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REEL MAGICAL REALISM
Filmmaker Vipin Vijay tells Nita Sathyendranthat he is on a voyage of self-discovery

Columns

Does weight training stunt growth?
Weight training actually protects your bones as you age

QUICK TIP
Get moving
One of the hardest things to do is to exercise; one can find dozens of reasons to put off that workout. A better way in that case is to find ways to be active: walk instead of taking the car (when you can); climb the stairs (at least part of the ...

CHEWON THIS

Ploughman’s lunch
As British as it can get. A simple meal of bread, cheese and raw onion, sometimes served with a pickle (Branston’s especially), hardboiled egg, sausage and salad — accompanied by a flagon of beer or cider. Its origins are unclear; ...

THERELUCTANT GOURMET
Some like it hot, some like it cold
NOSTALGIA Last but not the least, puddings are reminiscent of childhood years filled with treats from the larder

QUICK FIX

Curry leaf flavoured fish fry

Make a fine paste out of curry leaves, ginger/garlic, green chilly and shallots. Add salt, turmeric powder and lime juice. Wash and squeeze out the water from the fish. Marinate the fish with the paste for 20 minutes.

Heat the hot plate ...

Kolumuttai

Thick and crunchy flaky pastry pulled into a tight roll, deep fried and coated with sugar syrup that envelopes it in a crispy embrace. A simple yet light and interesting snack that is a love affair with sweetness

Price Rs.10 per 100 ...

Cinema

NOW SHOWING
X-men Origins: Wolverine

Hugh Jackman reprises the role of the fierce fighting machine who possesses amazing healing powers, retractable claws and a primal fury. The film tells the story of Wolverine’s epically violent and romantic past, his complex ...

City Chronicles

Paintball excitement
Paintball Game, a pulsating mock-combat event will make its debut in the State on Saturday. This will be the highpoint of the Corporate Champions League 2009, now on at the Regional Sports Centre.

Brought to the city by Acid Entertainments, ...

Travel

Kerala locales in ‘Vogue UK’
Twenty pages of Kerala’s landscapes as a backdrop are featured in the latest issue of style magazine, ‘Vogue UK’.

Spice route

Vogue’s fashion crew took the spice route to Kerala for ...

Events

Dance

Sree Sankara School of Dance Kalady is organising two sessions of newly choreographed classical dance items at ‘Sree Sankara Choreofest – 2009’.

Venue: Sree Sankaranatyamandapam, Kalady

Date: June ...

Book release

A collection of poems by Nisha G., ‘Prism of Love’ will be released by Dr. K. G. Paulose.

Venue: Chinmaya Vidyalaya Auditorium, Tripunithura

Time: 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Date: June ...

Film screening

As part of its monthly film screening Cochin Film Society, in association with the Russian Cultural Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, I&PRD, Govt. of Kerala and the Corporation of Cochin is organising a Russian film festival.

Date: ...