Fa(...)'

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Dogme 95

Author : rehaan      Blog : Rehaan      Date : 9/21/2012 6:23:00 AM

'For the Dogme 95 film-makers, the film text can get close to some sort of social and political truth but to do so must avoid all the artificial techniques employed by much of mainstream cinema. The Dogme quest is for an authentic cinema in an entertainment landscape made up of artifice. Their Vow of Chastity implies that the least amount of technological intervention in the film-making process makes for a more honest, realistic aesthetic.  '

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Dongri to Dubai

Author : rehaan      Blog : Rehaan      Date : 9/17/2012 6:54:00 AM

'S.Hussain Zaidi’s Dongri to Dubaiis a gripping read. This however, is not a review. You can read two of the better reviews of Dongri to Dubai here and here. The book is exhaustive and informative, immaculately researched and put together. Not in the form of a dossier but in a fairly dramatic narrative sequence. The story is about how a boy from Dongri became a don in Dubai, and captures his bravado, cunningness, focus, ambition, and lust for power, in doing so; it is chronicling the(...)'

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Midnight in Paris Quotes

Author : rehaan      Blog : Rehaan      Date : 9/4/2012 4:02:00 PM

'Gil: Because this is unbelievable..there is no city like this in the world.Inez: you are in love with a fantasy.Gil: I’m in love with you.Adriana: tell me more about your book.Gil: my book is kind of a .. you know what, i couldn’t care less about my book tonight. I just want to walk around Paris with you.John: Certainly they have been no friends of the United StatesGil: Well i mean you can’t exactly blame them for not following us down that rabbit holes in Iraq with the whole bush y(...)'

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Ai Weiwei

Author : rehaan      Blog : Rehaan      Date : 8/30/2012 4:50:00 PM

'Ai Weiwei - without fear or favour'

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Fans & following: EPL

Author : rehaan      Blog : Rehaan      Date : 8/27/2012 12:00:00 PM

'The English Premier League has started its fresh season. With new season come new fans. Because they have decided to follow the game, they have to choose a club to support. Fans mostly are armchair experts fooling themselves to believe that their vociferous ‘support’ from Hill Road, Brigade Road, Salt Lake or GK-II in anyway makes a shard of a difference to the proceedings in that England. It doesn’t. Yet they choose. For all the fellow collegians are choosing and all the office emp(...)'

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Anthology films

Author : rehaan      Blog : Rehaan      Date : 7/30/2012 10:45:00 AM

'Grand Hotel (1932)A group of very different individuals staying at a luxurious Berlin hotel and their respective dramas. It is possibly the first portmanteau film and is noted to be culturally, historically and aesthetically significant. It won the Oscar for Best Film. They don’t make like these anymore.Six in Paris (1965)French anthological film made by six of the leading directors of the French new Wave collaborating to direct six segments.The Illustrated Man (1969)Based on the bo(...)'

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Gobbledygook

Author : rehaan      Blog : Rehaan      Date : 7/25/2012 6:49:00 AM

'Gobbledygook basically is pretentious unintelligible jargon.One can also call it double dutch.A bunch of baloney wrapped around in drivel topped up with more of macaronics and rigmarole. This blah-blah, hocus-pocus, chitter-chatter, jibber-jabber, mumbo-jumbo is hard to understand. See what i mean?This uncharacteristic use of jargon is ideal to obfuscate data thereby making things deliberately unclear and might possibly give you a headache, if you read it over more than on(...)'

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Who is Don Draper

Author : rehaan      Blog : Rehaan      Date : 7/20/2012 1:06:00 PM

'Donald Francis ‘Don’ Draper is a fictional character on AMC’s Mad Men. That doesn’t stop Don Draper from being voted the most influential man in the world by Askmen.com. Mad Men, set in 1960s New York advertising world immediately has the lure of the swinging sixties. In that Don Draper is a shining star. Has an ego people pay to see.His is a rag to riches story but saying that it is chequered is an understatement. His life is an illusion. An illusion of a happy marriage with Betty (...)'

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Cool Proverbs

Author : rehaan      Blog : Rehaan      Date : 7/12/2012 12:52:00 PM

'The native Indian proverb goes - We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. Here follows a list of lesser known proverbs. Mostly because they are not English in origin, they are not as widely used. Some of them are German, French, Italian, Chinese and African. Yet a proverb is a proverb with a witty way of saying a worldly matter with local nuance. Here goes...Too far east is west.An old horse knows the way.Two dogs over one bone seldom agree.The(...)'

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Spanish sports’ golden age

Author : rehaan      Blog : Rehaan      Date : 7/3/2012 11:21:00 AM

'Spain is witnessing its golden age in sports. I would cut to the chase and reason with a theory that could point as why it is so. Surely , it is not just coincidence.The theory goes A country’s generation born close to an Olympics benefits immensely. And if the country continues to aspire for sporting success, there is a good chance, it will produce champions.It is 2012 and it has been 20 years since the 1992 Barcelona Games.20 years is a generation.We can also figure in that 1982 F(...)'

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Blondes brunettes and redheads

Author : rehaan      Blog : Rehaan      Date : 6/29/2012 5:43:00 AM

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One year hence

Author : rehaan      Blog : Rehaan      Date : 6/15/2012 10:54:00 AM

'I remember when you caught my eye,At the bus station, just waiting by,What attracted me the most,Was your backpack and your clothes.I started an awkward conversation,Took tickets to your destination.The little things that then fell into place You liked my charm and I fell for your graceYou were good and I was niceWe had similar likes and despise.We despised and criticizedYou shouted when I kept quietYou didn’t trust, I didn’t care muchJust an acquaintance as suchWe were just insepar(...)'

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Shanghai is a metaphor

Author : rehaan      Blog : Rehaan      Date : 6/4/2012 10:19:00 AM

'Shanghai is a city, a metropolis, a financial capital, a global economic hub. Shanghai is in China but the word Shanghai is a signifier for India.Shanghai is an attempt by the political class to divert our attention from the immediate problems to a promised future, a transformation. We are sold the dream of a swanky Shanghai like city where prosperity envelops all. And it is all planned for the future. A future, which when it comes will not hold them accountable. A future near enoug(...)'

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Being 20-something

Author : rehaan      Blog : Rehaan      Date : 6/1/2012 9:18:00 AM

'As much as any 20-someone will crib about life, it is the most open ended and action packed decade of anyone’s life. It is a contradictory, sweet and sour decade. You will fail and succeed, not in equal measure. It will teach you things which you will not forget easily.Some of the truths that make their existence known are that your college degree doesn't mean squat and without it, you most probably will squat. The quarter life crisis hits you when you least expect it. Maybe at 24, (...)'

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I am on a break

Author : rehaan      Blog : Rehaan      Date : 3/31/2012 5:28:00 PM

'Meet up ? Next ?After the break! Ting B-)I will resume after a month or two.Till then read the older ones. Adios.'

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Earth Hour 2012

Author : rehaan      Blog : Rehaan      Date : 3/30/2012 10:11:00 AM

'This Earth Hour 2012: 8.30pm, Saturday 31 March, celebrate your action for the planet with the people of world by switching off your lights for an hour, then go beyond the hour.'

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Why Rahul is Dravid

Author : rehaan      Blog : Rehaan      Date : 3/22/2012 5:08:00 PM

'Rahul always made runs that stood for more than their face value. 13,288 runs is a colossal achievement, facing 31,258 balls in Tests even more so. It shows his struggle and determination backed by water-tight technique to overcome adversity. Sidvee points out in his blog as to what makes an ideal Rahul innings “ The pitch must be spiced up or crumbling or smattered with cracks. A crater would be ideal. Or even a sandpit. He must not be offered predictable bounce. It ‘s all too ins(...)'

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12 March 1993

Author : rehaan      Blog : Rehaan      Date : 3/12/2012 3:21:00 PM

'Friday. 12, March 1993 was the day that shook Bombay; shook Bombay to the core because until then Bombay never thought it was susceptible. Today marks 19 years since that day. For those of you who were little kids like me back then, Anurag Kashyap’s Black Friday based on Mid-Day journalist S.Hussain Zaidi book , is a must watch to really get an understanding of the repercussions of those serial blasts . The film shows the chaos and after effects of that fateful day, what led to th(...)'

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