Sidharth's Daily Muses!

Iron Man



When a movie has a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a 8.4/10 score on IMDB (119th best movie of all time) and a A+ rating from every critic in the country, it has to be good right? ;)

Absolutely! Iron Man was amazing(especially if you are a big fan of the Iron Man Marvel Comics) and is well worth a see at your nearest theater!

The difference in making this movie really good was obviously Robert Downey Jr.I cant think of who else could have done justice to this role other than him.People were apprehensive when they heard a 43 year old person was going to play a SuperHero.But, you really need to see the movie to see how good he is as Iron Man!

Go Iron Man!

Photographs that changed the world!

An awesome photoessay about photographs that stand as a symbol of the great events that have changed the world!

West Bank Story

If you like short films,there cannot be a better one than "West Bank Story".This 18 min movie is a parody of the classic musical film West Side Story.The film follows the romance between an Israeli guy and a Palestinian girl and revolves around the 2 rival falafel restaurants they own,"Kosher King" and "Hummus Hut" in the West Bank.

The movie also won the Oscar for "Best Live Action Short" in 2007.

Enjoy!

A legal free P2P music download site?

This really sounds like RIAA's worst nightmare come true but if its really true, its time to celebrate.

QTrax.com is promoting itself as a legal free P2P music download site with agreements in place with all the 4 major music labels (EMI, SonyBMG, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group).What this means is that freeloaders like us can go and download all the songs we want for free.

Now, I am sure you are thinking? "This cannot be legal.There has to be a catch!" And there is! :(

The downloaded songs are not compatible with iPods and have to be played via a proprietary player built on the songbird platform and Ads are present during playback even on music devices which can get pretty irritating at times.

So,looks like the music labels are using the age old business tactic - if you cannot beat them, join them and are now looking at new revenue streams for them while keeping the end customers happy.

And the mighty fall too!



King Federer's reign of 10 consecutive Grand Slam Finals appearances has finally ended and I think the time has come.Its time for youngsters like Nadal and Djokovic to step up and do what Federer did when he was 20 years old.Win Grand Slams!

I predict that in the next 3 years we will see a total domination by Nadal and Djokovic and their rivalry will rejuvenate the boredom that had crept into mens tennis with the same person winning almost every grand slam.Federer might end up winning Wimbledon this year but I think it is going to be very difficult for him to beat Sampras's record.He might tie it but I see no way he is going to win 3 more Grand Slams! Sampras fans rejoice! :)

Sketch Generator

This has to be one of the neatest websites I have ever seen.Upload a photograph and it generates a nice little sketch for you.

A Great Hire!



Top five Reasons why the arrival of Rich Rodriguez is great news for the Michigan Football Program:

5.Brings a new style of offense to the Big 10 which is sure to confuse the traditional defenses.

4.He is a great recruiter and will attract more 5 star recruits than the team of Carr, DeBord and English did.Terrelle Pryor, the No.1 High School QB recruit is mostly headed to Michigan.Terrelle is a Vince Young type QB and will fit well into RR's offensive scheme.

3.Will be the first coach in 40 years from outside the "Michigan family" which means he will look at things differently and change the things we were doing wrong in our football program.

2.He is a proven winner and will start winning from the 1st season onwards! Expect a 9-3 or 10-2 season next year.

1.He WILL beat Ohio State.Jim Tressel better be ready...

Bedtime on your flight!


Picture Source:flightglobal.com

All you frequent travelers to India! Listen up! Very soon,you might be traveling on a flight with bunk beds like the ones above.Lufthansa is looking at implementing something like this in its economy class for its transcontinental flights to North America and Asia.

So very soon, traveling by economy might become a very exhilarating experience! Not that it isnt one now with the amazing legspace and very tasteful meals we get on Lufthansa economy! Just kidding!!

P.S - Turbulence is sure going to be a fun experience when you are sleeping cozily in one of the bunk beds :)

Buckeye Books


Picture Source:amazon.com

Is it just me or is something really wrong with these books that are on sale on Amazon.com?

#1 12-0 - An Insider's account of Ohio State's "2006 Championship" Season

#2 The 2006 "Unstoppable" Buckeyes

2006 Championship Season? In what?? Water Polo? And as for the "unstoppable" part,am sure the Gators will have a thing or 2 to say about that! :)