Did you know that ships were not allowed to pick up survivors during World War II? And that applied to one of the biggest ships of all time – Queen Mary – when it sliced into its escort ship (there’s an irony) and left 300 drowning. It had been zig-zagging to avoid Nazi destroyers, the …
Who indeed? And does she know about it! She is a fine actress, a busy mother, a wife, a Peace representative….. which of these would suffer if she put up for the Presidency? How much world and international experience in all things political has she? What does Sarah Palin think about this likely candidate? Could …
In Kerala the answer is yes. Seven bus operators voted in favour. In their defence, they are thinking of students and a suggested decrease of their fares but an increase of minimum fare to Rs 5 for other passengers. The problem is that an increase might reduce the number of travellers and then jobs will …
Paranormic Activity, a film written and directed by Oren Pele, has already achieved the highest gross profit for a ‘documentary-video-form independent film ever! Its original budget of $11,000 has made over $100,000,000 in box office receipts since its release on October 16th 2009, nationally. The story is about a couple experiencing a haunted presence in …
Looking at the world’s most haunted places, you realise that the States have six and England, three in the Top Ten. And India? None. I wonder why. Perhaps you can tell me? While you think about it, let me tell you about the only one in Romania. Built in the 15th century in Transylvania, it …
It’s the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. I have been there (1995). It looks just like an ordinary stone weighing about 2 kilos resting on my mantelpiece in pride of place. But it is special. Not just because I carried it in my rucksack for 1000 miles by train, …
I wonder why it has only just surfaced that American Continental Airlines were not as thorough frisking the former Indian PM, Dr. Abdul Kalam last April as they should have been. It is possible that he might have been ‘ambushed” on the short distance he had to walk. Considering that no one should be exempt …
Progeria derives from a Greek word meaning premature ageing. It is the subject of a film to be released on December 4th, starring 67 year old actor Amitabh Bachchan who plays a thirteen year old son of Abhishek Bachchan called Amol and concentrates on their loving relationship. It was a cosmetic exercise, more difficult than …
