We don’t know about India but here in the U.S. there’s a lot of buzz lately around Twitter. What is Twitter, You Ask? Well, Twitter is an online service that lets you stay in touch with your family, friends and colleagues through short updates (called Tweets) of 140 characters or less. You can Twitter via the web […]
(SI reader Coolfrog_20 made a reference to this movie recently) We borrowed Crash (2004, directed by Paul Haggis) from our local public library and watched it last night. Made on a lean budget, this fast-paced 2005 Oscar winner (Best Picture) is a nice movie that, at its core, touches upon racial tensions in Los Angeles (a city […]
For those of you sick of the interminable run of crappy Bollywood and nighmarishly ugly Kollywood movies, Tokyo Sonata will restore your faith in movies. At first, we were debating if it was worth making the trip to New York City to watch Tokyo Sonata. But after watching this lovely movie, we can happily say […]
Despicable greed by mercenary doctors, crooked hospitals, callous insurance firms and gluttonous pharmaceutical companies is playing havoc with the lives of Americans. Scary Survey Earlier today, Consumer Reports (a highly-respected non-partisan organization) put out the results of a survey. Folks, the results are very depressing and downright scary. According to the survey, 28% of Americans […]
Our vote goes for Padmasree Warrior, the Chief Technology Officer of Cisco. Maybe because we think old is gold. Although a Methuselah-like 48, Padmasree still oozes sex appeal. With a cute bindi gracing the midpoint of her eyebrows, at the base of her forehead just above the nose bridge, Padmasree looks yummier than a Cold Stone […]
Un ‘f*&#*ng’ believable. Insurance giant AIG, which has received $170 billion in tax-payer funded bailout, is paying out over $700 hundred million in bonus and retention payments to its employees, according to the Washington Post. The feeble excuse – AIG is contractually obligated to pay the money. But U.S. courts have routinely thrown out contracts […]