The Great Ganesha

Looks like nobody wants to have kids anymore in Europe. They say that in Europe, 2.1 children per woman is the population replacement level. Of the ten countries shown in the article above, the average birth rate is 1.62. They’re falling half a child short per woman. The only question that’s in my mind is [...]

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1 set of used blue scrubs: $10 1 old gray sweatshirt stuffed with newspaper: $5 1 Styrofoam head: $1 Getting pulled over for driving alone in the HOV lane with a dummy made from the above ingredients: Priceless And that’s what happened to Denver local Greg Pringle (no, this is not a joke). Read about [...]

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A great place where you can watch vintage cartoons from the good ol’ days (before we were born). If you’re into animation, this is the place for you. They even have an Itunes podcasting link… If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

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Regarding the article in the OpinionJournal I talked about and quoted below, an addendum: I’m not sure if I totally agree with that cartoon of a guy whose turban is unraveling into cobras which are attacking the supposedly US helicopter. First off, I thought we Indians had the monopoly on the stereotype of the turbaned [...]

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That’s what America is in, as far Hassan Abbasi is concerned. This is a guy known as the “professor of strategy” and “Dr. Kissinger of Islam” to his friends. He’s foreign policy adviser to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – freely elected president of Iran and anti-semitist (at least in his rhetoric) extraordinaire. An article in today’s WSJ [...]

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An electrician in Bihar started a radio station in Bihar using transmission equipment costing a little over $1. Even though it was only transmitted within a 12 mile radius, it had a listnership of thousands (thanks to our most populous state). I think that’s pretty cool – another example of the resourcefulness and inventiveness of [...]

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Apparently, people want to be buried or cremated with their mobile phones these days. The question really is: Can you hear them now? If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

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This is not a joke. There’s a sculpture of Britney Spears giving birth on a bearksin rug (I kid you not!) to be unveiled at the Capla Kesting Gallery tomorrow. It’s supposed to be a statement for pro-life. Here’s an easier way to make a statement about pro-life: “I’m pro-life.” Got to admit though, it’s [...]

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In light of Dubya’s recent guest worker program gaining ground, and Krugman ($$) voicing out against illegal immigration, its refreshing that Jagdish Bhagwati, economist extraordinaire and potential Nobel laureate (you heard it here, first!) supported ($$) illegal immigration for Foreign Affairs in 2003. But his comments still ring true today. He says Migration lies at [...]

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India is certainly shining in JP Morgan’s eyes. They are looking to increase their presence by hiring another 4,000 desis to work for them. It doesn’t contribute much to the India vs. China debate though, because they’re also looking to hire in China… If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS [...]

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