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There are seven universally recognised facial expressions — surprise, fear, disgust, anger, happiness, sadness and... Published 13 Sep, 2020 06:52am

There is always someone in the family or one’s circle of friends who becomes the designated storyteller, who... Published 30 Aug, 2020 08:35am

Wassily Kandinsky systematically codified colours as musical notes, equating his paintings with musical symphonies... Published 16 Aug, 2020 07:00am

The city is full of noise and chaos. Speeding cars, buses, motorbikes and rickshaws weave through any available gap,... Updated 31 Jul, 2020 07:28am

The Turkish television series, Diliris:ertugrul, has taken Pakistan by storm. Setting aside the impact of a gripping... Updated 19 Jul, 2020 03:33pm

John Lennon said, “There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from... Published 05 Jul, 2020 07:04am

The recent protests in the US have reawakened the legacy of slavery. Yet, even after eight generations, black communities in these countries are still seen through the prism of slavery. Published 24 Jun, 2020 03:58pm

The news from across the world gets more grim: shut downs or their violations, predictions of the looming economic... Published 07 Jun, 2020 06:55am

Socialising the young to uphold collective values and behaviour was once the responsibility of a family or a tribe.... Published 24 May, 2020 05:26am

Artist Anwar Saeed once found himself alone all day at a friend’s house, without a pencil or pen to be seen. ... Published 10 May, 2020 06:42am

In 1815, the earth’s biggest volcanic eruption in 10,000 years tore apart Mount Tambora in Indonesia. By the... Published 26 Apr, 2020 06:05am

The tragic rows of wooden coffins in Italy, waiting for a lonely burial, are images difficult to erase. Live data of... Published 12 Apr, 2020 07:06am

The American painter Mary Cassatt moved to Paris in 1874 and, after a visit to her studio by the French... Published 29 Mar, 2020 07:37am

“Aurat ke sirf teen roop hotay hain — maan, biwi aur tawaif” [a woman has only three identities — mother,... Published 15 Mar, 2020 08:05am

Dépaysement, a French word whose literal meaning is ‘to be without a country,’ describes the sense of... Published 23 Feb, 2020 07:19am

Solomon David Road, Ali Budha Street and Shivadas Street lie parallel to each other off Barnes Street in Ranchore... Published 02 Feb, 2020 07:58am

“The poet was the most respectable member, sometimes leader, of the tribe. Published 19 Jan, 2020 08:23am

At this year’s Art and Design Degree Show at the University of Karachi, I was taken aback by the darkness that ... Published 05 Jan, 2020 07:40am

The subconscious mind manages 95 percent of the brain’s capacity. Humans receive two million bits of information... Published 22 Dec, 2019 07:53am

The most mesmerising feature of the night sky is the moon, when it first shows itself as a fine sliver for a few... Published 08 Dec, 2019 07:29am