Tonight is the Oscar night. A night when the well made movies triumph. But what happens on the Box Office? Does a movie trailer make it a success? Can it predicts how well it will do? Well, one company does think so. According to the Innerscope Research study, if a film’s trailer fails to reach a specific emotional engagement threshold (65), it will very likely generate less than $10 million in revenue on opening weekend; a film whose trailer exceeds... Read more
Just as one’s mental state impacts the body postures, it is now being clearly pointed that even body postures can impact the body chemistry itself. But isn’t that what Yoga says but in a more detailed and sophisticated manner? It not just looks at the posture but also how breathing is done and how every finger is moved and held (mudra). Because postures and body is far more sophisticated than just standing upright! Actually, yoga functions at the level of... Read more
Interesting… someone is spying on BJP leaders and the corporate leaders and this same guy was already in the dock for spying on Amar Singh! So, who promised to “save” this guy from the law when arrested for the Amar Singh case? The suspicion is obviously towards the Congress leaders. The question is will we ever know? Even more importantly, will the BJP force it upon the agencies to reveal the name (s) of the culprits? Related articles from... Read more
Firefox has arrived to disrupt the party of the two major technology giants – Google (Android) and Apple (iOS) – with a new OS for the mobile world. Interestingly a lot of telecom providers are signing up for Mozilla’s new offering. Firefox OS, the new, HTML5-friendly mobile OS from Mozilla, is today taking a big step forward in its strategy to become a viable third player in the smartphone landscape currently dominated by Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS. Mozilla is announcing that 18... Read more
Though these rules seem simple, they are very interesting and useful. Go through them carefully and try to use it. Five Rules for Creating Great Presentations from Duarte, Inc. Read more
Very interesting statement and here is the justification for it: The U.S. started with no stars. In fact, it started with a completely different flag. The last two were added in 1959, Hawaii and Alaska. Until there’s a President born after ’59, that dies with no change in the flag and no change in the number of states, that will continue to be a true statement. (link) Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961; while George W. Bush and... Read more
As if the elections in India aren’t already enough of a joke, the candidates in Meghalayas State polls have taken on interesting names this year. Here are some of them: Frankenstein Momin, Adolf Lu Hitler-Marak Billykid Sangma, Field Marshal Mawphniang, Romeo Rani Kenedy Marak, Kennedy Cornelius Khyriem Jhim Carter Sangma So we have every type of joker in the fray – from Adolf Hitler to Frankenstein to even Carter (Jhim Carter albeit!). When asked about his unusual name he clarifies:... Read more
Hillary CLinton was earning $186,000 a year as Secretary of State. Now that she is no longer the Secretary of State, she will be giving speeches on the International circuit. But to have the pleasure of listening to her is going to be expensive! How much? She has put her per speech charge at $200,000! Hillary Clinton has signed up for speaking circuit and will charge a whopping USD 200,000 per appearance, an amount more than her annual salary as... Read more
Shane Koyczan was a kid bullied. He went through incredible pain and rejection. He saw first hand, how other kids – mean and ignorant – could harm the psyche of another in a very damning way. He saw similar experiences of other kids. … And he learnt the “Truth”. Watch this absolutely incredible movie made by Shane, who poured his heart out later.. much later in his life. Read more
This is an incredible story of an art collector who bought a painting for $22,000; that may turn out to be an unknown masterpiece by Leonardo Da Vinci – now being called La Bella Principessa. The facts and evidence line up so much along the lines of it being a Vinci, that the critics sound crazy. In any case watch the story in this very interesting and well done documentary by… who else.. PBS! Watch Mystery of a Masterpiece on... Read more
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