http://samirbharadwaj.com Everything I'm doing when I'm not doing everything else Sun, 11 May 2008 13:39:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Wachowski Brothers have an immense reputation to live up to following the seminal Matrix trilogy. After that epic SF philosophical musing, they have now chosen to tackle the more straight-forward world of retro anime in the new Speed Racer movie. What came across in their previous work was ... http://samirbharadwaj.com/blog/speed-racer-movie-review/ Dubai rarely puts me in a receptive mood. I don't know if it is the same for everyone, but I don't notice as much minutia when I am in this, my current home city. This could simply be my senses shutting down due to lack of stimulation, because in ... http://samirbharadwaj.com/blog/living-in-dubai-and-life-around-the-watering-hole/ The director duo of Abbas-Mustan strike again. Starring Saif Ali Khan, Bipasha Basu, Akshaye Khanna, Katrina Kaif, Anil Kapoor, and Sameera Reddy, this latest outing of the sibling kings of mainstream Bollywood thrillers makes you appreciate a few things about this pair of seasoned directors: firstly, they stick to ... http://samirbharadwaj.com/blog/race-movie-review/ My elders would have me believe that the world is a terrible place. They would have me believe that it is filled with terrible people, all of whom are out to do me harm. Strangely enough, they themselves are magically exempt from that particular character assassination of the world ... http://samirbharadwaj.com/blog/manifesto-of-a-social-malcontent/ The presentation at my college was done on Sunday. I would say it went well, though not quite an outright and complete success. I get the feeling I might have overestimated the level of interest amongst final year university students for this subject matter, and also their level of ... http://samirbharadwaj.com/blog/portfolio-presentation-at-college-presented-done/ I have been invited to give a presentation — a presentation on digital portfolios to be precise. Dr. John Alexander Smith (with whom I've worked before), of the Interior Design department at my old college asked me if I would be interested in talking to a class of final ... http://samirbharadwaj.com/blog/presentation-preparation-and-other-public-speaking-anxieties/ By all measures, you would consider me to be someone involved in the creative pursuits. I am also a writer and commentator on many things, both on this blog and off. So I do not broach the subject of originality lightly. The long surviving myth of originality and the stupidity ... http://samirbharadwaj.com/blog/originality-of-creation-and-the-creativity-of-commentary/ After a long gap, I present you with another Fresh Finds and this time I have been browsing with an interest in recreating the look and style of old photos and other vintage visuals. Bert Stern recreates Marilyn Monroe's last photo shoot [CONTAINS NUDITY - If you are alergic, you ... http://samirbharadwaj.com/blog/recapturing-the-vibe-of-old-time-photos-fresh-finds/ When we throw things away, where exactly is "away"? That was the question put to me by one of my intrepid readers, Pasha, in the context of one of my environmental articles. So enthusiastic was I to give my answer, that the thoughts poured and poured without end. What resulted ... http://samirbharadwaj.com/blog/the-yellow-rubber-ducks-now-live-down-on-the-farm/ I really need to learn to take my own advice about getting things done. Wait! Hold the presses, I see a new post in this: "How to Take Your Own Advice in 13 Easy Steps". Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant. I dazzle myself sometimes. I've been back in Dubai from my trip ... http://samirbharadwaj.com/blog/im-back-and-my-dog-ate-my-homework/