Seven B-Town item songs to die for on December 7, 2017Mostly people confuse an item song with the best, the sexist or the most popular song in a movie. However, for the music connoisseurs, this may be termed as blasphemous. The question arises: how do we define an item song? For us, an item song is something simply out of the context of the movie […]
Shoaib Mansoor’s ‘Verna’ has a gripping storyline on November 25, 2017Reluctantly as if under some compulsion and duress, I consented to watch the newly released filmmaker Shoaib Mansoor’s ‘Verna’ on a dark and dingy weekday night. The reason for this was quite obvious as there was no palpable excitement or buzz either on ‘so-and-so-called’ social media platforms or on the Lahore social circuit. After the […]
Shoaib Mansoor’s ‘Verna’: A gripping storyline on November 24, 2017Reluctantly as if under some compulsion and duress I consented to watch the newly released Shoaib Mansoor’s “Verna” on a dark and dingy weekday night. The reason for this was quite obvious as there was no palpable excitement or buzz either on ‘so-and-so-called’ social media platforms or on the Lahore social circuit. After the release of the […]
Faiz Festival 2017: A legacy lost? on November 21, 2017As thousands flocked to commemorate the living legend that was once Faiz, I also became part of the throng present on a sunny Saturday winter’s evening on the 18th of November 2017 at the Alahamra Cultural Complex, Lahore. After passing through well-organised and well-placed reception kiosks and the two-day program hoardings, it was not difficult […]
To counter extremism, pick up a guitar and claim an audience’ on November 19, 2017The simple act of picking up a guitar and claiming an audience through it is enough to counter the extremist narrative. It is rebellious enough to knock down extremist propaganda, veteran journalist Nadeem F Parachi said on Saturday. He was responding to a question at The Evolution of Pakistani Pop Music: Koi Naghma Koi Khushboo […]
Five game changers for dumb girls on November 12, 2017Men don’t necessarily proceed in a politically correct, enlightened fashion to woo the woman of their dreams. Truth be told, there are no dreams for men (except for ‘thug life’ and drowning sorrows in booze). What men think they want and what will actually make them happy are entirely two different things. This is an […]
Karachi Biennale’s popular choice — ‘Disruption as Rapture’ on November 10, 2017Biennales held all across the World (amounting to a physical sum prestige of over 100 cities so far) play an important role in connecting forlorn landscapes with their shrouded history of arts and culture in order to help build a more inspired and creative society, giving people a sense of who they are and where […]
Half Face on November 7, 2017A thousand miles away from home You try to find a place To wear out of your misalignments in peace, in comfort, Along the waves crashing on the ocean shore Sipping on a warm cup of coffee Reading your little book on self love and all the things it teaches you and you realize, There […]
Faryal Makhdoom does bridal shoot against all odds through her pregnancy on November 5, 2017It’s true when they say that a woman is unstoppable when she realises she deserves better. It of course takes courage to be you once you learn to start to assert your needs and act on your purpose and courage isn’t about going off to war, conquering the ills of the world, putting yourself in […]
The bold and ferocious Faryal Makhdoom does bridal shoot against all odds through her pregnancy on November 4, 2017It’s true when they say that a woman is unstoppable when she realizes she deserves better. It of course takes courage to be you once you learn to start to assert your needs and act on your purpose, and courage isn’t about going off to war, conquering the ills of the world, putting yourself in […]