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Wit and wisdom: Five ways to boost your creativity
Have you ever had yourself staring at the screen for hours but are struggling to hit the hammer on the nail? Have you ever suffered from a creative block and been stuck wondering what exactly is...
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A walk through the ‘Vintage Garden’
KARACHI: After launching her bridal wear and, more recently, her designer jewelery, Shehla Chatoor is all set to launch her complete look. Inspired by florals and pearls, ‘Vintage Garden’, is an...
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Pakistani artist wins prestigious ArtPrize award
Pakistani artist Anila Quayyum Agha’s ‘Intersections’ has won the prestigious ArtPrize award along with a whopping $300,000 in prize money. Agha’s creation three-dimensional creation ‘Intersections‘,...
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Debunking myths about the undergraduate admission process in the US
KARACHI: Application season is currently in full swing and high school seniors are scrambling to complete their applications in time to meet the December/January submission deadlines of most US...
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The Haider cauldron in Pakistan
KARACHI: “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so,” says Hamlet in the eponymous Shakespearean tragedy, words that seem to hold true for the play’s Indian adaptation Haider. The...
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5 surprising teeth-destroyers
You may brush your teeth at least twice a day, regularly floss and make visits to your dentist, but your teeth may still be in harm’s way. With growing awareness in Pakistan about exercise and its...
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Changing school schedule could help kids’ performance
LONDON: Instead of forcing your teenager to wake up early for school, finding a way to start school late could be a better way to help him /her perform better, researchers believe. Waking up late...
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Professor collects Berlin Wall memories 25 years later
BERLIN: Art professor Sheryl Oring sits at a desk outside the Berlin Wall Memorial, clacking away at a typewriter like a secretary, with thick-rimmed glasses perched on the end of her nose. A man...
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Deepika comes full circle with Happy New Year
After starting her career with Farah-Shahrukh Khan’s joint production, Om Shanti Om, Deepika Pudokone feels that her upcoming project Happy New Year is more of a homecoming. Happy New Year which is...
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Youth Performing Arts Festival ready to kickoff
KARACHI: The creative spirit of Pakistan’s cultural hub, Lahore, is set to come alive as organisers of the Youth Performing Arts Festival (YPAF) gear up to enthral audiences with a string of exciting...
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Neil Patrick Harris to host 2015 Oscars
LOS ANGELES: Award-winning US stage and screen actor Neil Patrick Harris will host the next Oscars show, organisers announced Wednesday. The star, who has hosted both Broadway’s Tony and TV’s Emmy...
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Fashion in the frontline
LAHORE: Despite the end of PFDC L’Oreal Paris Bridal Week (PLBW), the event has turned up the heat for fashion to come. What might seem a simple task for a council or sponsor to take on twice a year,...
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Fashion Police: Metallic mayhem
The stars have descended on London to add a much needed splash of glamour and for some disaster, in a series of red carpet premieres and events taking place during the next two weeks at the London...
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How you move reveals your mood
TORONTO: Are you trampling across your house after a busy day at the office? We know you’re angry. Recent research has found that how people walk can disclose whether they are happy or sad....
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Lara Dutta’s bag of beauty tricks
NEW DELHI: Lara Dutta, the last Indian lass to bring the Miss Universe crown home in 2000, is mentoring aspiring beauty queens through her TV debut show Miss Diva Universe. She says it is time to...
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MJ tops list of highest-earning dead celebrities
NEW YORK: Five years after his death, singer Michael Jackson is generating a fortune and is the top-earning dead celebrity, raking in an estimated $140 million in the past year for his estate, Forbes...
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Game of Thrones begins filming at historic Islamic fort in Spain
The Game of Thrones crew has begun shooting parts of the fifth season of the popular HBO series at the Alcázar Palace in the southern Spanish city of Seville. Local authorities are delighted by this...
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Maula Jatt to rerelease in 3D
KARACHI: If there is a film to come out of Pakistan that ‘cult status’ can be conferred on, it would have to be Maula Jatt. Muhammad Sarwar Bhatti, the producer behind the Maula Jatt film franchise,...
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The new wave of improvisational comedy
KARACHI: If you haven’t noticed the emergence of comedians and improv troupes in Karachi, then the joke’s on you. In recent times, groups such as ‘LOL Waalay’ and ‘The Platoon’ have come to the fore...
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6 herbal remedies for a healthier you
Herbal remedies haven proven to be viable options for common health and skin-related problems. Herbs offer relief from day-to-day health glitches and are an affordable and safe alternative to...
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