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Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: the John Siracusa review ∞

An enjoyable twenty-three pages.

For the unfamiliar, John Siracusa is the authority when it comes to Mac OS X reviews.

Being Cyrus ∞

With a dysfunctional Parsi family set against a mood–defining background score, this psycho–thriller made for an interesting watch.

(Official Site | Wikipedia | Trailer)

US Open 2009 Draws ∞

Get set for the final Grand Slam of the year.

• Men’s Singles
• Women’s Singles

Make Photoshop Faster ∞

Head over if only to check out a slick page design.

Work on Stuff that Matters ∞

Money is like gas in the car — you need to pay attention or you’ll end up on the side of the road — but a well-lived life is not a tour of gas stations!

Some great advice by Tim O’Reilly.

BJP’s hide-and-seek with history ∞

Vir Sanghvi provides us with the longstanding facts to put the recent BJP debacle in context.

Coming Attractions – Trailers ∞

Follow-up to Rashmi’s trailers webmark with a few that she missed due to technical reasons and a few that I caught on my own.

• Ishqiya — Directorial debut by Abhishek Chaubey, Vishal Bhardwaj’s assistant.
• It’s Complicated
• Paris
• Paper Heart
• Only
• The Great Indian Butterfly — Don’t know much about this one, but whatever I have read seems interesting.

Those should help in procrastinating.

Gigantic ∞

Quirky?

Well, its got Zooey Deschanel.
(Official Site | Wikipedia | Apple Trailers)

Dispatches: Terror in Mumbai ∞

From Channel 4’s guide:

The untold story of 2008’s terrorist attack, in the words of its victims and the gunmen. The programme contains graphic images and descriptions of the atrocity which may upset some viewers. […]

As real as it gets. This documentary has left me blank—I don’t know what to think or say.

COP15 and International Policy on Climate Change ∞

A good overview of the international politics of climate change, the current state of events and hope for a lot more in the upcoming convention in Copenhagen.

Rehna Tu ∞

Homage to a timeless masterpiece by A. R. Rahman. Created by the biggest Rahman fan I’ve had the privilege of knowing.

The President is Coming ∞

My friend Rashmi:

It’s like The Office, this movie. Bollywood style.

Gives Hera Pheri a run for its money. Brilliant stuff!
(Wikipedia | YouTube Trailer)

The Hunt for Gollum ∞

Independent Online Cinema presents an unofficial and free high-concept Lord of the Rings prequel made for under $5,000. The film remains true to the style of Peter Jackson’s films and the world of J.R.R. Tolkien telling how Aragorn tracked down Gollum between The Hobbit & The Fellowship of the Ring.

40 minutes of footage on a budget of just 5k. Impressive!

Sibal plans to scrap ‘traumatic’ Class 10 Board exams ∞

[Kapil Sibal] believes that it is for the students to decide which stream to follow in Class 11 rather than for the schools to force it on them. “Ultimately, it is the student’s aptitude that should decide whether he or she wants to study arts or science… not the school,” he said.

Hear, hear!

The new HRD ministry, at least from the outside, appears to be really getting on with the mammoth task of fixing India’s education system.

Flickr Fodder ∞

Some new and some not so new flickr photo-streams that I’ve been enjoying for a while now.

• rushs / Rashmi Swamy
• rakeshrach / Rakesh Rachamalla
• rohittalwar / Rohit Talwar
• mayankaustensoofi / Mayank Austen Soofi

Don’t forget me though.

Wimbledon 2009 Draws ∞

The tournament that started it all, back for 2009. Sad to see Nadal withdraw from the tournament, but it should a good championship nonetheless.

• Gentlemen’s Singles
• Ladies’ Singles

No longer out of focus ∞

Ashok Malik, in an excellent editorial for Hindustan Times:

Other countries have think-tanks, India makes do with prime-time chat shows. The problem with the medium is that it has only one, reductionist template — good versus bad, right versus left, BJP versus Congress. When it extends this framework to explaining the rest of the planet, the effects are hair-raising.

Excerpts From the Diary of an App Store Reviewer ∞

Wow.

Roland Garros 2009 Draws ∞

Double feature this Sunday. The 2009 French Open Grand Slam gets underway in Paris while 20 super fast cars go screaming around the streets of Monte Carlo.

On the heels of his victory over Rafa in Madrid, will this be the year Roger Federer finally wins his first Roland Garros title, or is the Spaniard going to dominate on his favourite surface once again?

Universal Internet Explorer 6 CSS ∞

Andy Clarke suggests and offers a universal, typography–only CSS file for IE 6.

I’ve been thinking of going down this path myself. No time wasted getting frustrated trying to fight work around IE bugs for the designer, and a simple, usable experience that works for the visitor.