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Monthly archives for October, 2009

A Pakistani Movie That Looks Like An ...

Oct 30, 2009 ~ Written by Smriti Rao ~ 3 Comments
A Pakistani Movie That Looks Like An Indian Movie That Tried To Look Like An American Movie Stylish Dil Chahta Hai changed the way we looked at Bollywood forever I love it when cultures cross-pollinate. When Dil Chahta Hai ( The Heart Desires) came out in 2001, everyone in Bollywood straightened out their sky-high teased hair, dusted off their bulky shoulder padded jackets, and sat up! The movie was a spectacular success, only becau [...]
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Financial Crisis is Startup Boom Time

Oct 30, 2009 ~ Written by Smriti Rao ~ Leave a Comment
Financial Crisis is Startup Boom Time While we have been carping about the financial crisis, nerds of all hues and heights have gotten together to bust out their creative juices. According to Wired, New York City’s tech scene has got a huge leg up due to Wall Street’s harakiri. According to Wired, New York City’s tech scene has got a huge leg up due to Wall S [...]
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When Mars Attacked

Oct 30, 2009 ~ Written by MajorDomo ~ Leave a Comment
When Mars Attacked Celebrate the 71st anniversary of Orson Welles' The War Of The Worlds on Oct 30th, 2009 It is the day before Halloween and it is also the day when Martians struck Earth! On Oct 30th, 1938, millions of Americans tuned into a popular radio show that featured plays directed by, and often starring Orson Welles. The performance that evening wa [...]
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[Video] The Fun Theory

Oct 30, 2009 ~ Written by MajorDomo ~ Leave a Comment
Here’s an interesting video I stumbled upon. How do you get more people to take the stairs instead of piling onto the elevator? Here’s an idea
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The Karzais, Drugs and the C.I.A.

Oct 29, 2009 ~ Written by Janos Marton ~ Leave a Comment
The Karzais, Drugs and the C.I.A. It was common knowledge to everyone on the ground in Afghanistan except for Senator John Kerry that Ahmed Wali Karzai, President Karzai’s brother, heads a massive, lucrative opium trafficking operation. Kerry said he had asked U.S intelligence agencies “for the smoking gun”, and had not gotten “the hard and fast” [...]
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Why You Should Google Yourself

Oct 29, 2009 ~ Written by Smriti Rao ~ Leave a Comment
Why You Should Google Yourself Google yourself regularly to map and tweak your online image When my best friend was visiting, I got her a t-shirt that read “Sometimes when I am alone, I google myself.” In the early days of the search engine, that seemed like a really funny joke. But these days, googling yourself  is not a mere vanity, it’s almost essenti [...]
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Agassi Used Drugs – A “Me...

Oct 28, 2009 ~ Written by MajorDomo ~ 1 Comment
Agassi Used Drugs – A “Meth”od Player Now you know why Andre Agassi sometimes had that wild, crazed look in his eyes! It’s not just the tennis, it could well have been the Crystal Meth, the tennis champ was indulging in, during his career. The 1992 Wimbledon champion, the winner of eight grand-slam titles, writes in his autobiography that he took Crystal Meth in 1997 when h [...]
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Sex At The Workplace – Ex Lette...

Oct 27, 2009 ~ Written by MajorDomo ~ Leave a Comment
Sex At The Workplace – Ex Letterman Employee Spills Beans David Letterman leaves the Ed Sullivan Theater, in New York City, after a taping of Late Show, July 29, 2009. By Ray Tamarra/Getty Images. You know the saying – never dip your pen in company ink? No? How about, never crap on your doorstep? No? Well, you have heard both expressions now and can use it in polite company on what the act of [...]
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Michelle, Ma Belle!

Oct 27, 2009 ~ Written by MajorDomo ~ Leave a Comment
Michelle, Ma Belle! Yes, Michelle Obama and her gigantic toned arms may be a sight for sore eyes in this depressing economy, but she doesn’t do it all on her own. The First Lady gets plenty of help from an army of assistants, including hairdressers and dress designers. But the one co-ordinating this army, the General if you must, is Kristen Jarvis – [...]
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[Video] Unemployed? Get Yourself a Fo...

Oct 27, 2009 ~ Written by MajorDomo ~ Leave a Comment
[Video] Unemployed? Get Yourself a Food Truck! The way to a man's heart is through a food truck! You can’t walk through midtown without the delish smells of chicken and rice forcing you to drop that ridiculous diet and scarf down platefuls of wonderful hot  rice served with grilled chicken. It’s not some fancy restaurant we are talking about, but the ridonculously wonderf [...]
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