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The sacred art of Temple Food
In a well-lit hall, a cluster of women sit at tall benches lined up with raw vegetables and seasonings. Some are taking notes. And all are listening intently to a serene Buddhist nun who, at the front of the room, is teaching them how to cook. But there is something different about the ingredients they [...]
Schools battle it out into the Finals of the annual Shakespeare Drama competition
The 44th Inter-school Shakespeare Drama competition organized by the Colombo YMCA and the Rotary Club of Colombo North kicked off last week at the Lionel Wendt Theatre and was abuzz with excitement as the young students from around the country took to the stage, some for the first time, for an eventful day of theatre. This year [...]
Sam Smith’s latest single tops the charts
Sam Smith has swept across the UK singles chart as his latest single ‘Too Good At Goodbyes’ has debuted at the No: 1 position. The piano led orchestral pop song pushed 33,000 downloads and 4.4 millions streams has become the 25 year old British artist’s fifth No: 1 UK single in his solo capacity or [...]
An evening for a cause: TRICS
Social media is overflowing with various posters and videos of TRICS – a CSR project organized by Sri Lanka Model United Nations 2017 in partnership with the Interact Club of Colombo, Interact District 3220 of Sri Lanka and in collaboration with the Interact Clubs of St. Peter’s College and St. Joseph’s College and the United [...]
‘SNL,’Big Little Lies,’ ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ rule the Emmy Awards
LOS ANGELES – “The Handmaid’s Tale” and political comedy “Veep” won the top prizes at the Emmy awards on Sunday, but satirical sketch show “Saturday Night Live” won the most Emmys overall on the back of a season of Donald Trump spoofs. The new U.S. president, who never won an Emmy despite his reality show [...]