One reason for the increasing inequality in society is the stagnant wages for the lower and middle income groups – in the USA the top 0.1% have as much wealth as the bottom 90%. Labour compensation at the very top…
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Believe it or not, I received a notification yesterday morning informing me that I created this blog no less than nine years ago! And I thought it had “only” been eight years. Well, time flies. These have been nine prosperous years of blogging with now 492 followers (come on, can we reach 500 soon??), 549 […]
The film stars Vijay, Trisha, and an entire battalion. But barring the hero, nobody gets much to do in this long movie. The most positive thing about Leo is that, like Vikram, it is a 100% Lokesh Kanagaraj film. The melodramatic “family-friendly” daughter-track of Kaithi is gone. The fan-service college portions of Master are gone. […]
The rise of protectionism amongst countries is estimated to reduce global economic output by about 7% or $7.4 trn in today’s prices. Trade barriers have increased by over 30% since 2019 – 2022 = approximately 3,000 barriers introduced, see graph…
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By V Vijaysree In my Madras childhood, I studied in a girls’ school on Lloyd’s Road – I still shudder if I happen to pass by this building. It looks exactly the same as it did when it sucked the joy out of learning for me, but the street is now called Avvai Shanmugam Salai, […]
Another revision post for my A2 class with the essay paper this week here in NZ. The idea of Pareto Efficiency is named after the Italian Economist Vilfredo Pareto. For a given set of consumer tastes, resources and technology, an…
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The film stars Vinay Forrt, Zarin Shihab, and Kalabhavan Shajohn. It is a thrilling, dialogue-heavy drama that’s reminiscent of Asghar Farhadi’s work. The story begins in an unfinished building. The architect is told that she is slow, but she replies that the family can move in by Christmas. She quickly takes her leave and gets […]
By Aman Baasha A tribute to my favorite memepage on Insta of late, as it transforms to A10.Dancing.Weekly Of all the superstars beloved and celebrated by the Indian public in the diverse corners of our country, no one has baffled me more than Mohanlal. I was born long after Rajesh Khanna’s rise and fall, but […]
