Discovery of the meaning of life By: Gulsameen Hassan on May 5, 2023Sometimes the aura of hardship and suffering gets so high that we fail to imagine life beyond sufferings. In such situations, we either commit suicide or feel pity on ourselves. In this case, we never think of life beyond all these sufferings. The life of Viktor Frankl, the author of ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’, was […]
Muses upon muses inside the Met Gala cocktail party on May 4, 2023Nicole Kidman and her husband, Keith Urban, were among the first celebrities to arrive inside the Great Hall at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday for the Costume Institute benefit, honouring designer Karl Lagerfeld. The couple was accompanied by Baz Luhrmann and his wife Catherine Martin. For the cameras, Kidman, with her long, strawberry […]
From giant trees to family-friendly swimming pools: the joys of Robin Hood on May 4, 2023Want to know about the history of Sherwood Forest? Then come and ask the Major Oak. It is the biggest living organism in Britain, an immense, squat Sumo wrestler of a tree, with a girth of 36ft. The Major Oak may have been alive in the reign of King John in the 12th century, but […]
Alhamra pays homage to Amjad Islam Amjad and Zia Mohyeddin By: Staff Report on May 4, 2023The Lahore Arts Council held a condolence event at Alhamra Adbi Bethak in memory of the famous poet Amjad Islam Amjad and director-producer Zia Mohyeddin. The event was attended by many prominent personalities including Attaul Haq Qasmi, Moeen Nizami, Naveed Riaz, Dr Ziaul Hassan and Dr Fatima Fayyaz who paid their respects to the legends […]
Princess Anne gives rare interview ahead of King Charles III’s coronation on May 4, 2023Wondering what kind of monarch King Charles III will be? His sister Princess Anne has an idea. “Well, you know what you’re getting because he’s been practicing for a bit and I don’t think he’ll change,” she told CBC News in an interview that aired May 1. “He’s committed to his own level of service […]
Dubai welcomes 4.67 million overnight visitors in the first quarter of 2023 By: News Desk on May 3, 2023Dubai welcomed 4.67 million international overnight visitors in the first quarter of 2023, compared to 3.97 million tourists during the same period in 2022. This marks a 17 percent YoY growth and the city’s best Q1 performance since the pandemic, placing it firmly on track to becoming the most visited international destination, according to the […]
Priyanka Chopra and Alia Bhatt make South Asia the talking point at Met Gala on May 3, 2023The Met Gala is not just a battle for representation, it is the global cultural confluence that crowns the new monarchs of celebrityhood. It is not just about a tokenism for inclusivity and diversity – Black, white and all shades in between – but as actors Priyanka Chopra and Alia Bhatt showed, it is about […]
US entrepreneurs to set up first of its kind Bee Museum in Pakistan By: Staff Report on May 3, 2023Saving bees and promoting raw honey has been a driving passion of Haroon Rasheed and Chris Rasheed – entrepreneurs and founders of Bee Happy Raw Honey, based in California, US. Every year they gift all of their honey to friends, neighbours and first responders. In 2022, Haroon and Pakistani based businessman Umer Ali Malik, agreed […]
Alhamra to host 19th Annual Young Artists Exhibition ‘Arriving’ By: Staff Report on May 3, 2023The Lahore Arts Council is proud to announce the much-awaited 19th Annual Young Artists Exhibition, “Arriving,” which will take place tomorrow (Thursday) at 4pm in the Alhamra Art Gallery, the Mall. The event will be inaugurated by Professor Dr Sumera Jawad, the Principal of the College of Art and Design, Punjab University, who has expressed […]
Hassan Riaz of Gogi says he’s working on new couture collection ‘Blind’ By: Staff Report on May 2, 2023One of the top 50 most influential celebrities of Pakistan, fashion designer and consultant Hassan Riaz of Gogi while giving an exclusive interview says, “The journey is a very mixed one! No matter how good you are or skilful, you need to have sleepless nights to contain yourself in this fashion industry otherwise they do […]