The  the film, “Slumdog Millionaire” has brought world-wide attention to India and the city of Mumbai.  12 million people and their squalid living conditions were suddenly put on the world’s radar. A common criticism of the film by those familiar with Mumbai are the f ilm’s flashy bright colors and adept editing turned squalor of [...]

The appetite of the Daily Helping reader is varied and voracious and for that reason the appeal of a particular movie, book, website may not appeal to everyone. Today’s offering is all about art and so it’s unlikely everyone will have the same reaction. Some of you may enjoy what you see . Some of [...]

The Daily Helping strongly suggests you pick up a copy of Richard Price’s powerful novel, Lush Life.  It’s now in paperback and one the best reads of this past year. Price is writing at the top of his game. His legendary ear and skill in capturing a moment; a personality; a neighborhood you know exists [...]

This is really no help, but it’s still worth mentioning.  There’s a movie coming out this year. (Yeah, don’t know when, just this year) It’s tentatively called, This Side of the Truth.  It’s written and directed and stars Ricky Gervais.   The concept sounds great and the cast even better. Based on what little I could [...]

American men generally love big breasts on tall, slender figures (a natural combination that is actually rarely found).  Cultural differences and preferences around the world make it difficult to generalize on  global appreciation, but it’s very safe to say that American men absolutely love big boobs.  Women acknowledge this and their reaction can be measured [...]

Milla Jovovich has a pictorial in Interview magazine. Oh, and an interview too.

We are living at a pivotal time for journalism as we’ve known it . The daily newspaper looks to be fighting for survival. The issue is all a matter of distribution and finding it’s audience. The production of the paper would be financed by advertising revenue. This has been the case since the Han dynasty, [...]