18 April, 2007

Street Food in Delhi

The NYT talks of the sterilization and gentrification of street food in Delhi. 

Posted by Gautam in Miscellaneous | The good life at 8:12 AM

12 April, 2007

Art. In a Box.

Such pretty bento boxes and the food’s probably great!

Posted by Gautam in The good life at 3:29 PM

29 March, 2007

The end of the world…

... is upon us. Heh. (Via email from Shruti.)

Posted by Amit Varma in The good life at 7:06 PM

27 March, 2007

Why Do People Succeed?

Pushy mothers and the ability to take CRAP seems to be the answer.

Posted by Gaurav Mishra in The good life at 5:45 PM

26 March, 2007

Plan to visit India?

India travel made easy, via NYT.

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in The good life at 5:09 AM

16 March, 2007

Shisha vs. Cigarettes

Is a shisha/hookah safer than a cigarette? It’s not and one session is the equivalent of one pack. 

Posted by Gautam in Science and technology | The good life at 9:11 AM

14 March, 2007

“What do they do, dip them in Viagra?”

Do check out Maggie Van Ostrand’s superb essay on hair. (Via email from Gary Sellers.)

Posted by Amit Varma in The good life at 2:40 PM

08 March, 2007

The 65 Square Foot House in the Mountains…

...and other really tiny second houses.

Posted by Gaurav Mishra in Oddball | The good life at 7:58 PM

07 March, 2007

Cumin Baron of Calcutta

And he’s looking for a partner. 

Posted by Gautam in Oddball | The good life at 10:16 AM

Legal Reviews

"And for the main course tonight we have a special libel lawsuit.” Served cold, of course. 

Posted by Gautam in Business | The good life at 10:13 AM

04 March, 2007

Do You Sleep Naked?

If not, maybe you should (via Boing Boing).

Posted by Gaurav Mishra in Oddball | The good life at 9:57 PM

02 March, 2007

Keeping Employees Happy.

Good food is one way, for sure. This from the Google Cafeteria. 

Posted by Gautam in Business | The good life at 12:52 PM

01 March, 2007

Are you Hungry?

I know you are, but are you really, really hungry?

Posted by Gautam in Oddball | The good life at 10:12 AM

28 February, 2007

Steaks and Strippers.

While Amit reads Playboy for the articles, here’s someone who visits strip-clubs for meat sorry, steaks. 

Posted by Gautam in Arts and entertainment | The good life at 9:51 AM

27 February, 2007

The car of your dreams…

...Now available in a virtual world. 

Posted by Ravages in Business | Science and technology | The good life at 4:26 PM

Wheel of Food

Spin the wheel and see where you want to go for lunch. (Sorry.. only for the US right now, I think.)

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in The good life at 5:17 AM

24 February, 2007

For the foodies

3 websites about the plentiful food choices in Bombay (& Pune.)

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in The good life at 12:18 AM

23 February, 2007

Carry your idol wherever you go

Tattoo him or her on your body. (Article, slideshow.)

Posted by Amit Varma in The good life at 5:40 PM

22 February, 2007

In The Year 2525

If Man were still Alive. Zager & Evans in 1969....some of it is so uncannily true.

Posted by Arzan Sam Wadia in The good life at 11:35 AM

Put Picture to Calories

In today’s day and age of dieting and 1500 calories per day diets...how much is 200 calories ? Pictorialize it.

Posted by Arzan Sam Wadia in The good life at 11:12 AM

Twin Obscenities, the Wailing Writher, and the Tikkoun Elixir

I can’t wait to get my hands on this book. Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn! (Via email from Rishi.)

Posted by Amit Varma in Arts and entertainment | The good life at 9:38 AM

21 February, 2007

A culinary travel tale

Kim Severson hits the Spaghetti Trail. Lovely piece.

Posted by Amit Varma in The good life at 6:04 PM

20 February, 2007

Home

Would you live in apartment complexes with names such as, The Magic Faraway Tree, Windmills Of Your Mind and Greensleeves? If yes, then this is for you. (link via Dilettante)

Posted by Gautam in The good life at 6:02 PM

19 February, 2007

Can of spooge.

A can of spooge. And what’s spooge? Depends on whether you like the disgusting or the delicious definition.

Posted by Yazad Jal in The good life at 9:22 PM

18 February, 2007

“Talking about love all day long”

Lisa Clampitt gets paid for it. Such happiness. (Via email from Arjun, who says he feels that I’d “excel at an Indian version of this.” Pah!)

Posted by Amit Varma in The good life at 11:40 AM

Maybe she’s born with it…

...maybe it’s Maybelline. Men’s makeup, anyone? I’ll buy.

Posted by Gautam in The good life at 9:59 AM

Are you a foodie?

Solve the problem of the incompatible food triad then. (Via email from Yazad.)

Posted by Amit Varma in The good life at 1:42 AM

17 February, 2007

Voldemort leaves a mile-high deathmark

Join the mile-high club but not when you are on the way to India to talk about safe sex. 

Posted by Patrix in The good life at 8:43 PM

Index card humor

Some great index card humor to give you an interesting perspective on life. This one and this one were great for Feb 14th and this one is the best optimist-vs-pessimist example I have ever seen!

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in The good life at 2:39 AM

Stress relief for computer users

More tips for those spending long hours in front of the PC (or, the Mac. Let’s be open minded here). This time around - relieve stress and tension, as well as increase productivity. 9 simple stretch exercises you can do in your own office. 

Posted by Ravages in Miscellaneous | The good life at 1:02 AM