Quote of the Day – Louis Malle
Even when awake, southern Indians seem to me drowsy, lifeless, absent. – The late French film-maker Louis Malle in the documentary Phantom India
Today’s Quote: Chinese Words & American Movies
After all the years abroad, he [Imre Galambos] is good at comparing different cultures. He taught both Chinese and American students, and he tells me that Americans don’t have the same relationship to the written word that he noticed among the Chinese. For the Chinese, writing seemed to be the root of their cultural identity, […]
A Prophet Review – Awesome Prison Drama
Schmucks, we ain’t talking of the Prophet here but A Prophet. Verstehen? Nein? Dann halt deine klappe. Blessing our good fortune and thanking Bollywood, Kollywood, Tollywood et al for not releasing any films lately, we headed for Philadelphia yesterday for some Chaat and to watch the French movie A Prophet. While the Chaat at Desi […]
Music We’ve Acquired Lately 6
The music never stops here these days. Here’s a short list of some of what we’ve purchased lately: * Crush – Jenifer Paige’s biggest hit has been a favorite of ours for a long time. It’s just a little crush (crush) Not like I faint every time we touch It’s just some little thing (crush) […]
Bollywood Actor’s New NYC Indian Restaurant Bhojan Runs into Toilet Issues
Some people never learn from past missteps. Notwithstanding his repeated troublesome experiences with the NYC Health Department, Bollywood actor and Indian restaurateur Shiva Natarajan continues to taunt the hygiene police with his antics. Our garrulous Shiva’s newest Indian restaurant Bhojan has recently been pulled up by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for […]
Hooray, Obama Defeats Evil Mothafuckas with Health-Care Reform; Ends Mass Murder in America
Update: The U.S. House has voted in favor of the Health-care Reform Bill with 219 Democrats voting in favor and all (178) Republican Congressmen voting against the reform along with 34 Democratic traitors. President Obama will soon sign the historic legislation. 🙂 Many Americans are worried that a national health care system with universal coverage […]