Warner Bros studio has finally addressed the ban on the upcoming ‘Barbie’ movie in Asian countries over a scene depicting South China Sea map. As earlier reported by local news agencies of the country, authorities in Vietnam banned the screening of the upcoming ‘Barbie’ movie earlier this week, over a scene featuring ‘nine dash line’ […]
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South Korea’s resurgence is food for the ‘Seoul’
Oil sizzles on griddles, steam hisses from bubbling pots and stall holders hawk their wares as customers surge forward, keen to be served first. It’s a chaotic but fascinating cacophony. Joining in, we’re swept to the counters and order hotteok (pancakes filled with honey and spices), octopus tentacles, blood sausages and fish cakes on skewers. […]
‘Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1’ gets 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes
Tom Cruise is getting high praise for his latest instalment in the Mission Impossible franchise. The film’s action got the most attention. The first reviews for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One are in and things are looking great for Tom Cruise and his merry bunch. The film, seventh in the hit franchise, has […]
Threads — Twitter without the rough edges or news
Imagine a social network where users have invested so much social capital in putting up data about themselves that it is impossible to imagine them leaving. Moving to a new site would be an enormous risk for users because you would lose your network of friends. The network’s entire existence, the theory goes, is secured […]
Anil Kapoor reviews ‘Neeyat’, calls it ‘cinematic brilliance’
Vidya Balan returns to the big screen after 4 years with ‘Neeyat’. The actress’ last theatrical release was ‘Mission Mangal’ with Akshay Kumar. The actress is currently gearing up for the release of her film. Ahead of its official theatrical release, a special screening of ‘Neeyat’ was held in Mumbai. The who’s who of the […]
King Charles presented with ancient symbols of power in historic thanksgiving service
King Charles was presented with the crown jewels of Scotland in a historic thanksgiving serving today before he and Queen Camilla stood side by side with the Prince and Princess of Wales to watch a Red Arrows flypast. The monarch received the Crown of Scotland, the Sceptre and the Sword of State of the Honours […]
Comporta is wild, authentic and home to one of Europe’s most alluring stretches of beaches
The scent of spicy chorizo fried in olive oil and barbecued fresh fish wafts through Comporta’s sun-bleached streets, where soft jazz plays from chic little wine bars and local farmers wearing football shirts sit on plastic chairs in shaded squares. It’s Sunday afternoon and the white storks are snapping their beaks from the terracotta rooftops, […]
Kala — a sizzling debut of nostalgia and secrets
Colin Walsh’s remarkably assured debut begins with an epigraph from Margaret Atwood. In Atwood’s 1988 novel Cat’s Eye, an artist returns to her Canadian home town only to be flooded with painful memories from her youth, particularly related to her estranged friend – and erstwhile bully – Cordelia. In Walsh’s novel, it is the eponymous […]
‘Smoking Causes Coughing’ — cigarette-superhero comedy is refreshingly immature
Only a pedant and a bore would complain that the last word of that title should be “cancer”. The phrase’s childlike naivety and irrelevance, apparently taken from an obsolete era when smoking was considered bad in the sense that eating cream cakes was bad, is a hint of what you’re in for: a fantastically silly […]
Londoners’ love for ‘Cha Sha’
Take a break and recharge yourself with the perfect blend of English and South Asian flavours served alongside a cup of freshly brewed tea. If you’re lucky, you might find your soulmate along the way. A Pakistani couple from Karachi made waves in Britain when it popularised a home-grown delicacy, Matka Chai. People queued outside […]