Monthly Archives: December 2013
With New Year’s day a few hours away, people are bound to start thinking about their new year resolutions in order to shape the year as per one's own preferences and in order to make it more happy or successful. But in order to attain this happiness or success, something must be sacrificed. It is precisely these sacrifices that...
Note: Adult language in the following story.
Tim Burton's "Batman" got the world's attention in the late 1980s. And this summer's "X-Men" film is getting hype that almost equals it. But in 1991, another superhero movie got the movie industry's full attention, although few outside of Hollywood ever heard about it, until this spring.
True, "The Silver Surfer" is only a...
Apple enthusiasts across the globe are in for a treat as the iconic creator of iPhone smartphone and iPad tablet has "big plans" lined up for the next year.
"We have a lot to look forward to in 2014, including some big plans that we think customers are going to love," Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a letter to...
By Akanksha Goel
#1 THE RED OBSESSION
By the flickering light of the restaurant's candles, suspicious particles seemed to be floating in the wine the waiter had just poured. It was hardly an auspicious start to the evening.
But in an instant came the explanation. There was nothing wrong with the wine; these were pure flakes of 24-carat gold added to the...
When it comes to Fashion, our Bollywood celebs are never behind to make a mark on the world. Be it Cannes film festival or a movie promotion tour, there is never a dull moment in the Bollywood Fashion scene. By now they all know what difference style can make and what a disaster it can be too if it...
In a shocking revelation on popular TV show, Koffee with Karan, Sonia Gandhi admitted that Arvind Kejriwal is the son she always wanted.
Mrs. Gandhi was answering a question regarding any regrets she has in life. She told that she has lived a very fulfilling and satisfying life and is proud to be the queen bee in this Indian political...
Admired for his unnerving wits, his tactful leadership qualities which many politicians so woefully lack, and adored for his honesty, benevolence and ‘simple outlook’, Arvind Kejriwal surely seem to have occupied a secure place in the hearts of millions of people. Kejriwal’s AAP can be regarded as the greatest highlights of 2013, as in the beginning of the year...
2013 has been a bittersweet ride for us as a nation. From the highs to the lows, we as a country experienced different shades of emotions throughout. From tumultuous to memorable, here’s a wrap at all the emotions we faced as a country that kept us going all along.
1. BITTERSWEET: Sachin's Farewell
Though it was well on its way, we...
Around the world, the incidence of Nutella-related crimes is on the rise. This year the chocolate-hazelnut spread made headlines in Germany, where thieves pulled off a $20,000 heist, stealing 5.5 metric tons of the sweet stuff from a parked truck. Several weeks earlier, Columbia University found itself at the center of “Nutella-gate,” an expose smearing the school for spending...
Phew! And the BIGG BOSS Season 7 comes to a fitting end. The show did not disappoint its viewers even in the final moments when the two arch enemies- Gauhar Khan and Tanisha Mukherjee were the only two people remaining in the house. Bigg Boss’ penchant for drama couldn’t have been more obvious, what with him offering the four...
...Uhhhhh...ummmmm...I don't really know if there's a safe way to go about this review. You see, my job right now is to give you my opinion of this game and while giving my opinions I need to provide sufficient evidence to back up my opinions, and in my opinion this game doesn't let me do that...
I should probably back...
By Gayatri Sood
Ever seen Ghostbusters? Yes, it was one of the most enjoyable shows I spent my childhood drooling over. Their peculiar ways of catching monsters and sense of humour never failed to make you laugh. Now, there is another reality show called Ghost Hunters, where they go to supposedly haunted locations and record supernatural activities on tape. How...
After some heavy articles on Raagas and Swaras, now I am going to talk about the instruments which are prominently and extensively used in Indian Classical Music.
Harmonium
Most of you must have played or atleast seen the Harmonium. Originated in Denmark, Copenhagen, in the early-18th century, this instrument reached the Indian subcontinent by the mid-19th century and since then it...
We all know about the growth story of an economy. In order to progress from a developing economy to a developed economy, the country has to shift it's labour force from the primary sector to the tertiary sector. The efforts to do the same are being made by all the BRICS nations, even though the Planning Commission of India...
"The way you're bathed in light..."
It often happens in life as in music that some things are left unspoken and unappreciated. This is sad as it is painful most of the time, how something which would have seemed so perfect in some other world goes unnoticed. I was having my share of nostalgia the other day listening to the...
Vera Wang, a native New Yorker and a very famous fashion designer who was also a former figure skater, understands women who embrace fashion.The name Vera Wang is synonymous with weddings these days with every woman dreaming of walking down the aisle wearing a gown designed by her. She is known for her wide range of haute couture bridesmaid...
Christmas is...well, Christmas! It is the most widely celebrated festival in the world. So this Christmas set me thinking, how different countries celebrate Christmas differently. Hours of research and this is what I found, to my delight!
U.S. – where one of the largest number of Christians live, celebrates Christmas the classic way. Homes are decorated with lights, Christmas trees...
Well, well! It’s that time of the year again when nothing is more enticing that a steaming cup of coffee to provide comfort in this chilly winter. And who better to enjoy this coffee with than Mr. Karan Johar himself! And ,of course, his array of celebrity guests.
With ‘Koffee With Karan’ currently in its fourth season, expectations are soaring...
Royal Enfield had first showcased it’s all-new café racer at the Delhi expo in 2012. Back then it had created quite a stir amongst the public. Finally after a long two-year wait Royal Enfield has launched the café racer, rechristened as the Continental GT in United Kingdom. Following that it has been launched in India and will be the...
By Harneet Khurana |
Christmas is here. Children humming carols, the markets dotted with red and green colours, oversized people dressed as Santa Claus giving away children chocolates, gifts and yes who can forget the dazzling stars and the lighted bulbs hanging from the Christmas trees.
Well, the above was not the case for the past 5 years, well at least not...
By Akanksha Goel
As soon as we read the label and get to know that it’s a “made in China” product, our mind suddenly conjures up an image of a product which is low in quality and made up of cheap raw material. Inspite of the fact that it’s the largest growing economy of the world we often disgrace the...
By Kritika Mittal
Few hours after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) formally declared that it would form the government in Delhi with Congress' outside support, innumerable Indian hearts have a hope stirred up. The Delhi elections which took place on the 4th of December have left the world awestruck with the new entrant's performance. With the AAP bagging 28 seats,...
Classics- you may love them, you may hate them but you can’t ignore them. Some of us may go ahead and proclaim like Cliff Fadiman, that classics help us discover something new in ourselves, while the rest of us may just end up ridiculing them, but each one of us has braved an encounter with these classics either to...
By Kritika Mittal.
Christmas as we know it celebrates the birth of Christ, the harbinger of peace and joy. A festival of the Christians mainly, only about 2.3% of India's population practice Christianity which is still a whooping 24 million. Christmas celebrations are the most extravagant in the concentrated pockets inhabited by the Christians. Namely; Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur and Nagaland in...
Well it's doing terribly. And I mean TERRIBLY.
DRM is now shorthand for developers to say: "We don't care about your experience, we just want your money".
Most mainstream publishers, parched of inspiration, have yet to release new IP that won't be completely ripped apart by the critics and customers alike.
The MAINSTREAM game industry, that is, the collective, overarching entity that...
