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Ramya rules
She’s on top of the Kannada film industry. Listen to the girl and you’ll know why, says BHUMIKA K.
Columns

GO GET ’EM
Logitech Chillstream
Are you a diehard gamer? There must have been times when you’ve had sweaty palms: when you were just about to lose a game, when you thought your opponent was stronger, or when you didn’t realise the power within you. Banish your worries n ow, says JANANI KRISHNASWAMY, as gadget makers have created devices to cool you down while playing, to overwhelm your opponent from a distance and even feel the sound of music like never before!


Logitech gaming peripheral 
Buckle your seatbelt and hold on tight! Logitech has an axial feedback wheel for you! Grab the Logitech’s comfortable rubber grips, and get ready to race at a new level. Logitech’s Axial feedback technology makes Xbox 360 racing ...
Xbox 360 
With the wireless trend all the rage, Xbox has made a controller which you can operate from a 30-foot range. You can game up to 40 hours, and when your batteries run low, all you have to do is to connect a play and charge kit for uninterrupted ...
Sony PS2/ Sony Sixaxis controllers
If you are a hardcore PS3 gamer, you still have more interesting options. The Sixaxis controller features a motion-sensing technology, that helps detect even natural and intuitive movements. The DualShock Controller is a good buy if you have a ...
FINE WINE
Mad about Malbecs
There comes a time in every wine drinker’s life when he or she begins to tire of the usual varietals. The expression Anything But Chardonnay (ABC) reflects the weariness of a world that wants to look beyond this robust grape, which can be ...
CHEW ON THIS
Paella
Rice dish from the Valencia region of Spain, and one of the treasures of Spanish cuisine. Traditionally made with vegetables, meat or seafood, its key ingredients are rice, saffron and olive oil. Paella is cooked in a large, flat and shallow ...
DISH
Kane Fry
With an ideal setting under two giant tamarind trees, Karavalli has the cool look of a traditional tiled Mangalorean house, with a lush garden complete with a water cascade. The Kane fish is fresh and slender, marinated in a delicate blend of ...
FOOD BYTES
Jaden Hair is funny. (Unless you’re a spammer. “Spammers will be dunked in a vat of fermented fish sauce,” she warns.) She takes great pictures. Except for one admittedly blurry one of her TV. (“The smudges? I was watching ...
People

A mirror image!
Stephen Kabakos has made a successful career out of impersonating Elvis Presley
Columns

WIN A PRIZE

Readers are encouraged to send in interesting photos they have taken at 300 DPI to caughtsnappingblr@gmail.com with a caption, your address and contact number. The best photograph wins a meal ...
Beauty And Wellness

WORKOUT
Stretch ’n’ spin
SHILPA SEBASTIAN stretches, kicks out, goes into a tizzy, but comes back satisfied after her CONTEMPORARY DANCE class


TRAINING ROOM
Get the eating right
You can keep catabolism at bay by eating a small pre-workout meal
QUICK TIP
How to step up the intensity
It is the intensity of a workout that will help you get the results you are looking for. Here is a way to increase the intensity at the gym.

If you generally take 60 minutes to complete your chest, shoulder and triceps routine, try ...
Cinema

NOW SHOWING
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

It is one year in real time but 1,300 years in Narnia time as the four children from C. S. Lewis’ well-beloved masterpiece return to the wondrous realm for yet another hair-raising adventure. All sorts of horrid things have happened in ...


 Bedara Kannappa 1954
Rajkumar, Pandhari Bai, Raja Sulochana, and Narasimha Raju
Food

Bamboo prawn

Finish cooking with black-bean sauce, wine, sugar, chicken powder and little water mixed with corn flour. Bring to boil. Serve hot


Television

TUBE WATCH
Comedy time
Wayne Dobie (Robert de Niro) is a shy police photographer who saves the life of crime boss Frank Milo. Things get complicated when Milo insists on thanking his saviour with the week-long company of the beautiful Glory (Uma Thurman). Dobbie must ...
Events

Nature nurture

Hit the hills. Kids Studios is conducting a three-day nature awareness and adventure camp to Savanadurga which includes trekking, rock climbing, rappelling, commando crossing, camping, raft building, and games through which children learn ...


Jive dive

There’s more to dance about the city, it seems. Studio 5678 is conducting a five-day dance workshop in Jive and Freestyle for those aged 15 years and above and Western and Bollywood freestyle dance classes for children aged six to 12. So ...


In step with salsa

Put on your dancing shoes and take that plunge. Lourd Vijay Dance Studios will hold auditions for people interested in an intensive performance level workshop to perform at the India International Salsa Congress 2008. Auditions for people who ...


Lucknow embers

“Lucknow ’76”, a play set across 100 hundred years of Indian history, from 1876 to 1976 , returns to Ranga Shankara. Directed by Abhishek Majumdar, the play looks at the lives of common people in the historic city of Lucknow ...


Tea tasting

For sinful food lovers. Olive Beach hosts a tea-tasting session at the fortnightly Gourmet Bazaar by renowned tea taster Sujoy Sengupta from Kolkata and Prahlad Kakkar between noon and 3 p.m. Venue: Olive Beach,

Date: May 17, noon to 3 ...


Tell a tale

Kara 4 Kids would be conducting a story telling workshop for kids aged three to eight at Crossword, the bookstore on Residency Road, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Venue: Crossword, Residency Road

Date: May 17

Contact: ...


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