It’s a lesson learned the hard way. When there’s a journalist around, Honey, just make sure you know WHEN to ZIP it! Poor General Stanley McChrystal, America’s commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, it seems, sure learned the hard way. He was booted as America’s top commander in Afghanistan after Rolling Stone...
Apple Inc., the tech industry’s golden child goes for the jugular. And this time, payback is for REAL! Their newest iteration of the iPhone, aptly named the iPhone 4, is already a hit. Apparently there was so much demand for it that Apple’s and AT&T’s websites couldn’t handle the surge in orders. Even with...
The night of December 2nd-3rd, 1984 should have been a regular winter night for the hundreds of thousands of residents in the Indian city of Bhopal. Many Bhopalis ( as the residents of the city are called) snuggled under their blankets (if they could afford them) while mothers held their babies close to keep...
Oh snoopers of the world UNITE! I was always told that if you snoop around–you would never find anything nice. It’s a great thought, but that hasn’t stopped me from being sneaky–snooping around without a care in the world, facebook stalking, email checking, and being alarmingly insouciant about the things that I find. While...
It’s like a voice from beyond the crypt, I am sure! But, just wanted to say I have been away from indiejourno for way too long! I just moved to Mumbai and as you can all imagine what that might be like. Exciting, exhausting and completely chaotic. But I promise to have more updates…including...
Trying to find good trekking and topographical maps in India is somewhat like the proverbial head meeting the proverbial wall. My year of looking for the perfect set of maps- primarily of the Indian Himalayas, but also of other places- has yielded rather interesting results. I love travelogues, especially those dealing with mountains, specifically...
For residents of Astoria concerned about the recent spate of crime in the area, the 114th Precinct had a reassuring message on Tuesday — “Don’t worry. Everything is under control.” At a packed community council meeting on Tuesday, deputy inspector Paul Vorbeck of the 114th Precinct and his colleagues briefed the community on steps...
Sixty-three-year-old Mary Peters was just looking forward to a quiet Easter weekend with her son and two grandchildren. But on April 3, that feeling was shortlived as a bullet whizzed into her first floor apartment in Latimer Gardens, a city-owned housing development in Flushing. The bullet shattered her kitchen’s upper window and narrowly missed...
Residents of Norwood Gardens in Astoria have been advised to keep a close check on their cars and GPS, after a rash of auto break-ins has made them nervous about leaving anything valuable in their cars. Residents report that areas around 35th, 36th and 37th streets at 30th Avenue have been the worst affected,...
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Wotay! It’s been more than a few days since the Jesus Tablet hit the market and I am pretty sure you are all tired of the reviews by now. I got my paws on the Apple iPad a few days ago and quite liked it. But then again, I don’t have an iPhone and...