Base note
When a friend of mine was a sweet-faced 19 year-old, he and his college mates formed a band. Individuals seemed Continue reading
Monthly Archives
Archive for: May 2008
Hot and Coldplay
Sometimes, I love New York Magazine. The Vulture on a review of Coldplay’s new album Viva La Vida, or Death Continue reading
Sign language
Obviously only those who hang upside down in the sylvan neighbourhood of Bandra, Mumbai, need heed this warning.
India shining
(A lot of the links are to YouTube videos so apologies to those with slow internet connections. In most cases Continue reading
Old boy
Mircea Eliade, mythologist and writer, wrote about myth, ritual, religious symbolism and seducing his Indian mentor’s 16-year old daughter (she Continue reading
Light my fire
On Thursday May 8, after negotiating a few road bumps along the way, the Olympic torch reached China and was Continue reading
Chaos theory
Burma is disappearing, like Atlantis; sinking under the weight of bloated corpses and greedy governments. We can thank the inimitable Continue reading
going anon and on 