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Sparkling indulgence
As the city opens up to wine, another brand arrives in town
What is the definition of a good wine? It should start and end with a smile. And if it does, you have a bright brimming smile to take back home. No wonder there are so many takers for it in the city. And who doesn’t want to go back home with a smile that sets things right. Welcome to the growing wine culture in the city.
Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari
Hello, a thing of the past?
Whatever happened to answering the phone with a hello?
It was synonymous with any kind of conversation that happened across the distance. We don’t remember anybody starting a chat sans the golden word. Any kind of disturbance on the line could be rectified with the utterance of this word, loud and thrice. And yes, a STD call meant that the word had to be vocalised in a higher decibel tone.
Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari
Shades of Dark
 Life’s
stark truth in monochrome: Satwant Singh’s latest works cast gloom
After painting the human passion for his last exhibition Wings of Passion in
happy colours, Satwant Singh is back to basics — a series of black and white
drawings, which he calls Shades of Black. And mind you, black ink is not the
only dark element here. There are others, his thought process for instance,
which casts spell of gloom.
Tribune photo by Manoj Mahajan
Smile, but dil se
WORK WARNING: Forceful flashing of the teeth, an over-polite
conversation with clients, or a saccharin-sweet session with the
boss can be injurious to health
A million dollar smile greets you as you step into the chic showroom and yes, it
 stays intact till you pick the right pair of denims.
Board an aircraft and there you spot a flashing sets of pearls again, this time wishing you a safe journey. The voice on the other hand coaxing you to buy a credit card is again too polite to believe even as you are at your rudest
best. Tribune
photo by Vinay Malik
Over a cuppa...
Is it the beans, the ambience or the company? Why is a day incomplete without a visit to the coffee shop?
‘Hey, let’s catch up over a cup of coffee?’ This is by far the most common line one gets to hear these days, and yet one can never really have enough of it. Is it the coffee? The ambience? Or the company? There’s something in the cup that makes you pour your heart out.
Get Smart
With these gizmos and gadgets installed in your homes, not just you but your houses will be called smart too
Ever wished that you could switch on the air conditioners before you had actually reached home? Think if you could dim or brighten up the lights with a clap. Or better still listen to the same kind of music in each room from just one system. If this sounds too good to be true, then here’s the good news. SpeakerCraft, a US based company brings in the concept of smart homes.
 Sidelanes
Beauty before age
“How old are you?” After forty, women tend to decrease their age while men flaunt it, hoping some one will gasp and say, “My, my! But you don’t look it.” I often wonder whether to take this as a compliment or subtle sarcasm.
Creative Zone
Man of many talents
What can the field of plastic engineering and writing have in common? Well, one answer can be Amardeep. S. Dahiya. That’s not all. The man is the managing director of four companies with diverse interests in the area of education and hospitality. And what explains his passion for writing?
Lucky 7?
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s family will not be growing by two but three kids, if reports are to be believed. According to OK! magazine, the couple, expecting twins in August, are also getting set to adopt an Ethiopian baby boy.
 youth speak
Curriculum calling
A student’s life in present times is not easy. With mounting pressures of learning and escalating competition, studying has become a Herculean task. Between all this, changing syllabus can be approached both ways- negative and positive.
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