For me, the 75th Hunger Games proved to be as tiresome, and no less unfulfilling, as the 74th. Barely have Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and her cohorts returned to their impoverished District 12 after their victory in Hunger Games 74 and embark on the victory tour when they’re caught up in President Snow’s plot to […]
I’m pleased as punch! So pleased and thrilled that I’ve opened a bottle of Soju to celebrate, my poor health notwithstanding. Bollywood director Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s lovely film Ram Leela has done remarkably well at the U.S. box office. Pssst, Ram Leela has done better than even the super-hero film Krrish 3. For the opening […]
I don’t think Obama is a real fighter. He’s too pretty, and he doesn’t want to get his looks messed up. – Writer Alexander Cockburn on Barack Obama (in 2008) Source: New York Times, November 12, 2013 The majority, including, alas, yours truly, were taken in by Barack Obama. Irish-American writer Alexander Cockburn was among […]
A smartphone or tablet is only as good as the ecosystem that extends, supports and nurtures the device. Apple is blessed not merely because a lot of fans stand in line to get the latest iPhone but also because there’s a huge ecosystem of developers and accessories vendors that flock to the iOS platform. After […]
All those eagerly waiting to see notorious Telugu bidda Raghunandan Yandamuri punished severely for his alleged savage crimes against two fellow Indians in King of Prussia, PA last year will have to wait for some more time. A Pennsylvania court today agreed to Yandamuri’s lawyer’s request for additional time to prepare for the trial. This […]
Mark my words! Ten years from now when Akshay Kumar’s strapping 21-year-old son Aarav struts down the streets of Mumbai, passersby will sullenly glare at the youth, rain curses on his entire family and spit on the sidewalk muttering, “There goes the son of the Nathuram who destroyed the Hindi film industry.” No big Indian […]