Spellbound!
In the final round of America’s Got Talent, Season 11, ‘The Clairvoyants’ were portrayed as having met each other in an epic moment of epiphany. Their eyes lock, their umbrellas and hoodies fall off in the rain, and they are drawn to each other with magnetism. This may seem stagecraft for the TV show, but [...]
Sounds of South Asia to bring ‘light in the darkness’
As the sun sets at the Attari-Wagah border between India and Pakistan, the two countries execute a quick parade. Every day, a border closing ceremony involves soldiers in full regalia from both sides marching in a choreographed demonstration that includes the highest kicks you have ever seen. Spectators applaud, but when tensions run high in [...]
Letters to the Editor
We have failed miserably as a nation to take care of our senior citizens It is sad to to see that unlike other countries senior citizens are not properly respected nor recognised by our society. There are many letters and articles that appear in many newspapers regarding their grievances. The statictics of the ageing population [...]
Appreciations
My best friend, my parallel traveller Andrea Baines Today is one year since my baby sister died.She was not a baby when she died, she was a 25-year-old young woman, who had just begun to spread her wings. Anyone who has experienced unexpected loss, will understand our agony of waking up every morning to the [...]
Don’t be a bystander, you can stop sexual harassment on public transport
Women should dress decently to avoid harassment, women should be submissive and accept male dominance, ‘good’ women do not complain, yell or hit perpetrators: these are stereotypical norms long perpetuated in society. As a result of such thinking, women and girls who use public transportation in Sri Lanka constantly become victims of sexual harassment. ‘Not [...]
Hot on the heels of MAMMA MIA! comes Matilda
This June, Roald Dahl’s Matilda, the multi-award-winning musical will be staged in Colombo presented by Cinnamon Life. Matilda the Musical promises an unforgettable evening of theatre for the whole family. Bursting with unforgettable characters, thrilling plot twists, fun and surprises, this beloved story by world-renowned author Roald Dahl, has charmed audiences across the world, with [...]
Beyond Olu pipila and Handapane
Sunil Santha is a legend- but rather a mystic one- or so it seems in an age of tell-all tabloid celebrities. His is a mark that won’t erase, but it is hazy when you try to move beyond the music- those perennial favourites like Olu pipila and Handapane- prototypes for a whole new tradition. It [...]
Tale of a French ambassador in the time of the Kandyan Kingdom
The story of the ambassador from the French imperial court who became a naturalized subject in Kandy, producing progeny who were to make their mark on the island’s history, is an adventure told against the backdrop of an Indian Ocean made dark and stormy with colonial battles and a mountain kingdom at its edge. “The [...]
Beautiful shades of nature
Flowers, leaves and twigs, all imaginatively used to create works of floral art were seen at “Shades of Nature”, the exhibition presented on March 30, by the Shi-en Ikebana Floral Art Society of Sri Lanka at the Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management.
Coffee Rooms: There’s so much more to just sipping a coffee
Located at No. 548, Nawala Road, Rajagiriya, there’s more to the Coffee Rooms than meets the eye. Only when you enter the cafe do you realise how different it is from your usual run-of-the-mill coffee shop. As their slogan aptly puts it, ‘A space to Meet, Lounge, Work and Play’ – the Coffee Room is [...]
Mainland China’s new menu will get your tastebuds tingling
Within the elegant Mandarin decor of Mainland China on Flower Road, Colombo, amidst crimson and golden fire breathing dragons, new culinary delights were unveiled to give as exotically expanded a sampling of this ancient imperial land as possible. Sure to attract Colombo’s foodies, among the dishes infused with tangy spices and sauces were delicious chicken [...]
Choro Calibre presents “Closer to Jesus”
The season of Lent calls Christians on a spiritual journey of repentance and forgiveness. “Closer to Jesus” a Gospel service of the Passion of Christ presented by “Praise and Worship with Choro Calibre” will be held on Friday, April 12 at the Our Lady of Fatima Church, Colombo 10 at 6.30 p.m. The programme will [...]