A melodic celebration of flute mastery at Alhamra By: Staff Report on June 13, 2023A lively Flute Festival took place at the Alhamra Cultural Complex in Qaddafi Stadium, bringing music and art to life. Chairman Alhamra Qasim Ali Shah inaugurated the festival. The event featured engaging activities, including Flute Exhibitions, informative Seminars and breath-taking performances. Executive Director Alhamra, Muhammad Saleem Sagar, said that the festival’s primary goal was to […]
Why Pakistan’s music industry is missing out on Tahir Abbas By: Ozan Khan on June 12, 2023You thought your music tastes were eclectic, didn’t you? You pride yourself on discovering hidden gems in the vast seas of Spotify and Soundcloud, uncovering melodic treasures your friends have yet to find. Yet there you were, blissfully unaware an entire genre of music was passing you by. While you were busy debating the merits […]
China’s brave new world — with its gleaming skyscrapers and spotless streets, Shanghai is a modern marvel on June 12, 2023Nothing so vividly symbolises modern China than a night out on the Bund – the sparkling Shanghai waterfront where the imperialist, British-built hotels, banks and Custom House look out at the soaring skyscrapers of Pudong across the Huangpu river. At 10.59pm, the night sky still dances to a spectacular 360-degree neon light show across 100 […]
Arsenic contamination of food and water is a global public health concern — researchers are studying how it causes cancer on June 12, 2023Arsenic is a naturally occurring element found in the Earth’s crust. Exposure to arsenic, often through contaminated food and water, is associated with various negative health effects, including cancer. Arsenic exposure is a global public health issue. A 2020 study estimated that up to 200 million people wordwide are exposed to arsenic-contaminated drinking water at […]
‘Eric LaRue’ — Michael Shannon’s directorial debut is a quiet triumph on June 12, 2023Who has ownership of grief or blame in the midst of a tragedy? Michael Shannon’s directorial debut “Eric LaRue” beautifully unpacks how the sins of the son impact both the father and mother in his adaptation of Brett Neveu’s 2002 play of the same name. Judy Greer and Alexander Skarsgård portray two parents whose teenage […]
‘The Crowded Room’ is unfortunately empty on June 11, 2023Over 20 years ago, screenwriter Akiva Goldsman penned the script for “A Beautiful Mind,” the Oscar-winning biopic of mathematician and diagnosed schizophrenic John Nash. To convey Nash’s subjective experience of his condition, “A Beautiful Mind” pulled a bait-and-switch. Early in the film, we meet Nash’s college roommate, who becomes his lifelong friend; later, it’s revealed […]
‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ — another thunderous mess on June 11, 2023It is the early 1990s. A new subspecies of Transformer – the part-animal, part-robot Maximals – joins forces with Optimus Prime and his Autobots to fight against a ruthless foe, the Terrorcons, who are in the service of Unicron, a planet-munching monster deity. We know all this because every 10 minutes or so, the imbecilic […]
Rare footage reveals what it’s like to dine at Heston Blumenthal’s Michelin-star Fat Duck on June 11, 2023Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck restaurant is one of the very best in the world, with not just three Michelin stars, but an almost mythical status in the catering industry. What’s it like to eat there? A fascinating YouTube video has emerged that gives viewers a seat at the table. It was shot by Alexander Varga, […]
Troops feel the heat and several faint, as Prince William reviews military parade on June 11, 2023Several British soldiers were overcome by the heat on Saturday as they turned out in woolen tunics and bearskin hats to salute Prince William. At least three guardsmen fainted during the military parade known as the Colonel’s Review, in which more than 1,400 soldiers of the Household Division and the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery […]
Meet the Japanese artist who transforms unsold bread into luminescent lamps on June 10, 2023Creativity has no bar and we come across umpteen examples of people expressing their creativity through a variety of mediums on social media on a daily basis. But one individual who has truly taken her passion to the next level is Japanese artist Yukiko Morita who combines two of her passions, her love for bread […]