COVER STORY: Harassed at work
A colleague and I were driving to a meeting and while he was shifting the gear, his hand ‘accidentally’ brushed against mine....
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OFF THE RACK: Fettered innocence
Recently a Palestinian group of journalists called for a ban on pictures published in newspapers of infants and children wearing head bands or holding weapons. Such pictures not only elicited empathy,...
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Raising controversy
Water projects in Pakistan have a nasty habit of degenerating into controversies: the Kalabagh dam took that route in the mid-eighties and, for the last three years...
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9/11 — what have we learnt?
America remembered the tragedy of September 11th with a profound display of public mourning. Emotional ceremonies took place, along with flags lowered top half mast and moments of silence observed. The...
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Dying for the episode
In a recent survey taken by People With Very Little To Do (PWVLTD), it was found that up to 57 per cent of everyday family arguments are due to television....
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A taxing situation
The government’s announcement that it would withdraw the General Sales Tax (GST) on medicines three weeks ago has yet to benefit the poor....
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The joys of reading
Today’s times demand quality education, as information provided by course books is not considered enough....
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Standard ki sawaari
Mian Nawaz Sharif must have had a bad experience of public transport at some point in his life. And like story books, he derived both his inspiration as well as his wealth from his experiences....
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Sleep for an athelete
Q: How much sleep does a person need? I am 22. I work a 40-hour week and play semipro baseball. I am having my worst season ever. I...
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Gobble de gook
Turkeys, for some obscure reason, are nowhere near as popular here as the ubiquitous chicken....
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EIGHT DAYS A WEEK
I remember reading Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Identity way back when and loving it. The movie, starring Matt Damon...
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South Indian cuisine
Coastal prawn curry
Ingredients:
750g raw medium king prawns (shelled weight)
1 tsp salt
2 tsp turmeric...
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