Fasten your seat-belts and sit tight, folks. You are in for one heckuva ride. Capitalism: A Love Story, numero uno documentary film-maker Michael Moore’s excoriation of capitalism, the uninhibited mammon-worshipping ideology that dictates we must devour our fellow humans, starts in theaters across the U.S. tomorrow. Moore’s past documentaries have touched on different sectors of […]
With Florida Congressman Alan Grayson (D), of course. Bowing to the moronic demand from House Republicans that he apologize for stating that Republicans want sick people in America to die (completely true, of course), our sweetie-pie Grayson made this classic apology yesterday: I apologize to the dead and their families that we haven’t voted sooner […]
It’s the desi elders who dream of the Spelling Bee wreath. As they cajole their young daughters, sons or in-betweens with lusty exhortations to glory, these desis from Mayavaram and Mathura, Ranchi and Rewa, Gulbarga and Gorakhpur, Nagpur and Noida refuse to abandon the fantasy of the Spelling Bee wreath aloft the heads of their […]
Rep. Alan Grayson, we love ya. Count on SearchIndia.com to cut you a check during your next election. We promise. Last night, this Democratic Congressman from Central Florida (mostly the Orlando area) hit the nail right on the head when he said: If you get sick in America, this is what the Republicans want you […]
Here’s some good news for cheapo desis in the U.S. looking for free WiFi Internet access while on the move. By mid-October, the 500 odd Borders book stores around the U.S. will provide free WiFi. Cool, so we can take our new Asus netbook 1005HA-PU1X to Borders and blog from there. Verizon is providing the […]
The Pierre Hotel, a major NYC landmark, has reopened recently after a $100 million renovation by its Indian owners, Taj Hotels Resorts & Palaces. Located near Central Park at 5th Avenue and 61 St, the Pierre offers 189 redesigned residential-style guest rooms, including 49 suites. Pierre, New York City (Pix: Taj Hotels web site) Since […]