Jul
31
Thus Spake ‘Guy’
July 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Q. I admit it: I’m scared. I can’t afford to quit my current job. Is this a sign that I don’t have what it takes to succeed? Am I not truly committed?
A. You should be scared. If you aren’t scared, something is wrong with you. Your fears are not a sign that you don’t have [...]
Jul
16
Resuscitating European cinema?
July 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The European Commission is supporting European cinema with a Euro 755 million fund (around INR 4000 Crores) that would be allocated towards pre-production and post-production activities over the next seven years.
I guess we can expect to see a lot more quality cinema over the next few years.
The EC also maintains a profile on Youtube [...]
Jul
11
Dear ‘Desi’ car owners…
July 11, 2007 | 4 Comments
The following video is dedicated to
1. Those of you who got rich enough in the last 5 years to afford yourselves a decent car, wishing you really live long enough to see your loved ones live happily ever after.
2. Those of you brats, who zip around town in cars bought with you dad’s black money, [...]
Jul
9
The greatest break-up story ever told…
July 9, 2007 | 1 Comment
While going through the site I mentioned about in my earlier post, I found a link to the blog of Nina Paley, an artist. What caught my eye was a project she is currently working upon. I thought I’d post about it as well.
For starters, she calls it Sitayana. I never thought about it, [...]
Jul
9
On living long and dying out
July 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment
On a lighter note, here’s yet another (crazy?) ‘movement’ that seems to have a solution to protect our planet. It’s called the ‘Voluntary Human Extinction Movement‘.
Picture Credit: Nina Paley
I am not kidding! And, no marks for guessing what their ideology is. In their own words…
We’re not just a bunch of misanthropes and anti-social, Malthusian [...]
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