Our weekly pick-tionary of happenings from Mumbai and beyond:

Bombay Blues:  A study by IIT Bombay suggest that two-thirds of the residents in our fair city are unhappy with their lives. Another Gallup poll indicates that people get happier as they get older.

Britney Spears gets 5 million followers on Twitter, breaking Ashton Kutcher’s record. Tweet me baby, one more time!

Facebook restricts number of friends to 5000, while Bangladesh bans the website all together. Talk about net-working.

Federer flunks out of the French Open quarter finals, losing to Robin Soderling. On the greener side, Leander Paes makes it to doubles semi finals.

Homer Simpson voted as the greatest screen character, leaving Harry Potter to settle for second place. Looks like stupidity trumps magic. D’oh!

Peace Meal? Nine international activists killed as Israeli soldiers raid a flotilla carrying funds, food and other essential supplies to the blockaded Palestinian Gaza region.

Photographic memory: Bipasha Basu is learning the hard way that there’s no way to escape the past. Shot ten years ago, an advertisement featuring her topless is now on Youtube.

R.I.P: Suspected Maoists cause derailment of Mumbai bound Gyaneswari Express, leaving 148 dead.

S(h)ell Shock: Hitler dons a bright pink uniform and giant heart in posters for an Italian clothing company, iPad sells over two million units in two months, and James Bond’s Aston Martin, driven by  Sean Connery in Goldfinger and Thunderball,  is up for auction for at least $5 million.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar remains in high spirits after his convoy is attacked. Talk about smiling for your shot!

Teacher’s Pet? State government favours SSC students by allowing best of five system, while ICSE candidates must struggle with all seven. With that, we're off!