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FIRST PERSON: Simple words that weigh a ton There would be only a handful of people who haven’t heard of Anwar Maqsood. The rest know him in one context or another: as a TV artist, a playwright, a painter,...		FRONT SEAT: Reliving the past Packed to capacity, the auditorium of the Arts Council of Pakistan was ringing with interesting voices: poets, singers, thespians and broadcasters, all highly accomplished. The audience was spellbound, even though the...
FOREIGHN FRONT: Anti-stalking efforts still have loopholes John Michael Hughes gave a simple, if incredible, explanation to Sheriff’s deputies for why he broke into a Malibu house last month. His fiancee forgot to leave a key under the...		STAR BUZZ: Shows... ad nauseum Recently one got to see mega musical shows on a very regular basis, so much so that someone was heard quipping “they’re a dime a dozen these days.” What with Valentines’...
FOCAL POINT: The rising son Duraid Siddiqui looks like a typical business executive as he enters the office where we are scheduled for the chit-chat. There are envelopes in his hand full of photographs of the...		A man of substance The recent demise of Nasrullah Khan, in New York, has left many friends and admirers sad. His passing away has left a void, which may not be easy to fill. A...
SPOT LIGHT: Living it up Lahore celebrated basant with full verve. But as the festive mood is addictive the celebrations of the event have spilled over and made a place in Karachi too, and in a...		REVIEWS PREVIEWS: No chemistry If one hadn’t seen the original Spanish version of Vanilla Sky (thanks to one of the several movie channels), one would not have known how bad a remake it is....
An evening of culture After much negativity and adverse publicity about Sindh and its cultural heritage, it was a refreshing change to see a positive projection that educated those present about many aspects regarding the...		MUSIC BOX: Everyone’s Adnan No Pakistani artist has managed to gain so much popularity across the border as Adnan Sami Khan. The plump soloist comes back to Pakistan, lyrically that is, with Always Yours Adnan,...
RISING STAR: Chip off the old block Ali Kazmi, the 20-year-old son of television stars, Sahira and Rahat Kazmi, took to television while he was still in diapers. It was pretty natural for the two year old Ali,...		OVER VIEW: Going with the tide It was an evening of classical music and crisp poetry. The melodious voice of Karam Abbas Khan in his lyrical compositions that night, seemed to be obsessed with Fiza Azmi’s...