... like this make me want to weep, laugh and rant at the same time.

Sample this from a Guardian blog post, about Asian cinema taking over the world - "China aims to make cinema as important as its internet and telecoms industries; box-office receipts there increased by 27 per cent in 2007 alone ( Read more... )

The last few days have been the most distressing and depressing, compounded by confusion. Confusion over myriad questions. How could this have happened? Why us? Where are our leaders? Do we have any leaders? What can I do? What can I do? The most depressing sight was the juxtaposition of the men who went in to flush out those remorseless killers ( Read more... )

Are free markets the same as fair markets?

I've missed out a few of the Economist issues recently. Luckily, google-ing on the book "The Subprime Solution" threw up a very recent article, by a risk-manager, about the current crisis and how it came about. It's a little complicated, with a lot of jargon, so a financial lexicon would be handy. Check it out - "Confessions of a risk manager."One ( Read more... )

Heard from Paula Poundstone via Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me -

In reference to Dubya..."the Dollar's so cheap now, we can afford to put him on it."

:P

Lehman Brothers goes down in flames, leaving a very sanguinary scene on all the Streets around the world. How did this come about? Why did this happen? Weren't these guys supposed to be the geniuses who make the world go 'round? Sadly, this shouldn't be as shocking as it appears. The collapse of Long Term Capital Management (LTCM) should've been ( Read more... )

So, Singur again. Just when it appeared that the dust had settled, once more the air is riled. Leaving aside Mamata Banerjee's obvious political rapaciousness, I wonder if there is something genuine in these protests. I would imagine that some of the people protesting are doing so out of genuine distrust of the entire process of land acquisition. ( Read more... )

What is the longest that any white good has survived your daily abuses? Think, think. Ponder for a moment. 2 years? 5 years? 10 years? I remember my Moms old Bosch washing machine. We had it during those halcyon years when we lived in 'hospital quarters'. It survived the trip over the oceans here. Heck, we even used it in my Grandmom's house - 7, ( Read more... )

Q: How will the US avert a recession?
A:"Soft lights, scented candles, hot oil, a barry white CD and then you leave everything to the invisible hand."

Ah, Genius.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!

...Or Not to Buy?

Book 7 is out this weekend. Very tempted to jump in and flash the plastic, but something tells me I know the ending to this one - Volde' dies (obvi), Harry dies (kill him, KILL HIM!!), Ron and Hermione marry (duh) and the world lives happily ever after. Not sure if I want to slog through 749 784 pages, just for the inevitable ( Read more... )