Being the fan of both Colbert and Advaita, I think it fitting to promote this video. Yes, the book is on my list.

I had written a scorching review of Ayn Rand when I was only halfway through Fountainhead. My perception was inevitably skewed because I hadn't finished reading the book. I feel compelled to write this entry in response to some comments I received(offline) back then ( Read more... )

It is the season of music (and blogging...suddenly everybody I know seems to be actively blogging. And others dropping off the face of the blog world too...fall season shedding, may be?). And I'd like to take a glance at Ragas.

If anybody has this book/knows where to find it, don't wait...ping me already!

Check out this link to get an idea of Ursula K. Le Guin's machinations. The following excerpt caught my attention (she's talking about a Story, of course): If the house is soundly built, and what happens inside it makes sense, if the house itself is a memorable experience, the back door isn't any more important than any other part of it.

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Have you ever believed something to be true all your life...only to find out someday when you're merrily living away, that it was completely and utterly untrue?

I've just had one such belief shocked out of me — that The Three Investigators were created by Robert Arthur — and not Alfred Hitchcock — as I had believed ever since I knew of Jupiter, ( Read more... )