by Ravi Shankar
Sept. 13, 2006
U.S. Open finalist Andy Roddick, who got his ass handed to him yet again by Swiss sensation Roger Federer, has his fair share of opponents even in the United States. Strangely enough, many of them believe that the best way to describe him is by his name, which they say is frighteningly symbolic.
by Ravi Shankar
Aug. 30, 2006
Hockey coach Gordon Bombay, best remembered as the triumphant lawyer turned leader in The Mighty Ducks films, has announced he has changed his name to Gordon Mumbai.
by Ravi Shankar
June 19, 2006
Golfer Vijay Singh added more fuel to the flame in his rivalry with left-handed golfer Phil Mickelson over the weekend at the U.S. Open.
by Ravi Shankar
March 3, 2006
Once upon a time (yesterday), a man of great standing with funny ears and a sheepish grin named Bush went overseas, many, many seas to the country of India. Oh, how West meets East as the Orientalist flavoring would go. The Occidental power meeting the Orientalist delight, the exotic, the "Ooohhh! So Spicy!" side of the world.
by Ravi Shankar
Jan. 28, 2006
One day, young Pradeep Sivasvara met up with his friend, Vlad Klawkinski, behind a dumpster near their high school. It was the first time that young Pradeep, a tenth grader, had ever cut class. The two friends spoke for a short time before Vlad brandished what the DARE program likes to call a "doobie."