Graphic detail
Graphic books and comics are reaching out to book lovers of all ages in the tricity and how!
If The Murder of Roger Ackroyd took place in Agatha Christie's bestseller, you had to do all the imagining. Imagine the war background being painted in Anne Frank's Diary. What exactly did Egeus and Hermia look like in The Midsummer Night's Dream? They're the stationary animation, the cross between reading and seeing!


                                           Abhay Vohra Photos: Pradeep Tewari

Every move you make…
Too frequent with your online status updates? It may not just invite trouble but also reflect your personality
Life sucks, On a high after the raise, taking a fag break, I’m feeling sleepy, I lost my fav pen, Got a new pair of jeans, Got hammered by boss in the morning, Listening to Bon Jovi, Watching The Hangover, Spilled coffee on my computer, I’m in love-for the seventh time, Got dumped five minutes back, Trying to settle down… Small town girl in big city, I hope life’s not a big joke, coz I don’t get it…’ Phew, if you are Facebooking, then believe when we say that you are busy doing the busiest job in the world. Facebook status message is runs nothing short than the Sensex.

Dillogical !
In the name of unholy matrimony
Think of the things you can save on— individualism, finances, FREEDOM, emotional atyachaar and not to mention, the wedding and divorce expenses.
“Marriage has no guarantees; if that’s what you are looking for, go live with a car battery” — anonymous

Home improvement
Dedicated employees carry over their positive work experiences into their home life, brightening up family interactions, a new study says. Kansas State University (KSU) psychology researchers found that such employees have higher levels of vigour, more dedication and absorption in daily activities, have better moods and more satisfaction at home.

Perfectly imperfect
A higher proportion of women feel that they do not meet their own high standards with family and workplace commitments, say US researchers. According to a study of 288 adults, when it comes to feelings of inadequacy at home and at workplace, ladies suffer more than men.

Relatively speaking
Forbidden fruit
With time changing and social taboos breaking, what’s your take on pre-marital sex?
Talking liberally
Today the changed lifestyle and mindset of our society has brought in new concepts and thinking process. The society is now accepting the pre-marital sex. Sex is a way of relieving tension for some and for others it may be a source of pleasure. The reasons may be many, but for fulfilling any of these desires, one may not be bound in the social vows of marriage. There is no harm in pre-marital sex until proper protection is used. Moreover, living in a liberal country like India, its individuals have the liberty to take their decisions and no one should question it.

Full-baked glory
Nikhil Mittal, aka Nik Baker, has added another feather to his baking cap with an All India Achievers Award. Held on August 22, at New Delhi this is an annual event organised by the All India Achievers Foundation (AIAF).

Pet theory
A brush with reality
Of all the diseases of pets, especially dogs, most easily identifiable but least identified, most easily preventable but least known are the ailments of teeth. An adult dog has 42 teeth and are used for different purposes. From chewing food to defending itself and also as part of intricate sign language of aggression, specially during the breeding season, which decides the peck order. 

Regional rush
Actors Sharmila Tagore and Amol Palekar team up after 30 years for Samaantar, a Marathi film
National award-winning actor Sharmila Tagore, who has carved a niche for herself in Indian cinema, feels that regional films deserve a better viewership and should be given a boost through good promotion and marketing.

New curry-culum
Shilpa Shetty plans to launch a range of readymade gourmet meals in the UK
The range, Shilpa's Gourmet Creations, will offer low-fat chutneys, pickles and spices, the actor said yesterday.

In the confession box
I couldn't relate to my character in Sikandar: Ayesha Kapoor
She earned rave reviews for her performance as a blind and deaf girl in the critically acclaimed Black, but 14-year-old Ayesha Kapoor says she wasn't able to relate to her character of a conservative Kashmiri girl in her latest film Sikandar.

Luck Aaj Kal
Bollywood bounces back
Energetic openings to Bollywood's four recent releases, New York, Kambakkht Ishq, Love Aaj Kal and Kaminey, have succeeded in getting the business perk up. Wounded by a long strike earlier this year, the film industry is perhaps on a self-healing path now, say trade pundits.