India

Sounds trite, but India is the next Japan. Sure having nuclear weapons helps, but it also has some hot cultural stuff. The US is taking a liking to every thing Indian: Bollywood movies are a growing guilty pleasure (watch them get bigger), Bend it like Beckham and The Guru won't win awards but they are part of a trend, and Aishwarya Rai and Pajambi MC are both going to continue to blow up. And evenget ready for a rise in the ever-popular apartment hallway stinkin' curry! The Indian restaurants I pass seem to be packed and packed late at night.