HK judge gets a lesson or two on paparazzi
Hong Kong judge Gerald Godfrey must now be understanding the tribulations of life under the media glare. His refusal to allow a leading Hong Kong newspaper, the Oriental Daily News, to carry a lawsuit against their rivals to a higher court has landed him in this plight. The paper has dispatched a team of 8-10 staffers with instructions to follow the judge round-the-clock in a bid to teach him a lesson about paparazzi.
Elixir of youth: Enzyme keeps cells from dying
Man's perpetual search for eternal youth may finally be over. Scientists in Texas have found what they term "the elixir of youth", an alleged fountain of youth for the human cell. The new manna for mankind is an enzyme called "telomerase" which halts the normal biological clocks of cells and enables them to continue dividing, thereby prolonging their life.
DC -- from district Columbia? No it's Dilip Chhabria silly!
Just what on earth is DC? Another design rolling out of Torino design factories, or from some lesser known factory from faraway assembly lines of the US? DC actually stands for Dilip Chhabria, a Mumbai entrepreneur and auto-enthusiast, who has stripped and re-modelled just about every car seen on the Indian roads.
Figurative works are most in demand
Pricing a work of art is never an easy job. This is even more true of contemporary art in India, where the studio price, gallery price and auction price differ considerably. The studio price may be in the region of 30-50 per cent of the gallery price and the auction price may well be double the gallery price.
Make a career as a product designer
A thriving market requires products of spectacular designs. So, to be competitive, it is essential for any product or service provider to be innovative. Design constitutes a major part of innovation. But, in India there is no significant development in the realm of design. Reason: dearth of trained design professionals.
Children of Heaven impresses audience at Delhi film festival
It's about nine-year-old Ali's search for younger sister Zohra's only pair of shoes. They don't want to tell their father, who doesn't have the money to buy her a fresh pair anyway, but agree to share Ali's battered pair, until the missing one is found. For Iranian director Majid Majidi, this search for a shoe is enough to spin his latest yarn that has not only become a huge hit at the Toronto Festival, but has also stumped everyone who saw it today at the ongoing film mela here at the Siri Fort complex.
