400 million dollars. That’d be a handsome boxoffice tally against any measurement metrics. That figure, as perhaps most are aware by now, was only just the pricetag of James Cameron’s new epic Avatar. Yesterday, it was reported that in just 3 weeks the movie has grossed over a billion dollars in ticket sales. To use [...]

As history rises before our eyes, one realizes the Burj Dubai is not just an architectural or engineering marvel, but one of perseverance and unchartered grace. In inimitable Dubai-style, the greatest surprise was not its official height (828 metres) but Sheikh Mohammed’s decision to rename the marvel to Burj Khalifa.
There could be several explanations to [...]

No, that isn’t a typo — I did say Abu Dubai.
Sitting inside the city that has once again emerged in global press as soon-to-reduced-to-dust, it is certainly interesting to observe from close quarters. To begin with, there has been some muffled words about the ownership of Dubai World. This followed by the magnitude of the default [...]

Two fabulous films in one week. Utterly different genres, the duo of films couldn’t have been any more different. And yet, in recent memory, they certainly leave a similarly lasting impression. Art is alive in Hollywood.
Bad Lieutenant
With the posters cramming up the cheese-factor to no end, this film almost hides in the abyss of Steven-Seagal-genre(less) [...]

Following up on my Metro series, I couldn’t help but repost entirely from Campaign Middle East’s blog. Just when you thought they couldn’t surprise you anymore. Here goes. The Dubai Metro’s decision to open only to VIPs on its much-vaunted launch date of 09/09/09 makes a mockery of the high-profile campaign proclaiming it ‘My City. My [...]

London has always been every brand-connoisseur’s dream. Well thought of, strategically elastic and visually delightful. The English just got it right, every time. Or so I thought.
According to design blog Brand New, The Greater London Authority (GLA) has issued a tender asking for a substantially big and complex rebranding and redesign project: London. The abbreviated version [...]

That’s verbatim. According to Time.com, Leif Harmsen and a band of former Facebook users now crusade against the social-networking behemoth. Their contention: privacy.
Facebook as the centre of the new world is starting to shift. And for the record, I don’t state this as propaganda for yet another social-mistress Twitter. As a passive member (define active [...]