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Mo Salah and the economics of transfer markets

The transfer window is approaching and clubs maybe looking to add players to their squad who were previously under contract with another club. Such a transfer is completed by registering the player into the new club through FIFA. The upcoming… Continue reading →

Readers Write In #760: All We Imagine As Light

By Aadesh Ramaswamy When I read the description for Payal Kapadia’s tender All We Imagine As Light, I felt I read the summary for a European film or a Hong Sang Soo film, which are of course, very deceptively simple. Keeping this synopsis in mind, while I was watching the film, I could only describe […]

Readers Write In #759: Romance and Revival

By Aman Basha Some commentary on re releases and what they tell us If the year 2024 had an award for a category titled “Filmmaker of the Year”, the winner would resoundingly be Imtiaz Ali. Ali, who had been written off as being behind his best days for the last 6 years, made an imperceptible […]

Wage indexing, wage price spiral and the Belgian economy

Useful video that covers a lot of economic theory and events that have happened in the past. The wage indexation system in Belgium ensures that wages are linked to what they call the ‘Health Index’ this is similar to the… Continue reading →

Book Excerpt: If you liked ‘Thevar Magan’, do read this story from a time when the Thevars were a notified tribe

Author Bio: V Vijaysree I translated an early short story of Ve La Ramamurthy (who plays the villain in Tamil movies these days, I am told) and it has been picked up by Exchanges, the Journal of Literary Translation same as my first translated story about Karukurichiar. Pretty excited about that since this short story is in Thevar territory ! […]

From the Web (FTW) #16: A conspiracy against ‘Kanguva’?

From https://www.jeyamohan.in/ நான் கங்குவா சினிமாவின் தரம், சுவை பற்றிப் பேசவரவில்லை. அந்த சினிமா வெளிவந்தபோது மிகச்சில நிமிடங்களுக்குள் இணையவெளியில் மிகப்பெரிய ஒருங்கிணைந்த தாக்குதல் உருவானது ரசிகர்களால் அல்ல என்பதை கொஞ்சம் அறிவுடையோர் எவரும் காணமுடியும். ஒரு சினிமா நன்றாக இல்லை என்றால் எந்த அறிவுள்ள மனிதனும் கொந்தளிக்கவோ கீழ்த்தர வசைகளில் இறங்கவோ மாட்டான். ஆனால் கங்குவா பற்றிய கருத்துக்கள் விமர்சனங்கள் அல்ல, நேரடியான தாக்குதல்கள். You can read the rest here. PS: He […]

Can US manufacturing still provide jobs?

Martin Wolf of the FT recently wrote an article that criticising the notion that revitalising the manufacturing sector can increase employment in that sector. This policy was put forward in the US elections especially in the blue collar areas of… Continue reading →

Book Excerpt: When the raging fire weeps

Author Bio : A teacher by profession and a publisher of five books including three spec screenplays, a poetry collection and a short story collection, When the raging fire weeps is Sridev Mohan’s entry into the world of novel writing. This debut attempt delves into the making of a gigantic tv series and how the […]

Dynamic pricing or price gouging.

Useful video below from the FT about dynamic pricing. Some notes from the video below:

Readers Write In #758: The Anti-Thesis of ‘Kanguva’

By Dr. Barath Janakiram Kanguva is one of the rare films where I disagree with BR’s take on a film.One good thing that the sea of trolls and attacks on the movie did is that I went in expecting a reasonably bad movie. And I walked away with my mind blown! I was expecting a […]

Readers Write In #757: Happiness: It Shows Up When You Stop Looking

By Karzzexped Happiness: the word itself feels elusive, a mirage that seems to recede the closer we get. Many of us see it as life’s ultimate aim—a destination promising fulfilment, purpose, perhaps even peace. But recently, I’ve found myself questioning this pursuit more deeply: does actively chasing happiness really lead anywhere? Or does happiness, paradoxically, […]

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