Be a guest at ‘The Paragon Hotel’After a few days as a guest in The Paragon Hotel, Lyndsay Faye’s historical fiction novel, I feel as though I’ve truly been on a trip. Through Harlem when it was more Italian than African–American; th...
Exploring the Caribbean of AfricaZooming up and down Sahara-like sand dunes it’s hard to wipe the grin off my face. The wind stings, my eyes are watering and it’s taking some core strength to stop myself flying off the back of the tr...
Elements from nature, solace and water coloursThe expressionist painter, Anum Ashraf is a Karachi-based visual artist whose work includes elements from nature, majorly trees and skies. The beautiful paintings by Anam Ashraf reflect the feeling of...
Madcap first teaser for George Clooney’s ‘Catch-22’ series is worth watchingThirteen months after the George Clooney-directed adaptation of ‘Catch-22’ was first announced, Hulu has shared the first trailer for the six-part limited series based on Joseph Heller’s satirical Wor...
Music, poetry and sportWhen Dr Jawaz Jafri used the word khaak (dust) in the title of his book, I had thought that he meant mitti (soil) as folk music evolves out of our soil and the rituals surrounding it. Why this questio...
Abstraction and intertwined foliageWhen you're used to the stringent aesthetic of Danish design, with its sparse interiors and predominantly white walls, the full-blooded explosions of colour this exhibition delivers can initially seem...
‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ — fantasy trilogy soars to an epic conclusionWriter-director Dean DeBlois brings his wondrous dragon trilogy to a spectacular finish with 'How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World'. The third and final part of the story from DreamWorks Animati...
Wales is rich in endangered animalsIn Carmarthen, Wales, the Bevis Trust and Wildlife Trust Wales want to get beavers released back into the wilds of Wales. From April, adults only can watch animals awaiting release enjoying their natu...
Taking a lesson or two from Bear Grylls’ survival in forestsBear Grylls was born on June 7, 1974 in Donaghadee, Northern Ireland. His real name is Edward Michale Grylls. He grew up in Donaghadee until the age of four, when his family moved towards Bembridge on...
‘Mughal-e-Azam’ to be back in Delhi"Mughal-e-Azam", a Broadway-style musical, will return to regale Delhi audience in April. The musical, directed by Feroz Abbas Khan, will be staged at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium from April 6, read a...