Two months ago, we at GVO reported how two pre-candidates for the 2010 presidential election had opened their Twitter accounts, as part of their campaign strategy. As President Álvaro Uribe, in office since August 7, 2002, keeps the country waiting with his decision whether or not to run for a third term that would last […]
Capturing Everyday Beauty: an Interview with Gwendoline Riley
Gwendoline Riley’s novels honour the small things. Cold Water (2002) and its successor Sick Notes (2004) tell the stories of Carmel and Esther respectively, as they live out their ‘wilderness years’ in Manchester. Drink, doomed love and dysfunction accompany passing friendships and casual jobs. Bleak and beautiful, Riley’s stories are drawn from the ordinary, but […]
Film Review: Iron Man
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about myself as it pertains to writing film reviews in the year and a half history of this site, it’s that I don’t like writing reviews for big blockbusters like Iron Man nearly as much as I enjoy writing about mid-range to small movies. It really has nothing to […]
Movie Review: ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’
Did the magic work? With all the curiosity surrounding the esteemed Yash Raj banner’s latest rom-com that was the inevitable question which strikes me as I emerged out of the cinema. To the most part, yes, it did. To say the least, Director Siddharth Anand of ‘Salaam Namaste’ fame, quite efficiently managed to put together […]
The Art of Seduction Revealed
Forget those cheesy pick-up lines and expensive colognes to impress a woman. The winning formula to land a hot date requires nothing but a straight look into her eyes accompanied by a light touch on her arm, according to a new study. The study, by scientists at Aberdeen University, has found that two-thirds of women […]
The Black President Before Obama
The sweeping Obama phenomenon has caught Brazil, and it comes as no surprise in the country with the world’s largest population of African descendants. Blogs are commenting on all things Obama, from his stand on ethanol to the ‘rumors‘ of his appraisal of Brazil’s free software policies. An especially notable thread is the one reporting […]
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