Aamir Khans’ scowling mien, the deafening vroom, vroom of BMW motorbike ads, repeated slow motion frames and the lobotomized duffer Abhishek Bachchan’s sophomoric acting are the sum and substance of the Bollywood revenge tale Dhoom 3. After a young kid’s father (Jackie Shroff) commits suicide when a Chicago bank forecloses on papa’s (most inappropriately named) […]
(For SI Blog reader Rmadasu) No, I’m not Soju-fied! At least not completely. Hey, even I can’t gulp 750ml in one go. What do you think I am, Rajesh Khanna or Raghuvaran? 😉 Of Pigs, Chimps, Aishwarya & Salman Now I’m not making things up about Aishwarya Rai and Salman Khan’s ancestors being Pigs and […]
I stumbled upon the Korean film White Valentine (Hwaiteu ballenta-in, 1999) yesterday while desultorily scrolling through the selection of Asian movies on the streaming site Viki.com. Beautiful Jun Ji-hyun What grabbed my attention was the name of the movie. No serious movie buff would scroll past an alluring title like White Valentine without pausing, right? […]
Just what our obese world desperately needs! A french fries vending machine! Wonderful Invention Chinese company Beyondte Technology Co. has launched what it claims is the world’s first french fries vending machine. Put your bill or coins into the machine, wait for 95-seconds, and, voila, here’s your French fries cooked in beef fat or vegetable […]
Apple may be getting all the smartphone love for its iPhones but Android is clobbering Apple’s iOS platform and Windows Phone in unit shipments and market share. Every quarter brings more distressing news for Apple vis-a-vis its declining market share. At this rate, I suspect Apple will be an irrelevant player in the smartphone universe, […]
Just leave your not wanted here hope your journey brings you death stupid American (sic) – Death threat found on Infosys whistleblower Jay Palmer’s work desktop computer in 2011 after he filed a suit against the Indian software outsourcing company Ha, ha, ha! The “stupid American” Jay Palmer is having the last laugh today, at […]