One of the biggest challenges America faces in the 21st century is the threat posed to the nation’s security and economic interests by people waging asymmetric warfare against it. Asymmetric warfare imposes an unbearably high cost on the nation following the terror strikes of a few individual actors or small groups. The actions of the […]
Neither a visual extravaganza nor a triumph in the story department, the sci-fi film Oblivion is one more mediocre Hollywood flick that few will remember, or care to remember, by Wednesday. The occasional sniggers in the hall were indicative of the surly mood of the 35-40 viewers who had trooped in for the late night […]
There are some movies that manage the impossible task of convincing you that insensitive and callous as the Homo Sapiens race has turned out all is not completely lost with the world. Despair not, these rare films insist, because the virtues of decency and compassion can still be found among a few people if you […]
Tis’ no secret that SI has a passion for all things sweet. Come they in the shape of our favorite Hollywood actress Jennifer Lawrence or come they in the form of Indian Burfis, Kheers and Halwas or American Brioche French Toast, crepes and pastries, we love ’em all. So when the American restaurant chain IHOP […]
Thank God, bulletproof devices are no longer the exclusive preserve of policemen in hot pursuit of deadly criminals brandishing lethal weapons. Bulletproofing Kids & Teachers Now precious tiny tots in schools and their priceless teachers can also buy bulletproof products that can stop a bullet fired from a 9 mm to a .44 mag round […]
May I ask you schmucks a question. What would you think if you learned that Bollywood’s numero lasto Abhishek Bachchan is being paid more than Aamir Khan for Dhoom 3. You’d rightly assume the chutias are indeed running the Bollywood asylum! 😉 Now you can understand my perplexity when I heard this cockamamie nonsense of […]