Cup of Chicha looks like an interesting weblog. It resolved my quandery about posting random links. I want to categorize them for my later reference. It is decidedly low tech; but will work for now.

Interesting essays on writing, philosophy and urban renewal

-Colin McGill wrote in Prospect magazine on how he ended up becoming a philosopher.
-Washington Post had a terrific article on 'brain gain cities' sometime back. It touches upon one of my ongoing obsessions; what makes cities tick?
-JM Coetzee's nobel lecture. Coetzee, it seems, likes to usesomeone else's persona to give lectures (he doesnt like public speaking much anyway. He ditched the ceremonies for the two booker prices that he got). This one is given from the persective of Daniel Dafoe after the book ends.

Films
POV has an awesome post about Kieslowski.
This looks like an interesting resource on documentaries
Guardian writes about Kal Ho Na Ho and what it means for Bollywood
Sandipan Deb on the appeal of Hindi movies in Asia
Manu Jain about efforts to brand India; I am not too impressed.

Books, media
Nice article about Slate in CBS marketwatch.
Talking of slate, this is a raving review of a book (Mimesis) that I have never heard of
An interesting magazine called One-story
A directory of quotations