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[Source]. The above picture taken by Ritesh Uttamchandani is sparking some discussion in the blogosphere. As you see, it shows tea stall owners, Sunil and Arvind Parmar having their lunch with Mangal, their Dalit servant sitting [...]
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9rules, Images and Photography, India, Society Culture | 
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A US citizen was booted from a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to New York after he complained there were “Arab types” on board, Turkish news media reported [source].
[via] Ah! The world comes a full circle. And how deliciously. It seems as if the Bush stupidity and paranoia is infectious. The bugger wasn’t even [...]
Patrix | Fun Weird | Comments Off
The Bradley Effect in U.S. politics is attributed to the inflated polling numbers for non-White candidates. The effect was brought to light in the 1982 California gubernatorial race when Tom Bradley lost the race in spite of being significantly ahead in voter polls. It is based on the assumption that voters inaccurately tell pollsters that [...]
Patrix | Politicking, United States | No Comments »
“Clearly, in an age when the dangers and indignities of Driving While Black are well-acknowledged, and properly condemned, Striving While Female – if it goes too far and looks too real — is still held to be a crime.”
An excellent post on Clinton’s treatment by the media by Judith Warner. Mind you, the Obama campaign [...]
Patrix | Media, Politicking, Society Culture | 4 Comments »
Rep.Robert Wexler says, South Florida is “the most concentrated area in the country in terms of misinformation” about Mr. Obama [source]. I doubt it. Other pockets in the county will give SF serious competition. But then it ultimately boils down to what people want to believe which makes them easy prey for people spreading the [...]
Patrix | Asides | No Comments »
Just treat this as a minor quibble (maybe it shouldn’t be) from my web surfing observations yesterday. I was scrolling down the front page of Indianpad and noticed a story that had already amassed ten votes. The story was headlined ‘In pics: Beauty and the Beast’ so I assumed either it was someone’s tongue-in-cheek commentary [...]
Patrix | India, Observations, Recommended, Society Culture | 10 Comments »
One of the worst things that can happen to anyone these days in America is not landing up on the TSA’s No-Fly Terrorist watch list but rather on the sex offenders list. Chris Hansen even assumes the role of our children’s protector though his popular TV show ‘To Catch a Predator‘. Parties that have such [...]
Patrix | Law, Recommended, Society Culture, United States | 10 Comments »
A country ‘rallies’ behind a Bollywood celebrity to hand her one of her career’s biggest paychecks and Jade Goody and Danielle Lloyd can virtually kiss their entertainment careers farewell.
After the announcement of her victory, she thanked the public for “a fantastic opportunity to make my country proud”. Gosh! India sounds like a banana republic. I [...]
Patrix | Current Affairs, India, Society Culture, Television | 6 Comments »
Following a bit of good news, Ash and I made a quick sojourn to the nearby temple that we had been planning for a while. Not overtly religious, we like to visit temples for that occasional connection to the desh and relieve the supposedly spiritual environs that I associate with places of worship. The Disneyland-ish [...]
Patrix | Religion | 11 Comments »
The concept of light-skinned as a sign of beauty is not unique to India although we tend to practice it in a more obvious way through our matrimonial ads or face creams. Unfortunately, African Americans in the United States also face a similar problem. More often than not, this misconception is also found to be [...]
Patrix | Observations, Society Culture, United States, Videos | 4 Comments »
Michael Cera is the only bright spark in an otherwise listless comedy.
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Love political movies so loved this one too. Frank Langella plays a terrific Nixon.
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Outrageously funny. Not recommended for watching with your kids or parents.
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