They are clotheshorses in shopping windows – vehicles to depict the latest fashion styles and colours. Unlike scarecrows meant to drive away birds by simulating human presence, mannequins do just the opposite – they stop and attract shoppers. Do you even notice the expressions? Or whether they have well-sculpted, androgynous bodies? They seem lost, gazing …
Katie Melua is originally from Georgia, lives in Surrey and sings about bicycles in Beijing. Her videos have unusual special effects and her voice sparkles over the instruments on the track. Natalie Imbruglia is Australian and her debut ‘Torn’, rose to platinum status when it was released in 1997. Alanis Morissette is Canadian American, visited India in an attempt at exploration and self-discovery, …
Doesn’t it seem strange that the concept of multiplexes had to be sold to a reluctant management? The prevailing belief was that the market was already saturated with theatres. In the early 90s, Peter Guber, the CEO of Sony Pictures saw the opportunity to serve those who needed a larger spread of films to ‘consume emotionally’ during …
I suggest you listen to this when you aren’t in the mood for instant gratification. Imagine climbing a mountain and coming across a wondrous landscape or walking into a host of fireflies. Absolutely breathtaking. The link that follows is one of those enlightening experiences – Musical Language from Radiolab. Arising out of a perfectly innocent string of …
The beauty about luck is that it is supposed to be random. If people did not believe they could win, they would not even try. But what drives belief? A one in ten chance to make a hundred rupees? Or a one in hundred chance to make a million? Luck is fascinating because the returns …
No, Google is not playing Cupid, but it wants to be there in the lead up to tying the knot. The search giant is getting romantically inclined, pushing its products – Google Docs, Piknik, Picasa and Google Sites as an all in one solution to the trials and tribulations before the big day. It’s free, while wedding planners are expensive. So, that could …
The success of an identity program depends on it’s acceptance among the people using it. The Indian Rupee has always been written as an abbreviation (Rs.) followed by the amount. It was a long journey to shortlisting and finalisation. Introduced in July 2010 after its approval by the cabinet, it was one of the fastest adoptions I have …
At the airport arrival area in Mumbai, a blue Innova was parked. In less than an hour, over 100 passengers stopped while they picked their luggage off the baggage belts and peered into the interiors of the MUV before they moved on. One row of seats had been removed and in its place was a comfortable 2 …
The refrain in the US is that nobody cooks anymore. Life is about TV dinners and fast food picked on the run. Jamie Oliver’s talk at TED details the descent into unhealthy eating habits, all from the race to provide inexpensive food. Everything is packaged, processed and preserved. Mark Bittman, believes real food is unthinkable now. So, how …
Humour is contextual. There are things you can say in male company and bring the house down. The same joke in a family setting can get you permanently off a guest list. Here’s one from a scholarly tome published in 1968 – Rationale of the Dirty Joke – Anybody can make a mistake”, as the hedgehog said when …
