One baker’s quest to make bread that blurs borders on October 28, 2021The July sun was barely up, but the heat was already inching well above comfortable. Don Guerra seemed unfazed, though, as if the desert had long ago settled in his bones. He had been moving briskly since 4am to the clanking soundtrack of an integrated loader, the stiff canvas conveyor belt that sends raw torpedoes […]
Headless horsemen, ghosts playing phantom pianos and mysterious footsteps on October 28, 2021En-suite bathroom? Check. Restaurant and bar? Check. Mysterious footsteps, spectral hounds and phantom pianos being played? Check. Welcome to some of Britain’s most haunted hotels and inns, accommodation steeped in history – and writhing in wraiths. Too nervous to spend the night? Some of the properties here offer guided tours of their most spine-chilling spots. […]
‘Eternals’ — mixed reviews for Chloé Zhao’s ‘insipid’ Marvel movie on October 28, 2021Eternals, the latest movie from the Marvel universe, has received mixed reviews, with critics calling it over-ambitious yet progressive. The film’s ensemble cast includes Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kit Harington, Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek. It is the first major studio film by Chloé Zhao, who won the best director Oscar earlier this year for […]
Back to the bush — safaris are open again on October 27, 2021Within a few hours of arriving in Tsavo East National Park we are surrounded by a herd of bull elephants with enormous tusks. They are turning and tossing their heads, jostling for places at the water hole, chasing off buffalo, zebras and reticulated giraffes for the prime spots at the water’s edge. Clouds of Tsavo […]
Bejewelled Mughal-era glasses expected to fetch up to $3.5 million at auction By: Agencies on October 27, 2021Two pairs of bejewelled Mughal-era spectacles set with diamond and emerald lenses are expected to fetch up to $3.5 million each when they are auctioned in London on Wednesday. The glasses were commissioned by an unknown 17th century prince, auction house Sotheby’s said, with the precious stone lenses believed to boost spiritual enlightenment. One pair, […]
NIFTH and the Cultural Consulate Embassy of Iran collaborate By: Staff Report on October 27, 2021The National Institute of Folk & Traditional Heritage (NIFTH) and the Cultural Consulate Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran collaboratively held an exhibition ‘Mehfil’ at NIFTH Gallery Lok-Virsa, Islamabad, from October 20-24. The opening event included a Mehfil-e-Naat and Qirat by an internationally acclaimed Iranian Qari Agha Karim Mansouri, followed by the Islamic Calligraphy […]
Final show in France for looted Benin treasures By: AFP on October 27, 2021A Paris museum on Tuesday exhibited over a dozen colonial-era treasures taken from Benin, the last time they will be shown in France before being handed back in a landmark gesture. The 26 pieces, from a trove of objects snatched by French forces in 1892, are being shown for just six days at the Quai […]
‘Phantom of the Opera’ plots a cautious return to the stage By: Agencies on October 26, 2021Meghan Picerno was back at work after 18 months of pandemic limbo, overjoyed to be singing and dancing again with her “Phantom of the Opera” castmates as they rehearsed for the return of Broadway’s longest-running show. As the musical’s late October reopening neared, sometimes all Picerno could think about was making it to the first […]
Food hackathon aims to educate Pakistanis on nutrition By: Staff Report on October 26, 2021In an attempt to make the Pakistani population become more aware of their nutrition and lead them to develop better healthy lifestyles, the Royal Danish Embassy, in coordination with Community World Service Asia organised a ‘food hackathon’ on October 15 at a local hotel at 10:30am. The hackathon’s key objectives were to raise awareness on […]
Stories about the people of Karachi By: Muhammad Omar Iftikhar on October 26, 2021What a beautiful collection of emotions Muhammad Ali Samejo has encapsulated in his second book, Legends of Karachi. The sights and sounds of the city by the sea, blended with the sentiments of the characters – not to mention their challenges, qualms, and hopes – combine to form a journey for the readers. A storyteller’s […]