where are the journalists??

where are the journalists when we really need them??
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/georgemonbiot/2009/may/07/monbiot-climate-change-evacuation

and for some happy reading, a succinct piece on the mani phenomenon:
http://brangan.easyjournal.com/entry.aspx?eid=3299165

Laloo knows best

Ha, the Indian politician knows best. Now, you know why he/she does not speak real issues but about him/herself and all about his/her glory.

But seriously, a great piece on American psychology and why Obama can still lose.
(courtesy: the office email grapevine)

And in the same political vein,
this time Indian;
another great take,
though stale.

The fringe benefits of failure, and the importance of imagination
- Joanna Keane Rowling's address to Harvard graduates.

I have one last hope for you, which is something that I already had at 21. The friends with whom I sat on graduation day have been my friends for life. They are my children's godparents, the people to whom I've been able to turn in times of trouble, friends who have been kind enough not to sue me when I've used their names for Death Eaters. - read more.

Whirligigs by Paul Fleischman

A simple, slim, poignant, heart-warming, high-school story. Whirligigs meanders self-discovery pretty well, except for one part on a street sweeper, which seems unconvincing enough. As the book evolves and comes to a fitting end, I made up my mind to pass the book on as Brent, the hero, does with the exchange bookshelf (not so easy for me, gifted by a favourite cousin) to someone who needs it.

In the true spirit of whirligigs, which passes a smile onto someone. A warm read.

PDF converter
For people like me at the laggard end of Roger's bell curve, this PDF converter, must save a lot of time battling to make documents. Thanks to Madhu.

Short Story

And Madhulika Liddle's 'A suitor for Saraswati' is a delightful light read. Also by her 'The Morning Swim'.

On a lighter note

Red Signal:
Stuck in a train reading a heavy tome on globalisation for eight hours....it isnt exactly Asok Bhattacharya's preferred mode of travel. But the CPI(M) leader was forced a taste of his party's own medicine in a bandh-derailed train. Feel good article.

What's showing in your city today?
Google lists with a simple enter key all the flicks playing in your city. Aint this cool?? (Oh well, maybe I am just discovering it late.)