We were more disappointed with The Descendants than with the straight-to-DVD film Columbus Circle. Given the multiple Oscar nominations and oversaturated hype surrounding The Descendants we expected to be blown away by this George Clooney starrer. Having watched the film today, now we can say with confidence that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and […]
Of the seven new IBM Fellows named today, two are desis. The two new IBM Fellows of Indian origin are Ruchir Puri of IBM Research at Yorktown Heights, NY and Balaram Sinharoy of the Systems and Technology Group in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Who are IBM Fellows? IBM Fellow is the computer company’s highest technical award to […]
The over-the-top Bollywood comedy Housefull 2 (Akshay Kumar, John Abraham et al) has met with an enthusiastic reception at the U.S. box office in its opening weekend (April 6-8, 2012). Related Stories: Housefull 2 – Entertaining Piffle
2012 is proving to be annus horribilis for some Indians as they will soon be guests of the American prison system. First, it was Kharak Singh, who admitted to unlawful sexual contact and unlawful imprisonment, in a case that rocked Delaware. Singh got a one-year prison term. Then, the New Jersey peeping tom Dharun Ravi […]
We got to do something about these Asians coming in and opening up businesses and dirty shops … They ought to go. I’m going to say that right now. But we need African-American businesspeople to be able to take their places, too. – Former Washington DC Mayor, former Crack Cocaine User, former Prisoner, Current member […]
Given Akshay Kumar’s unceasing penchant for starring in films that require you to leave your brains at home, we walked into Housefull 2 with high apprehensions and low expectations. Boy, were we surprised. ‘Tis true, Housefull 2 is total bakwas (nonsense) but thankfully of the amusing kind. Directed by Sajid Khan based on a ‘story’ […]