Color Gallery — an eye opening experience
LAHORE: Usman Alvi is a gifted artist who cannot hear or speak, but he is gifted with the art of starting a dialogue through his work. Primarily focusing on gouache on wasli paper, he uses himself and...
View ArticleThe Marlboro Man dies of lung disease
LOS ANGELES: Eric Lawson, one of several actors who depicted the ‘Marlboro Man’ cowboy in a long-running series of cigarette ads for Philip Morris, and later appeared in an anti-tobacco message for...
View ArticleDid you know? : Sonam Kapoor and Hrithik Rosham team up as brand ambassadors
Super stylish actors Sonam Kapoor and Hrithik Roshan will undoubtedly make an exciting pair on screen. While a film may not be in the pipeline any time soon, fans will still get an opportunity to...
View ArticleBienvenue au bazar Français!
KARACHI: It was an event where one ran into diplomats from various consulates, along with locals, freely moving around and enjoying their time at the Alliance Française on Saturday evening. The...
View ArticleGrazie, Mazhar ul Islam!
ROME: We had the good fortune of meeting Pakistani writer Mazhar ul Islam at the home of some friends in Rome, last July. He was visiting the city to introduce his short story collection The Season...
View ArticleDid you know? : Salman Khan to gift swanky bike to fan
Superstar Salman Khan plans to gift a swanky bike to one of his fans, who walks or cycles around 18km to watch his films. At the launch of Gixxer bike by Suzuki on Monday, the 48-year-old told...
View ArticleLarger than life Winfrey celebrates her 60th birthday quietly
LOS ANGELES: Fifty came with a televised bash, celebrity friends and a black-tie dinner, but the billionaire media entrepreneur will have a quiet dinner for her 60th birthday, in the seaside town of...
View ArticleMeet the pragmatic Preeti Desai
Model-actor Preeti Desai is going steady with actor beau Abhay Deol and the two are all set to make their fans ‘aww’ in their upcoming rom-com One By Two. Desai, who made her Bollywood debut with Shor...
View ArticleWhen you remember me: NY Museum honours Spacey
NEW YORK: Award-winning actor, director and producer Kevin Spacey will be honoured for his contributions to film, television and theatre by New York’s Museum of the Moving Image at its annual salute...
View ArticleAzfar and Mani bury the hatchet for Sab Set Hai Too
KARACHI: “Karachi… maza araha hai [having fun]?” This was catchline of the youth-cetric radio show, which made Mani and Azfar household favourites. However, before being recognised as the unspoken...
View ArticleZeb, Haniya and AR Rahman: Three’s definitely not a crowd
LAHORE: Working with legendary composer AR Rahman is perhaps beyond what even the musical duo of Zeb and Haniya had aspired to achieve. Their talent has landed them an opportunity to work alongside...
View ArticleOf mediums, musings and myths
LAHORE: Artists are revered through the ages for their creativity, skill and technique. In Pakistan, there is still a section of society that doesn’t consider being an artist to be a full-time...
View ArticleGet the look: Channeling grace
Singer Zoe Viccaji is bang on trend in her ensemble at Brands Just Pret. The jumpsuit trend looks like its still going strong, and the latest face of Sana Safinaz pulls it off to absolute perfection....
View ArticleNon-Beliebers: White House petitioned to deport Justin Bieber
TORONTO: Canadian police charged Justin Bieber on Wednesday with assaulting a limousine driver in Toronto in December — the latest in a string of legal troubles for the young pop star. The alleged...
View ArticleEducation is very important: Kareena
Bebo is on a cause-endorsing drive. After supporting women’s safety through a mobile phone application, the actor’s new area of interest appears to be education. “I want to do something. We should try...
View ArticleLambert, McGraw score seven nods at Academy of Country Music Awards
NASHVILLE: Country singers Miranda Lambert and Tim McGraw led the nominees for the Academy of Country Music Awards on Wednesday with seven nods apiece, and Australian singer Keith Urban followed with...
View ArticleDid you know? : Humaima Malick to host the opening ceremony of the Sindh...
The Sindh Festival, inaugurating at Mohenjo Daro on February 1, aims to educate the masses about the centuries-old culture of peace, tolerance, bravery and the true spirit of the region. “The Sindh...
View ArticleScarlett Johansson leaves Oxfam after Israeli settlement uproar
JERUSALEM: Actress Scarlett Johansson has quit her role as an ambassador for Oxfam, the charity said on Thursday, after she fell out with group for endorsing an Israeli firm operating in the occupied...
View ArticleSartorial Word : Saad Haroon’s ‘kat-a-kat’ of comedy
KARACHI: “In Pakistan, we may not have gas or electricity, but what we have intact is our egos. And then, in I come, trying to snatch that away from my audience with my jokes, asking them to laugh at...
View ArticleAbhay Deol to release film on Facebook
For the first time in history, Bollywood actor Abhay Deol, 37 and the co-producers of his next film One by Two, have decided to release their entire film internationally on the social media site...
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