We are watching the 2007 movie Next (Nicholas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel, Thomas Kretschmann et al). This time, instead of ordering the DVD we are watching via Netflix’ online instant play service through the Roku box. New Zealand film maker Lee Tamahori directed the movie. We’ll update this post after we finish watching the movie. […]
(inspired by what_if and an expanded version of our response) What’s wrong with Indian Dadas oops Dads? Horrific reports have come out recently that a growing number of Indian dads are going about raping their young daughters in India. But what is less known is that there are disturbing incidents of Indian dads in the U.S. […]
To most desis, the name Atul Gawande would not ring a bell (how would it, you do have to pay for the New Yorker magazine. After all, it’s not free like the Redbox DVDs, NYT online edition or the SearchIndia.com blog). But Atul Gawande is no stranger to the readers of this fine blog. The […]
Just returned from Redbox having picked up Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead. A favorite of the critics, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead features Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei and Albert Finney in key roles. Sidney Lumet is the director. Released in January 2008, the movie didn’t do that well at the […]
We are happy. 🙂 Hindu bigot and BJPÂ leader Varun Gandhi’s goose is well and truly cooked with the Uttar Pradesh government booking the rabblerouser under the stringent provisions of the National Security Act for inciting communal tensions against Muslims. This means Varun Gandhi will have a hard time – most likely impossible – getting out […]