(For SI blog reader Gandhiji and his many aliases) Pygmy Khan’s last two movies were either garbage (3 Idiots) or garbage+stolen (Ghajini). But the box office gods seldom give a flying f*ck to such mundane elements as garbage or theft. They work on a different plane. Schmucks, just look at the U.S. box office numbers […]
On the occasion of Google’s new Nexus One mobile phone launch, Apple jabbed Google sharply in the eye, touting the immense popularity of its App Store, which shows no sign of slowing down. Au contraire, the Apple App Store seems to be gaining momentum. App Store is a digital media repository for a variety of […]
Who cares if the U.S. unemployment rate is a horrific 10%? Who cares if millions of our countrymen (Americans) are suffering? Who cares if millions of Americans are homeless? Who cares if millions of Americans now depend on soup kitchens for food? Who cares? Who cares? Folks, let’s bring in more coolies from India to […]
Amid all the hype on Google’s new Nexus One GSM mobile phone based on the Android software stack, we predict these touchscreen phones made by HTC won’t be flying off the virtual shelves. Not any time soon. Nexus One Consumers can buy an unlocked Nexus One directly from Google for $529 without signing up for […]
* Manichaean or manichean (MA nuh kee uhn) If you belonged to the reading class, a dwindling cadre in the age of 3 Idiots, Paa and Vettaikaran, you’d have encountered the word manichaean in a newspaper or magazine article by now. Etymology – To trace the origins of this word, you’d have to go back […]
Say what you will about the garbage a.k.a. 3 Idiots but Aamir Khan has made chutney out of the airport buffoon Shahrukh Khan, CC2C bozo Akshay Kumar, the faux Akbar Hrithik Roshan and that flop-Khan Salman. Akshay, SRK, Hrithik and Salman must be shivering cowering in their pajamas, gasping for breath as the size-6 boots […]