Starving Beggars have Few Smartphones

Just yesterday, we read an article in an Indian newspaper that 25% of Indians go to bed hungry every night. And a few minutes back, we stumbled upon a Nielsen survey showing India with a low rate of smartphone penetration compared to the other BRIC countries. (Nielsen map of India is erroneous as it chops […]

Eggnog Tequila – Divine Holiday Cocktail

Man, it’s been a while, a long while since SI talked up a good, heady cocktail for you guys. Since it’s the Holiday season what better cocktail to make, drink and discuss than one that includes Eggnog as its foundation layer. What’s Eggnog? Eggnog is a creamy delight made with milk and/or cream, sugar and […]

Spirit of the Beehive – Oh, No! Oh, No!

(for VJCool) Oh no, the Spanish film The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) is most definitely not a good movie. Why, Señor? Because to dismiss an excellent movie, a classic like Spirit of the Beehive as merely a good movie would be a venal sin. I haven’t seen such a charming movie in months, in […]

Cast Away – Why did I Waste My Time

Oh God, Wilson! Never Again, Never Again, Never Again! – Tom Hanks’ character Chuck Noland in Cast Away I’ve said time and again that the majority of my classless, crass Indian and NRI readers wouldn’t be able to locate their hanging scrotal appendages a.k.a balls with two hands and a flashlight! When one of the […]

Life of Pi Review – Good but Not Spectacular

If you schmucks were to ask me if I liked Life of Pi, Ang Lee’s new film based on Yann Martel’s delightful book of the same name, my response would be a guarded “Yes.” I read the Booker Prize winning novel a few years back and returned to terra firma in a heady state. The […]

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