We’d heard that some fathers loath their young sons. Maybe, the fathers see their grownup, priapically obsessed youthful-looking sons as a rival for their wives’ affections. But the wise souls at SI never believed in such Freudian drivel and Oedipal fiction. At least, not until we were confronted with hard, rock-solid evidence today in Pankaj […]
Let’s start with a confession – We like both Pankaj Kapur and his son Shahid Kapur. In a Bollywood littered with jackasses like the Khans and Bachchans, these two stand out. So, it’s with great distress we pore over the poor reviews for Pankaj Kapur’s directorial debut Mausam featuring his son and Sonam Kapoor. Here […]
Madness. Sheer Madness! As we’ve said often, this daily deal/coupon madness has reached epic heights in the U.S. Perhaps, it’s because of the recession with fewer dollar bills in consumers’ wallets. Perhaps it’s a greedy frenzy that’s consumed the people here into an orgy of consumption. Or perhaps it’s clueless businesses desperately trying to get […]
By Chennai Arun Engeyum Eppodhum is a new Tamil film that hit the screens the other day. Directed by M.Saravanan, previously an assistant to the thieving swine aka A.R.Murugadoss and jointly produced by the Thiruttu LaKaBa (thieving wine) and Fox Star Studios, Engeyyum Eppodhum stars Jai, Anjali, Ananya and Sarvanand. Sathya has composed the music. […]
We’ve always considered SI readers a notch above readers of other blogs and generally above other bipeds. So, we’re conducting a simple quiz to test your General Knowledge (as it’s known in India). With sleep eluding us, we got up from bed a few minutes back, picked up a bottle of Arizona Blueberry White Tea […]
Anyone who believes in the existence of a God has a screw loose. But some nutjobs have several screws loose. Why? Because nutcases make asses of themselves with their public prayer rituals, not to mention inconveniencing the public. Last week, as we were walking around the Upper East Side of Manhattan we saw a Muslim […]