February 7, 2011

2011 Super Bowl Ad Recap

Congrats to the Packers.  And that’s all I’ll say re the game itself, so as not to alienate all those Steelers fans out there.  Hey, I have to pull against…

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January 31, 2011

Things People Say

What’s a laundry list? Do people really make a litany of things they need washed and dried?  It’s a funny term if you think about it.  And of course I…

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January 25, 2011

Nagasaki

This is an alternate pic for Rajiv… Left to His Own Devices.

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January 24, 2011

Too Many Urkels on Your Team – That’s Why Your Wins_Low

I finished listening to Kanye West’s new album… for about the 20th time.  So, I feel qualified to write this review.  That and I like to think that my eclectic…

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January 17, 2011

World Wide Web @ Golden Globes

Fast fact:  The Golden Globes are the hardest ticket in the world to get, next to the Masters Golf Tournament. Actually, I heard that once somewhere, so I have no…

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January 10, 2011

The State of South Asian American Standup Comedy in 2011

What an exciting time for standup comedy. One of the larger phenomena in the past decade has been the explosion of ethnic comics, which is to say non-white or -black….

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January 3, 2011

F*ck It List

If you think of something and later learn that somebody else already did it, is it still original? Tough question.  And so it is with the “F*ck It List.  It…

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2011 Goals

Whereas I have just written out my 2010 accomplishments and, Whereas it is important to bear in mind that things are unfolding as they are supposed to and, Whereas it…

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2010 Accomplishments

About a year ago, I set six goals for the year… and I’ll give myself a 0, 0.5, or 1 below for each one. The big headline is that a…

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December 26, 2010

My 31 Favorite Songs of 2010

It’s the end of yet another year, and while I didn’t get to record another year-end countdown video like I had with Melanie Kannokada in 2008, I always find it…

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December 23, 2010

A Theism

Just finished Ricky Gervais’ piece in WSJ about being an atheist. I believe in God but, really speaking, the only intellectually honest belief system is agnosticism. Both theism and atheism…

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December 15, 2010

Welcome to The New FunnyIndian.com

Welcome to The New FunnyIndian.com! Earlier this year, my team (Dustin Brewer, Bobby Uhlenbrock, Brian Maier, Sarah Miller, and Anna Baur) and I set out to create my favorite website…

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December 14, 2010

My Problem in Life

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Dam, Sun

What a nice, simple afternoon. It’s my Dad’s birthday so we’re just hanging out in my birth city of Hamilton, Ohio. I brought the LA weather this week. The sun…

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October 25, 2010

The Definitive Take on OUTSOURCED

Is Outsourced good? “Yes” is the short answer. I like it when people give a short answer and then a long answer. Here’s the long answer: It’s getting there. First…

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September 9, 2010

Inside The Box

The best thing about TV Seasons on DVD and On Demand is how television has gone from a leisure activity to a job. You really feel like you’re accomplishing something….

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September 7, 2010

You Shouldn’t Have Sat There

My friend, Catherine, sent me this article from the Huffington Post. It lists 12 things that Americans apparently know, don’t know, or think they know. Or something. I don’t know….

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August 17, 2010

You Make The Call

My friend Catherine sent me this article about people giving up their cell phones… … ironically, from her iPhone. — yeah, i applaud this. this stupid, effin’, asinine idea. it’s…

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July 31, 2010

The TanGent Show

After a couple of years, my podcast is back. Actually, what happened is I got my own weekly 1-hr talk show in the New York metro area (read: New Jersey)….

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July 19, 2010

I Care About This Much –>| |<–

My friend just asked me if it bothers me when I hear of old girlfriends or crushes (a far greater # sadly) getting married. Like do I feel like the…

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