Archive for December 2008
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Outstanding catches
Watch some of the best catches seen in cricket, for their anticipation and agility. From the brilliant to the seemingly impossible, they’re all here. Catch it at http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=ILmSAL7WTKA&feature=related or type ‘Top 25 catches of all time.’
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What’s on TV
Friday
Football action from the English Premier League Live on ESPN from 6.10 p.m. onwards and on Star Sports from 6.25 p.m. onwards. The traditional Boxing Day Test match will commence at Melbourne when Australia takes on South Africa in the second Test. Catch the action Live on Star Cricket from 4.58 a.m. onwards.
Sunday
Super Sunday at […]
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Don’t miss this one
One of this year’s biggest tween sensations, Disney’s “Camp Rock” premieres on Disney Channel on Friday, December 26 at 6 p.m. “Camp Rock” is the story of a talented, yet unsure, girl, Mitchie who yearns to share her songs with the world, and of a young superstar who’s lost his passion for music and is […]
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Shaken, not stirred
PEACE CAMPAIGN Let’s all hope that the new year is a good one, minus all the violence and fear, like John Lennon hoped. SAROOP OOMMEN
John Lennon and Yoko Ono led effective peace campaigns against war and propagated peace. One of their slogans “War is Over, if you want it” was their cry against Vietnam. They […]
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What a ride!
Be it a bus, an autorickshaw, local trains or even your own car, travelling in India by any means requires an alarming amount of courage. People are right when they say the true essence of India lies in the common man travelling the streets on a daily basis. After the experience I had, I salute […]
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YouTube Picks (2)
Freestyle flair
Cristiano Ronaldo displays the thrilling brilliance of Freestyle Football with remarkable control and deftness. Type ‘Cristiano Ronaldo Freestyle’ or watch it and many more related videos at http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=G_-8sY-WJqw&feature=related.
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Quality cinema
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Movie: Poo
Cast: Parvathi, Srikanth
Poo an extraordinary film, with a good storyline and acting by all actors in film, all new comers, expect Srikanth. Director Sasi shines in all aspects of the film.
It’s the first time in tamil cinema to portray a girl’s love and her feelings (hats off that), though adapted from the short […]
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Predictable plot
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Movie: Silambattam
Cast: Silambarasan, Prabhu, Sana Khan
“Silambattam” is easily one of the worst movies of the year. “Silambattam” is so bad that, it makes “Kaalai” look golden globe-worthy. The movie doesn’t work for you from the word go. The plot of the movie is what we have seen for ages in […]
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Unweaving the world
MY CHOICE A book that gives one a different view of life. BHARATH PALLE
When Oxford biologist Richard Dawkins came out with his most recent work, The God Delusion, it caused, and indeed as the title shows that it is at no great pains to avoid, an enormous controversy. To be fair, the name Dawkins has […]
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Back in time
Life’s not all well on high seas…it’s complex. YASHASVINI RAJESHWAR
Sharpe’s Trafalgar follows the tale of Richard Sharpe, an ensign in the British Navy. Sharpe, stationed in India, makes an adventurous journey back home to Britain.
On the warship
The book traces a story of romance, honour, pride and courage. Set in 1805, the language and time period […]
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