I have long enough been the whore of the nobility. From now on I shall be the whore of the rabble. – Griet Reyniers aka Grietje Reyniers, one of the first known hookers of modern America, some time in the 1630s. Griet Reyniers, one of the little birds of the night, is said to have […]
No It is the stunning, startling No that will be heard by moviegoers around the world this weekend and rake in hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office. And deservedly so. For never has a No carried so much weight. Particularly for the human race. After all, Caesar has said No! Fine Entertainer […]
Disgusting! Reports in the Wall Street Journal and other publications suggest that NYC Indian restaurant Darbar Grill is in trouble for allegedly attempting to bribe an undercover investigator for the NYC Health Department to ensure an A-grade (the highest grade of food safety and cleanliness under the city’s restaurant grading system introduced in July 2010). […]
As we were desultorily scanning Bloomberg News on our iPad while lying in bed, we stumbled upon some rather interesting news: * Facebook is banned in China. Yes, the country of 1.2 billion hackers, low-wage slaves, destroyer of American jobs and nemesis of Indians can’t access the social networking site. Maybe, it’s all for the […]
(Photos by Naveen, SI & Rama Dasa) Chicago is an embarras de richesse when it comes to Hindu temples. Drawing devotees from near and far, and doubtless the most prominent Hindu Temple in the area, is the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Aurora. The other popular Hindu landmark in the Chicago area is the Rama Temple […]
Android users face greater threat from malware today than they did six months back. A new report from security services provider Lookout warns that Android users are two and a half times as likely to encounter malware today than 6 months ago. As if that were not scary enough, Lookout adds that three out of […]