Too much of free time can kill you. It's a lesson I've learnt the hard way, after spending weeks in bed with a few painful excursions to the bathroom. It's at times like this when you must get all the grime off your life, or you'll end up like a sloth in the jungle.
I'm starting a new feature on my blog. It's not original but I don't think anyone else will be doing it in my fields of interest. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, Haaris' Weekly Roundup, a collection of anecdotes, must read articles and other topics of interest for you and me to discuss. I'm sure a lot of you will crinkle your noses in disgust and say, "It's not going to work" but the thing is, life changes too quickly for anyone to regret a bad blogging decision.
So (rubbing my hands together), let's kick off:
- Most of us keep the Economist in very high esteem, and it's not uncalled for- they have a measured style of writing and their way of putting forward their case is seductive- but it seems that their opinion articles are, well, highly opinionated. Several economists have questioned the supposed absence of balance and meaning in their articles. Par exemple, read.
- A lot of us (excluding me) have seen the Avengers movie and the response has been very good. The movie has earned about 200 million dollars beating the previous record set by HP 7-2. BUT, do our comic buffs know about the boycott of the same movie called by some prominent cartoonists . The reason (as I mentioned in a tweet) is the apparent injustice meted out to the illustrator of the Avengers and several other prominent Marvel comic characters, Jack Kirby. In an essay, read and feel.
- Moving on to astronomy, if you've missed it, do take a look at how a blackhole devours a star.
- Tom Alters has written a very sentimental and touching post on how Sunil Gavaskar has changed from being a stalwart of the Indian batting line-up to someone who has to endure amateurs discussing IPL cricket with him.
I can go on actually but I don't want to. I'll limit myself to a maximum of five links every week. Read the ones you're interested in, and do revert back and comment.
Never fracture your fibula.
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ReplyDelete5 is less for a week. 7-10 is better.
ReplyDeletePt1. Anecdotal Evidence.
Howz the fibula doing?
Thanks for the feedback. I'll try having a few more links then. And yeah, the Economist link is one of many that I've gone through for some time now. It's generally something to do with how they write in a pleasant tone without saying too much or how they often don't justify their economic prescriptions in a robust manner. Their reporting of current affairs, however, remains phenomenal.
DeleteThe fibula is getting better but I'm still stuck in one place. It gets very frustrating sometimes.
Apply this test to Economist no..LOL
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