Vijay Narayanan on December 31st, 2008

I first started this by writing “May 2009 bring you happiness and joy”, and then realized why they call English a funny language. Enjoy a favorite song of mine.

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Vijay Narayanan on December 30th, 2008

Three days and 350+ casualties later, it is still hard to find an opinion piece in a major newspaper that is anything but praise for Israel’s pounding of Gaza. But those selfsame media outlets employ selective (and grossly untrue) reporting when covering the India-Pakistan conflict; reports on India are about a bellicose nation that is [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on December 25th, 2008

With the exception of Kanjeevaram, I think I must have watched all the must-not-be-missed Tamil movies of 2008. Without a doubt, Anjaathey is the best Tamil movie of the year. A handful of movies view for the second spot. And Poo is one of those worthy movies that I would add to that list. I’m [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on December 19th, 2008

First a video clip from Times Now. You know what irks me? It is not that she (whose only real calling card is that she is somewhat remotely related to Aishwarya Rai) is dating him or anything. But that this report calls her a “popular South Indian actress“. Reminds me of Koundamani yet again: “மூணு [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on December 19th, 2008

Though already a UEFA Cup winner, Jose Mourinho came to be taken seriously across Europe after his FC Porto side knocked Manchester United out of the 2003-04 Champions League. We know the rest of the story. Porto won the Champions League, Mourinho went to Chelsea, won two consecutive league titles and had a solid record [...]

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