The city — sliced, diced and served with a dash of sauce
The verdict is... well, size does matter
Recently, a portal called Agents of Ishq conducted what they call the Great Indian Penis Survey. The idea was ‘to take the conversation away from the usual space of swear words, nudge-nudge-wink-wink jokes and cliches about prowess, size and performance.’
Interestingly, when asked what influenced their idea of the ideal penis, a large 57 per cent said porn. There were some who credited it to Lord Voldemort too! Another six per cent had imaginative, funny, irreverent terms, or named their penises after notable public figures. Now, maybe a survey on what women think of these men would be fun, no?
Keep safe distance
Pic/Prabhanjan Dhanu
After Rakhi Sawant’s smooching episode, it seems like Diana Penty preferred to keep her distance from Mika Singh, at a film event held yesterday.
An Olympic medal in cricket, really?
A recently conducted survey has revealed that if ignorance about the Olympics was an Olympic sport, India could have a healthy claim for gold.
R Ashwin acknowledges the crowd after hitting a ton in the ongoing series against West Indies. Pic/AFP
Though sample size and other factors are important for a survey to mean anything, 40 per cent respondents of any survey in India pinning their hopes on the Indian cricket team to win the gold medal in Rio does not speak too highly of us.
Not just this, 48 per cent of the respondents believed that India did host an Olympic in New Delhi. The participants of this sample, which comprised people under 30, are certainly an entertaining lot.
Udta music
Fresh off the success of Udta Punjab, Amit Trivedi seems to be chilling with friends from the industry, going by this frame.
The talented composer posted this frame along with musicians Vishal Dadlani, Ehsaan Noorani, Shekhar Ravjiani and (odd one out?) Anupama Chopra.
Fish out of water
It's the same old story. Our state tourism department seems to have hit a dead end when it comes to giving tourists the Mumbai darshan. So, the ‘new’ packages include the usual suspects: Chhatrapati Shivaji Vastu Sangrahalaya, Nehru Science Centre, Taraporevala Aquarium, Bhau Daji Lad Museum and Siddhivinayak Temple.
Visitors at the Taraporevala Aquarium. Pic/Sayed Sameer Abedi
A pity that countless landmarks are missing. And, after reading what state tourism minister, Jaykumar Rawal, said via a press release, we were convinced all is lost. Here’s a jist: “The launch of the Mumbai Darshan Tours is one step closer to advance the current tourism scenario in Maharashtra.
Through this initiative we are not only aiming at highlighting the heritage that Maharashtra has to offer but also give a new outlook and revive the tourism sector in the state. The project development team has done a great job....to ensure each tourist gets a wholesome experience of what Maharashtra has to offer.” We have just one question to the project development team: Exactly what aspect of ‘heritage’ do places like aquariums showcase?
He, the jokerman
When Khushwant Singh passed away at 99 in 2014, he had over a 100 books to his name and was widely regarded as one of India’s greatest writers. His trademark humour, honesty, and of course, great storytelling is evident in all these.
Now, fans of his works can look forward to Me, The Jokerman (Aleph) that assembles over 50 essays, most of them unpublished in book form, in the categories that he had made his own — religion, nature, autobiography, sex and, above all, humour.
Entertaining, insightful as well as laugh-out-loud funny, this is a book that will delight Khushwant Singh’s legions of admirers.
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