Category Archives: News and Politics

Fascinating case on video games making legal and news cycles. Essence of the protagonist argument is that video games stimulate “feelings of aggression,” reduce “activity in the frontal lobes of the brain” and promote “violent antisocial or aggressive behavior.” I … Continue reading →

I know this video of the hapless George Bush and shoes flying towards him has gone viral, but I am kind of disappointed by the glee with which it is viewed. We are very lucky in the USA to have … Continue reading →

My brother is in Bangladesh at the moment and is maintaining a blog about his experiences. Especially as we roll up to the December 18th 2008 election deadline after some time under military rule. I was born in Bangladesh and … Continue reading →

I went in earlier today for my pledge of allegiance ceremony, the last stage to becoming a US citizen. I tend not to get nostalgic, but I was quite touched by the overall event. There were 118 people from 69 … Continue reading →

This was sent to me by a friend. It’s a simple quiz that compares your views to the leading candidates. Saves watching all those cliched debates.   http://glassbooth.org/

On a long drive to Stevens Pass for snowboarding, Ali, Charlotte, Chris, Pooja and I stopped by a McDonalds for breakfast a few months back. We talked about this movie that I was meaning to see, but apparently it was a … Continue reading →

Last night, I was "detained" at immigration in Chicago, again. After 2 hours of waiting around I was let go with profuse apologies from what appeared to be a well-meaning homeland security guard. I missed my last flight home and … Continue reading →

Woke up this morning to read some pretty horrid news in the UK. It seems most of my friends are fine, but it’s difficult to contact people with phone networks down.  Feel pretty helpless being out of touch and not … Continue reading →