Chinese fashion show: Pakistan makes waves
China has taken the world by storm in recent years, in nearly all walks of life. So, why should it lag behind in culture? The Boao Conference, held in the first...
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Coming together of cultures
Quite surprisingly, the World Arts Performing Festival remained a quiet affair with commotion building up in the last two days. This time round, the Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop had decided to...
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Uneasy in his own skin
On the first day’s shooting of The Wicked Lady in 1945, the film’s star, James Mason, hit the director, Leslie Arliss, on the nose. Mason, playing a highwayman, was disgruntled because...
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On a spiritual high
During the first week of Ramazan, an evening of classical qawwali took place with Farid Ayaz Qawwal and Hamnawa performing. Ayaz is the son of renowned exponent of qawwali, the late...
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A clipped message
Gone are the days of silly, tepid haircuts that every Sally and Shakeela in town sported. A multinational recently held a hairdressing workshop in Karachi by Andy Uffels, a world-renowned hairdresser...
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IN focus: ‘I want to sing to everyone in Pakistan’— Pankaj Udhas
Renowned ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas can’t wait to show his mettle in Pakistan. He is quietly confident that with the thaw in relations between India and Pakistan, the time is not...
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MUSICBOX
Very few artists have carved a musical niche just for themselves. Moby is an exception. Born Richard Melville Hall, the 38-year-old musical prodigy was nicknamed Moby...
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REVIEWSPREVIEWS
Quentin Tarantino is certainly one hell of a kung-fu movie geek. Kill Bill is certain to grab your attention, if only for its aggressively brutal bloodbaths and inside references to movie trivia...
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