Let’s begin the year by hailing the ingenuity of a man who has contributed much to both mathematics and Internet meme-ry: John Venn. Venn is, of course, best known for concocting the elegant diagramming system that now bears his name. Aside from elucidating the fundamentals of logic for generations of schoolkids, Venn diagrams have also […]
Microkhan has previously opined on the redemptive power of Sri Lankan cricket. Today, alas, not so much. Fateful Boxing Day words from Javed Miandad, director general of the Pakistan Cricket Board, upon announcing the Sri Lankan tour: Not only the cricket fraternity but the whole of Pakistan is thankful to the Sri Lankan president for […]
This New York Times story is mostly about M.I.A.’s pro-Tamil sympathies, and how they’ve affected her rep back in her native Sri Lanka. (M.I.A.’s family was forced to flee to Britain due to her father’s political activities.) But the kicker touches on cricket, when a Colombo-based musician observes that ethnic differences tend to disappear on […]
How do you know when you’ve finally stumbled across the jungle mansion of V. Prabhakaran, leader of the Tamil Tigers? Peek in his closet: The suspicion that Prabhakaran was frequenting the place was further confirmed by the fact that the troops came across an expensive Marks & Spencer shirt of 42 1/2 cm size, which […]
