Manchester United and England star striker Wayne Rooney had to be stretchered off the ground, after a challenge from Chelsea’s Paulo Ferreira today at Stamford Bridge. It was a heart-wrenching sight to see the 20-year old clutch his right foot in agonizing pain. The expression on his face said it all. Even the hostile Chelsea [...]
This past weekend, Ilaiyaraja and Lakshman Sruthi joined hands to bring One Man Show – a live concert, in which the maestro sung some of his best compositions for movies. Friend Selva was there, and he terms it one mesmerizing experience, despite the troop not being at their best, nor some female singers, whom the [...]
The Champions League semifinals ended as expected, with the teams which scored in the first leg, making it through, after (surprising) nil-nil draws over the last two nights. Barcelona have surprised no one by sailing through to the finals; Arsenal are anything but. The final should be an interesting match-up, as it pits two teams [...]
Computer programmers, especially the not-so-fortunate ones, are condemned to life of monotonous coding, the key to which lies in three strategically located keys – Ctrl, C and V. “So, which project are you working for?” “ABC-ZYX, Inc.” “Oh, that Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V thing? Poor you!” Well, not any longer. We are all “internalizing” – the fine [...]
The controversy over the plagiarism allegations levelled against Kaavya Viswanathan (of How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild and Got a Life fame) have come to such a pass that one has to fall back on Nietzsche to find solace – “There are no truths, only interpretations.” Plagiarism is very tough to fight, because it [...]
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