The Great Ganesha

In today’s New York Times: As Beijing?s influence in Asia and around the world has grown, their common interests have forced Tokyo and New Delhi to begin warming their historically chilly relationship and to start forging closer economic ties. ?The key issue facing the whole region is how to accommodate the rise of China,? said [...]

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Manish points to a CNN panel discussion that turns into a debate. Fast-forward to 3:10 and you’ll see something not unlike this discussion/debate.

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[Originally on Blogcritics] So Nikhil left a comment on my post about Apu and the 7-Eleven/Kwik-E-Mart promotion. He said: I see your point about the negative stereotypes, but that’s the whole point isn’t it? Aren’t all the characters stereotypes? Yes, the accent is inaccurate, and the character is two-dimensional, but….it’s a cartoon (one of the [...]

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[Originally on Blogcritics] Seems like everywhere I look, people are talking about the 7-Elevens that are turning themselves into Kwik-E-Marts as a promotion for the upcoming Simpsons movie. Manish at Ultrabrown is far and above at the forefront of the opposition movement to this conversion. Kudos to him. I highly recommend you read what he’s [...]

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Today’s Times has an article on the whole Chinese bad-food-imports fiasco. But they’re saying that in terms of absolute number of stoppages, India tops the list. It seems we’re sending the US salmonella-infested peppercorns (and other spices). Methinks that India is sending several spices in small quantities (compared to the stuff coming in from China, [...]

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(via) It seems that Kuldip Singh Nag, a Sikh-American, and a Bronze Star holder from the first Gulf War (no less) living in Joilet, IL (quite near to where I have relatives) was questioned at his own house by an officer who happened to be making rounds, about a van with expired registration stickers in [...]

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[Originally on Blogcritics and Desicritics] I just saw The Departed. A few months late and a few dollars short (thanks to Netflix) but it was on purpose, because I wanted to watch Infernal Affairs first. I’m glad I waited. It?s unfortunate that Martin Scorsese has resorted to making big budget blockbusters in the last few [...]

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John Inman of the long-running Brit-Com Are You Being Served? has died at age 71. He played the flamboyant menswear salesman who’s catchphrase “I’m Free!” entered into pop culture. Says, the Beeb: John Inman, who has died in a London hospital aged 71, belonged to an era of comedy which shunned satire for broad slapstick [...]

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I was trying my best to avoid blogging about it. I mean, The Great Ganesha has standards, for god’s sake. Well, okay, I don’t have any standards. But even I would have laid this to rest weeks ago. The 24/7 cable news channel coverage of anything and everything related to it is a bit much. [...]

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After 20 years, vehement denials by all three members, and consistent rumours over the past decade, The Police have finally announced a reunion tour. Which means it’s official. They’re opening in Vancouver on May 28th this year, and touring the US with confirmed dates in Boston, New York and more. There is a stopover planned [...]

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