Fashion is a ‘sense-itive’ matter
BERLIN: Dr Lawrence Rosenblum has been associated with the field of Cognitive Psychology for more than 30 years. Presently affiliated with the Department of Psychology at University of California,...
View ArticleNapa in tune with global music maestros
KARACHI: Music is a language that people the world over resonate with and its harmony transcends borders. Honing in on music’s ability to rivet people, the National Academy of Performing Arts (Napa)...
View ArticleIs Mona Lisa Chinese? Italian's theory raises eyebrows
BEIJING: An Italian historian’s theory that Mona Lisa might be a Chinese slave and Leonardo da Vinci’s mother — making the 15th-century polymath half-Chinese — sent online commentators into frenzy on...
View Article‘Suicide Squad’ cast revealed: Leto as the Joker, Will Smith as Deadshot
NEW YORK: Jared Leto, Will Smith, Tom Hardy, Margot Robbie, Jai Courtney and Cara Delevingne will make up the all-star cast of Warner Bros’ super villain tent-pole Suicide Squad, Variety reported on...
View Article5 dynamic duos for healthy living
A few unusual combinations have paved the way for new findings in the emerging practice that we call ‘synergistic medicine’, which focuses on health-boosting strategies from fields as polarised as...
View ArticleCelebrating Audrey Hepburn
The National Portrait Gallery in London is to stage its first major exhibition presenting rarely-seen photographs of British actor Audrey Hepburn in London. The exhibition marks the 65th anniversary...
View ArticleSay Chinese: Da Vinci’s China girl?
That Da Vinci, the celebrated Italian polymath, sculptor, painter and architect, could have been half-Chinese, sparked viral frenzy. Angelo Paratico, a Hong Kong-based historian and novelist from...
View ArticleMy father is my only competition: Pooja Bhatt
NEW DELHI: Many credit Anurag Kashyap for revolutionising the current moviemaking culture, but actor-filmmaker Pooja Bhatt says her father Mahesh Bhatt’s films were ‘way more ahead’ than what the...
View ArticleAre you game for Game of Thrones?
Audiences get the chance to become a part of Game of Thrones as the HBO television series has finally launched on multiple gaming platforms, such as Playstation, Xbox, OS X and iOS and Android...
View ArticleFor the fashion-savvy kid
LAHORE: While browsing through Pakistan’s clothing retail sector, one will be quick to see that the variety of pre-teen apparel available is rather limited. Children of the 80s and 90s either wore...
View ArticleCooking up a storm
KARACHI: Culinary arts have emerged to the fore in Pakistan as a profession that cooking enthusiasts are increasingly pivoting towards. Institutes, such as the government-owned Pakistan Institute of...
View ArticlePriyanka reclaims 'World's Sexiest Asian Woman' crown
KARACHI: Multi-talented Bollywood starlet Priyanka Chopra won back the crown she lost to Katrina Kaif last year as the world’s sexiest Asian woman for the second time in three years. The actor-singer...
View ArticlePsy's Gangnam Style 'breaks' YouTube
NEW YORK: Just how big a hit was “Gangnam Style”? So mammoth that the Internet literally wasn’t ready to handle it. YouTube said that the 2012 song by South Korea’s Psy – accompanied by a...
View ArticleJames Bond returns to classic roots with 'Spectre'
LONDON: German Oscar winner Christoph Waltz and Italian actress Monica Bellucci will star alongside Britain’s Daniel Craig in the next James Bond film “Spectre“, in a new outing promising a strong...
View ArticleWhich Pakistani song of 2014 is your favourite?
KARACHI: As 2014 comes to an end, The Express Tribune has combined a list of the Pakistani songs that stood out by a mile. With Strings taking over as producers of Coke Studio and mega stars like...
View ArticleNo country for old men
BERLIN: A boom in the number of older Europeans could spell big business for companies that cater to their changing needs — if they can tackle taboos and overcome outdated views of what ‘old age’...
View ArticleDavid Beckham follows wife’s suit
Former footballer and style icon David Beckham and his business partner Simon Fuller are gearing up for the release his very own clothing line. He has reportedly signed a deal with Global Brands, a...
View ArticleNot just legally blonde
Reese Witherspoon could perhaps still claim the title of America’s sweetheart, but Hollywood’s over achiever may be a more apt name for the 38-year-old actor. Sitting amid the wilderness above Beverly...
View ArticleAditya Chopra relives DDLJ in new book
The 1995 blockbuster, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ), is set to complete 1000 weeks on December 12. To celebrate the indelible legacy of the film, a book titled Aditya Chopra relives Dilwale...
View ArticleOn a spiritual note
KARACHI: American qawwal party Fanna-Fi-Allah kickstarted their Pakistan tour with a performance in Karachi, showcasing their rendition of the tradition of Sufi music. Led by Qawwal Tahir Faridi on...
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