For the first time in weeks, #iranelection is not a top-10 Twitter trending topic. In short, but sadly, the house always wins!
Jul 242009
Ilaiyaraja deserves an “Ilaiyaraja Award for Excellence in Background Score” for his work in Naan Kadavul.
Jul 202009
God bless JUnit!
Jul 192009
Parthiban Kanavu is one of my favorite movies, and as a consequence (or probably, because) it is one of the most quotable movies. The absolute best is a line from “Nagesh” Krishnamurthy, where he tries to pacify his grandson, Srikanth, who is ranting at his wife singing a Carnatic kriti: “ஏன்டா, உனக்கு கோபம் சங்கீதத்து மேலயா? இல்லை, சம்சாரத்து மேலயா?”
On an unrelated note, I chanced upon this video. J.P. Chandrababu, in the guise of a woman, sings Sudhdhananda Bharati’s “Eppadi Paadinaro” in Western style. A riot!
Distractions u can do w/o on a busy day: figurin out how to put a fallen key back on the keyboard. Useful: http://is.gd/1xFNJ
There is no such thing as well planned but poorly executed. Poor execution implies poor planning.
Pammal K. Sambandham is one of Kamal’s most underrated movies. It is also probably the best “Madras” movie ever made.
Jul 042009
Chuck Todd has been filling in for Chris Matthews this past week as moderator of Hardball on MSNBC. One of Todd’s guests was Brian Schweitzer, the Governor of Montana, who is also the chairman of the Democratic Governors Association.
Towards the end, Todd asked the Governor if he had erred in supporting Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia Democratic primaries. (McAuliffe lost to Creigh Deeds, who will face off against Republican Bob McDonnell in November.) Schweitzer first tried to evade this by suggesting that he was not sure if “… a Governor that no one’s ever have never heard of from a state that they have never been to doesn’t change any election prospects for any candidate…”
Todd, though, pressed on. “So why did you do it? Did he offer any quid pro quo or anything, for the future when you run for office?” (I thought Chuck overstepped here when he mentioned “quid pro quo”.)
Schweitzer’s answer was this. “He ASKED! … in this business you gotta ask, and Terry asked.“
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