from the coffee-table

I have been hooked onto American Idol ever since I first heard Simon Cowell’s scathing comments about the contestants. Most people will agree with me that his presence makes all the difference to the show and sets it apart from the deluge of reality singing contests that we are inflicted with. When Indian Idol first [...]

There are so many superwomen out there whose super feats go unacknowledged that I felt the need to write this article. It wouldn’t be wrong to say that this has been the biggest trap many women have fallen into in recent times. Let me clear the ambiguity and specify what I am talking about.
 
There are [...]

Shobhaa De is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating personalities that I have seen on television. She has this magnetic and mysterious aura around her which contributes immensely to her popularity.
 
As a rule, I like her in the role of a columnist. She is witty and incisive and delivers her opinions with a conviction [...]

Each and every time I see a film journalist interviewing a film star, this is what I feel. I know it sounds a bit strange. After all, there are many people out there who would think it a great opportunity to talk to their favorite film stars at close range. Proximity with the glamorous life [...]

The MTV Roadies seems to be getting bitchier by the day. People at MTV must be really happy with the progress of the show. Funny how none of the participants seem to have a realistic picture of themselves and spend the entire time bickering or mocking the others. Not that the participants can be blamed [...]

Are you wondering which warriors I am talking about? But of course, the Indian cricket team and their grand reception in India after the victorious tour to Australia! While watching the entire hullabaloo on television, this is the analogy that came foremost to my mind. The nation welcomed these sportsmen in the style that our [...]

The other day, I met up with my friends at our usual ‘coffee hang-out’ which is our favorite place and time for discussing anything and everything under the sun. Coffee usually stimulates us to our intellectual best or our gossipy best. This time around the gossipy side won hands down. We started with discussing the [...]

To continue with the Roadies topic, what I really found scary about the auditions was the thinking process of the college going students. Of course, most of it was an act to impress the judges but why do these youngsters feel that such an amoral attitude is impressive? During most of the auditions, you felt [...]

I have been watching the MTV Roadies 5.0 and it has aroused mixed emotions in me. I agree that it caters primarily to the college going crowd and from the desperation of this particular ‘crowd’ to be a part of the show, I have no doubt of its huge popularity. I suspect that the majority [...]

Finally, we have won a tri-series tournament and that too, against Australia. I am not a fanatic cricket viewer after the world cup debacle, but the twenty-twenty world cup final and today’s match, the tri-series win, seem good enough reasons to take an active interest in cricket again.
 
With this series, particularly, it has been very [...]