Desi Boyz Review – Monstrous Mutation of Full Monty

By God, it’s high time we had a law prohibiting Indians from making movies. We just returned from the opening show of Desi Boyz at a theater on the East Coast and, ah, ah, ah, we’re still reeling in painful shock. Folks, Desi Boyz (Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone, Chitrangda Singh) is nothing short […]

Rajeev Suri Boots 17,000 Nokia Siemens Employees

Nokia Siemens Networks CEO Rajeev Suri today gave the heave-ho to 17,000 employees. According to Suri: We believe that the future of our industry is in mobile broadband and services – and we aim to be an undisputed leader in these areas. At the same time, we need to take the necessary steps to maintain […]

Rockstar BO – Turns Flaccid in 2nd Wknd

The Ranbir Kapoor-Nargis Fakhri film Rockstar has been unable to sustain its decent opening. In its second weekend, the film’s U.S. box office collections fell 68% to $196,166. That’s not a good sign. But since the movie was nothing to write home about we’re not shedding any tears. Here’s how Rockstar fared compared to a […]

No, America is Not a Police State

Let’s lecture the Egyptians and the Syrians and the Libyans on how to treat protesters. After all, good advice is always meant for others, right? Here at home, America’s policemen have run amok on non-violent student protesters pepper-spraying them, beating them with truncheons, arresting them and harassing them endlessly at the behest of their political […]