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Flicking through the TV channels one evening one found that what was supposed to be a time of relaxation was actually quite tiring. Surely with more choice and freedom to chose what to watch I would be a lot more… Continue reading →

By Soorya N முதல் கதை “எல்லோருக்கும் வணக்கம்” “உங்களது அன்றாட வாழ்வில் ,உங்கள் வேலைகளுக்கு நடுவில், பல மண்டை குடைச்சலுக்கு இடையில்,பல பாடல்களை கேட்கும் ஆசையில் , கதைகள் படிக்கும் ஆர்வத்தில்,யார் ஜெயிக்கிறார்கள் , யார் தோற்றார்கள் என்று அனாலிசிஸ் செய்யும் வேகத்தில் ஓடிக்கொண்டிரிகிறோம். நானும் உங்களை போல்தான் ,பல கதைகள்,பல பாடல்கள் பல அனாலிசிஸ் எல்லாமும் உண்டு என்னிடமும். அப்படி ஒரு தடவை ,நான் தூங்கி எழும்போது, ஒரு ஆள் என்

Been covering market failure with my A2 classes this week and below is another good example of positive and negative externalities. The Maya Train is a 1,525-kilometre intercity railway in Mexico that traverses the Yucatán Peninsula. Construction began in June… Continue reading →

This is a morality tale about the price of success, told with tons of humour and emotion. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll leave on a high. The rest of this review contains spoilers. And the award for the most misleading trailer of 2025 goes to… DRAGON! You look at the trailer and see a girl […]

This Gen-Z love story does better with the “com” portions than the “rom” portions, which needed to dig deeper. But overall, it keeps you smiling. The rest of this review contains spoilers. In Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam (NEEK), Dhanush’s nephew Pavish plays someone like his uncle, the director of this lightweight rom-com. His character’s […]

Vicky Kaushal and Akshaye Khanna play a hero-villain pair made in heaven. But despite some nice touches, the “mass”-flavour film stays at an arm’s length. The rest of this review contains spoilers. When I watched the mega-blockbuster Jailer, I was startled that a film starring Rajinikanth – the family-friendliest Super Star – would depict a […]

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Today, as predicted, the RBNZ cut the OCR by 50 basis points to 3.75%. But this new interest rate is still seen as a contractionary to the economy and with the prospect of global trade protectionism risks to growth are… Continue reading →

As the Trump administration start to implement its protectionist measures of sweeping tariffs on imports, the price of gold has increased by more that 7% since the inauguration of Donald Trump. It has gone up from US$2710.3 to 2931.6/troy ounce*.… Continue reading →

The director’s second film stars Achyuth Kumar, Dileesh Pothan. It is the first Kannada feature to be selected for the Berlin Film Festival, and it contains many of the themes (class, caste, man vs nature) we saw in his debut. The rest of this review contains spoilers. Natesh Hegde follows up Pedro with Tiger’s Pond […]

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Coffee prices have surged dramatically this year, rising by over 30% and approaching record highs. This increase is now affecting consumers directly, with roasted coffee prices up 2.5% and instant coffee prices spiking by 7.1% according to the latest US… Continue reading →

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The biggest issue is the film’s structure, which makes us guess who the bad guy is. But everything around this is very nicely done. The rest of this review contains serious spoilers. There’s no one named Deva in Rosshan Andrrews’s Deva, but we do get someone whose name becomes a version of the title. That […]

Here are a few ideas that an economist might use for their Valentine’s Day message. You can view more messages by clicking here. Got this link from Richard Jones on Twitter.

“The thumb rule was among all the five Ws of news — What, When, Where, Who, Why — it was always the Why? that needed to be kept in mind. Why is he saying it? Why is he hiding it? Why did he do it? In other words, ‘What the politician is hiding is news […]

The Westpac Economic Overview covered a lot of material to do with the impact of a tariff on NZ exports to the US. The flow chart below looks at the micro economy. The US importer and foreign exporter negotiate landed… Continue reading →

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