A couple of years ago, as his fellow psychologists debated whether narcissism was increasing, Nathan DeWall heard Rivers Cuomo singing to a familiar 19th-century melody. Cuomo, the lead singer and guitarist for the rock band Weezer, billed the song as &ldquo;Variations on a Shaker Hymn.

Music and lyrics

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Taj Jungle Safaris&nbsp; offer a&nbsp; new experience in the middle of a forest.

Step into the jungle

A Formula 1 race is a three-day carnival for spectators. Delhi is all set to host the 17th race of the 2011 season on October 30. Jaypee Sports International will host the race at Greater Noida&rsquo;s 5.14 km-long Buddha International Circuit which can seat up to 120,000 spectators. According to CEO Sameer Gaur: &ldquo;We promise an event that will be world class; spectators from India and abroad will have an enjoyable experience.

Formula for success

If the heated prices at Pundole&rsquo;s debut auction in Mumbai were any reason to start making predictions of a hardening art market, a recent survey has shown precisely how insignificant India is in the global stack-up. Compared, of course, with China, which in just a few years is in sight of grabbing top slot by value.

Reason for cheer

An Armageddon bid tiebreaker was required in the US women&rsquo;s Championship Semis. Irina Krush and Anna Zatonskih were tied after two normal matchgames and two rapid tiebreakers. Krush bid the maximum 45 minutes, almost guaranteeing white while Zatonskih bid 27 minutes. Black has draw odds in Armageddon and Krush lost. Zatonskih meets Tatev Abrahamyan, who beat Camilla Baginskaite in the other semis, also in a tiebreaker but not Armageddon.

Chess (#676)

Nasreen Munni Kabir has spent years documenting Hindi cinema&rsquo;s past. Jinsy Mary Mathew gets a glimpse into the writer&rsquo;s tryst with Bollywood.

Those were the movies

All India Radio has opened a window into its treasure trove of archives but the number of albums it has released so far is just a drop in the AIR ocean.

Riding on AIR wave

The mammoth Ludlum novel of the year is India&rsquo;s telecom spectrum scam. Ludlum novels revolve around a group of crusading individuals stacked up against powerful adversaries who are hell-bent on using all means to thwart efforts at exposure. Suicide, subterfuge, damaged reputations and dramatic twists all race to a nail-biting end.

Of committees and chaos

The LPG model was launched a fortnight ago. Chevrolet is now hoping to rev up the car&rsquo;s sales with a diesel option in June.

Beat shifts to top gear

After real estate and luxury lifestyle products, Gitanjali Gems is now diversifying into branded apparels. The flagship company of the Rs 6,500 crore Gitanjali Group is known primarily as a branded jewellery manufacturer and retailer.

Gitanjali Gems to debut in branded apparels

When you want to find out something about the purple bird you last saw at the Lotus Pond in Hyderabad, you are most likely to type a Google query like &ldquo;purple water bird Lotus Pond&rdquo; and voila! you would discover the Purple Moorhen on your screen. Then, if you Google &ldquo;Purple Moorhen&rdquo;, you will learn the bird&rsquo;s scientific Latin name &ldquo;Porphyrio porphyrio&rdquo;, the fact that it is found in India, Australia and Africa and how the state of Florida is trying to eradicate its accidentally-introduced population.

Add more power to Google

Dynamics CRM Online, the cloud version of Microsoft&rsquo;s Dynamics CRM 2011, is set to change the Indian Customer Relationship Management (CRM) market.

CRM turf war: Microsoft keen to hog the limelight

Domestic value-added services (VAS) companies are gearing up to launch a gamut of applications (apps) on their own stores. Hyderabad-based VAS infrastructure and services provider IMImobile, for instance, will introduce its own developers&rsquo; forum in the second quarter of this year, which will help developers write new applications for enterprises.

Home-grown VAS providers launch app stores

Aneesh Shivanekar drives through 3,500 km for six days across arduous and tricky terrain at the Desert Storm 2011, India&rsquo;s biggest motorsport event.

Sweet deserts

Here&rsquo;s the list of participants who occupied the top slots on the podium, from every class. In the fast Xtreme class (overall), Sunny Siddhu/Rohit Michael took top honours in a two-wheel drive Grand Vitara. Almost five minutes behind were Rai Virender Singh/Gunpreet followed by Gaurav Chiripal/Nikhil Pai running a Grand Vitara. Harpreet Singh Bawa, the leader for most part, lost precious time as his 4x4 system developed faults.

We're Rally happy

I want to buy a new car. Currently, I drive a Honda City. My average driving is around 1,000-1,200 km per month and twice a year we go to the hills as well. My budget is anywhere between Rs 12 and Rs 15 lakh. My requirements are a good brand which adds value, sturdy build with nice interiors and reasonably good fuel efficiency. I normally keep a car for five years or so. Please advise.

Up-grade

With the entry of global fashion brands, Indian designers need to set their house in order.

Stitch in time

Mahindra Aerospace dreams of becoming the Embraer of India.

Wheels to wings

Shiv Bakhshi looks back at Steve Jobs&rsquo; two stints with Apple and how he made the brand a modern day cult.

How he changed the world

Mark Shand&rsquo;s passion for vintage cars and elephants has blossomed into a love affair with India.

Maverick traveller

A heavily-pregnant Vijetha and I exchange notes about baby names, marriage (or its ultimate futility) and Delhi&rsquo;s unrelenting winters. It would be no more than everyday banter if not for the fact that it is 10 pm on February 28, the very last day of Census 2011, and Vijetha and her family &mdash; among the many homeless in the capital city &mdash; have still not been counted.

They don't count

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