Life is one big adventure
From being a photographer and artist, to a licensed diver and amateur kite-surfer, Santhush Weerakoon is somewhat of a thrill-seeker. Having an adventurous spirit, this 36-year-old wants to live a full life by experiencing everything that the world can offer him. “I can’t imagine myself repeating the same day over and over again in time [...]
Romeo and Juliet gets a Studiolusion makeover
Following a successful run of tackling cyberbullying in ‘Chatroom’ in 2017, Studiolusion is back, this time with a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet. Written and directed by Studiolusion’s Artistic Director Tasmin Anthonisz, ‘Heirs’, an immersive theatre experience will be staged on July 19, 20 and 21. After finishing her first production Chatroom, it took [...]
Mirror
An app which eliminates the hassle of ordering goods from overseas
Perhaps one of the most asked questions from someone coming from abroad is “Do you mind bringing or carrying something for me please ? Or Do you have any luggage space for some ‘Ambul thiyal ?’ In most instances though, the reply would be in the negative, probably because someone else had gotten there first. [...]
Spotify launches Lite app in 36 countries
Spotify has rolled out a lighter version of its Android app dubbed Spotify Lite which allows you to set a data limit and only takes up 10MB of storage. The audio streaming company hopes to expand its reach to regions where internet connections are slow and people tend to use low-to-mid-range devices. Those markets include [...]
Deepika Abeykoon:Inspiring future netballers
She is from Anuradhapura, has a story or two to tell, and first debuted for the National Netball Team in 2011. She has played in both defence and the centre-court during her 35 games with the team. Deepi’s attitude was succinctly demonstrated when she said: “If you like something just do it – living is [...]
Whimsical fun with Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
When Niantic launched Pokémon Go, it no doubt took the world by storm. Now, three years later and after a lot of the backbone polished out, Niantic finally launched Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. How does the game fare? Is it just another AR game? Well, I decided to take a look for myself. The [...]
Music News
Ed Sheeran’s latest release “Beautiful People’ highest entry on the UK singles chart Ed Sheeran’s newest release ‘Beautiful People’ was the highest entry on the UK singles chart as it debuted at No:3. The song is the third release from Sheeran’s forthcoming album ‘No: 6 Collaborations Project’. ‘Beautiful People’ features vocals by the US artist [...]
TV Times
New Fantasy Cricket Simulator First time to cricket crazy Lanka
Cricket fever is in the air! and regardless of the outcome in the World Cup, Sri Lankans never give up on our love for the game. Sri Lanka’s largest digital signage provider ATOM Technologies is bringing the much-loved sport closer to all cricket enthusiasts with the launch of the ‘ATOM Fantasy Cricket Simulator’ for the [...]
Cairo: Lankan rapper at international gateway
He is one of the talented, young artistes, who introduced Sinhala rap music to the local music scene in Sri Lanka. Rapper Tharindu de Silva, popularly known as ‘Cairo’ also introduced his own flavour to the Sri Lankan hip hop fans. Cairo started doing music in 2012 with his colleagues but it didn’t pop as [...]
‘Yesterday’ to feature Beatles’ musical brilliance
Following the immense success of movies featuring Britain’s musical legens ‘Queen’ and ‘Rocketman’, much awaited ‘Yesterday’ revolving around the ever popular British rock n roll band ‘The Beatles’ is now being shown in Colombo and suburbs. Yesterday everyone knew about ‘The Beatles’. Today, only Jack remembers their songs. He’s about to become a very big [...]
Rajitha’s ‘Hithala Gaththu Theeranayak’ returns to Punchi Theatre
Rajitha Dissanayake’s newest play ‘Hithala Gaththu Theeranayak’, (A well-made decision) will be performed at 3.30pm and 7pm on July 21 at Punchi Theatre Borella. In the last two decades, Rajitha’s productions ‘Weeraya Merila’, ‘Sihina Horu Arang’, ‘Apahu Harenna Ba’, ‘Aadara Wasthuwa’ and ‘Nethuwa Bari Minhek’ have won both critical and popular support throughout the country. ‘Hithala [...]
HNB fans become first witnesses of Spiderman here
Sri Lankan movie buffs and fans of Hatton National Bank (HNB) recently had the rare opportunity to watch the latest of the Marvel Comic series ‘Spider Man: Far From Home’ two full day advance of the global release. HNB, working in partnership with Sony Pictures hosted an advanced corporate screening of the hotly anticipated blockbuster [...]
‘Flight and Destiny’ features realities in foreign lands
German film ‘In between Worlds’ film produced, written and directed by Feo Aladag, a story of a friendship between a German soldier and his young Afghan interpreter, will be screened at Friday’s film screening at Goethe Hall at 7 pm on July 19. Organised by the Goethe Institute, the film is part of the series [...]
Korea Lanka Hotel School: World of opportunity for beginners
As the tourism industry is now slowly getting back to its usual rhythm after the deadliest terror attack on Easter Sunday, the Lonely Planet, one of the largest travel guide books and trip advisory in the world, has renewed their January declaration of Sri Lanka, as ‘the number one destination for 2019’. While the skilled [...]