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Profiles in courage: Ajai Raj

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University of Texas at Austin student Ajai Raj was arrested after asking Ann Coulter the one question on every American’s mind:

Coulter said she supported the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman on the basis that a good woman civilizes and inspires a man to strive for something better, leading to a question that was met with a stunned silence. “You say that you believe in the sanctity of marriage,” said Ajai Raj, an English sophomore. “How do you feel about marriages where the man does nothing but fuck his wife up the ass?” UT Police officers approached Raj to arrest him, resulting in a mass exodus of protesters chanting, “Let him go” … According to Jeffrey Stockerwell, a friend of Raj, officers violently seized Raj and illegally searched him after his question. Police have charged Raj with disorderly conduct, a Class C misdemeanor. [The Daily Texan]

Raj had no idea that innocently asking Coulter about her secret passion would land him in so much hot water. We can only pray that he doesn’t become forcibly acquainted with the practice while doing hard time in the college pokey. For more information on Coulter and anal, visit this blog by another one of her fans (NSFW).

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Chandrasekhar spotted at sushi restaurant

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A reader of Defamer, an L.A. gossip blog, sends them a Jay Chandrasekhar-sighting:

Saw Broken Lizard’s Jay Chandrasekhar & Paul Soter (SUPER TROOPERS, CLUB DREAD) dining at Sushi Katsu Ya with three lovely ladies (two of which seemed to be sig others of Jay and Paul). Relatively uneventful sighting until the bill arrived and I saw them start to divy it up. Well, Fox Searchlight must not pay very well because when the waiter came to collect they asked to split the ~$200 bill between three cards (one belonging to Jay, one to Paul and the third to the third woman). Now maybe it’s just me but you would think that A.) they would be doing well enough to treat the group to a sushi dinner and B.) that since they were talking business it was easily expensed….right? Regardless, seems like their next project will be a sequel, “Broke Lizard’s Super Cheapers”. I guess no one eats for free in this town. Last note, both the guys looked a bit chubby, I guess they let themselves go after getting buffed out for CLUB DREAD. [Defamer]

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Oberoi-Ash marriage speculation

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Vivek Oberoi tells a television show that he plans to wed Aishwarya Rai next year:

“I will marry Aishwarya Rai,” Bollywood star Vivek Oberoi said today confessing his love for the former Miss World. “She has been very lucky for me. A right girl brings stability in one’s life,” Oberoi told “Seedhi Baat” programme on Aaj Tak. [Chennai Online]

Then something, or someone (smart Rs. on the latter), compels Oberoi to backtrack:

As news broke out of Vivek Oberoi’s 2006 marriage plans with his green-eyed girlfriend, the actor clarified that his remarks had been taken out of context…“My intentions are honourable, but there are no such impending plans,” Oberoi clarified through an SMS sent to Sunday Mid Day about his throwaway remark. [Mid-Day]

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Asians disappear on prime-time

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It’s not a magic show for May sweeps:

A study of Asian Americans in prime-time television, released Monday, shows that Asians, who make up 5 percent of the U.S. population, play 2.7 percent of regular characters. It also shows virtually no Asian actors are on situation comedies, and the characters they play in dramas tend to have less depth than most regulars, with minimal on-screen time and few romantic roles. [AP/Yahoo!]

One of the few bright spots:

…the study’s authors particularly lauded ABC’s “Lost,” which has a South Asian character and a Korean married couple who speak Korean on-screen — with English subtitles, something almost never seen on prime-time shows. [AP/Yahoo!]

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Gotham releases Indian Spidey

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The long-awaited debut of “Spider-Man India”:

Gotham Entertainment Group (GEG), based in Bangalore and New York, has launched four issues of the comic in the United States and will introduce the first of the four-part series in India next month, in a deal with Marvel Enterprises Inc. [Reuters/Yahoo!]

The first issue is available directly from the publisher. Possible drinking game: Take a shot every time you catch a peek up Pavitr Prabhakar’s dhoti.

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Canines married in Jaipur

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You’re walking in the park and spot a pair of dogs shamelessly getting down. You probably figured, “those mutts are living in sin.” Thankfully, a guy with too much money puts an end to this most egregious of canine transgressions:

Shamsher and Diana married in a huge tent bedecked with jasmine flowers in a traditional Hindu ceremony in Jaipur. Shamsher, owned by wealthy businessman, was escorted to the venue by musicians, dancing eunuchs, 350 human guests and dozens of the couple’s canine friends…The only interruption in the ceremony came when the groom went on a barking spree but he stopped after a nip from his bride. The bride, dressed in traditional red, was reluctant to complete the customary seven rounds of the holy fire and had to be lured with doggy treats for the last two rounds. [Ananova]

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Food plaza offers 104 different dosas; patents some

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Eyebrow-raising patents are also granted outside of the U.S.:

…a food plaza in Hyderabad has recently introduced 104 different varieties of Dosa. They have already patented 27 of them. The food plaza introduced this new concept in Hyderabad after a successful trial in Mumbai…“Focal point of the Dosa Plaza is we have created more than 104 varieties of Dosas out of which 27 are patented, nobody can copy it. The difference between other Dosas and these Dosas are the fillings. We have the international flavour like Mexican dishes are filled in the Dosas or there are American fillings,” said Jagdish Khorwal, Project Head, Dosa Plaza. [ANI/Yahoo!]

This far-out concept of wrapping a round piece of flattened bread around Mexican ingredients is going to be big. Picture, if you will, a whole chain of hacienda-like eateries with…bells…selling this truly groundbreaking product to all of India’s mostly non-obese citizens. So big, that it should spark unbridled franchising around the world, catering to those starved for affordable Mexican food prepared quickly. Billions upon billions of dollars will be generated. Luckily, Khorwal has patented this ingenious design, so he won’t have worry about unscrupulous businessmen stealing his idea. He will also finally collect the years of royalties owed to him by the citizens of entire continents, who have been enjoying for eons just such a delicacy without paying him his proper dues.

ANI/Yahoo!: 104 varieties of dosa to stir Hyderabadis’ taste buds!

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Bill Gates again denounces H1-B visa curbs

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So does this mean that Microsoft is hiring?

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates slammed the federal government’s strict limits on temporary visas for technology workers, saying that if he had his way, the system would be scrapped entirely. “The theory behind the H-1B (visa)–that too many smart people are coming–that’s what’s questionable,” Gates said Wednesday during a panel discussion at the Library of Congress. “It’s very dangerous. You can get this idea that the world is very scary; let’s cut back on travel…let’s cut back on visas.” Federal quotas on H-1B visas, capped at 65,000 last year, have long been a sore spot for Microsoft and other technology companies. But, Gates said, the increased caliber of research institutions in China and India means that curbs on immigration and guest-workers will pose a greater threat to America’s competitiveness than ever before. [News.com]

Of course, the rudimentary pro- and con- noise from elected officials:

“I think there was a post-9/11 effort to cut down on visas,” added Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat. “I think this was a mistake.” Rep. David Dreier, a California Republican, was left defending stricter immigration rules. “We can’t be so naive as to think there is not a very serious problem” with terrorists entering the country, he said. [News.com]

News.com: Gates wants to scrap H-1B visa restrictions

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