Fashion maven Humayun Alamgir aims to go international By: Staff Report on May 31, 2023“I started working in 2005 and ended up opening a store in 2007,” fashion designer Humayun Alamgir says in an exclusive interview. “I had never imagined or wanted to be a designer but some situations where you end up targeting something like making money, that is how I started. I was playing cricket professionally and […]
Britain’s ‘ghost signs’ revealed — Instagrammer documents fascinating faded adverts on May 31, 2023They’re signs of the times. A British family history expert is documenting the ‘ghost signs’ – vintage advertising signs preserved on buildings – that are hidden in plain sight across the UK. To date, genealogist Lucy Meyer-Hubner has catalogued more than 460 ghost signs everywhere from Wales to Glasgow on the Instagram page ‘Ghost Signs […]
‘Street Fighter 6’ — the new king of fighting games on May 31, 2023When Street Fighter V – the previous entry in this instantly recognisable fighting game series – launched in 2016, it was missing a laundry list of standard features. Street Fighter 6, on the other hand, feels heartily robust from the word go. It’s bursting at the seams with things to do, assured in its gameplay […]
The main points in Hassan Abbas’s book are based on the transitional phase of the Taliban By: Dr Marium Kamal on May 30, 2023‘Afghanistan’ the land of mysticism and divinity has unfortunately fallen under the trap of religious extremism, Afghans who once spoke about Sufism and Irfan, now are known for violence and brutality. However, this book emphasises the ‘New Taliban’ generation, accordingly, the main purpose of the author is to narrate the story of the Taliban’s transition, […]
With mesmerising landscapes and thrilling wildlife, is Greenland the new Iceland? on May 30, 2023Oh dear. I’m lost, alone and surrounded by hundreds of howling dogs. Sturdily built with pricked ears and wedge-shaped faces, they look like a huge pack of wolves, barking and straining against their chains. I’ve been hiking the nine-mile Kangia Icefjord Trail, crossing rocky moraines beside half-frozen lakes and rugged valleys dotted with hardy purple […]
Government College University students delighted by Alhamra Art Museum visit By: Staff Report on May 30, 2023Twenty-five students from Government College University Lahore explored the renowned Alhamra Art Museum. Guided by the museum staff, they were captivated by the exquisite artworks showcased at Alhamra Arts Museum, Culture Complex Gaddafi Stadium. Expressing their appreciation, the students described their visit as enlightening and inspiring. The Executive Director, Alhamra Muhammad Saleem Sagar, emphasised the […]
In its series finale, ‘Succession’ comes full circle again on May 30, 2023“Succession” ends in a place it’s been countless times before: with Kendall Roy, alone and adrift by a body of water. “With Open Eyes,” the feature-length conclusion to the Roy family saga, has many such full-circle moments. Some series finales radically break from their show’s typical rhythm, flashing forward to show us the full span […]
‘Elemental’ review: Pixar’s timely high-concept Bonanza underwhelms on May 29, 2023Everyone has their favorite Pixar movie – mine is Coco, with Wall-E and Ratatouille very close seconds – and no matter which title you prefer in the game-changing animation studio’s catalogue, almost every one of them feels unique. (The Cars and Toy Story sequels aside, although even some of those were fresh and original). But […]
US and Mexico sound alarm over cosmetic surgery-linked fungal outbreak on May 29, 2023US and Mexican authorities are urging the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a public health emergency over a fungal outbreak linked to cosmetic operations in Mexico. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said two people who got surgeries involving epidural anaesthesia have died of meningitis. Almost 400 people in the US and […]
Poor eating habits among students may result in lifetime of illness: Study By: Agencies on May 29, 2023A team of researchers warns that poor eating habits formed during post-secondary education may lead to obesity, respiratory diseases, and depression in the future. Dr Joan Bottorff, a Professor at UBCO’s School of Nursing, is one of several international researchers who published a multi-site study on university students’ eating habits. Almost 12,000 medical students from […]