Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is one of the most visited tourist sites in the Washington, D.C. area, with around four million visitors every year. The evidence is all too clear as … Continue reading
Prague: A Little City with a Big Heart
The taxi sped past nondescript buildings and wide expanses of green grass on either side of the highway from Ruznye Aiport to the City of Prague. N and I spent … Continue reading
Phelps, marijuana and the suddenly empty pedestal
My eight-year-old thinks Phelps is the coolest dude ever to walk the earth. With a devotion hitherto only accorded to cricket, soccer and football, he devoured the swim events at … Continue reading
Review: Slumdog Millionaire
There are very few movies we’ve seen at the end of which the entire audience remained silent and rooted to their seats – Schindler’s List, Life is Beautiful, Sixth Sense … Continue reading
Movie Review: Doubt
Note: Contains spoilers! Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman) utters the first real line in the movie. While delivering his sermon at Sunday mass he asks, channelling Oprah, “What are you … Continue reading
Volunteerism vs. terrorism
It has been a week since a handful of terrorists brazenly attacked Mumbai and mowed down innocent people going about their lives. A twisted ideology, a few guns and hand-grenades … Continue reading