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sparkle hayter

Why Not?

About Me

Writer, comedian, producer, programmer -- born and raised in Canada, lots of odd stops along the way-- I now live in Mumbai, India and work in Bollywood. Yup.My full and real name is sparkle vera lynnette hayter. I used to tell Americans that sparkle is a traditional Canadian name but too many people believed me and when they found out I was joking some got pissed off.

My Interests

The world, the creatures in it, all the trouble they get in, the movies they watch and books they read, Kilometer Zero and my former home .

Music:

The Ramones, The Stones, Iggy and the Stooges, Souixsie and the Banshees,Tragically Hip, Richard Hell, The Stranglers, Joe Strummer, Steve Earle, Hot Hot Heat, The Vines,Amadou and Miriam and so many more.

Movies:

Too Many to list but my new favorites are Juno and Dor.

Television:

Peep Show, Ugly Betty, 30 Rock, Daily Show, Colbert Report, CNN, CNN-IBN, NDTV, Gemini Channel, Extras

Books:

So many. Am just finishing Flann O'Brien's Third Policeman which a brilliant Irishman insisted I read.

Heroes:

Sophie Scholl, Lester Pearson, Martin Luther King Jr., Shirin Ebadi, Theda Bara, Jane Grey, Paul Rusesabagina, Romeo Dallaire, Joe Strummer, survivors, mavericks, and people who are really putting it on the line.Anti-heroes: Mark, Jez and Super Hans

My Blog

Jodhaa-Akbar Mini Review Addendum

How did I forget that stunning soundtrack from A. R. Rahman,(aka A.R. Rehman) two songs in particular blew me away,  Khwaja Mere Khwaja, the Sufi-esque song sung at the wedding  (also known ...
Posted by sparkle hayter on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 06:01:00 PST

Jodhaa-Akbar Mini Review

A longer review later, after the premiere, but here are the high points for Jodhaa-Akbar, which opens worldwide Friday.1.  Hrithik and Aishwarya, together again.  They are Gods.2.  A de...
Posted by sparkle hayter on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:40:00 PST

Young Afghan Journalist Sentenced to Death

From the Feminist Majority, a group that was warning about the Taliban before Bush could spell the word:Act now to stop the execution of an Afghan journalist!In a move that has shocked journalists and...
Posted by sparkle hayter on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:01:00 PST

Long Awaited

Yeah, this looks good: Jodha-Akbar, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, starring Hrithik Roshan (he does his own stunts) and Aishwarya Rai (so does she, often)....
Posted by sparkle hayter on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:21:00 PST

There is an End

Astonishing how often this song comes up whenever I do an ITunes IChing: ...
Posted by sparkle hayter on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:47:00 PST

TBR (To Be Read)

Liar's Diary by Patry Francis.
Posted by sparkle hayter on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:23:00 PST

Arizona art show

Go see Casebeer's art show.  Casebeer, an Arizona and Chelsea Hotel artist and six others are in the XXOH show  that opens Friday, February First, First Friday at First Studio.  xxohxxo...
Posted by sparkle hayter on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:41:00 PST

Ambien

Like everyone I know, I've been following the Heath Ledger story regularly, though not glued to it as one gay friend has been.  I only knew him from Knight's Tale and Brokeback Mountain and never...
Posted by sparkle hayter on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:58:00 PST

Stumbled Upon in the New York Times Archives

Poignant, and absurd.  May 17, 1853.More from Dick Tinto here. Dick Tinto ws the nom de plume of Frank Boott Goodrich....
Posted by sparkle hayter on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:19:00 PST

The Rare Man

It's tragic, what the United States Government did to Robert Oppenheimer, who was everything the brutish Joe McCarthy was not. After World War Two, Oppenheimer lived at the Chelsea Hotel for...
Posted by sparkle hayter on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:28:00 PST