Americans Beat Coolies at Web Programming Alas, these are hard times for Telugus (as residents of the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh are known) in the U.S. First it was Vikram Buddhi, who got into big trouble with the law. Now another Telugu bidda Murali Krishna Nookella has landed in deep shit. Murali Krishna […]
Veer Box Office – Salman ‘Flop’ Khan Fails Again When it comes to Bollywood star Salman Khan, the transaction course is clearly mapped out in advance – Trash for Cash. Salman’s trash for your cash. Trash.Guaranteed, when it comes to Salman ‘flop‘ Khan’s movies. Trash, Redux Folks, true to form Salman Khan delivers another dud […]
On the occasion of Google’s new Nexus One mobile phone launch, Apple jabbed Google sharply in the eye, touting the immense popularity of its App Store, which shows no sign of slowing down. Au contraire, the Apple App Store seems to be gaining momentum. App Store is a digital media repository for a variety of […]
(Update: Just lost TV and cable Internet. Hope we don’t lose power) (Update 2: TV and cable Internet restored after 4 hours.) God, we’re completely snowed in today. Several inches of snow on the ground outside. And it’s still snowing. The weathermen are warning this is a big winter storm and that travel conditions could […]
(For SI reader Guruji and other Movie-Lovers) [U.S. readers: George Clooney’s Up in the Air is now in limited release in NYC, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles and possibly at a theater near you too.] Folks, just got out of Ritz 5 on Walnut St in Philadelphia after watching the absolutely delightful movie Up in the […]
(This one is for our U.S. readers) Folks, with all the unceasing talk of recession, 10.2% unemployment, the tightwad consumer et al one would have thought the Black Friday deals this year would be super-attractive. Alas, no. At least, not for us. Anyway, if you are the kind that likes to brave the chill and […]