Monthly Archives: February 2011

Aerotropolis: The Way We’ll Live Next by Greg Lindsay and John Kasarda – review | Books | The Observer

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

Will the urban centres of tomorrow be built around large, busy airports? Rowan Moore does not think so Rowan Moore The Observer, Sunday 27 February 2011 Dubai is home to Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, but its standing as … Continue reading →

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Laura Hillenbrand’s ‘Unbroken’ Tells a P.O.W. Tale – NYTimes.com

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

“The only runner who could beat him was Seabiscuit,” said Louie Zamperini’s coach at the University of Southern California, as this track star, who had competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, trained for the 1940 Olympics in Tokyo. But a deeply … Continue reading →

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Can an Egypt-style Revolution Take Place in Pakistan? – TIME

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

Pakistan’s former World Cup winning cricket captain Imran Khan in Mumbai, India, Feb 2nd, 2011. A thrill rushes through Imran Khan’s voice at the mere mention of Egypt. The former Pakistani cricket legend-turned-politician is pleased for Hosni Mubarak’s former subjects, … Continue reading →

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Tender Hooks: The butterfly effect – The Express Tribune

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

  I must confess that I’m not an impartial reviewer. Moni Mohsin’s ‘Diary of a Social Butterfly’ has been the bright spot in my otherwise dismal Fridays for many years now. But I must also confess that I’m as much … Continue reading →

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There’s a lot of me in Butterfly: Moni Mohsin – Hindustan Times

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

A delayed flight, an almost two-hour ride from airport to hotel because of traffic, a v-e-r-y careful examination of her passport – because it’s Pakistani – that made check-in painful, and nothing to eat since dinner last night (it’s now … Continue reading →

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