Reviews
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Book Review and Summary: How Life imitates Chess
By Gary Kasparov Kasparov became the youngest Chess champion at 22. Today after quitting Chess, he is a politician. He presents what he calls the lessons he has learnt from the world’s ‘greatest game’. Chess is ideal for decision making as it involves quick decisions amid pressure from your opponent. It requires calculation, creativity and… Read more
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Show Review: Spamalot(The python of the Opera)
Monty python’s Spamalot, now playing at the Boston Opera House is a must-see for the Broadway buffs and fans of the irreverent humor of the legendary Monty Python shows. Be forewarned, the original Python cast, the parrot sketch, the exploding penguin, silly walking or Gumby are NOT included in this script. The show does, however… Read more
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Movie Review: Sweeney Todd
Now available on Prime Now available on Roku This movie is a masterpiece in many ways. The genius of Tim Burton comes through in his dark and morbid sets, and smooth transitions from scene to scene. The faint hearted, those who are petrified by murder and those repulsed by the sight of crimson red or… Read more
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Book Review and Summary: Microtrends
While Alivin Toffler’s Future Shock and John Nasbitt’s Megatrends made predictions about the coming of the information age, the global economy and other sweeping changes that would change the world as we know it, the author of this book attempts to identify smaller more subtle changes that are extremely important but may skip the naked… Read more
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Movie Review: The Last King of Scotland(2006)
As a young boy, I heard numerous tales on the atrocities of Amin. I was thus extremely keen on watching this movie. I was not disappointed. This is easily one of the most memorable movies I’ve seen. The Oscar winning performance from Forest Whitekar is nothing short of mesmerizing. ‘The Last King of Scotland’ is… Read more
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Book Review: The Brothers Bulger
Prolog The Brothers Bulger is the second book I have reviewed, the first being Black Mass. While Black Mass looks at the story from a comparatively objective view, this book written by conservative talk show host Howie Carr, pulls no punches in the author’s disdain for the siblings. It goes into a lot more details… Read more
