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For a person who has been dead for 400 years, Shakespeare has never been more alive. He is alive in our vocabulary – having moulded the English language, twisting verbs, nouns and adjectives to coin and tie over 1700 new words and well-known phrases. Words such as ‘monumental’, ‘critic’, ‘obscene’ and phrases such as ‘All’s [...]
Meet the kings and queens on stage
‘The Dancing Doll’ is a magical story about the toys belonging to a girl named Linda that come alive at midnight. One night, they decide to hold a talent show. Everything goes well until the dancing doll refuses to dance…. This is one of the seven plays titled ‘Drama Kings and Queens’ which Sashi Mendis’s [...]
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Passionate about rollerblading
It’s a beautiful morning at the Viharamahadevi Park. While most of Colombo is enjoying afew extra snoozes on a public holiday, there’s a small group of people who have made use of the beautiful weather and have gathered at the walking paths near the park’s open air amphitheatre. A lot of laughter and wisecracks fill [...]
Everest Trek blog: Making the journey to Camp 2
This week we trekked up to Camp 2 (6,400m / 19,685ft). This involved trekking to Camp 1 (6,000m / 19,685ft), where we stayed two nights for acclimatization, then trekking up to Camp 2. We stayed at Camp 2 for two nights and did a day trek up to 6,600m – the highest altitude we’ve ever [...]
Clothes for the dreamers
1. How did Pouty Smile come about and who is your target audience? I have always loved art and playing and experimenting with colors. I knew I had to convert my interest in fashion and colour in to a livelihood. Which lead to the birth of my own printed tshirt line. My love for arts [...]
Purple Rain back on the charts
The recent shock death of Prince has rekindled interested in the icon’s music both albums and singles. Spearheading them all is the song ‘Purple Rain’ from the film of the same together with the album. In the UK the song ‘Purple Rain’ surged from 65 to No: 6. Back in 1984 when it was first [...]
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Whenever Manori passed by the white mansion standing taller and statelier than any house on that particular street, she felt a strong pang of discontentment. She could not help but wonder who could afford to live in such luxury, and compare it to her own little home. She knew that those professionally painted walls and [...]
Pampering mums on ‘Mother’s Day’
Salon Luminaire, has launched a joint offer for Mother’s Day together with day care centre, Angel Keepers. The salon, located off Jawatte Road combines babysitting with packages, enabling mums to enjoy time for themselves, or indeed preparation for an evening out, while the kids are taken care of by the nearby day care facility, a [...]
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Arijit Singh to rock Colombo on May 8
Award-winning Indian playback singer Arijit Singh will hold his maiden live in concert in Colombo today, May 8 at the Havelock Sports Grounds from 7.30 pm onwards. Presented by Carnival Media, the event production is handled by Wizcraft Colombo. A 45-piece band comprising some of the world’s best musicians will be part of the grand [...]
‘Legends Bradby Dance 2016’ at Amaya Hills
Legends Bradby Dance Out 2016’, the most awaited ‘Dance of the year’, will come alive again in association with Legends FM at the ‘Le Garage Discotheque’ of Amaya Hills in the hill capital-Kandy on Saturday, May 14 from 9.00 pm onwards. After scrumming at the grounds at the second leg of the Bradby 2016 match, [...]
Old Thomian trip to Trinitian den
The Old Thomians’ Swimming Club (OTSC) is unique in terms of hospitality. It is not only dishing out, the warmth to its members and their families, but extends hand to many visitors, hosts in the club house on numerous occasions. The Sing – A -longs, and entertainment programmes are not only traditional, but its quality [...]
Captain America in a civil war
Captain America Civil War 2016” featuring the Marvel Comics characters is now being screened at Savoy Colombo. Directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo the film stars Chris Evans, Robert Downey, Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany and Elizabeth Olsen. With many people fearing the actions [...]
Ranjan to build a cinematic bridge between India and Sri Lanka
Popular actor turned politician Ranjan Ramanayake was recently in India to build a cinematic bridge between the two South Asian neighbours. A film, a joint production between India and Sri Lanka is planned to be the ‘highest budget’ cinematic production in Sri Lanka. According to Ranjan the film is to be presented by an Indian [...]
New comedy play in town
Comedy play “Aluth Horek Onee” directed by Ajith Mendis will be staged at 3.30 p.m. and 6.30 pm on May 15 at Sarvodaya Vishwa Samadi Hall, Moratuwa. With a host of popular artistes such as Wijaya Nandasiri, Roshan Pilapitiya, Saman Hemarathne, Senaka Titus, Mihiri Priyangani and Kumari Senarathne will play in the drama while Anthoney [...]
Photographer in search of reality and humanity
Monthly documentary film screening at the Digital Film Academy of the Sri Lanka Foundation will screen ‘The Salt of the Earth’ the life and work of photographer Sebastiao Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting deprived societies in hidden corners of the world. This French-Brazilian biographical documentary film directed by Wim Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro [...]
Festival of Sarachchandra’s plays
A theatrical festival comprising three legendary stage plays of late Prof. Ediriwira Sarachchandra will go on the boards at 3.30 pm and 7 pm from May 13 to 15 at Lionel Wendt theatre, Colombo. The festival will kick off with the ever popular ‘Maname’ and “Hasthikantha Manthare” redirected by Lalitha Sarachchandra will be staged on [...]
11 years of ‘Commons’
Commons Coffee House (CCH) is everyone’s favourite hangout place. Popularly known as ‘Commons’, CCH celebrated its 11th birthday last week. The anniversary celebration for Commons Coffee House was started with exciting new menus and weekly specials. Food and coffees have been their forte and the wide selection of sandwiches, burgers, wraps, Rotti specials and of [...]
Positioning Sigiriya as an iconic tourist destination
The ‘New Tourism Services and Facilities in Sigiriya’ at the Sigiriya Heritage Site was launched recently as the first step of initiatives to uplift Sigiriya as a branding for Sri Lanka. The ceremony was promulgated with an introduction to cultural shows in the craft village managed by the National Crafts Council, opening of a new [...]
