Why is there malnutrition in Gujarat? Sane people like SI and some of my readers would assume that malnutrition and starvation in India is mostly a function of poverty. But not according to the Hindu communal Chutiya and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. This is what Modi had to say about malnutrition in Gujarat in […]
Hey schmuck, yes, I’m talkin to you – Jason Bourne is not indispensable in Bourne Legacy. Nor are Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass must-haves. Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz and director Tony Gilroy will do just fine. I must confess that after scanning all the negative reviews, I did harbor some trepidation before entering the […]
No marriage is happy after it happens. It’s only before, thinking of it, that it’s happy. – Manju’s drunkard father in Behind the Beautiful Forevers p.183 I can’t swear it’s all non-fiction. But Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo is a devastating indictment of what is […]
Fish require water. You’re familiar with that concept? – Fred Jones to Harriet Harriet Chetwode-Talbot in Salman Fishing in Yemen Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, what an odd name for a movie. So different from Rowdy Rathore or Billa 2, isn’t it? 😉 Unusual Theme But then the theme of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen […]
Don’t fuck with Walmart…Embrace the change – Corrupt DEA official Dennis’ advice to Ben and Cho on how to respond to the Mexican drug cartel in Oliver Stone’s new film Savages Beneath our thin cloaks of civility, clothes and chatter, truth be said, most of us are savages (yes, you too). But every once in […]
Men in the U.S. who have sex with men are the most vulnerable group, most at risk, when it comes to getting HIV infections. According to AIDS statistics put out by the U.S. government, men who have sex with men accounted for 61% of all new HIV infections in the U.S. in 2009. Source: AIDS.gov […]