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Lankan comic book, fantasy fans get into Cosplay
The second annual Lanka Comic Con took place recently at the JDA Perera Gallery. Organised by the Geek Club of Sri Lanka it brought together fans that share a passion for comic book characters, video games, cult movies and board games. Spread over three floors and lasting two days the event had many diverse attractions [...]
The Hive : Platform for homegrown startups
The Hive is the newest edition to Colombo’s growing outdoor market scene. It was beguun by three friends Chantel, Chenuka and Nithiesha who also have stalls of their own. Chantel runs a highly nutritional coconut water based juice stall called Coco Ceylon, Chenuka just launched Sugar Inc. a confectionary food stall selling beautifully decorated cupcakes, [...]
Bringing out the stars at TNL Onstage
Over the sixteen seasons that TNL Onstage has run, the country has seen the emergence of amazing bands and soloists, all of whom have left their mark in the Sri Lankan music scene. This year was no different and the competition was not short of the talent that it had to offer. It was season [...]
Freddie Mercury honoured with blue plaque at family home
Freddie Mercury the late leader of the iconic group Queen has been honoured with a blue plaque on the house where he lived after his family arrived in England from Tanzania in 1964. The blue plaque by English Heritage was unveiled on the house by Queen guitarist Brian May and Mercury’s sister Kashmira Cooke down [...]
100 Words
Much beautiful writing has come into the 100 word page in ‘Purple’. Evoking mood and beauty, sometimes humour, it shows how strongly colour can inspire memory and feeling. The theme of October is ‘FICTION’. Please send in your contributions on our before October 1, 2016. Madhubhashini Disanayaka-Ratnayake 100 Words c/o The Sunday Times, 8, Hunupitiya [...]
