Apropos appropriation, it takes chutzpah to claim what was theirs as yoursFor those moaning in consternation about how this government has coopted another Congress leader, remember, in the free market of ownership...
17 Feb, 2024, 10.18 PM IST
German actress Margit Carstensen, who starred in 'Martha' & 'Chinese Roulette', passes away at 83German screen and stage actor Margit Carstensen passed away at the age of 83 after a long illness. Carstensen was most famous for playing t...
03 Jun, 2023, 10.08 AM IST
From minimalist aesthetic to Renaissance opulence, Paris Fashion Week was all about diversityThe guests paid tribute to the late fashion icon Vivienne Westwood.
06 Mar, 2023, 08.00 PM IST
Director Jean-Luc Godard, known as the godfather of France's New Wave cinema, passes away at 91The acclaimed director is known for classics such as 'Breathless' and 'Contempt'.
13 Sep, 2022, 03.05 PM IST
- Hey, Mr Tambourine Man, You Sold Out…
The trouble with bhakts is that they invest their heroes with qualities their objects of veneration don’t possess or want. Dylan’s appearan...
25 Jan, 2022, 11.28 PM IST
A boozy tourist attraction: How a winemaker & a billionaire turned an island into home of all-things-alcoholPhinny transformed Mare Island into a hip booze destination.
29 Jan, 2020, 06.32 PM IST
View: Future of democracy is literally in India's handsGiven the current mass regression into fantasy, it seems almost immaterial who wins elections next month.
21 Apr, 2019, 09.24 PM IST
Sparkle of 'Brand Markle': Meghan to become an indirect revenue stream for fashion brandsThe royal wedding is expected to generate 500 mn pounds worth of business for the British economy.
19 May, 2018, 09.16 AM IST
View: Statue politics & shifting sands of timeIn 2010, the Brigade protested against a Pune statue of Dadoji Konddeo, said to have been a teacher of Shivaji’s. The Pune Municipal Corpor...
10 Mar, 2018, 10.57 AM IST
Iconic Einstein photograph fetches USD 125,000 at US auctionThe picture was clicked on the occasion of the Nobel Prize winner's 72nd birthday party at Princeton University on March 14, 1951.
31 Jul, 2017, 05.16 PM IST
Rare playful photo of Albert Einstein expected to fetch $100,000Einstein was so amused by this picture that he ordered several prints to give out to close friends.
26 Jul, 2017, 02.15 PM IST
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar was more iconoclast than iconFor his part, Ambedkar reckoned that Pakistan must be created if the Muslims wanted it, although he did go on to point out the many flaws i...
17 Apr, 2016, 05.44 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi seeks to wrap dalits into saffron foldWhile BJP president Amit Shah last weekend issued a diktat to party cadres to celebrate Dalit icon BR Ambedkar’s birth anniversary every ye...
24 Mar, 2016, 06.27 AM IST
Karl Lagerfeld designs $175,000 punch bagJust 25 of the limited edition items will be available to buy with the cost listed on the label's website as 'Price Upon Request', which is...
17 Oct, 2014, 08.04 PM IST
Ambedkar cartoon row: An act of cowardly populism, says Shiv VisvanathanTwo professionals were abandoned by the education minister in another knee-jerk display of populist politics. The event needs to be analyse...
15 May, 2012, 09.29 AM IST
- Melbourne: Seat of power distinguishes b/w privileged & downtrodden
It is a seat of civilisation which has got a bum rap in the Great tradition of history - despite its bottom-up view to the ethos of epochs....
04 Apr, 2009, 04.37 AM IST
- Chair design in Melbourne
In Melbourne one can found that chair design is not a bum deal.
05 Mar, 2009, 03.43 AM IST