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Hey, Slumdog Millionaire kids! Bummer about the 127 Hours Oscar snub your misery shack burning down, huh?! Awesome checking in with you! See you in a year (or less!) when another tragedy befalls!   Read Story »
Slumdog Millionaire feels like it came out a millionaire years ago, and yet, at long last, Danny Boyle has broken his legendary silence regarding the fact that he exploited impoverished children for…   Read Story »
Let's start the day with some good news, FOR ONCE. From the AP: MUMBAI, India - "Slumdog Millionaire" child star Rubina Ali played a poverty-stricken child in the Oscar-winning film, but the…   Read Story »
As you may or may not know, I am not a fan of the movie Slumdog Millionaire. Personally, I think that it is a condescending and exploitative after-school-special to make white people feel better…   Read Story »
Rubina Ali, the adorable little girl from Slumdog Millionaire, is writing a book! About her life! Um, she is nine years old! From the AP: Transworld Publishers said Rubina Ali's book will tell the…   Read Story »
Seriously? Another Slumdog Millionaire child's home was bulldozed to the ground without warning? Yikes. The Mumbai children who starred in that movie are cursed! (Of course, most of the Mumbai…   Read Story »
Schweppes bought Nicole Kidman and the little girl from Slumdog Millionaire for a weird new commercial for their soft drinks, and I can't put my finger on it, but it makes me feel…   Read Story »
More terrible news for the children of Slumdog Millionaire, of course. Woof. Well, this is what happens when you exploit people for "art" and, more importantly, "profit." It turns families…   Read Story »
The UK's News of the World published an EXPLOSIVE article this weekend claiming at the father of Rubina Ali, the cute little girl from Slumdog Millionaire, a music video about how magical poverty is,…   Read Story »