Happy Thanksgiving 2019

‪#TBT so how about a #Throwback #Bengali feast courtesy of Ma? 😁‬

‪All the #Bangla food-types:  Luchi, Begun Bhaja, Aloo Dom, Cholar Dal (and many more off-camera...😋😋😋)‬

‪Happy #Thanksgiving to one and all, enjoy stuffing your face, I know I will!‬

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Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)

‪#PlanesTrainsAndAutomobiles (1987)‬

‪So, #JohnHughes' #ToddPhillips movie, no?😇 Watching it again I realised how truly great it was: cast (Martin+so many supporting recognisable faces), dark/sweet/melancholy humour, "allergy"-inducing end & *great* #Oscars-deserving #JohnCandy🥺‬

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Transitional Year in Men's Tennis

‪Yo! @ABFalecbaldwin was right, this *was* a transitional year on the #ATP‬

‪When was the last time none of the Non-#BigFour qualified for the Finals?‬

‪No #Stanimal, #DelPo, #Ferrer, #Tsonga, #Berdych, #Monfils, #Gasquet?!‬

‪Man, this really was a great era, fun while it lasted...🥺‬

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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

‪#ABeautifulDayInTheNeighborhood ‬

‪America's Most Beloved Movie Star playing AMB TV Star...you expect the acting tour de force, but the directorial TDF by young Heller?! Wow! #Oscars for all, incl. Rhys, Cooper, prod design. PS. Allergy season, no? *entire* theatre was sniffling😭‬

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Steelers Get Crucial Comeback Win Over Bengals

‪Begun, the #DevlinHodges era has?!😇‬

‪Kudos to who(m?)ever the #Steelers GM is who(m?) traded for #Minkah, drafted #DevinBush, #BudDupree, #TJWatt, #CamHeyward, #JamesWashington, #BennySnell etc...!!!🙏👏) ‬

‪Crucial matchup next week vs the...#Browns?! Duh-duh-duh!🤭‬

‪#HereWeGo!‬

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Terrific Article on the Oudh Family of Delhi

‪As much a paean to the immortal power of unyielding journalism as it is to the immortal power of faded exotic glamour.‬

‪Terrific writing by @EllenBarryNYT; you can practically see the #Netflix desi-#GreyGardens series this is destined to become! @nytimes‬

‪https://t.co/i0K1k0OoWO‬

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Dominika Cibulkova & Tomas Berdych Retire

‪You Know You're Too Old When: #DominikaCibulkova & #TomasBerdych Retire‬

‪Both played awesome, aggressive #tennis, Domi over-achieved (loved her fiesty go-for-broke style), Tommy under-ed, esp given all his firepower Still, he was a great of his era, some achievement given his era‬

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Nice LA Times Read on T-Series

‪Great read from @SBengali of @latimes detailing #TSeries rise to the top of the #YouTube charts!‬

‪(PS. Remember when we used to buy the tapes in School?! I had no idea of their slightly dodgy backstory😬!)‬

‪https://t.co/yH2MZNuBP0‬

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Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)

‪#WontYouBeMyNeighbor? (2018) ‬

‪The kind of (true-story!) feel-good movie we could all use more of nowadays. I myself missed the whole #MisterRogers thing, but based on the film (& TBH's tears!) I understood the impact this kindly chap had on generations of American kids🥺 ‬

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LeBron James Becomes First Player with Triple-Doubles Against Every NBA Team

‪Oh hey, #LeBron became the only player to have a triple-double against every team in the #NBA?!‬

‪Not bad for Year 17, no? 😇‬

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Good Boys

‪#GoodBoys‬

‪Good, (not-so😱!)clean, kids say(and do😱!) the da*ndest things fun. The three leads are great with the kid Williams stealing the show. PS.  #SethRogen's created quite the on-brand sweet-but-not-too-salty Gentle-R-rated producing career for himself. Well done!‬

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India Puts Up Massive Total Against Bangladesh 2019(-20?) Test 1

‪#IND playing #BAN at home is the #Oprah of Tests: you get a half-century, you get a half-century...or in #MayankAgarwal's case, *many* half-centuries(😲💪)!‬

‪PS. Great to see #Pujara in the runs, trust me, you'll need those when your back's truly against the wall!‬

‪#INDvBAN‬

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Ford v Ferrari

‪#FordVFerrari ‬

‪Bloody (Go Like)H*ll! G*d Bless the exec who greenlit this, Mangold, sound design, Nolan-level aversion to CGI(!), *sprawling* cast (Damon, Balfe, McKinnon, young Jupe, Letts) & esp they-should-just-build-an-acting-nom-wing-for-him-at-the-#Oscars #ChristianBale!‬

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Steelers Lose to Awful Browns

Gawd, the #Browns'd already descended into #Bengals-land with those dirty targeted hits on #JuJu & #Diontae...

...if that'd been #TomBrady, #MylesGarrett & #Ogunjobi would've been banned for life!

Sigh, at least #JaylenSamuels scored a TD...

#PITvsCLE | #Steelers | #HereWeGo

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Cody Bellinger Wins NL MVP!

‪Congrats to Cody #Bellinger on a much- deserved #MVP!‬

‪#ROTY, #GoldGlove, #AllStar...#WorldSeries next😇?‬

‪PS. No #CyYoung love for #WalkerBuehler🙄?!‬

‪PPS. C'mon #BBWA do the right thing and give #MattKemp his 2011 MVP😏‬

‪#Dodgers‬

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Federer Beats Djokovic in Superb Performance 2019 ATP Finals

‪Man, #GOAT-in-*full*-flight sure is a wondrous sight, no?‬

‪Great #Federer win over (almost😇)always-gracious-in-defeat #Djokovic! Doesn't quite make up for The Match That Must Not Be Named, but still...‬

‪PS. #Nadal v #Medvedev & #Djoker v #Thiem: ATP's version of #OkayBoomer?🤣‬

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RIP Nabaneeta Dev Sen

‪RIP #NabaneetaDevSen‬

‪Or, Nabaneeta-Di as I her referred to in awed tones growing up (technically, I think she was one of Baba's Mashi-s, &, coincidentally, Ma's fave college prof). Accomplished, acclaimed, great Bengali writer who will be remembered for many generations to come.‬

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Jojo Rabbit

‪#JojoRabbit‬

‪Good, clean, Wes-Anderson-Meets-Mel-Brooks satirical fun. G*d bless the film exec who greenlit this insane highwire act! #TaikaWaititi, adults - all aces, esp Rockwell & ScarJo but kids are sensational: Yates, McKenzie & esp Davis. PS. When the American soldiers...😲‬

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Federer Gets Great Win Over Berrettini 2019 ATP Finals

‪Ha! There's still some fight left in the old #GOAT yet!👏‬

‪#Federer navigates tricky encounter with brute-force #Berrettini to set up *massive* clash with #Djokovic!😬‬

‪PS. That awesome kid Matteo's 6'5"(😲)... the future of men's tennis is tall, man!‬

‪#ATP | #NittoATPFinals‬

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Federer Loses Close Match to Thiem 2019 ATP Finals

‪No matter what happens rest of #ATP season/future, #Federer's storied career has been sensational!‬

‪If #Thiem finally steps up from 20ft behind baseline and starts striping the ball the way he does...at the very least #GOAT kept it close😇‬

‪PS. Fast indoor HC👏‬

‪#NittoATPFinals‬

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The Lighthouse

‪#TheLighthouse‬

‪Good, clean, Look Ma, I can direct (with a Capital D) fun. Superlative prod/sound design & (#film!!!) cinematography allow us to marvel at the unceasing, unyielding awesomeness that is #WillemDafoe. #Oscars for him one day, no? One day...‬

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Steelers Sensationally Upset Rams

‪No matter what happens rest of #NFL season, #Steelers upsetting tough-luck #Rams was sensational!‬

‪Beautiful play from #Minkah(🙏to GM who traded for him!!), #TJWatt, #CamHeyward, #JoeHaden...the entire Defence💪‬

‪PS. What a 4th down call by #Tomlin😬😊‬

‪#HereWeGo!‬

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Liverpool Gets Sensational Win Over Manchester City

‪No matter what happens rest of #EPL season, #Liverpool beating insufferable #ManCity was sensational!‬

‪Beautiful balls from #AlexanderArnold, #Robertson, #Henderson, strikes from #Salah, #Mane, #Fabinho(😲), play from #Wijnaldum⚽️👏👍💪‬

‪PS. What handball?😇‬

‪#LFC #YNWA #LIVMCI‬

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Parasite (Gisaenchung)

‪#Parasite (#Gisaenchung)‬

‪Stunning, creepy, funny, gut-busting, head-turning, stomach-churning, realistic, surrealistic, Hitchcock-ian(or Haneke-ian?), stone-cold thriller, moving family drama, allegory! *Superb* stuff from dir, DP, composer, cast & #Oscars-busting prod design!‬

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The Irishman

‪#TheIrishman‬

‪"You don't know how fast time goes until you get there"🥺‬

‪Epic, intimate, funny, dirgelike, moving, stone-cold requiem for the American cinematic dream masterpiece. #Oscars for all: Zaillian, Schoonmaker(👏), #Scorsese, #DeNiro, & esp #Pacino(😲). PS. #DonRickles🙏

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Steelers Get Awesome Win Over Colts

‪Defense(#MinkahFitzpatrick...🙏#Dolphins😏) and (backup) running(#TreyEdmunds & #JaylenSamuels[13 rec😲💪])...well, hello #Steelers!‬

‪Welcome back #Boswell👏!‬

‪PS. Feel bad for #Vinatieri, one of the *few* decent things to come of the #Patriots dynasty‬

‪#HereWeGo‬

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