The insane increase in the overall time people spend online requires that almost all celebrities got to have a carefully-curated public persona, to survive. The tremendous increase in the number of PR agencies is an after-effect of this phenomena, me thinks. For e.g. If a movie star has a movie release coming up, suddenly you …
Continue reading MTOTD: 2024/11/15 (Fri): Public and Private Images.
Can we seriously expect an end to these conflicts in our lifetime? India - Pakistan (Since 1947) Israel - Palestine (Since 1948) Russia - Ukraine (Since 2014) Etc. Outside of this, we have border tensions between: India and China China and other South China Sea nations South and North Korea USA and China w.r.t. Taiwan …
Continue reading MTOTD: 2024/11/14 (Thu): Can we expect an end to these conflicts?
I have been a huge fan and user of Social Media since 2009. Over the last 15 years, Social Media has grown by leaps and bounds. For e.g. I used to use Orkut in the beginning ... LOL 🙂 If used in a disciplined manner, Social Media can add a lot of value to your …
Continue reading MTOTD: 2024/11/12 (Tue): Social Media, A Tiger by the Tail … 🙂
Across the board, we are seeing a solid set of NextGen stars coming up. Tennis Carlos Alcaraz (21). Jannik Sinner (23). Aryna Sabalenka (26). Coco Gauff (20). Cricket Shubman Gill (25) Yashasvi Jaiswal (22). Tilak Varma (22). Tristan Stubbs (24). Shamar Joseph (25). Harry Brook (25). Rachin Ravindra (24). Rahmanullah Gurbaz (22). Badminton Lakshya Sen …
Continue reading MTOTD: 2024/11/11 (Mon): NextGen in Sports.
Whether it is NBA, NFL, Cricket, Athletics or Tennis, the frequency of injuries to the stars is very alarming. An obvious reason is the sheer amount of games/matches the professionals are expected to play and compete in. Even with the best coaches, dieticians, performance monitors Etc., sportsmen/sportswomen are just unable to keep up. Because of …
Continue reading MTOTD: 2024/11/08 (Fri): Sports & Injuries.
Whatever one might think of the public antics of Donald Trump (Please note the word "Public". A lot of it was an "Act" for his core base, I believe. He can't be that stupid 🙂 ), it is clear that the majority of voters are NOT a fan of the general direction the nation was …
Continue reading MTOTD: 2024/11/07 (Thu): US citizens have spoken. Decisively!
07:30 IST (India Standard Time) 21:00 Washington DC Time Donald Trump: 101 Electoral Votes (Declared by Google) Kamala Harris: 71 Electoral Votes (Declared by Google) Obviously, both candidates have Pros and Cons. 18-year age difference. Am amazed that President Trump has all this energy at 78 years of age. May the best Man/Woman …
Continue reading MTOTD: 2024/11/06 (Wed): Donald Trump OR Kamala Harris???
First of all, it was a tremendous achievement by the New Zealanders ... Winning one test match in India itself is a huge achievement. To sweep a series? Unbelievable! It could not have happened to a nicer set of guys (By the way, the nicest of them all missed this series 😉 ). Second of …
Continue reading MTOTD: 2024/11/05 (Tue): Yes, NZ thrashed IND 3-0, in India!!! So?
India (Latest: 2024). Poland (Latest: 2024). Germany (Latest: 2024). Romania (Latest: 2024). Spain (Latest: 2024). Italy (Latest: 2024). UK (Latest: 2024). Australia (Latest: 2024). And the list goes on and on ... Reasons: Typhoons/Cyclones/Storms Rising Sea Levels (Melting Ice Caps) Rapid and unplanned Urbanization It is getting worse and worse ... 🙁 Adios!
I am getting alarmed at the rise in the number of cases of: Heart Attack. Stroke. Diabetes. Etc. Happening in the 20s, 30s Etc. Clearly, generation by generation, Humanity seems to be suffering from dipping Health levels. Obviously, several reasons for this phenomenon: (1) Life becoming more "convenient" for a lot of people (I know …
Continue reading MTOTD: 2024/10/30 (Wed): Health levels dipping drastically, year by year.