On a Movie Binge; Meryl Streep, Heath Ledger, Vijay

By on    Hollywood, Tamil Movies  

Since binge drinking is verboten to us, we’re gonna engage in another (less harmful) form of excess, a movie binge.  It’s Wednesday. So we trooped over to RedBox for our free fix of Hollywood movies. We picked up Meryl Streep’s Oscar nominated Doubt. Besides Meryl Streep, the movie got four other Oscars nominations (but failed […]

Crush the LTTE; Sri Lankan Army’s Finest Hour

By on    Politics  

Never in the battle against the deadly scourge of terrorism have so many owed so much to so few (thank you, Churchill). Today, thanks to the brave and valiant soldiers of the Sri Lankan Army, LTTE, one of the most cruel terrorist organization the world has ever seen, is facing annihilation. Although the LTTE’s certain […]

Ayan at U.K. Box Office – Ayyo, Embarrassing

By on    Box Office, Tamil Movies  

These are hard times for Sori Padam Surya. Close on the heels of a ho hum reception for Surya’s Vaaranam Aayiram comes a poor response to his latest crap show Ayan. Ayan, a most crappy movie, grossed a pathetic £37,771 in its opening weekend at the UK box office. On an average gross basis, Ayan did […]

Great Dumb Lines – From the Scriptures, Of Course

By on    Religion  

Some of the dumbest lines in literature come from the scriptures, or the religious books. Ask not which religion. For it matters not, which religion. For they are all the same in their nonsense. Let’s take a look at some of the most hilarious nonsensical lines from the various scriptures starting with Christianity: Blessed are […]

Incredible India 21; Our Poor, Poor Netas

By on    Incredible India  

Here comes Incredible India – 21. Nearly 40 years after Indira Gandhi took on Morarji Desai, Sanjiva Reddy, Nijalingappa, Kamaraj and other members of the Congress old guard with Garibi Hatao, the Congress (R) slogan in the 1971 elections, India’s politicians have managed to accomplish that herculean feat, albeit only for themselves. So what if […]