03 July, 2008

Going once.. going twice…

Soul up for auction. Update: Its found a home - Hell Pizza.

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Oddball at 9:18 AM

25 June, 2008

Name’s Bond. James Bond.

He’s back in the Ian Fleming “centenary novel”:  Devil May Care

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Arts and entertainment at 10:10 PM

21 June, 2008

Sunny the supersleuth

Comics from 1984, with Gavaskar battling Bandookstan & England cricketers and evil Himalayan magicians.

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in The visual arts at 1:02 AM

20 June, 2008

Going bananas

The history of bananas in the US.

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Miscellaneous at 9:07 PM

18 June, 2008

A huge democratic moment

"Have blogs been good for books?”, ponders Robert McCrum. 

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Arts and entertainment at 12:03 AM

Browse before you buy

Lookybook - Browse children’s picture books by flipping through every page. (- via.)

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in The visual arts at 12:01 AM

16 June, 2008

Our accelerated world

Roger Cohen writes in praise of being cut off.

Posted by Amit Varma in Journalism/Media at 2:22 PM

13 June, 2008

Value their art, not their personalities

Even the most romantic poets can sometimes be awfully hard of heart.

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Arts and entertainment at 10:38 PM

Coming soon to a TV near you

Innovative architecture: The National Stadium and the National Aquatics Center for the Beijing Olympics.

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in The visual arts at 4:12 PM

06 June, 2008

Survival of the symmetrical

80’s fashion & hairstyles ‘violate laws of nature’, opine experts, who warn that women can smell asymmetry!

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Miscellaneous at 7:37 AM

Global Warming Solution

Cow and Sheep flatulence inoculation developed. :)

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Science and technology at 7:35 AM

05 June, 2008

Door to hell

A crater (video) in Turkmenistan, on fire since an accident in 1971. Incredible pictures here.

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Miscellaneous at 8:05 AM

Invited to the UN food summit?

Mind it - likely no lobsters this time. Empathetic PETA will be happy! ;)

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in The good life at 7:51 AM

Reconstructing history

Reconstructing a 600 million-piece Stasi jigsaw puzzle. (- via.)

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Miscellaneous at 7:41 AM

A fleet of “prison hulks”.

Floating prisons as part of the “extraordinary rendition” program by the Bush administration. (- via.)

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Politics at 7:21 AM

War is Boring

A new comic strip written by David Axe and drawn by Matt Bors, based on David’s experiences as a war correspondent. (- via.)

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in The visual arts at 7:17 AM

02 June, 2008

The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs

Rolling Stone has a list. My favourite from it: No. 25.

Posted by Amit Varma in Arts and entertainment at 2:51 AM

28 May, 2008

WTF headline for the day

Flying sex toy places chess genius in check. (With video proof! :))

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Oddball at 12:22 AM

23 May, 2008

Another list of books

This one plays on the “reader’s lingering sense of inadequacy”, opines William Grimes.

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Arts and entertainment at 10:08 PM

And speaking of legs..

.. read about Oscar Pistorius.

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Miscellaneous at 7:18 PM

Legs

The “A-Frame” over the years. (- via.)

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in The visual arts at 7:16 PM

Heaven’s Gate

Pico Iyer writes about Ladakh.

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in The good life at 6:59 PM

18 May, 2008

100 Essential Jazz Albums

David Remnick presents a “guide for the uninitiated.”

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Arts and entertainment at 1:10 AM

17 May, 2008

Designer Treehouses

Baumraum Treehouses

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in The visual arts at 10:04 PM

05 May, 2008

Ayman al-Zawahiri Answers Your Questions

Andy Borowitz is in top form. (Via Joby Joseph.)

Posted by Amit Varma in Miscellaneous at 4:17 PM

01 May, 2008

Do not play a customer’s CD

You run the risk of a bow chica bow bow. 

Posted by Yazad Jal in Oddball at 11:49 PM

29 April, 2008

Tattoos for bloggers

Very funny pics. Photoshopped, of course. Part 1. Part 2.

Posted by Yazad Jal in Blogs | Oddball at 7:01 AM

17 April, 2008

Midnight Climax

Codename for seamy taxpayer-financed CIA operations from the 1950s and 1960s!

Posted by Sanjeev Naik in Miscellaneous at 9:27 AM

12 April, 2008

The Bad Memory Century

David Brooks writes about ‘The Great Forgetting’.

Posted by Amit Varma in Miscellaneous at 11:13 AM

07 April, 2008

No sex please

Just selling condoms—with a free demonstration!

Posted by Yazad Jal in The good life | The visual arts at 1:32 AM