Moonballs from Planet Earth

Sachin's 85 in the semi-finals against Pakistan yesterday has to be one of his worst knocks ever. He had four, maybe six lives. He could...

Have you ever been annoyed at a picnic by a paper plate that gets soggy with gravy and starts collapsing in your hands? Did this paper plate...

I was down at the club last night. Tennis social. Dusted off my old racket - the same Prince Spectrum composite that I had back when I was ...

"So that is the news from Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking and all the children are above-ave...

Ever wondered who Bashi-Bazouks are? I first encountered Bashi Bazouks in The Crab With The Golden Claws. At the time, I didn't rea...

I generally review books after I have read them, but I'm posting about Red Plenty when its still in my Amazon shopping basket. I heard a...

Amy Chua's fifteen minutes of fame are almost over. The Tiger Mother story has played itself out as a news item. Yet, after having read ...