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A tapestry of culture It was a show unlike any other in style and elegance. ‘Timeless Heritage — From the Shores of the Bosphorus’ was the banner under which world-renowned Turkish designer Zuhal Yorgancioglu, or...		An evening of expression A one-day seminar-cum-festival of music, dance, theatre and dialogue was organized recently in Karachi by Tehrik-i-Niswan, to project women’s rights....
OutKast steer clear of hip-hop clichés OutKast’s Big Boi pats his trouser pockets anxiously as he walks with friends into an expensive department store on Los Angeles’s Rodeo Drive. “Where’s my credit card?”...		Celebrating women Festivities were in the air this month as a leading local hotel celebrated Women’s Week in collaboration with a food company and a cooking oil company. The events went on for...
STARBUZZ: Howzat! Are cricketers going to start acting on TV? Don’t be surprised if they do. The Pakistan Cricket Board, as the mole has it, has asked its cricketers to act in TV...		Up, up and away ‘Decade of Dedication,’ recently celebrated by a well-known airport ground handling concern, was a hallmark event in every sense of the word. The well-attended dark-suit affair was marked by a touch...
Down memory lane Many gems of our entertainment industry slowly poured in, one after the other, in the hall of a hotel for a function, which was late as usual, typical Karachi style. It...		REVIEWSPREVIEWS: Jeepers Creepers 2 Two years ago, the original Jeepers Creepers arrived on the cine scene and in spite of a largely insipid script, it managed to draw attention due to some nifty direction and...
A Pashto delight Pakhtoons are born with three things: religion, poetry and music. Their tough lifestyle finds expression in tapa, which is also the favoured mode of expression for romantic and spiritual feelings. Many...		Cinema of the soul Colour of Soul’s setting is Germany, but it could be any country in the West after September 11. When a black Senegalese singer and a white German nurse get together, a...
Making a splash To say that Yasir Akhtar is a hardworking person would be an understatement. From songs to serials, he has shown versatility. For a month, from August to September, Yasir performed nine...		MUSICBOX: Miles ahead They know how to play. They know how to sing. Heck, they even know how to come up with catchy melodies. They are Aaroh, and with their debut album Sawaal, they...