How often have we participated in meetings or in social gatherings and felt pressured to agree with the majority? Or... Published Jun 16, 2019 06:38am

Marvel Entertainment is planning to release three to four superhero movies a year, with possibly 23 in the pipeline.... Published Jun 02, 2019 07:16am

If the stern majesty of Queen Victoria defined the 19th century, the 20th century royal icon was the captivating... Published May 19, 2019 07:19am

The three major religions with the most similar concepts of heaven and hell are Zoroastrianism, Christianity and... Published May 05, 2019 06:49am

There are 195 countries in the world. There was a time when the word “country” meant the countryside, the area... Published Apr 21, 2019 07:09am

In 1933, at an ICI lab in Norwich, England, two scientists — Eric Fawcett and Reginald Gibson — accidentally... Published Apr 07, 2019 07:15am

How can we be creative every day? In reality, many of us use extraordinary skills on a daily basis. A paanwala... Published Mar 24, 2019 07:17am

There is something very calming about the term Sulh-i-Kul. Translated as complete reconciliation or universal peace,... Published Mar 10, 2019 08:37am

The grim,dingy and crime-ridden past of London, Paris and New York lends a new perspective to the efforts to fix Karachi Published Mar 03, 2019 07:08am

Akram Dost recently sent me a video of a Baloch musician jamming on a tanbourag (a delicate long-necked Balochi... Published Feb 24, 2019 08:19am

Frere Hall, and its gardens, is one of the gentlest places in Karachi. I like to think it always was. It was ... Published Feb 10, 2019 07:19am

Artist Mehr Afroze once said in an interview: “Art is not what you do, but an artist is what you become.” A... Published Jan 27, 2019 07:01am

We spent many a late night turning the dial on the radio to catch beautiful sad music from Radio Moscow; afternoons... Published Jan 13, 2019 07:23am

The narrative of beauty is predominantly female. Occasionally, we get a glimpse into the parallel narrative of male... Published Dec 30, 2018 07:08am

Andy Warhol’s ‘Do It Yourself’ (1962) paint-by-numbers emphasises the alienation of city dwellers from the... Published Dec 16, 2018 07:31am

Earlier this month, two extraordinary women were in the news: Fahmida Riaz, the poet, whose death was mourned by ... Published Dec 02, 2018 07:03am

Photographer Alberto Korda captured an image of Che Guevara at a funeral of workers in Havana in 1960. Rejected by... Published Nov 18, 2018 06:57am

Two invasions had a profound impact on India — the Aryans who gave India Sanskrit and the Vedic religion, and the Published Nov 04, 2018 07:58am

Digital networks teem with jokes, satirical videos and memes about everything — from politics to the absurdities of new Published Oct 21, 2018 07:22am

The 1,200 plus acres of the arid campus of the University of Karachi magically turn lush green after the rains; hidden Published Oct 07, 2018 07:01am