Fancy a puff from an air-conditioned cigarette?
When I first saw this ad for Caravan Air-Conditioned Cigarettes, the first thought that came to my mind was “WTF is an air-conditioned cigarette?” Guessed it could be some menthol…Continue Reading →
For American cartoonists in WWII era Gandhi was a fool and a traitor
Cartoonists in American newspapers during World War II didn’t seem have much regard for, or an understanding of Mohandas Karamchand…
Watch: Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls (and a Lux ad)
A 1973 31-minute documentary from Merchant Ivory Productions, directed and narrated by Anthony Korner on Bollywood greatest ‘item girl’ ever.…
So the leaked Rs 10 coin design with the new rupee symbol was a fake
Within two weeks of the announcement of the new symbol for the Indian rupee, a design for a Rs 10 coin surfaced online and was widely circulated. Many, including me,…Continue Reading →
How I could have easily hacked into your Seventymm.com account, but didn’t
I am not much of a hacker and also am not on the lookout for holes in a system that…
Sunil Gavaskar’s health plan and mix-up as a newborn
Sunil Gavaskar was paid Rs 2,000 for the first advertisement he appeared in. Though CK Nayudu and Farokh Engineer were…
Amul’s tribute to Steve Jobs
An Apple logo shaped candle and “Steve Jobs 1955-2011” written in white Apple chiclet keys. Amul, in a topical ad, pays tribute to the passing of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.…Continue Reading →
Google sends +1 stickers with Adsense cheque
Was pleasantly surprised to find a couple of Google Plus One stickers along with my Google Adsense cheque for the…
There was something Rajinikanth about Steve Jobs
An early morning phone call shattered a lovely dream, what was more shattering was the news behind the phone call.…
A beardless Kabir Bedi’s long affair with Wills cigarettes
Got the first glimpse of a beardless Kabir Bedi in a Marlboro Man avatar, thanks to Memsaab. And now here’s another advertisement from the same ‘Start a long affair’ Wills…Continue Reading →