The Maharaja is in dire straits and begging for a bailout. Folks, Air India has run out of cash and cannot pay its employees, according to news reports coming out of India. Instead of getting their June salaries on July 1, the employees will have to wait till July 15 to collect their pay check. […]
We are watching the DVD of a seven-year-old Kamal Haasan-Sneha-Simran movie Pammal K. Sambandam. A romantic comedy, Kamal Haasan plays the role of a movie stuntman and bachelor in this movie. Directed by Mouli, Pammal K. Sambandam was released on January 15, 2002 (presumably a Pongal release). Why are We Watching Pammal K Sambandam? There’s […]
Should a gaggle of rustic ambattans (barbers) suddenly decide to forsake their razors for the camera, the end result would be infinitely better than this grotesque abomination called Thoranai. Save the unsavory feat of shaving a few unwary souls of their money and time, Thoranai’s sole claim to fame is that the crappy movie marks […]
Time for another edition of Incredible India. * 62 years after the Brits said good riddance to their largest colony and packed their bags, the average monthly income for an Indian is $66 (Rs 3,116). According to the numbers put out by the country’s Central Statistical Organisation today, India has a per capita income of […]
A white New York City policeman shot and killed a black policeman as he was chasing a suspect (likely Hispanic going by the name) in the predominantly Hispanic Manhattan neighborhood of East Harlem last night. Both NYPD cops were in plainclothes. It’s not known if the white cop identified himself as a cop before shooting […]
Seven desis have made it to the Spelling Bee 2009 Finals. That is 7 out of a total of 11 finalists, folks. Desis account for a mere 0.67% of America’s population but a whopping 64% of the Spelling Bee 2009 finalists Here are the seven Indian American Spelling Bee 2009 finalists: * Speller No. 19, […]