Ashwin Nanjappa’s Personal Blog

This is a journal of reviews of books, movies, TV series that I enjoyed and other non-tech writing that I occasionally do. I used to host this content at timefarer.wordpress.com until I moved to my own site in 2019.

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Archive

2026

My Brother Sam is Dead (05 Apr 2026)
Links of April 2026 (05 Apr 2026)
The Island of Sea Women (15 Mar 2026)
Links of March 2026 (09 Mar 2026)
The Perfectionists (09 Mar 2026)
Aurora (22 Feb 2026)
They Thought They Were Free (16 Feb 2026)
Starter Villain (15 Feb 2026)
Links of February 2026 (10 Feb 2026)
The Killing Moon (06 Feb 2026)
A Gentleman in Moscow (25 Jan 2026)
The Melancholy of Resistance (24 Jan 2026)
Links of January 2026 (20 Jan 2026)
Movies and TV of 2026 (19 Jan 2026)
An Immense World (09 Jan 2026)

2025

Mother Mary Comes to Me (08 Dec 2025)
Cat’s Cradle (12 Nov 2025)
The Jakarta Method (20 Oct 2025)
The Round House (14 Sep 2025)
Every Living Thing (01 Sep 2025)
Under the Midnight Sun (01 Sep 2025)
Pachinko (04 Aug 2025)
The Last Policeman (28 Jul 2025)
Caste (27 Jul 2025)
Our Moon (20 Jul 2025)
The Witch Elm (30 Jun 2025)
Engineering in Plain Sight (29 Jun 2025)
San Diego (28 Jun 2025)
Hikes of Bay Area (01 Jun 2025)
Consider Phlebas (27 May 2025)
Nehru Bal Pustakalaya (25 May 2025)
Becoming Earth (27 Apr 2025)
Happiness Falls (13 Apr 2025)
On Tyranny (23 Mar 2025)
The Verifiers (13 Mar 2025)
Malice (16 Feb 2025)
The Light Eaters (09 Feb 2025)
Lieutenant Hornblower (09 Feb 2025)
Kids books we loved in 2025 (03 Feb 2025)
Dragon Teeth (02 Feb 2025)
Angrynomics (26 Jan 2025)
Local places of 2025 (20 Jan 2025)
Player Piano (18 Jan 2025)
Movies and TV of 2025 (12 Jan 2025)
Shutter Island (08 Jan 2025)
Links of January 2025 (06 Jan 2025)
The NVIDIA Way (02 Jan 2025)

2024

Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (29 Dec 2024)
Links of December 2024 (25 Dec 2024)
Sphere (13 Dec 2024)
The Death of Ivan Ilyich (01 Dec 2024)
Congo (01 Dec 2024)
A Council of Dolls (24 Nov 2024)
Disclosure (24 Nov 2024)
Kids books we loved in 2024 (16 Nov 2024)
The Westing Game (11 Nov 2024)
Bad Indians (31 Oct 2024)
Rising Sun (31 Oct 2024)
City of Thieves (21 Oct 2024)
Casio ABL100WE Watch (20 Oct 2024)
Gone for Good (10 Oct 2024)
The Left Hand of Darkness (06 Oct 2024)
Pirate Latitudes (05 Oct 2024)
The Great Train Robbery (02 Sep 2024)
Toyota Prius Prime (02 Sep 2024)
Casio WSB1000 watch (24 Aug 2024)
The Master and Margarita (24 Aug 2024)
Casio G-Shock GWB5600 watch (10 Aug 2024)
Casio G-Shock GA-B2100 Watch (18 Jul 2024)
Movies and TV of 2024 (20 May 2024)
Numbers (16 May 2024)
A City on Mars (10 May 2024)
Mount Shasta (08 Apr 2024)
Moby Dick (04 Feb 2024)

2023

Live and Let Die (26 Dec 2023)
The Namesake (19 Dec 2023)
One Piece: East Blue (11 Dec 2023)
Children of Time (27 Nov 2023)
Los Angeles (23 Nov 2023)
All Systems Red (06 Aug 2023)
The Rise of Athens (30 Jul 2023)
H1B Dropbox Renewal in India (10 Jun 2023)
SlimFold Micro Tyvek Wallet (29 Apr 2023)
Honda Odyssey 2019 (17 Apr 2023)
Babel (16 Apr 2023)
Disneyland (30 Mar 2023)
US B2 Visa Application Process for Parents (28 Mar 2023)
Pens and stationery (17 Mar 2023)
Bear Valley (20 Feb 2023)
StandOut 2.0 (18 Feb 2023)
2061: Odyssey Three (24 Jan 2023)
Boy (16 Jan 2023)
James and the Giant Peach / The Twits (15 Jan 2023)
Movies of 2023 (06 Jan 2023)
Matilda (05 Jan 2023)
Other Minds (03 Jan 2023)

2022

Wolf in Boy Scouts of America (01 Oct 2022)
San Francisco (24 Sep 2022)
Places to eat (16 Sep 2022)
Prisoners of Geography (12 Jul 2022)
Casio GW-M5610U Watch (09 Jul 2022)
Russian River (22 Jun 2022)
Solaris (06 May 2022)
Santa Barbara (22 Apr 2022)
Casino Royale (15 Apr 2022)
Childhood’s End (03 Apr 2022)
Flying Blind (13 Mar 2022)
Applying for OCI card (03 Mar 2022)
The Raw Shark Texts (21 Feb 2022)
Libraries of Bay Area (13 Feb 2022)
Parks of Bay Area (13 Feb 2022)
Kids books we loved in 2022 (25 Jan 2022)
The Unofficial LEGO Builder’s Guide (2nd Edition) (24 Jan 2022)
Car accident and auto insurance in USA (07 Jan 2022)

2021

The Lincoln Lawyer (28 Dec 2021)
Murder on the Orient Express (27 Dec 2021)
Paso Robles (19 Dec 2021)
Books from my childhood (05 Dec 2021)
Donner Lake (30 Nov 2021)
The Art of Statistics (29 Oct 2021)
The Best of H. T. Webster (28 Aug 2021)
Liftoff (26 Aug 2021)
English Dictionaries (23 Aug 2021)
Pogo (01 Aug 2021)
Project Hail Mary (28 Jul 2021)
Yosemite National Park (13 Jul 2021)
California Academy of Sciences (29 Jun 2021)
The Art of Cursive Penmanship (13 Jun 2021)
The Consolation of Philosophy (05 Jun 2021)
A Random Walk Down Wall Street (31 May 2021)
Oakland Zoo (24 May 2021)
Kids books we loved in 2021 (23 Apr 2021)
The Complete Robot (17 Apr 2021)
Napa Valley (16 Apr 2021)
How to get birth certificate in USA (15 Feb 2021)
What I loved reading in 2020 (01 Jan 2021)

2020

S. (12 Dec 2020)
Dune (28 Oct 2020)
Driver License in the US (16 Oct 2020)
Lassen Volcanic National Park (11 Oct 2020)
17-Mile Drive (30 Sep 2020)
Rendezvous with Rama (29 Sep 2020)
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter (14 Sep 2020)
The Snowman (16 Aug 2020)
The Invention of Nature (05 Aug 2020)
How to be an Antiracist (19 Jul 2020)
Carmel-by-the-Sea (19 Jul 2020)
Kids’ TV series and movies we loved in 2020 (15 Jul 2020)
Kids’ books we loved in 2020 (15 Jul 2020)
Muir Woods (06 Jul 2020)
How to file US tax return (29 Jun 2020)
The Plague (23 Jun 2020)
The Sound of the Mountain (08 Jun 2020)
The Great Mental Models Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts (24 May 2020)
The Andromeda Strain (08 Mar 2020)
South Lake Tahoe (05 Mar 2020)
The Third Murder (12 Jan 2020)
Measure What Matters (08 Jan 2020)
What I loved reading in 2019 (01 Jan 2020)

2019

What I loved watching in 2019 (31 Dec 2019)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea (01 Dec 2019)
Starship Troopers (22 Oct 2019)
The Astonishing Color of After (05 Aug 2019)
Ready Player One (12 May 2019)
Riding the Caltrain (23 Mar 2019)
The Devotion of Suspect X (17 Mar 2019)
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage (11 Mar 2019)
Indian passport renewal in California (07 Mar 2019)
The Bogleheads’ Guide to the Three-Fund Portfolio (24 Feb 2019)
The awesome LINK+ library service (17 Feb 2019)
Racing the beam (17 Feb 2019)
The Name of the Game is a Kidnapping (10 Feb 2019)
Annihilation (03 Feb 2019)
Pluto (28 Jan 2019)
Electricity consumption in winter (06 Jan 2019)

2018

RIP Roshni (14 Dec 2018)
Websites to check if a social media forward is a hoax (04 Oct 2018)
My guide to Anki (16 Sep 2018)
Tricks of ZipCar (26 Aug 2018)
How to fax auto insurance proof to loan provider (25 Aug 2018)
Blue Shoes and Happiness (13 Aug 2018)
Just Ride (21 Jul 2018)
Stories of Your Life and Others (21 May 2018)
Books I enjoyed in 2017 (03 Jan 2018)
Movies and TV series I enjoyed in 2017 (02 Jan 2018)

2017

Call for the Dead (28 Dec 2017)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (03 Dec 2017)
The White Tiger (26 Nov 2017)
Nineteen Eighty-Four (23 Oct 2017)
The Three-Body Problem (14 Oct 2017)
Masters of Doom (06 Oct 2017)
The Buried Giant (24 Sep 2017)
The Light Fantastic (19 Sep 2017)
The Man in the High Castle (31 Mar 2017)
2010: Odyssey Two (26 Mar 2017)
Nectar in a Sieve (19 Mar 2017)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (05 Mar 2017)
Lady Chatterley’s Lover (26 Feb 2017)
The Catcher in the Rye (19 Feb 2017)
Palestine (12 Feb 2017)
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (22 Jan 2017)
Books I enjoyed in 2016 (02 Jan 2017)

2016

Movies and TV series I enjoyed in 2016 (31 Dec 2016)
The Color of Magic (31 Dec 2016)
Dave Barry Does Japan (26 Dec 2016)
The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency (06 Nov 2016)
The First Bad Man (30 Oct 2016)
The Good Earth (02 Oct 2016)
Age of Ambition (25 Sep 2016)
The Martian (12 Sep 2016)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (25 Jun 2016)
The Inimitable Jeeves (23 Apr 2016)
Math, Science, and Unix Underpants (20 Mar 2016)
Family Life (14 Feb 2016)

2015

Movies I liked in 2015 (27 Dec 2015)
Dave Barry Talks Back (07 Dec 2015)
Neuromancer (28 Nov 2015)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (15 Nov 2015)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (24 Oct 2015)
My Man Jeeves (03 Oct 2015)
I, Robot (23 Aug 2015)
Seconds (19 Jul 2015)
Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? (12 Jul 2015)
The Party After You Left (12 Jul 2015)
V for Vendetta (04 Jul 2015)
The Count of Monte Cristo (28 Jun 2015)
Against the Fall of Night (24 May 2015)
The Valley of Fear (24 May 2015)
Logicomix (09 May 2015)
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard (03 May 2015)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (12 Apr 2015)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (15 Mar 2015)
The Emperor of All Maladies (08 Mar 2015)
Best of February 2015 (07 Mar 2015)
The Man with Two Left Feet (22 Feb 2015)
Best of January 2015 (18 Feb 2015)
On The Beach (11 Jan 2015)

2014

Books I liked in 2014 (28 Dec 2014)
English, August: An Indian Story (28 Dec 2014)
Movies I enjoyed in 2014 (18 Dec 2014)
Master and Commander (16 Dec 2014)
The Girl with the Golden Parasol (16 Nov 2014)
A Drifting Life (劇画漂流) (02 Nov 2014)
The Sense of an Ending (26 Oct 2014)
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (走ることについて語るときに僕の語ること) (26 Oct 2014)
Em and the Big Hoom (07 Sep 2014)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Novel) (31 Aug 2014)
The Sign of Four (24 Aug 2014)
The Terminal Man (10 Aug 2014)
A Study in Scarlet (28 Jul 2014)
Zero Day (28 Jul 2014)

2013

Best movies of 2013 (15 Dec 2013)
Interpreter of Maladies (06 Oct 2013)
The Dream Worker (24 Mar 2013)
Craving for some pho (27 Jan 2013)
The Manga Guide to Molecular Biology (12 Jan 2013)

2012

Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫) (01 May 2012)
Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (29 Apr 2012)
Today’s Special (29 Apr 2012)
Goodfellas (21 Apr 2012)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (21 Apr 2012)
Up The Yangtze (沿江而上) (15 Apr 2012)
Freaks and Geeks (14 Apr 2012)
Wallet? What wallet? (14 Apr 2012)
Before The Rains (06 Apr 2012)
Huduga Hudugi (ಹುಡುಗ ಹುಡುಗಿ) (06 Apr 2012)
Back to the dumb-phone (31 Mar 2012)
Aardvark’d (31 Mar 2012)
Le Gamin au vélo (The Kid with a Bike) (25 Mar 2012)
Lifeu Ishtene (ಲೈಫು ಇಷ್ಟೇನೆ) (24 Mar 2012)
De vrais mensonges (Beautiful Lies) (18 Mar 2012)
How to get up without an alarm clock (11 Mar 2012)
Donnie Darko (11 Mar 2012)
Paramathma (ಪರಮಾತ್ಮ) (10 Mar 2012)
A Separation (جدایی نادر از سیمین) (10 Mar 2012)
Sleepless in Seattle (26 Feb 2012)
An observation on how Gandhi studied (26 Feb 2012)
Bus Service to Bengaluru Airport (25 Feb 2012)
Bridesmaids (25 Feb 2012)
Opiates of the 21st century? (18 Feb 2012)
Bachna Ae Haseeno (बचना ऐ हसीनों) (12 Feb 2012)
Enrolling for Aadhaar (11 Feb 2012)
Tarka (ತರ್ಕ) (29 Jan 2012)
Race (29 Jan 2012)
Sense in a world of nonsense (28 Jan 2012)
Alien (08 Jan 2012)
Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (दिल तो बच्चा है जी) (07 Jan 2012)
What’s Your Raashee? (07 Jan 2012)
Eradane Maduve (ಎರಡನೆ ಮದುವೆ) (07 Jan 2012)
Best of 2011 (01 Jan 2012)

2011

Mission: Impossible (25 Dec 2011)
Ghost in the Shell (24 Dec 2011)
Leaf Storm (24 Dec 2011)
Community (Season 2) (13 Dec 2011)
Eno Onthara (ಏನೋ ಒಂಥರಾ) (11 Dec 2011)
Dirty Dancing (04 Dec 2011)
Saturday Night Fever (27 Nov 2011)
Memento (27 Nov 2011)
Bintan (26 Nov 2011)
Don: The Chase Begins Again (13 Nov 2011)
Steve Jobs (12 Nov 2011)
Hudugaru (ಹುಡುಗರು) (06 Nov 2011)
Game of Thrones (Season 1) (06 Nov 2011)
Lost (Seasons 1-6) (30 Oct 2011)
When Harry Met Sally… (29 Oct 2011)
Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis (Welcome to the Sticks) (29 Oct 2011)
August Rush (09 Oct 2011)
Memoirs of a Geisha (25 Sep 2011)
Dil Chahta Hai (दिल चाहता है) (06 Aug 2011)
Jeux d’enfants (Love Me If You Dare) (06 Aug 2011)
Dhobi Ghat (24 Jul 2011)
Weight Training for Dummies (24 Jul 2011)
Peking Diary: (1948 - 1949) A Year of Revolution (17 Jul 2011)
Jeeves and Wooster (Series 1-4) (03 Jul 2011)
Green Lantern (03 Jul 2011)
Turning 30!!! (02 Jul 2011)
The Science of Sleep (La Science des rêves) (26 Jun 2011)
Nagamandala (ನಾಗಮಂಡಲ) (26 Jun 2011)
Kismat Konnection (क़िस्मत कनेक्शन) (18 Jun 2011)
Parenthood (Seasons 1-2) (18 Jun 2011)
In The Plex (17 Jun 2011)
Frasier (Seasons 1-11) (22 May 2011)
Prithvi (ಪೃಥ್ವಿ) (22 May 2011)
Flight: Volume One (01 May 2011)
The Guru (01 May 2011)
The Seven Year Itch (16 Apr 2011)
Bisi Bisi (ಬಿಸಿ ಬಿಸಿ) (16 Apr 2011)
Heartbreaker (L’arnacœur) (26 Mar 2011)
L.A. Confidential (26 Mar 2011)
Kandukondain Kandukondain (கண்டுகொண்டேன் கண்டுகொண்டேன்) (27 Feb 2011)
The Wire (Season 1) (06 Feb 2011)
Shhh! (ಶ್!) (06 Feb 2011)
Code Rush (02 Feb 2011)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (29 Jan 2011)
Eradu Kanasu (ಎರಡು ಕನಸು) (22 Jan 2011)
Cleopatra (16 Jan 2011)

2010

Malaya Maarutha (ಮಲಯ ಮಾರುತ) (30 Dec 2010)
Silas Marner (28 Dec 2010)
Life is Beautiful (La vita è bella) (25 Dec 2010)
The Pencil (13 Dec 2010)
Anukoolakobba Ganda (ಅನುಕೂಲಕೊಬ್ಬ ಗಂಡ) (10 Dec 2010)
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (05 Dec 2010)
It’s a Wonderful Life (04 Dec 2010)
Masti (02 Dec 2010)
Aardvark’d: 12 Weeks with Geeks (02 Dec 2010)
Hombisilu (ಹೊಂಬಿಸಿಲು) (21 Nov 2010)
I Hate Luv Storys (21 Nov 2010)
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (14 Nov 2010)
Sherlock (Season 1) (13 Nov 2010)
The Princess Bride (13 Nov 2010)
The Social Network (13 Nov 2010)
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (07 Nov 2010)
3 Idiots (थ्री इडीयट्स) (06 Nov 2010)
Phobia 2 (ห้าแพร่ง) (31 Oct 2010)
Manasaare (ಮನಸಾರೆ) (30 Oct 2010)
Community (Season 1) (23 Oct 2010)
Focus (23 Oct 2010)
Male Barali Manju Irali (ಮಳೆ ಬರಲಿ ಮಂಜೂ ಇರಲಿ) (23 Oct 2010)
Pancharangi (ಪಂಚರಂಗಿ) (17 Oct 2010)
The Jungle Is Neutral (16 Oct 2010)
Avatar (13 Oct 2010)
Iron Man 2 (13 Oct 2010)
Rama Shama Bhama (ರಾಮ ಶಾಮ ಭಾಮ) (13 Oct 2010)
Shutter Island (09 Oct 2010)
Modern Family (Season 1) (09 Oct 2010)
Ganeshana Maduve (ಗಣೇಶನ ಮದುವೆ) (09 Oct 2010)
Dilbert (Seasons 1 and 2) (02 Oct 2010)
The Blind Side (02 Oct 2010)
Wake Up Sid (02 Oct 2010)
Raja Nanna Raja (ರಾಜ ನನ್ನ ರಾಜ) (02 Oct 2010)
Rain Man (18 Sep 2010)
Bommarillu (బొమ్మరిల్లు) (11 Sep 2010)
Milana (ಮಿಲನ) (05 Sep 2010)
Akash (ಆಕಾಶ್) (05 Sep 2010)
Little Miss Sunshine (28 Aug 2010)
The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains (07 Aug 2010)
Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (01 Aug 2010)
Just Maath Maathalli (Just ಮಾತ್ ಮಾತಲ್ಲಿ) (01 Aug 2010)
Inception (25 Jul 2010)
Baa Nalle Madhuchandrake (ಬಾ ನಲ್ಲೆ ಮಧುಚಂದ್ರಕೆ) (24 Jul 2010)
The Shop Around the Corner (11 Jul 2010)
The Karate Kid (27 Jun 2010)
Dreams From My Father (19 Jun 2010)
Dear John (19 Jun 2010)
Karthik Calling Karthik (19 Jun 2010)
The Secret Life of Bees (20 May 2010)
Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga (10 May 2010)
The Negotiator (18 Apr 2010)
Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics (18 Apr 2010)
Eight Below (14 Feb 2010)
Bawarchi (बावर्ची) (01 Jan 2010)

2009

Helvetica (27 Dec 2009)
Hot Fuzz (06 Dec 2009)
The Hangover (05 Dec 2009)
Closer (08 Nov 2009)
Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (சில்லுனு ஒரு காதல்) (01 Nov 2009)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (01 Nov 2009)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (24 Oct 2009)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (18 Oct 2009)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (11 Oct 2009)
Inglourious Basterds (11 Oct 2009)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (04 Oct 2009)
Love Aaj Kal (लव आज कल) (27 Sep 2009)
Twilight (27 Sep 2009)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (12 Sep 2009)
Up (30 Aug 2009)
Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone (19 Aug 2009)
Kickboxer (17 Aug 2009)
David Copperfield (01 Aug 2009)
The Shaolin Temple (少林寺) (25 Jul 2009)
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince (21 Jul 2009)
The Body (19 Jul 2009)
The Exorcism Of Emily Rose (12 Jul 2009)
Parineeta (परिणीता) (04 Jul 2009)
Roja (ரோஜா) (27 Jun 2009)
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (27 Jun 2009)
Getting Things Done (20 Jun 2009)
Landscape Townscape (14 Jun 2009)
Show Stopper! (14 Jun 2009)
Chasing The Monsoon (13 Jun 2009)
Star Trek (13 Jun 2009)
27 Dresses (13 Jun 2009)
Monsters vs. Aliens (13 Jun 2009)
Windstruck (내 여자 친구를 소개합니다) (30 Mar 2009)
Turning The Mind Into An Ally (21 Mar 2009)
Advice To A Young Scientist (27 Jan 2009)
The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People (23 Jan 2009)
Cryptonomicon (01 Jan 2009)

2008

Watchmen (20 Oct 2008)
The Art Of Learning (13 Oct 2008)
It’s Not About The Bike (21 Sep 2008)
Rock On!! (07 Sep 2008)
Your Inner Fish (10 Jun 2008)
Exile And The Kingdom (01 Jun 2008)
Group Theory In The Bedroom (22 May 2008)
Disgrace (14 May 2008)
Manorama Six Feet Under (08 Apr 2008)
The Inheritance Of Loss (07 Apr 2008)
No God In Sight (30 Mar 2008)

2007

Fantastic Four (02 Nov 2007)
State Of Fear (28 Oct 2007)
Blade Runner (22 Oct 2007)
Animal Farm (07 Oct 2007)
The Descent (05 Oct 2007)
Half-Marathon: You Can Do It (05 Oct 2007)
Life In A … Metro (03 Oct 2007)
Interventions (10 Sep 2007)
Night At The Museum (07 Sep 2007)
Tristan + Isolde (02 Sep 2007)
Chak De! India (02 Sep 2007)
Understanding Exposure (19 Aug 2007)
Angels And Demons (12 Aug 2007)
The Bourne Ultimatum (11 Aug 2007)
Dreamcatcher (29 Jul 2007)
Die Hard 4.0 (21 Jul 2007)
Death Note (17 Jul 2007)
The Canon (09 Jul 2007)
Tips for reading books (09 Jul 2007)
My Sassy Girl (엽기적인 그녀) (08 Jul 2007)
Unbreakable (08 Jul 2007)
In The Name Of The Father (03 Jul 2007)
A Scanner Darkly (03 Jul 2007)
The Karate Kid (03 Jul 2007)
Sicko (03 Jul 2007)
About A Boy (29 Jun 2007)
Children of Men (29 Jun 2007)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (29 Jun 2007)
Zodiac (16 Jun 2007)
Life, the Universe and Everything (16 Jun 2007)
Prime (10 Jun 2007)
Rear Window (10 Jun 2007)
Eragon (29 May 2007)
The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe (29 May 2007)
Bheja Fry (26 May 2007)
Anger Management (20 May 2007)
Forrest Gump (10 May 2007)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (05 May 2007)
Alien vs. Predator (05 May 2007)
Corridor (07 Apr 2007)
Black Friday (25 Mar 2007)
The Little Prince (18 Mar 2007)
H2G2: The Good Stuff (23 Feb 2007)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy (21 Feb 2007)
Fahrenheit 451 (11 Feb 2007)
Hackers: Heroes Of The Computer Revolution (29 Jan 2007)
Into Thin Air (08 Jan 2007)
A Lot Like Love (05 Jan 2007)
Scoop (02 Jan 2007)

2006

The Hills Of Angheri (31 Dec 2006)
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (05 Dec 2006)
The Pink Panther (30 Nov 2006)
My Cousin Vinny (28 Nov 2006)
Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (18 Nov 2006)
Bas Yun Hi (08 Nov 2006)
Munich (05 Nov 2006)
An Inconvenient Truth (03 Nov 2006)
The Godfather (31 Oct 2006)
Dark City (28 Oct 2006)
The Prestige (24 Oct 2006)
The Departed (17 Oct 2006)
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (30 Sep 2006)
Goal! The Dream Begins (24 Sep 2006)
Into The Blue (24 Sep 2006)
Brave New World (24 Sep 2006)
Lage Raho Munna Bhai (17 Sep 2006)
The Xbox 360 Uncloaked (17 Sep 2006)
Fight Club (03 Sep 2006)
North By Northwest (26 Aug 2006)
Good Will Hunting (24 Aug 2006)
School Of Rock (22 Aug 2006)
Super Size Me (17 Aug 2006)
Breaking The Spell (15 Aug 2006)
The Time Machine (13 Aug 2006)
How To Get Control Of Your Time And Your Life (12 Aug 2006)
Be With Me (10 Aug 2006)
Look, Up In The Sky (06 Aug 2006)
Fargo (04 Aug 2006)
The Maltese Falcon (01 Aug 2006)
Tomorrow Never Dies (31 Jul 2006)
The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time (30 Jul 2006)
Lord Of The Flies (27 Jul 2006)
The Truth About Cats & Dogs (25 Jul 2006)
The Shawshank Redemption (22 Jul 2006)
Scary Movie 4 (19 Jul 2006)
Pallavi Anu Pallavi (ಪಲ್ಲವಿ ಅನುಪಲ್ಲವಿ) (17 Jul 2006)
Planet Of The Apes (14 Jul 2006)
India In Slow Motion (12 Jul 2006)
Field Of Dreams (10 Jul 2006)
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (07 Jul 2006)
Crash (05 Jul 2006)
Superman Returns (02 Jul 2006)
Taxi Driver (28 Jun 2006)
Dr. Strangelove (23 Jun 2006)
Star Wars Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi (20 Jun 2006)
Jurassic Park (20 Jun 2006)
Loose Change (15 Jun 2006)
The Cuckoo’s Egg (14 Jun 2006)
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (10 Jun 2006)
The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress (06 Jun 2006)
The Da Vinci Code (25 May 2006)
To Kill A Mockingbird (21 May 2006)
King Kong (20 May 2006)
Getting What You Came For (19 May 2006)
The Crying Of Lot 49 (16 May 2006)
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith (14 May 2006)
Mission: Impossible III (11 May 2006)
The Thirteenth Floor (09 May 2006)
Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! (01 May 2006)
Breakfast At Tiffany’s (26 Apr 2006)
Solaris (18 Apr 2006)
The Terminal (13 Apr 2006)
Amadeus (11 Apr 2006)
October Sky (03 Apr 2006)
The Animatrix (01 Apr 2006)
Metropolis (18 Mar 2006)
Pirates Of Silicon Valley (11 Mar 2006)
Tuesdays With Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man, And Life’s Greatest Lesson (04 Mar 2006)
Naked Conversations: How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with Customers (27 Feb 2006)
Sabrina (26 Feb 2006)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Film) (18 Feb 2006)
Eraserhead (12 Feb 2006)
Groundhog Day (07 Feb 2006)
Bowling For Columbine (04 Feb 2006)
Rang De Basanti (30 Jan 2006)
The Other Side Of The Sky (25 Jan 2006)
Iceberg (14 Jan 2006)

2005

The Bourne Supremacy (25 Dec 2005)
Welcome To Mooseport (24 Dec 2005)
The Island (21 Dec 2005)
A Tale Of Two Wives (20 Dec 2005)
The Whole Ten Yards (10 Dec 2005)
The Ladykillers (19 Nov 2005)
Amrithadaare (12 Nov 2005)
A Bend In The River (09 Nov 2005)
Last Best Chance (23 Oct 2005)
Tintin In The Congo (23 Oct 2005)
S.W.A.T. (16 Oct 2005)
Tintin In The Land Of The Soviets (16 Oct 2005)
Laughing Gas (16 Oct 2005)
The Day After Tomorrow (15 Oct 2005)
Casablanca (05 Oct 2005)
Heart Of Darkness (02 Oct 2005)
My Fair Lady (01 Oct 2005)
Catch-22 (25 Sep 2005)
Roman Holiday (25 Sep 2005)
Top Gun (10 Sep 2005)
Love Actually (03 Sep 2005)
Two Weeks Notice (28 Aug 2005)
Deception Point (28 Aug 2005)
Runaway Jury (15 Aug 2005)
Digital Fortress (15 Aug 2005)
War of the Worlds (13 Aug 2005)
Silicon Sky (06 Aug 2005)
Apthamitra (ಆಪ್ತಮಿತ್ರ) (24 Jul 2005)
Citizen Kane (17 Jul 2005)
Let’s Enjoy (10 Jul 2005)
Mr. And Mrs. Smith (19 Jun 2005)
The Core (19 Jun 2005)
Mission To Mars (18 Jun 2005)
Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World (13 Jun 2005)
National Treasure (12 Jun 2005)
Bunty Aur Babli (बंटी और बबली) (30 May 2005)
A Sense Of Reality (08 May 2005)
Swades (स्वदेश) (07 Feb 2005)
Dogbert’s Top Secret Management Handbook (31 Jan 2005)
Scary Movie 3 (31 Jan 2005)

2004

Life Of Pi (26 Dec 2004)
Just For Fun (24 Oct 2004)
The Dilbert Principle (16 Oct 2004)
Lakshya (लक्ष्य) (25 Sep 2004)
Proof Of Life (07 Sep 2004)
The Da Vinci Code (28 Aug 2004)
The Code Of The Woosters (23 Aug 2004)
Five Minute Biographies (03 Jun 2004)
Modern Telugu Short Stories (02 Mar 2004)

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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (走ることについて語るときに僕の語ること) (26 Oct 2014)
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane (03 Dec 2017)
Call for the Dead (28 Dec 2017)
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Stories of Your Life and Others (21 May 2018)
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Pluto (28 Jan 2019)
Annihilation (03 Feb 2019)
The Name of the Game is a Kidnapping (10 Feb 2019)
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The awesome LINK+ library service (17 Feb 2019)
The Bogleheads’ Guide to the Three-Fund Portfolio (24 Feb 2019)
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage (11 Mar 2019)
The Devotion of Suspect X (17 Mar 2019)
Ready Player One (12 May 2019)
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Starship Troopers (22 Oct 2019)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea (01 Dec 2019)
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The Great Mental Models Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts (24 May 2020)
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The Lincoln Lawyer (28 Dec 2021)
The Unofficial LEGO Builder’s Guide (2nd Edition) (24 Jan 2022)
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2061: Odyssey Three (24 Jan 2023)
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Casio GW-M5610U Watch (09 Jul 2022)

china

Peking Diary: (1948 - 1949) A Year of Revolution (17 Jul 2011)
Up The Yangtze (沿江而上) (15 Apr 2012)

chinese

Up The Yangtze (沿江而上) (15 Apr 2012)

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Driver License in the US (16 Oct 2020)

english

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Today’s Special (29 Apr 2012)

fashion

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french

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Le Gamin au vélo (The Kid with a Bike) (25 Mar 2012)

gandhi

An observation on how Gandhi studied (26 Feb 2012)

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Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince (21 Jul 2009)
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (04 Oct 2009)
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (18 Oct 2009)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (24 Oct 2009)

haruki murakami

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (走ることについて語るときに僕の語ること) (26 Oct 2014)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (12 Apr 2015)
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage (11 Mar 2019)

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Hikes of Bay Area (01 Jun 2025)

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Lakshya (लक्ष्य) (25 Sep 2004)
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Bunty Aur Babli (बंटी और बबली) (30 May 2005)
Let’s Enjoy (10 Jul 2005)
Chak De! India (02 Sep 2007)
Manorama Six Feet Under (08 Apr 2008)
Rock On!! (07 Sep 2008)
Parineeta (परिणीता) (04 Jul 2009)
Love Aaj Kal (लव आज कल) (27 Sep 2009)
Bawarchi (बावर्ची) (01 Jan 2010)
Karthik Calling Karthik (19 Jun 2010)
Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (01 Aug 2010)
Wake Up Sid (02 Oct 2010)
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I Hate Luv Storys (21 Nov 2010)
Masti (02 Dec 2010)
Kismat Konnection (क़िस्मत कनेक्शन) (18 Jun 2011)
Turning 30!!! (02 Jul 2011)
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Dil Chahta Hai (दिल चाहता है) (06 Aug 2011)
Don: The Chase Begins Again (13 Nov 2011)
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What’s Your Raashee? (07 Jan 2012)
Race (29 Jan 2012)
Bachna Ae Haseeno (बचना ऐ हसीनों) (12 Feb 2012)
Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (29 Apr 2012)

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immigrant

How to file US tax return (29 Jun 2020)

india

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A Separation (جدایی نادر از سیمین) (10 Mar 2012)

japanese

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The Third Murder (12 Jan 2020)

john le carre

The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (22 Jan 2017)
Call for the Dead (28 Dec 2017)

journal

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kannada

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links

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manga

Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics (18 Apr 2010)
Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga (10 May 2010)
The Manga Guide to Molecular Biology (12 Jan 2013)
A Drifting Life (劇画漂流) (02 Nov 2014)
Pluto (28 Jan 2019)

mathematics

Group Theory In The Bedroom (22 May 2008)

michael crichton

Jurassic Park (20 Jun 2006)
The Terminal Man (10 Aug 2014)
The Andromeda Strain (08 Mar 2020)

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Proof Of Life (07 Sep 2004)
Lakshya (लक्ष्य) (25 Sep 2004)
Scary Movie 3 (31 Jan 2005)
Swades (स्वदेश) (07 Feb 2005)
Bunty Aur Babli (बंटी और बबली) (30 May 2005)
National Treasure (12 Jun 2005)
Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World (13 Jun 2005)
Mr. And Mrs. Smith (19 Jun 2005)
Let’s Enjoy (10 Jul 2005)
Citizen Kane (17 Jul 2005)
Apthamitra (ಆಪ್ತಮಿತ್ರ) (24 Jul 2005)
War of the Worlds (13 Aug 2005)
Runaway Jury (15 Aug 2005)
Two Weeks Notice (28 Aug 2005)
Love Actually (03 Sep 2005)
Top Gun (10 Sep 2005)
Roman Holiday (25 Sep 2005)
My Fair Lady (01 Oct 2005)
Casablanca (05 Oct 2005)
The Day After Tomorrow (15 Oct 2005)
S.W.A.T. (16 Oct 2005)
Last Best Chance (23 Oct 2005)
Amrithadaare (12 Nov 2005)
The Ladykillers (19 Nov 2005)
The Whole Ten Yards (10 Dec 2005)
A Tale Of Two Wives (20 Dec 2005)
The Island (21 Dec 2005)
Welcome To Mooseport (24 Dec 2005)
The Bourne Supremacy (25 Dec 2005)
Rang De Basanti (30 Jan 2006)
Bowling For Columbine (04 Feb 2006)
Groundhog Day (07 Feb 2006)
Eraserhead (12 Feb 2006)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Film) (18 Feb 2006)
Sabrina (26 Feb 2006)
Pirates Of Silicon Valley (11 Mar 2006)
Metropolis (18 Mar 2006)
The Animatrix (01 Apr 2006)
October Sky (03 Apr 2006)
Amadeus (11 Apr 2006)
The Terminal (13 Apr 2006)
Solaris (18 Apr 2006)
Breakfast At Tiffany’s (26 Apr 2006)
The Thirteenth Floor (09 May 2006)
Mission: Impossible III (11 May 2006)
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith (14 May 2006)
King Kong (20 May 2006)
The Da Vinci Code (25 May 2006)
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (10 Jun 2006)
Loose Change (15 Jun 2006)
Star Wars Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi (20 Jun 2006)
Dr. Strangelove (23 Jun 2006)
Taxi Driver (28 Jun 2006)
Superman Returns (02 Jul 2006)
Crash (05 Jul 2006)
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (07 Jul 2006)
Field Of Dreams (10 Jul 2006)
Planet Of The Apes (14 Jul 2006)
Pallavi Anu Pallavi (ಪಲ್ಲವಿ ಅನುಪಲ್ಲವಿ) (17 Jul 2006)
Scary Movie 4 (19 Jul 2006)
The Shawshank Redemption (22 Jul 2006)
The Truth About Cats & Dogs (25 Jul 2006)
Tomorrow Never Dies (31 Jul 2006)
The Maltese Falcon (01 Aug 2006)
Fargo (04 Aug 2006)
Look, Up In The Sky (06 Aug 2006)
Be With Me (10 Aug 2006)
The Time Machine (13 Aug 2006)
Super Size Me (17 Aug 2006)
School Of Rock (22 Aug 2006)
Good Will Hunting (24 Aug 2006)
North By Northwest (26 Aug 2006)
Fight Club (03 Sep 2006)
Lage Raho Munna Bhai (17 Sep 2006)
Goal! The Dream Begins (24 Sep 2006)
Into The Blue (24 Sep 2006)
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (30 Sep 2006)
The Departed (17 Oct 2006)
The Prestige (24 Oct 2006)
Dark City (28 Oct 2006)
The Godfather (31 Oct 2006)
An Inconvenient Truth (03 Nov 2006)
Munich (05 Nov 2006)
Bas Yun Hi (08 Nov 2006)
Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (18 Nov 2006)
My Cousin Vinny (28 Nov 2006)
The Pink Panther (30 Nov 2006)
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (05 Dec 2006)
Scoop (02 Jan 2007)
A Lot Like Love (05 Jan 2007)
Alien vs. Predator (05 May 2007)
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (05 May 2007)
Forrest Gump (10 May 2007)
Anger Management (20 May 2007)
Bheja Fry (26 May 2007)
Eragon (29 May 2007)
Prime (10 Jun 2007)
Rear Window (10 Jun 2007)
Zodiac (16 Jun 2007)
About A Boy (29 Jun 2007)
Children of Men (29 Jun 2007)
A Scanner Darkly (03 Jul 2007)
In The Name Of The Father (03 Jul 2007)
Sicko (03 Jul 2007)
The Karate Kid (03 Jul 2007)
My Sassy Girl (엽기적인 그녀) (08 Jul 2007)
Unbreakable (08 Jul 2007)
Death Note (17 Jul 2007)
Die Hard 4.0 (21 Jul 2007)
Dreamcatcher (29 Jul 2007)
The Bourne Ultimatum (11 Aug 2007)
Chak De! India (02 Sep 2007)
Night At The Museum (07 Sep 2007)
Life In A … Metro (03 Oct 2007)
The Descent (05 Oct 2007)
Blade Runner (22 Oct 2007)
Fantastic Four (02 Nov 2007)
Manorama Six Feet Under (08 Apr 2008)
Rock On!! (07 Sep 2008)
Windstruck (내 여자 친구를 소개합니다) (30 Mar 2009)
27 Dresses (13 Jun 2009)
Monsters vs. Aliens (13 Jun 2009)
Star Trek (13 Jun 2009)
Roja (ரோஜா) (27 Jun 2009)
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (27 Jun 2009)
Parineeta (परिणीता) (04 Jul 2009)
The Exorcism Of Emily Rose (12 Jul 2009)
The Body (19 Jul 2009)
The Shaolin Temple (少林寺) (25 Jul 2009)
Kickboxer (17 Aug 2009)
Up (30 Aug 2009)
Love Aaj Kal (लव आज कल) (27 Sep 2009)
Inglourious Basterds (11 Oct 2009)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (01 Nov 2009)
Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (சில்லுனு ஒரு காதல்) (01 Nov 2009)
Closer (08 Nov 2009)
The Hangover (05 Dec 2009)
Hot Fuzz (06 Dec 2009)
Bawarchi (बावर्ची) (01 Jan 2010)
Eight Below (14 Feb 2010)
The Secret Life of Bees (20 May 2010)
Dear John (19 Jun 2010)
Karthik Calling Karthik (19 Jun 2010)
The Karate Kid (27 Jun 2010)
The Shop Around the Corner (11 Jul 2010)
Baa Nalle Madhuchandrake (ಬಾ ನಲ್ಲೆ ಮಧುಚಂದ್ರಕೆ) (24 Jul 2010)
Inception (25 Jul 2010)
Just Maath Maathalli (Just ಮಾತ್ ಮಾತಲ್ಲಿ) (01 Aug 2010)
Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (01 Aug 2010)
Little Miss Sunshine (28 Aug 2010)
Akash (ಆಕಾಶ್) (05 Sep 2010)
Milana (ಮಿಲನ) (05 Sep 2010)
Bommarillu (బొమ్మరిల్లు) (11 Sep 2010)
Rain Man (18 Sep 2010)
Raja Nanna Raja (ರಾಜ ನನ್ನ ರಾಜ) (02 Oct 2010)
The Blind Side (02 Oct 2010)
Wake Up Sid (02 Oct 2010)
Ganeshana Maduve (ಗಣೇಶನ ಮದುವೆ) (09 Oct 2010)
Shutter Island (09 Oct 2010)
Avatar (13 Oct 2010)
Iron Man 2 (13 Oct 2010)
Rama Shama Bhama (ರಾಮ ಶಾಮ ಭಾಮ) (13 Oct 2010)
Pancharangi (ಪಂಚರಂಗಿ) (17 Oct 2010)
Male Barali Manju Irali (ಮಳೆ ಬರಲಿ ಮಂಜೂ ಇರಲಿ) (23 Oct 2010)
Manasaare (ಮನಸಾರೆ) (30 Oct 2010)
Phobia 2 (ห้าแพร่ง) (31 Oct 2010)
3 Idiots (थ्री इडीयट्स) (06 Nov 2010)
The Princess Bride (13 Nov 2010)
The Social Network (13 Nov 2010)
Hombisilu (ಹೊಂಬಿಸಿಲು) (21 Nov 2010)
I Hate Luv Storys (21 Nov 2010)
Masti (02 Dec 2010)
It’s a Wonderful Life (04 Dec 2010)
Anukoolakobba Ganda (ಅನುಕೂಲಕೊಬ್ಬ ಗಂಡ) (10 Dec 2010)
Life is Beautiful (La vita è bella) (25 Dec 2010)
Malaya Maarutha (ಮಲಯ ಮಾರುತ) (30 Dec 2010)
Cleopatra (16 Jan 2011)
Eradu Kanasu (ಎರಡು ಕನಸು) (22 Jan 2011)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (29 Jan 2011)
Code Rush (02 Feb 2011)
Shhh! (ಶ್!) (06 Feb 2011)
Kandukondain Kandukondain (கண்டுகொண்டேன் கண்டுகொண்டேன்) (27 Feb 2011)
Heartbreaker (L’arnacœur) (26 Mar 2011)
L.A. Confidential (26 Mar 2011)
Bisi Bisi (ಬಿಸಿ ಬಿಸಿ) (16 Apr 2011)
The Seven Year Itch (16 Apr 2011)
The Guru (01 May 2011)
Prithvi (ಪೃಥ್ವಿ) (22 May 2011)
Kismat Konnection (क़िस्मत कनेक्शन) (18 Jun 2011)
Nagamandala (ನಾಗಮಂಡಲ) (26 Jun 2011)
The Science of Sleep (La Science des rêves) (26 Jun 2011)
Turning 30!!! (02 Jul 2011)
Green Lantern (03 Jul 2011)
Dhobi Ghat (24 Jul 2011)
Dil Chahta Hai (दिल चाहता है) (06 Aug 2011)
Jeux d’enfants (Love Me If You Dare) (06 Aug 2011)
Memoirs of a Geisha (25 Sep 2011)
August Rush (09 Oct 2011)
Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis (Welcome to the Sticks) (29 Oct 2011)
When Harry Met Sally… (29 Oct 2011)
Hudugaru (ಹುಡುಗರು) (06 Nov 2011)
Don: The Chase Begins Again (13 Nov 2011)
Memento (27 Nov 2011)
Saturday Night Fever (27 Nov 2011)
Dirty Dancing (04 Dec 2011)
Eno Onthara (ಏನೋ ಒಂಥರಾ) (11 Dec 2011)
Ghost in the Shell (24 Dec 2011)
Mission: Impossible (25 Dec 2011)
Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (दिल तो बच्चा है जी) (07 Jan 2012)
Eradane Maduve (ಎರಡನೆ ಮದುವೆ) (07 Jan 2012)
What’s Your Raashee? (07 Jan 2012)
Alien (08 Jan 2012)
Race (29 Jan 2012)
Tarka (ತರ್ಕ) (29 Jan 2012)
Bachna Ae Haseeno (बचना ऐ हसीनों) (12 Feb 2012)
Bridesmaids (25 Feb 2012)
Sleepless in Seattle (26 Feb 2012)
A Separation (جدایی نادر از سیمین) (10 Mar 2012)
Paramathma (ಪರಮಾತ್ಮ) (10 Mar 2012)
Donnie Darko (11 Mar 2012)
De vrais mensonges (Beautiful Lies) (18 Mar 2012)
Lifeu Ishtene (ಲೈಫು ಇಷ್ಟೇನೆ) (24 Mar 2012)
Le Gamin au vélo (The Kid with a Bike) (25 Mar 2012)
Aardvark’d (31 Mar 2012)
Before The Rains (06 Apr 2012)
Huduga Hudugi (ಹುಡುಗ ಹುಡುಗಿ) (06 Apr 2012)
Up The Yangtze (沿江而上) (15 Apr 2012)
Goodfellas (21 Apr 2012)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (21 Apr 2012)
Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (29 Apr 2012)
Today’s Special (29 Apr 2012)
Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫) (01 May 2012)
Best movies of 2013 (15 Dec 2013)
Movies I enjoyed in 2014 (18 Dec 2014)
Movies I liked in 2015 (27 Dec 2015)
Movies and TV series I enjoyed in 2016 (31 Dec 2016)
Movies and TV series I enjoyed in 2017 (02 Jan 2018)
What I loved watching in 2019 (31 Dec 2019)
The Third Murder (12 Jan 2020)
Kids’ TV series and movies we loved in 2020 (15 Jul 2020)
The Lincoln Lawyer (28 Dec 2021)
Movies of 2023 (06 Jan 2023)
Movies and TV of 2024 (20 May 2024)
Movies and TV of 2026 (19 Jan 2026)

movies

Movies and TV of 2025 (12 Jan 2025)

museum

California Academy of Sciences (29 Jun 2021)

parenting

Wolf in Boy Scouts of America (01 Oct 2022)

park

Parks of Bay Area (13 Feb 2022)

passport

Indian passport renewal in California (07 Mar 2019)

photography

Understanding Exposure (19 Aug 2007)
Landscape Townscape (14 Jun 2009)

productivity

Getting Things Done (20 Jun 2009)

running

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (走ることについて語るときに僕の語ること) (26 Oct 2014)

science

The Canon (09 Jul 2007)

science fiction

Mission To Mars (18 Jun 2005)
The Core (19 Jun 2005)
War of the Worlds (13 Aug 2005)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Film) (18 Feb 2006)
Solaris (18 Apr 2006)
The Thirteenth Floor (09 May 2006)
The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress (06 Jun 2006)
Jurassic Park (20 Jun 2006)
Dark City (28 Oct 2006)
Children of Men (29 Jun 2007)
Blade Runner (22 Oct 2007)
Inception (25 Jul 2010)
Alien (08 Jan 2012)
The Terminal Man (10 Aug 2014)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Novel) (31 Aug 2014)
Against the Fall of Night (24 May 2015)
Neuromancer (28 Nov 2015)
The Martian (12 Sep 2016)
2010: Odyssey Two (26 Mar 2017)
The Three-Body Problem (14 Oct 2017)
Stories of Your Life and Others (21 May 2018)
Starship Troopers (22 Oct 2019)
The Andromeda Strain (08 Mar 2020)
Rendezvous with Rama (29 Sep 2020)
Dune (28 Oct 2020)
Project Hail Mary (28 Jul 2021)
Childhood’s End (03 Apr 2022)
Solaris (06 May 2022)

space

Mission To Mars (18 Jun 2005)
Silicon Sky (06 Aug 2005)
Liftoff (26 Aug 2021)

stationery

Pens and stationery (17 Mar 2023)

tamil

telugu

Modern Telugu Short Stories (02 Mar 2004)
Bommarillu (బొమ్మరిల్లు) (11 Sep 2010)

thai

Phobia 2 (ห้าแพร่ง) (31 Oct 2010)

time

How to get up without an alarm clock (11 Mar 2012)

tragedy

Tristan + Isolde (02 Sep 2007)

travel

Bintan (26 Nov 2011)
Bus Service to Bengaluru Airport (25 Feb 2012)
Riding the Caltrain (23 Mar 2019)
South Lake Tahoe (05 Mar 2020)
Muir Woods (06 Jul 2020)
Carmel-by-the-Sea (19 Jul 2020)
17-Mile Drive (30 Sep 2020)
Lassen Volcanic National Park (11 Oct 2020)
Napa Valley (16 Apr 2021)
Oakland Zoo (24 May 2021)
Yosemite National Park (13 Jul 2021)
Donner Lake (30 Nov 2021)
Paso Robles (19 Dec 2021)
Applying for OCI card (03 Mar 2022)
Santa Barbara (22 Apr 2022)
Russian River (22 Jun 2022)
San Francisco (24 Sep 2022)
Bear Valley (20 Feb 2023)
US B2 Visa Application Process for Parents (28 Mar 2023)
Disneyland (30 Mar 2023)
Los Angeles (23 Nov 2023)
Mount Shasta (08 Apr 2024)
San Diego (28 Jun 2025)

tv

Numbers (16 May 2024)
Movies and TV of 2024 (20 May 2024)
Movies and TV of 2025 (12 Jan 2025)

tv series

Dilbert (Seasons 1 and 2) (02 Oct 2010)
Modern Family (Season 1) (09 Oct 2010)
Community (Season 1) (23 Oct 2010)
Sherlock (Season 1) (13 Nov 2010)
The Wire (Season 1) (06 Feb 2011)
Frasier (Seasons 1-11) (22 May 2011)
Parenthood (Seasons 1-2) (18 Jun 2011)
Jeeves and Wooster (Series 1-4) (03 Jul 2011)
Lost (Seasons 1-6) (30 Oct 2011)
Game of Thrones (Season 1) (06 Nov 2011)
Community (Season 2) (13 Dec 2011)
Freaks and Geeks (14 Apr 2012)
Movies and TV series I enjoyed in 2016 (31 Dec 2016)
Movies and TV series I enjoyed in 2017 (02 Jan 2018)
What I loved watching in 2019 (31 Dec 2019)
Kids’ TV series and movies we loved in 2020 (15 Jul 2020)
Movies and TV of 2026 (19 Jan 2026)

usa

Electricity consumption in winter (06 Jan 2019)
Indian passport renewal in California (07 Mar 2019)
Riding the Caltrain (23 Mar 2019)
South Lake Tahoe (05 Mar 2020)
Muir Woods (06 Jul 2020)
17-Mile Drive (30 Sep 2020)
Lassen Volcanic National Park (11 Oct 2020)
Driver License in the US (16 Oct 2020)
How to get birth certificate in USA (15 Feb 2021)
Napa Valley (16 Apr 2021)
Oakland Zoo (24 May 2021)
Yosemite National Park (13 Jul 2021)
Donner Lake (30 Nov 2021)
Paso Robles (19 Dec 2021)
Santa Barbara (22 Apr 2022)
Russian River (22 Jun 2022)
San Francisco (24 Sep 2022)
Bear Valley (20 Feb 2023)
US B2 Visa Application Process for Parents (28 Mar 2023)
Disneyland (30 Mar 2023)
H1B Dropbox Renewal in India (10 Jun 2023)
Los Angeles (23 Nov 2023)
Mount Shasta (08 Apr 2024)
San Diego (28 Jun 2025)

war

The Jungle Is Neutral (16 Oct 2010)

watch

Casio G-Shock GA-B2100 Watch (18 Jul 2024)
Casio WSB1000 watch (24 Aug 2024)
Casio ABL100WE Watch (20 Oct 2024)

web

Websites to check if a social media forward is a hoax (04 Oct 2018)

wristwatch

Casio GW-M5610U Watch (09 Jul 2022)

writing

Sense in a world of nonsense (28 Jan 2012)
Opiates of the 21st century? (18 Feb 2012)
The Dream Worker (24 Mar 2013)

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