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2012: A year in beer 1 Jan 2013 | 04:45 am
My last post on this blog, more than a year ago, was a beer-related roundup of 2011. To keep that one year tradition going (and to prevent a total no-show on this blog for 2012), here is a similar pos...
The year in beer. 31 Dec 2011 | 09:32 am
‘Tis the season to make lists. So, apropos of my love for beer, a quick list of some of the best I have had in 2011. Also includes best pub, and other oddities. [Note: Since I tend to drink most of m...
E-books versus paper. 10 Nov 2011 | 09:29 am
The debate about electronic book (e-book) formats seems to be cropping up quite a lot lately. Arguments have happened on Twitter, and there’s even been discussions amongst friends in (gasp!) real life...
Ray and the trains 24 Apr 2011 | 03:56 am
<A hastily written tribute the great man on his death anniversary> He had a vast oeuvre, but Satyajit Ray is often remembered, quite justly, for that iconic scene in Pather Panchali where Apu and Dur...
Oscar night imbibing 28 Feb 2011 | 01:14 pm
It’s that day of the year again, when the ceremony that you love to hate but then end up watching anyway (because, who else will make those snarky comments) arrives on your TV with the pomp, pageantry...
PhDs are worthless? Perhaps (not?) 22 Dec 2010 | 03:16 pm
Seems like everyone and their grandma have forwarded (via e-mail, how quaint is that?), Facebook-ed, Tweet-ed or in some way social media-ed the heck out of this story in The Economist on the worth of...
And there goes another…. 16 Sep 2010 | 03:22 pm
…(posting just to keep up a tradition)….
The Happy Hour BoozeKwiz 29 Aug 2010 | 11:12 am
(Update: now with answers) Just did a quiz based on alcohol on Twitter, through the handle @kweezzz. Here are the questions. Have a go if you didn’t participate on Twitter. Will provide answers late...
Weekend cocktail blogging: Beer Margaritas 23 Aug 2010 | 10:01 am
Yeah, you heard it right. Just in time before the weekend slips away, treat yourself to this awesome summer refresher. (Yes, as a self-proclaimed cocktail snob I should be ashamed, but what can I say...
The difference between good journalism and … 19 Aug 2010 | 10:06 am
…pure shit is a thin one. Consider two articles that came out recently regarding the action of Sri Lankan bowler Suraj Randiv in their last ODI match against India. Bit of the background: India neede...