New York – A Box Office Dud

Yash Raj’s New York Suffers 9/11-like Collapse; in ICU Yash Raj Films‘ latest crap show New York is turning out to be a box office disaster in the U.S. if the opening weekend performance is anything to go by. New York grossed $467,694 in the opening weekend here and opened at #16. Here are the […]

Quote of the Day – Bal Thackeray on Michael Jackson

[Michael] Jackson is a great artist, and we must accept him as an artist. His movements are terrific. Not many people can dance that way. You will end up breaking your bones…And, well what is culture? He represents certain values in America, which India should not have any qualms in accepting. We would like to […]

Amazing America 2 – Fighting Recession – American Way

Here’s how our great country the United States of America is fighting the recession. * Stop paying for the funerals of 10,000 poor people (Illinois state) * Considering release of prisoners early (proposal in California) * Adding taxes on cellphone ringtones (Kentucky) * Throwing billions at desi butcher Vikram Pandit’s Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, AIG, Morgan […]

Nadal on NYT Magazine Cover

Since you desi cheapos would never dream of spending $6 on a newspaper, it falls upon us to tell you the interesting news. Folks, Nadal has made it to the cover of the New York Times Magazine. Unless you’ve lately come in from Mars or just got off the Villupuram fast passenger, y’all know we […]

63% of Adult Americans have Broadband at Home

Broadband Internet access continues to surge in the U.S. even as the recession is forcing consumers to drop their pricey cable and satellite television services. Home broadband adoption in the U.S. rose to 63% of adult Americans as of April 2009 from 55% in May 2008, according to a new report put out by the […]

Where’s the Beef? In Your KFC Grilled Chicken, Dodo

Holy Cow. Listen, all ye Hindus. Yes, we’re talking to you, the beef-abhorring, cow-worshipping bovine louts from India, Nepal, the diaspora in the U.S., Canada, UK, Australia and the far corners of the world. Pay heed now: Yes, we know all ye Hindus consider the cow so sacred that you find it sacrilegious to even […]