News is what somebody somewhere is trying to suppress. The rest is advertising. – Lord Northcliffe, cited in New Yorker, March 9, 2009 P.21 Sadly, the news business is in dire straits in America these days. Every other day, it seems like a newspaper is folding in the U.S. The 150-year-old Rocky Mountain News shut […]
Unless you’ve just landed here from some other planet, you know that Gomorrah is the book on which the acclaimed eponymous movie is based. As the cover of the book puts it, Gomorrah is author Roberto Saviano’s ‘personal journey into the violent international empire of Naples’ organized crime.’ Known as the Camorra, the organized crime network has […]
Hey guys, if you still haven’t watched Jon Stewart skewer the gasbag financial news network CNBC you are really missing something. Here’s an excerpt: If I’d only followed CNBC’s advice, I’d have a million dollars today provided I started with $100 million. – Comedian Jon Stewart. Related Links Jim Cramer gets F*&%$# by Jon Stewart
The New York Times has an interesting piece on the high child malnutrition rates in India. Here’s an excerpt from the NYT story: [E]ven after a decade of galloping economic growth, child malnutrition rates are worse here than in many sub-Saharan African countries, and they stand out as a paradox in a proud democracy. China, […]
Who loves not wine, woman, and song, Remains a fool his whole life long. – Martin Luther (German religious leader)
Food worker at Shiva Natarajan’s Dhaba Indian restaurant does not wash hands thoroughly after visiting the toilet, coughing, sneezing, smoking, preparing raw foods or otherwise contaminating hands, says the New York City Health Department after inspecting this Indian restaurant on March 2, 2009. The NYC Health Dept. inspection report also noted that Dhaba located on […]