Jeremy Irons Mesmerises in a Semi-Autobiographical Play
Long Day’s Journey into Night, currently being staged at Los Angeles, is a masterful rendition of Eugene O’Neill’s masterpiece about the human condition. The British cast is led by...
When Pastoral Becomes Political and the Peril in Democracy
Those fighting for the archbishops’ right to freedom of expression question that if a mahant can be made ‘chief minister’, what’s wrong in an archbishop issuing a pastoral-political letter. Here’s...
Rajini and Kamal Cross Swords over Tuticorin
The gloves are off between the two superstars, Rajini and Kamal. Politics has branded them apart and whose histrionics wins the day, and the state, is a topic of...
Cop and Copper are the Villains of Thoothukudi
Tamil Nadu’s AIADMK chief minister Palanisamy says the ‘opposition in Tamil Nadu’ is to blame and he places Tamil Makkal Maiyam founder actor Kamal Haasan in the opposition camp,...
Karnataka Polls: Some Things are Unstoppable as Karnataka Shows How Politics is Poison
Temples and mutts hardened stance weeks ago and no visits to temples in foreign climes will change voter preference so late in the day. Saturday (May 12, 2018), cash...
Irani Circular and a Government Running Scared but I&B Minister Persisting with Filmy Style
The Modi-led NDA government was in a hot-and-sour soup, spicy to the tongue of Modi detractors like Shourie, thanks to Information & Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani, who overnight sought...
Big Boss Kamal and Dark Horse Rajini
Who is the dark horse – Kamal the Big Boss or Rajini the Kaala? The only ‘similar’ about Rajini and Kamal is that both are actor-turned-politicians. Superstars! Both have...
MPs Petition Gives New Twist to the Judge Loya Case
In the Supreme Court, Indira Jaising, appearing for Admiral Ramdas, argued that there were sufficient reasons to suspect the alleged death of Judge Loya, including several inconsistencies in documents....