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For the mystery buffs and escape artistes
A close comparison to physically jumping into an interactive video game the escape rooms in Colombo have taken the local entertainment industry abuzz. This week we delve into the inner workings of those mysterious four walls and hope to uncover what has Colombo humming about this latest fad. Located down Bethesda Place in Bambalapitiya, ‘Escape [...]
Committed to her cause
Recently recognized by the Junior Chamber International as one of the youngest Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) of Sri Lanka, 28- year -old Razni Razick is all shy smiles as she shares her interests towards children, world peace and human rights that led her name being among some of the greats as one of the [...]
‘Three Billboards’ wins big as Golden Globes power through scandal
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Dark drama “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” was the big winner with four Golden Globes awards on Sunday on a night marked by scathing jokes about sexual harassment and passionate odes to those breaking their silence. Mother-daughter comedy “Lady Bird” was named best comedy film and the indie A24 movie’s star [...]
Band Heroes is back
Band Heroes is back for another installment of music, song and the joy of playing in a band. Organized by by the Interact Club of Bishop’s College along with the Parent Teachers Association of Bishop’s College, Band Heroes first began in 2012 as a school level festival and competition encouraging other youngsters to showcase their [...]
Lana Del Rey facing legal action over ‘Get Free’ hit
Pop singer Lana Del Rey is facing legal action over her song ‘Get Free’ by the rock band Radiohead who claim her song sounds similar to their 1992 hit ‘Creep’. Rey offered to negotiate a 40% stake claim but Radiohead insisted on a 100% compensation claim which has prompted Rey’s legal team allow it to [...]
#TagsThat Shaped2017
In August 2007, social technology expert Chris Messina was experimenting on ways to simplify chat platforms. On a whim he tweeted “How do you feel about using # (pound) for groups. As in #barcamp [msg]? “ and sparked a movement of #prefixed words that grew to over 125 million a day in less than a [...]