Netflix hit ‘Money Heist’s Berlin getting his own spinoff series in 2023 By: Web Desk on December 1, 2021 Money Heist character Berlin will be seen in Netflix’s spinoff series titled ‘Berlin’. According to reports, the spinoff will focus on one of Money Heist’s most popular characters Berlin, played by seasoned actor Pedro Alonso and is named Berlin. The project is expected to launch in 2023. As one of the show’s most […]
11-year-old Pakistani writer publishes six books on Amazon By: Web Desk on November 30, 2021 Aysal Waheed, an eleven-year-old Pakistani creative writer, released six novels on Amazon. Aysal is currently in sixth grade, competes in a variety of international and domestic contests. In the International Bulgarian Creative Writing Competition 2020, she came in fourth place. The Bulgarian ambassador in Pakistan expressed his gratitude for her outstanding performance. She enjoys […]
Iffat Omar says Salauddin Ayyubi is not our hero By: Web Desk on November 27, 2021 Pakistani actor Iffat Omar is against the veneration of Turkish and Ottoman heroes in Pakistan. Speaking with Naumaan Ijaz in a recent interview, Omar pressed on the fact that the Turkish history is not Pakistani history and urged the government to instead invest on promoting out scientists- the actual Pakistani heroes. “They [Turks] invaded […]
The death of a white lion: Animal rights activist Ayesha Chundrigar has petitioned the Sindh government to abolish zoo culture By: Web Desk on November 26, 2021Ayesha Chundrigar, the founder of the animal rescue organisation ACF, is a vocal opponent of zoos and recently met with Sindh Local Government Minister Nasir Shah to demand an end to “zoo culture” in order to combat animal cruelty. She requested that sanctuaries be built or that the animals be relocated to another country. Chundrigar’s […]
North Korean awarded death sentence for smuggling ‘Squid Game’ By: Web Desk on November 26, 2021A North Korean man has been sentenced to death after he was caught trying to smuggle copies of Netflix’s hit show Squid Game into the country, reported Radio Free Asia (RFA). Sources told RFA that the authorities were led to the man after high school students who had bought copies of the show from him […]
French embassy in Pakistan praises Islamic art department at Louvre Museum By: Web Desk on July 8, 2021In a bid to show France’s positive and delicate picture for Islam, the French consulate in Pakistan Thursday brings the Department of Islamic Art at the Louver Museum into the light. Taking to Twitter the numerous photos of the Islamic workmanship shown at the Louver Museum, the government office tweeted, “Since 2012 & a presidential […]
Frida Kahlo exhibition brings her work alive By: AFP on July 8, 2021With larger-than-life projections of her work, music and journal extracts, a new exhibition aims to bring Mexican surrealist Frida Kahlo’s paintings to life to mark the 114th anniversary of her birth. “Frida. The Immersive Experience” presents 26 of the most emblematic works of the late painter, known for her striking self-portraits often brimming with pain and […]
Sale of rare Leonardo drawing triggers legal battle in France By: AFP on July 7, 2021A small pen-and-ink drawing attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, which lay buried unrecognised in a box for decades, is at the centre of a battle between its owner and France’s culture ministry that will play out in a Paris court on Wednesday. The court will begin hearing if the the drawing of a martyred Saint […]
Book Review: The Alchemist By: Rafay Omar on July 6, 2021The Alchemist all starts with a boy having a dream. This boy’s name is Santiago, a young shepherd from Andalusian, Spain. He has the dream every time he sleeps under a sycamore tree that grows out of the ruins of a church. The dream is recurring again and again and in that dream, a child […]
Contemporary art in Pakistan – an outsider’s perspective By: Rabia Shahid on July 3, 2021 Immediately upon entering I was amazed by the diversity of mediums and topics on display in the recent exhibition ‘Vision Weavers’ presented by Artsoch at the launch of their second art gallery on MM Alam road ‘Artsoch Contemporary’. ‘Vision Weavers’ was not an ordinary art exhibition. It was a collaboration of 26 different artists […]