A tweet that aroused quite a lot of interest around the award, said that “Telugu cinema is showing Bollywood that you don’t need nepotism to succeed”. It seems the tweet has since ... Read more
Why did these experts of the early 20th Century expect human beings to have all the time in the world in the 21st Century? Their assumption was that science would drive economic pr ... Read more
As someone who has written on the subject for close to two decades now, this is something I have to concede; economic forecasting does make astrology look respectable. But that doe ... Read more
The few times everything came together in my head this year led to the issues of the newsletter, which I liked writing the most. Read more
Bhojpuri music is very popular in the region it comes from: western Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh, and some parts of Jharkhand. But, what do cryptos have in common with this superhi ... Read more
In 1996, Pepsi launched what it called the Pepsi points scheme. Pepsi drinkers could save Pepsi labels and then exchange those labels for Pepsi-branded merchandise. Read more
In 1996, Pepsi launched what it called the Pepsi points scheme. Pepsi drinkers could save Pepsi labels and then exchange those labels for Pepsi-branded merchandise. Read more
Hindi cinema, for whatever reason, rarely makes an out-and-out comedy movie –films that are just funny and do not have some message to deliver to the audience at the end. Read more
What relationships teach us about inflation and interest rates. This was one of those philosophical questions which had no clear-cut answers but still could be analyzed rather well ... Read more
In an era of instant analysis, fantastic performances lead to people offering a lot of explanatory cliches. Something has to be said. So, something is said. Read more