‘The Deep Place’ is a film directed by Lindsay Branham and Andrew Michael Ellis, produced by Novo Films and for client International Justice Mission (IJM). I had no clue of IJM’s existence, but now I cannot get it out of my mind……

Many years ago, ‘phone directory’ signified a big, printed book full of numbers arranged alphabetically. Now, it is just a feature in our smartphones where you search. We used to remember phone numbers in our head. Now, I remember, at best, 2…

This ad by Frooti is from March 26, 2019. From the Bengaluru edition of The Times of India. It features Alia Bhatt, a Hindi star, known nationally, and with her is not Frooti’s ‘North Indian’ brand face, Varun Dhawan. Giving her company…

Li Xiao Long? Bruce Lee!Cheng Long. Jackie Chan!Li Lianjie. Jet Li! Ma Yun? Jack Ma! (Alibaba)Ma Huateng? Pony Ma! (Tencent) Chinese artists and CEOs choose an easier-to-pronounce (for people outside China) name to ensure they are pronounced and remembered better. Now, for…