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The Lamborghini class: Why the filthy rich live in filth
Our super-rich can and do intervene to shape public infrastructure, but only when it most narrowly benefits them. One reason for this blinkered attitude is an absence of civic virtue which they share with the rest of their fellow citizens. #India #Barcelona #JustSaying #Bangalore #Luxury Brands #Garbage #India's super rich
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Empty symbolism: When Rahul Gandhi paid Rs 1000 for a newspaper
A young boy selling a newspaper knocked on Rahul Gandhi's car window at a traffic light. This Prince and Pauper moment has resulted in a heart-warming fairy tale. But sadly for him it just confirms Rahul's image as the rather aimless dabbler. #Politics #Uttar Pradesh #India #Congress #JustSaying #CourtsideView #Rahul Gandhi #FICCI #newspaper boy
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Wikipedia's sexist turn: Men are novelists, women are 'women novelists'
Is Harriet Beecher Stowe (Uncle Tom's Cabin) an American novelist or an American woman novelist? Wikipedia recently tried to move women novelists into their own category. It wanted more order. It's created chaos instead. #JustSaying #Wikipedia #Gender #GoodReads #Misha
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Why 'The Economist's' 'Joy of Reading' campaign matters
With book shops closing down in hundreds, a campaign like The Economist's matters a lot. #JustSaying #The Economist
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Why Surat is India's most interesting city
This month, Surat was judged India's best city. To me Surat is the most interesting city in India. It would be so even if it weren't the place I called home for most of my life. #Surat #JustSaying #Mumbai #Bangalore
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Chennai ban on Lankan players in IPL: We are like this only
We have no problem with punishing the entire race of Lankans for the actions of their government. And the truth is that we are consistent in this behaviour. #Sri Lanka #JustSaying #Chennai #IPL 6
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HTML GiantI’m Not Saying, I’m Just Saying
Koi fish have hundreds of scales that form a protective armor around them. Matthew Salesses’s is a collection of 115 flash fictions that, like those scales, explore the spoken and unspoken nuances that connect and glue relationships in all their misfit f #Johnny Appleseed
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Psychology TodaySaying “No” without Saying “No”
Every time anyone makes a request, two things operate simultaneously. One is the specifics of what is being asked for – the dishes, the report, the favor, or whatever it is. The other is the secret question that hovers over the request, known by both wit #
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Mind Body Green10 Things Yoga Students Need To Stop Saying
I've been a yoga teacher for two years, long enough to notice a few trends in what I hear from students. I often hear excuses, self-deprecation, disclaimers, and apologies. In the yoga room, we're pretty supportive of others, yet we're so hard on ourselv #