Revolution Evolution

"I'm the Congressman's Right Hand"
"Well then, you must be a very busy man"
(Striptease, 1996)

Basic Instinct 2 wasn't all bad, btw. I don't know why Yahoo Movies trashed it so severely with Cs and Ds. Sharon Stone was a tad bit overcooked this time. She slipped into her earlier role like a silk negligee (slipped out of it, just as easily).

If Russell Peters would stop saying "If you know what I mean" so much, he would be funnier. Outsourced on Comedy Central started off well with his usual racial cracks, but then lost momentum severely towards the end. Hallmark achievement for a brown comedian to be up there, though.

As for the new music on the scene, its nice to see a few non-Himesh Reshammiya albums on the scene. I'm rather enthu to hear Umrao Jaan's music - I know its Anu "Oonchi hai building" Malik, but the man has had a few gems up his sleeve (Border, Refugee) and they have specifically been for JPDutta movies.

Also, Bas Ek Pal has a few interesting tracks, especially Dheemey Dheemey (Sunidhi, KK) which stands out as a really complete and exceptional number. Tere Bin is a beautifully composed song, but one is severely put off by Atif Aslam's vocals on it. Pritam's other venture, Woh Lamhe, is ridiculously overzealous. And Illayaraja fans like moi would have preferred if he left Shiva in its native language/s. Hearing Shweta Pandit go "Police Police Chor Police" doesn't really work.

In other news, is it just me or are airlines going ballistic these days? There are airline stories everywhere for the past week, there have been paranoid flight diversions, air marshals going buck wild, dynamite in student's bags, and as of today, another crash. Im telling you, people. Start using Amtrak. At least you're at ground level.

P.U.C.T of the day: Every year, $1.5 billion is spent on pet food. This is four times the amount spent on baby food.
- As I always say, people. Have pets, not kids. As you can see, people around the world are purposefully feeding their pets, and starving their kids, out of sheer frustration. So spare the rod, entirely.