July 2009 - Posts - Filter Coffee

July 2009 - Posts

Potternama, by I. Feelin' Silly

Posted by Ravi Mundoli at 
Hallelujah, the Lord be praised! The 17.63th Harry Potter movie is out. It is a tour de force of the cinematic oeuvre and delivers a coup de grace that is je ne sais quoi ; the modus operandi of the cast and crew make it the sine qua non of the canon; its ersatz special effects alter your Weltanschauung and cinematify the zeitgeist ; it will 我希望能与猪...

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That Constitution Thingy

Posted by Ravi Mundoli at 
It's been a remarkable couple of weeks for the country. On July 2nd, the Delhi High Court struck down sections of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalised certain consensual sexual acts between adults by stating that they were "against the order of nature". This must be a truly remarkable event in the history of Indian jurisprudence...

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The Saga of the Side Middle Berth

Posted by Ravi Mundoli at 
Which was provoked by disturbing goings-on on the Charminar Express last night Long, long ago in a land far, far away, there lived a dairy farmer. He and his friends were mesmerized by the magic of trains. Often, on hot summer days, they would gather near the doors of the air-conditioned compartments, hoping to catch a refreshing gust of cool air as...

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