I quit

If you need me, I’ll be at www.greenchannel.blogspot.com. Come by there for an explanation.

Flying after a crash

This is a great story, and so well written.

Amnesia

Retrograde

Anterograde

are good things

if it’s all third grade.

Habitat for musicians

This is just dreamy.

Shah Rukh’s War

My story on people’s changing perceptions of Shah Rukh Khan is in this week’s issue of Open. Do have a look and let me know what you think. This is my first cover, and an unusual subject for me.

Posting music

Besides having a kid, writing for Open and polishing a script, I’ve also been dabbling in computer-generated music. Nothing big, it’s just been a few hours a week for the last three-four months. But I’d like to post my music on this blog. Any idea how I could do this?

An army of scriptwriters

This week’s issue of Open carries a story by me on drivers and watchmen writing film scripts. While the story isn’t new, I’ve tried approaching it differently. In this one, I write about one man’s journey in Mumbai for over a decade.

Johann Hari’s Dubai

Man, where did he find this stuff? If you haven’t read Johann Hari’s epic piece on Dubai, do so immediately. It will tell you everything you should know about this city. I love the city (how can I not?), but what it is today feels deeply wrong.

Ps. I now know how Sudhir Mishra felt after watching Anurag Kashyap’s Dev. D.

Deja Vals

I had a feeling I’d seen this before. The New Yorker article on Peter Zumthor took me there. And then, of course, it hit me. All works of art that seem vaguely familiar but can’t be placed must be by Pratt Institute alumni. That’s my school, if you must know.

And yes, I stand in reflected glory.

My debut in Open

I write for Open, a current affairs news and features magazine, published weekly. On page 11 of the April 11-17 issue (the Dhoni cover), I have a small comment piece on the Shah Rukh-Aamir Khan rivalry, which ‘ended’ this week. I argue that we needed a more witty confrontation than “my dog’s name is Shah Rukh” and “I’m the number one actor, not him”.

Much enjoyment came. Reads like a blog post, and I get to be snarky.

Ps. I did not write “watch this space”.