Veep (2012-2019)
To the international audience, Julia Louis-Dreyfus became well-known for her role as Elaine in the famous American comedy Seinfeld. So, when a TV Series called Veep, a political satire, a…
Americas
Nosilatiaj.The Beauty (2012)
Nosilatiaj. La Belleza (2012) is a film from the Argentina countryside. It is about a girl “Yolanda” from the local Wichi tribe, who is residing as a house maid with…
Red Carpet (2005)
Red Carpet aka Tapete Vermelho (2005) is a Brazilian Comedy Drama by Director Luís Alberto Pereira. It is made available for free online viewing here (valid till 16th Oct 2020)…
How American idea of Supermarkets transformed the whole world?
What is good can have dire consequences too! I learned from this engaging podcast from Freakonomics (if you haven’t read the fantastic book, stop and immediately get it) on how…
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
This is a book I bought on a whim after reading Being Mortal by Atul Gawande, but have been avoiding to read. You may ask why? Because, When Breath Becomes…
American Factory (2019)
American Factory (2019) is an engaging documentary from Netflix, that is not to be missed. It highlights the biggest problem facing Americans in recent years. Do American really want the…
Silicon Valley (2014-2019)
If you want to understand the tech giants and the startup ecosystem in the valley of this decade, then don’t miss this TV Series. Future historians will refer to this…
Visit to the USA in 1999, my first!
Over the last two decades, I have travelled quite a few times to the USA. My first trip was in 1999 when I got invited by Microsoft Corporation, USA for…