Mr. Worldwide? In the Mumbai, we are the Bhai’s.

Was it a publicity stunt? Although one would not expect Bollywood producers to grease Shiv Sena activists into pulling a stunt like that.

On Thursday Shiv Sena activists took to the streets and began tearing out posters of Kurbaan, which features a topless Kareena Kapoor along with an equally clothed Saif Ali Khan. The activists claimed that the posters are immoral and do not deserve to be put up anywhere in India. {Read on}

Where does all this lead to? My verdict – “Flop to a silent burial.”

I hereby trademark the word “infortorment.”

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Infotainment is “information-based media content or programming that also includes entertainment content in an effort to enhance popularity with audiences and consumers.” ^[1] It is a neologisticportmanteau of information and entertainment, referring to a type of media which provides a combination of information and entertainment. According to many dictionaries ^[2] infotainment is always television, and the term is “mainly disapproving.”^[3] However, many self-described infotainment websites exist, which provide a variety of functions and services.

The label “infotainment” is emblematic of concern and criticism that journalism is devolving from a medium which conveys serious information about issues that affect the public interest, into a form of entertainment which happens to have fresh “facts” in the mix. The criteria by which reporters and editors judge news value – whether something is worth putting on the front page, the bottom of the hour, or is worth commenting on at all – are integral parts of this debate. Some blame the media for this perceived phenomenon, for failing to live up to ideals of civic journalistic responsibility. Others blame the commercial nature of many media organizations, the need for higher ratings, combined with a preference among the public for feel-good content and “unimportant” topics (like celebrity gossip or sports). In her critique of infotainment News Flash, Bonnie Anderson cited the CNN lead story of February 2, 2004. It was the accidental exposure of Janet Jackson’s breast on national TV. The follow up story was about a ricin chemical attack on the U.S. Senate majority leader. {Via Wiki} {Wiki More}

“…and if you fail, you fail — but no one will tell you, you failed until I have.” Practice safe sexts.

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Redefining cool.

The people responsible for sacking the people responsible for my alphabet soup. Have they been sacked?

So, me, like every other Organic freak on the planet, revolt against Allopathy and chemicals entering my body and seek Alternatives. Yup, I landed myself on a long-distance course on Alternative Medicines, hoping to learn stuff like elementary Yoga, Acupressure points, Naturopathy and the like. Well what do you know, I got my books to study only to find, Anatomy that taught on what kind of knives that are used in an Autopsy, Pathology which spoke of disgusting bacteria and everything else was jus plain dry as an autumn leaf.

I shove the books away in the jungle of a wardrobe that I have (yes, the one where everything will come stumbling on your head once you open them) and forgot all about it for 2 yrs. I went abroad, did my Masters and have started to work as well. What do you know! Even before my MS degree could come through, I receive another degree through post. It says : I have done my PG Diploma in Alternative Medicine. I also received my Mark sheets for an exam I never attended. This can be proven to the institution that on the day of that exam I was probably sipping coffee at Costa Cafe in Oxford.

I can probably keep applying and adding more titles to my name by just paying for it in India. Hmm…. The next time you ever see a long-distance course Certificate hanging on anyone’s wall, think twice, they must have been bungee jumping while the exam was taking place and still got the degree. Wonder if one could ever get away with boards like this? Hmm….

What kind of frog do you have? I’ve been thinking about getting a fire bellied toad. They are seriously cute.

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When I see flowers, I think of her.

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Darn the Japanese and their Grand Theory of Everything comes into play once more. In other words, as time goes on, everything becomes closer to being its own parody.

Image by publicenergy via Flickr

Japanese researchers have succeeded in making the sweet smell of vanilla come out of the last thing people could imagine — cow dung. In a world-first recycling project, a one-hour heating and pressuring process allows cow feces to produce vanillin, the main component of the vanilla-bean extract, according to researcher Mayu Yamamoto.

The vanillin extracted from the feces could be used in products such as shampoo and aromatic candles but not in food, said Yamamoto, who works for the Research Institute of the state-run International Medical Center of Japan.

Compared with usual vanilla, “this component is exactly the same but it would be difficult for people to accept it in food, given the recent rules of disclosing the origins of ingredients,” she said. {Read on – Flavoured Milk}

Now that is one good situation to be in. I mean, it’s always a good time for these things, right?

Seeking Adult Drunk Clown for 30th Birthday party
Date: 2008-08-26, 3:22PM CDT  {Via}

We need an Adult Drunk Clown who is good at getting drunk and stupid. No need to do any clown tricks, just hang out and drink a shit load. We will be hopping around to different bars and want a clown to tag a long and drink heavily. He doesn’t even need to socialize with anyone, just drink.

the birthday is on Friday, Sept. 5th in Bucktown. Oh, did I mention that the clown needs to get shitfaced. Don’t worry, we will purchase all the drinks.

* it’s NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
* Compensation: We will pay per hour and cover all the drinks

Mona,Darling.

Artist assistants stand next to 3,604 cups of coffee which have been made into a giant Mona Lisa in Sydney, Australia. The 3,604 cups of coffee were each filled with different amounts of milk to create the different shades!

Asus designers reportedly dreamed up this Mona Lisa. The work represents two things: a reminder of the technology that Asus built its fortune on and the company’s ethos to encourage and support “any kind of crazy ideas.” {via}