Samsung launched a new line of Android tablets today including two 12.2-inch devices but couldn’t resist loading them up with a ton of crapware. By bulking up the new Galaxy NotePRO and TabPRO 12.1-inch tablets with crapware, Samsung is following in the unsavory tradition initiated by PC vendors like HP, Dell, Acer, E-Machines etc several […]
(For SI Blog readers Kreacher, Unknown Virus, Boopalan etc) I am not a big believer in love or its cathartic effects on the human soul! Insufferable romances churned out by Bollywood and its shittier regional siblings have only intensified my apathy to all things lovey-dovey. Still, I greatly enjoyed the Iranian film Baran (2001), which […]
Devyani Khobragade – Born to Privilege as a Scheduled Caste Despite multiple rounds of talks between NYC Indian Consulate’s Deputy Consul-General Devyani Khobragade’s legal team and U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara’s office to resolve the diplomatic crisis caused by Devyani’s arrest and subsequent strip-search, a plea deal to resolve the crisis has been bedeviled by serious […]
One stumbles upon the oddest books at the library. Earlier today, I scooted over to the local bibliothèque to return the Se7en DVD when I happened upon 99 Classic Movies for People in a Hurry ($9.95). People in a Hurry? Ha ha ha! Now if you show me someone not in a hurry in our […]
Every time U.S. President Barack Obama spots a mosquito, he goes nuts. After all, behind that irksome mosquito lurks a billion other mosquitoes feeding upon the depleting resources of the planet. And, boy, is the leader of the ‘free’ world hopping mad about it. You bet! Even after admitting a gazillion Telugu biddas on Dum […]
Aiyyooo, my creaky old bones can’t take this cold. It’s a cold hell in the Northeast parts of America today. There’s a thick White carpet of snow outside. White Carpet in Upper Manhattan (Pix Courtesy: NYT) Life Halts Most activity has come to a standstill. Where I live it’s 14°F (i.e. -10°C) outside. If you […]