Posted by: Aadisht on: April 25, 2008
… is like a Hindi film version of a superhero crossover. Kareena Kapoor plays Elektra, or possibly O-Ren Ishii. Akshay Kumar plays a Kanpuriya version of Shang-Chi or Iron Fist. Saif Ali Khan doesn’t fit the superhero stereotype quite as well, but in the second half appears to be like Tony Stark. But then he [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: April 18, 2008
First, via Popagandhi on twitter, I discover this astonishing story: Two lesbian lovers, one who drank blood as part of a vampire culture, were sentenced to life in prison on Friday for what an Australian judge said was the “evil” killing of a girl they bludgeoned to death with a concrete block. Jessica Stasinowsky, 21, [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: April 18, 2008
After the grand success of the Sennai potowalks, Skimpy is organising the first ever Bangalore photowalk. Details below: Time and Date: 8 a.m., on Sunday 27 April Venue: K R Road, from K R Market to Gandhi Bazaar All are welcome, regardless of city, caste, or camera. You can show up if you have a [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: April 10, 2008
The Master wrote: But I have not altogether lost hope of a sensational revival of knuttery. Already one sees signs of a coming renaissance. To take but one instance, the butler is creeping back. Extinct, it seemed, only a few short years ago, he is now repeatedly seen in his old haunts like some shy [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: April 9, 2008
Reuters Headline: Pope aims to heal sex abuse wounds on U.S. trip. More toilet humour: that story also features a quote from ‘the Vatican’s number two’.
Posted by: Aadisht on: April 9, 2008
The New Indian Express is relaunching (which I suppose will make it the New New Indian Express). They are running an ad campaign to announce this fact. The campaign has intentionally or unintentionally become an In Soviet Russia joke. Look! In South India, New Indian Express reads you!
Posted by: Aadisht on: April 4, 2008
CNN-IBN is carrying a PTI report which is quoting a Xinhua report: For the second time in less than a week, China has briefed India on the Tibet issue and said New Delhi has assured it that it would not tolerate any political anti-Beijing activities by Tibetans on the Indian territory. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: April 4, 2008
Introducing: The Tandem Umbrella! (link via Kingsley on Google Reader). Rihanna jokes have already been used by almost everything that post links to, so we’ll stick with Daisy, Daisy. Also, this reminds me that I have to speak to my good friend Boris.
Posted by: Aadisht on: April 3, 2008
… is the worst travel website in the world. To start with, they make you sign up (why?). And because they don’t clearly tell you that they truncate the password after the 10th character (why?) I’ve been through about six usernames so far. After that, the usability. You can’t search by city – you have [...]