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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A Pakistani Movie That Looks Like An ...
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
[Video] The Fun Theory
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
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” [...]
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 [...]
Agassi Used Drugs – A “Me...
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 [...]
Sex At The Workplace – Ex Lette...
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 [...]
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 – [...]
[Video] Unemployed? Get Yourself a Fo...
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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 [...]