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05 August, 2008
Hoax
Oh man, this is rich:
While investigating the series of hoax calls that have left cops jittery, Thane police traced one of them to the Mumbai police headquarters.
As if there weren’t enough criminals to keep our police busy. I’d love to know what motivated the naughty cop to behave in this way, though. Was he once posted in Thane? What happened there?
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The Tyranny Of The Short Term
Michael Lewis and David Einhorn lucidly explain how the financial crisis happened—and what to do about it. (Via Mohit.)
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Celebrating Bling
Or rather, celebrity bling.
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New York Cricket Club
Netherland is an Indian novel accidentally written by an Irishman
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The Desperate Passion of Ben Foster
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#106 - Generalissimo 76
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9 across: Van Morrison classic from Moondance (7)
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