First, consumers got the $99 Roku box that lets them stream movies from DVD rental service Netflix directly to their television sets via a broadband connection. Then came other boxes like game console Xbox 360 and LG Blu-ray DVD players that provide a similar Roku-like functionality. Now things have gotten even better with LG Electronics […]
Finally realizing that all the speculation on his health was proving to be, well, unhealthy for investors and the company, Apple CEO Steve Jobs fessed up today that he is indeed sick. Here’s an excerpt from Steve Jobs’ confession letter: Unfortunately, my decision to have Phil deliver the Macworld keynote set off another flurry of […]
The Boondock Saints -If you like vigilante films a la Death Wish, then this one’s one for you. Unlike good ol’ Charles Bronson, these fellas (Sean Patrick Flannery, Norman Reedus & Willem Dafoe) can act. Dafoe, who plays a gay FBI agent here, is a class actor. By the way, a sequel is said to be […]
Villu Review – Revoltingly Bad Tamil film star Vijay’s last two films were not merely pitiful disasters but also turned out to be hideous torture for viewers. Given Vijay’s pathetic track record lately, we wonder whether his new movie Villu is more of the same trash. Let’s take a quick look at some of Vijay’s […]
Predictions are boring. So 2008-ish. Since we are no Nostradamus or Sahadeva, we’ll instead talk about what we’d like to see. The following are some of the items on our Wish List for 2009: * LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran surrender to Indian security forces and plead to be hanged for his crimes against humanity. * Desi […]
Sin is given so that we may repent and repentance brings joy to the soul and strength to the body, understand? Â – Grigory Rasputin (cited in Sashenka by Simon Montefiore P.49)