CRUNCH - All things crunched.

  WITH BRIDGES WE RISE  Countries are obsessed with construction.  Every economic success story begins with an ambitious construction project.  Especially the high and the mighty types.   Take for examples cities like Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai.  All went through a major real estate boom en-route to financial supremacy. And almost all cities across the world has one towering jewel in the construction crown.  So why is a high rise more important than a low rise ? As kids we learn to look up into the sky  The day sky seemed limitless and the night sky is filled with stars. It appeals to the inner child wanting to grow up. It forces us to dream.  Somehow, we believe that we progress if we can soar high in the sky.  For us, growth has become a vertical idea.  We have to rise above the messy ground reality level to a place that is higher up. We also define ambition in terms of height.  While real estate boom...

In 2020 the screens are abuzz.  People stayed in and they stared at screens … endlessly.  Watching became the new everything.  With watery eyes, people soaked in as much newness as possible.  But something sparkling seems to be the flavor of this month.  An alternate musical form & a global number one web-series is trending. Say yay … for Rap Viet & Emily in Paris ! So why are RV & EIP generating all this buzz.  The answer is in the type of story these shows are telling.  Both plots are QUESTS. The journey of a character pursuing a goal. The plot focuses on the journey and not the destination. Hence the QUEST is ...  Will RAP music make the journey from underground to mainstream ?  Can a bright eyed hopeful , find acceptance  (in the romantic capital of the world)?   The QUEST becomes interesting when the journey becomes interesting.  Both shows deal with the edge of acceptance and rejection.  Characters ma...