Podcast Review : An Oral History of The Office
With the soothing voice of Brian Baumgartner and expertly-edited oral history covering tidbits from the entire cast and crew, the podcast provides first-hand account of how the show that struggled initially (struggled is being rather moderate taking into account the abysmal ratings of the show after Season 1 !!) , but a crazy confluence of like a million things kept it afloat and eventually became … Continue reading Podcast Review : An Oral History of The Office
Nerd’s Eye View : Montmartre, Paris
No trip to Paris is complete without a visit to Montmartre, the hill overlooking northern central Paris, famous for its dazzling basilica and its lively narrow streets thronged with bistros, restaurants and artists. After the Eiffel tower, the Louvre and Notre Dame cathedral, Montmartre is one of the four must-see locations of Paris. Visitors walking around Montmartre have plenty to interest visitors : see the … Continue reading Nerd’s Eye View : Montmartre, Paris
Movie Review : Whiplash
If I tell you that this diabolically entertaining spellbinder is about a student trying to master the arcane art of jazz drumming at an elite music conservatory, you might get all bored and pass on it. That would be really stupid though !! Whiplash is a battle to the death. It’s also a well developed provocation… How much of what makes you human will you … Continue reading Movie Review : Whiplash
Dale Steyn : Not Just a Modern-Day Great
Tearing in relentlessly, eyes popping, veins bulging, stumps splattering…
Recency bias can often be misleading, but in case of Dale Steyn, there’s no denying the fact that he’s not just a modern-day beast, but rightly belongs in the elite list of all-time greats.
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Pixar’s Masterclass : Coco
Next up in the series of Pixar’s Masterclass is the movie that was set out to make a family-friendly cartoon about death with a trip into the afterlife. A story that is both simultaneously life-affirming and death-obsessed. This time we’ll be exploring the great spectacle that is Coco !!
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Nerd’s Eye View : Keukenhof, Netherlands
Springtime brings flowering tulips, daffodils and other bulb flowers to Keukenhof Gardens in Lisse, The Netherlands. Keukenhof Gardens, also known as the Garden of Europe, is one of the largest flower gardens in the world, with about seven million flowering bulbs planted every year. The colorful tulips that have become symbolic of Holland are in their peak season every year in April and May. The … Continue reading Nerd’s Eye View : Keukenhof, Netherlands
Decade in Review : Best T20I Batting Performance
Aaron Finch 156 (63 balls, 11 fours, 14 sixes) England v Australia | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | August 29, 2013 Compared to the other batting feats in this list which involved calculated risk-taking under extreme pressure on the biggest stages, this one came in the first of a two-game T20I series towards the end of a near four-month long tour, were it not for … Continue reading Decade in Review : Best T20I Batting Performance
Review : Love, Death and Robots
A sprawling anthology of 18 animated shorts with run-time at an average of just 12 minutes, lashed together by a prominent David Fincher producing credit, this pic’n’mix show is short, satisfyingly wicked and self-consciously NSFW.. !! The binge-worthy title features 18 shorts, each with their own signature animation, storytelling style, and varying levels of maturity. And when I say “maturity”, sometimes that means “thoughtful and … Continue reading Review : Love, Death and Robots
