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I think Number 4 is Mukesh Tiwari.

Book Review: The Forever Green Lore and Legends of Kerala Sreekumari Ramachandran’s latest book on Kerala is invaluable as a reference, but it falters as a pleasurable read due to its flat, over-edited prose and lack of narrative thread.

Ah, ha! I actually read this review of it, and I think just flipping through it yesterday I can see what the writer is saying. That said, I don't think having a "cultural encyclopedia" is a bad thing, I see it as a starting point. kalampedia.org/2025/10/06/b...

I've actually got a second book about Sabarimala on order as well -- I realized I don't know enough about it, so trying to look at some different sources to be careful.

A stack of five books. The titles are: Sabarimala, Rowing Between the Rooftops, The Cock is the Culprit, For the Love of Art, and The Forever Green Lore & Legends of Kerala.

A bright spot in yet another week from hell, a book delivery from the terrific Pagdandi Bookstore.

Every reskeet helps more weird art to exist in the world!

Yeah, I made it because sometimes things are really just a hot mess more than they are a mess.

Somewhere around here I also have a version that I edited to read, “Damn. this is a hot mess.”

It’s from me — it’s from a 1986 Malayalam film called Pappan Priyappetta Pappan.

All the episodes are up on Hotstar, in Malayalam, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi. And if I cycle through the language options while the automatic preview is playing, it changes the language.

I'm going to go check what's going on over at Hotstar, it's possible it's fine there and that's just a Hulu thing. Note to self once I'm done with music lesson.

I do have thoughts, but as an outsider I think it would be better for those directly impacted (either those on #DesiWatch or #KeralamSky) to wade in.

NO CHEATING, UR LAST SAVED PIC OF A CELEBRITY IS UR THERAPIST.

From the mollywoodcirclejerk community on Reddit: Petition to remake this song in Malayalam with these two Legends 💗 Explore this post and more from the mollywoodcirclejerk community

I very much needed to laugh this morning and this did it. #DesiWatch

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Post a banger that isn't in English.

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It was very good, sharply written, by turns absurd and bitter and funny, done well.

The President's Cake? Oh, I liked that. And I cried at the end. Actually, I liked all of those four -- F1 was the choice of our house gear-head (my partner), and I found it more engaging than I was expecting.

Thanks, meds are working. I don’t out ratings for movies, I can never decide what I should put.

Thank you :-)

Thank you! Got myself into the clinic right quick and meds are already helping. :-)

Meds are already helping, thanks! :-)

Thank you :-)

Thanks- since I had it before I knew to get myself into the clinic, so things are a bit better.

Thank you, got meds and I already am somewhat better. :-)

Posters for four movies from left to right: The President's Cake, F1, Sarvam Maya, Avihitham.

As you can see, I've not watched much at all recently, because life continues to life (latest installment: pneumonia, fun wow). But here are my #Letterboxd #LastFourWatched

If you see this, post a characte3r that stars with A. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Epzl...

No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?

Heh, I appreciate it. Mostly right now I just need to scream into the void every so often and then it gets better for a bit.

Thank you, much needed, and much appreciated.

YouTube video by Tom Cooks J'ai fait les CRÊPES de Paul Bocuse... et j'ai compris un truc.

Merci, YouTube, pour ce nouveau terrier du lapin à explorer.

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And yeah, I'm dragging myself out from under the last few weeks, though no idea how much I'll be posting given at any time, without warning, my brains just stop working.