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Henry Cavill in Immortals (Photo: Jan Thijs)

Blood, Guts, & Glory Immortalized: Immortals Movie Review

This post is in: Entertainment, Interview, Reviews

Abundant in blood and glory, the hyper-stylized “Immortals” never fails to deliver action, entertainment and eye candy. The tale of an ancient mythological villain battling it out with a storied hero is the basis for Tarsem Singh’s modern fantasy film, and fans of the director’s work will enjoy it–if they maintain realistic expectations.

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Director Tarsem Singh on the set of Immortals (Photo: Relativity Media)

Forget Bollywood — For Immortals Director Tarsem Singh It’s All About Greece

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It’s the familiar Greek mythological tale gone Hollywood. We’ve seen it several times before, more recently in “Clash of The Titans” and “300“. But in the case of “Immortals”, with Indian-born director Tarsem Singh at the helm, the “all too familiar” suddenly throws us for a loop.

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The Fresh Sounds of Eeb-So-Fresh: One on One with Ebrahim Lakhani

After the droning rotation of Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, and Pitbull starts sounding a little redundant, it’s refreshing to know that in a saturated world of beats, bad lyrics and auto-tune, Ebrahim Lakhani manages to keep his sound so fresh and raw–with so much soul. In fact, this talented Pakistani-born musician’s authenticity smacks of soul and urban experimental R&B.

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Eid Mubarak!

This post is in: Religion & Politics

After a month long of fasting with 15 hour days and 100 degree weather, the Muslim community rejoices at the arrival of Eid-ul-Fitr at the culmination of Ramadan.

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The Cold, Crisp Sound from Coke Studio: Staying Extraordinary

This post is in: Entertainment, Music and Arts

Sometimes you don’t have to understand the language to have music ‘speak’ to you.

Sometimes  you don’t even need to know where musicians have been, to understand where they’re coming from.

And, sometimes thoughts and feelings are better understood and expressed through music, than with words.

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Designer Bibhu Mohapatra

Designer Profile: In The Studio with Bibhu Mohapatra

This post is in: Fashion & Beauty

Lights. Camera. Fashion. All eyes on you: The individualist who so carefully selects your own wardrobe and style to showcase your fashion sense daily to the world.

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Born This Way – Gaga Goes Bollywood

Behind the makeup and the costumes, Lady Gaga makes it increasingly difficult to read her (P-P-P)Poker Face. Even as an entertainer that wears her heart (and other questionable objects) on her sleeve, Lady Gaga still remains unpredictable in every regard.

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Nomi Ansari

10 Avant-Garde South Asian Fashion Designers

This post is in: Fashion & Beauty, Top 10

It’s ironic that history can never really be history, since it somehow always finds a way of repeating itself and making its way back into the present. Recurring patterns, repeated actions, and trends all have a way of making history…once again.

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Warriors-Mavericks: Where Basketball Meets Bhangra & Anoop Desai

Nowadays, you don’t even have to be a team on top to have a fan following. Just because the NBA’s Golden State Warriors are not in the running for the playoffs doesn’t mean they can’t put on a winning show. And on March 16, the Warriors have every intention of putting on one heck of a show because, for the first time ever, basketball will host “Bollywood Night”.

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Inside the Rajat Gupta Insider Trading Scandal

This post is in: Economy, Religion & Politics

What happens when being at the epicenter of money, power, and respect is not enough?

Unethical conduct and corruption, apparently.

If money, power, and respect is having it all — then Rajat Gupta had just that.

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