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‘Fun Home’ the musical, is the story of Alison Bechdel’s journey of self-discovery. A journey which touches on important themes such as emotional self-abuse and sexual orientation while also orbiting around the sorrow of the adult Alison, who is now trying to come to terms with the secret life and tragic suicide of her father [...]
Young Sri Lankan voices at Solutions Summit in Stockholm
For the first time in their lives, Mannapperuma Mudiyanselage Tharushika Sewmini and Herathmudiyanselage Chamindu Rashmika Herath from Nawagaththegama, Puttalam saw snow in Stockholm, Sweden. Their eyes light up as they recount the fun they had in the snow. Sewmini and Chamindu were in Stockholm for the first ‘Agenda 2030 for Children: End Violence Solutions Summit’ [...]
Blistering barnacles! Guess who’s come to China-town, Singapore?
Guess who we stumbled on while wading through the crowded roads of old Chinatown in Singapore? Taking us completely by surprise was Captain Haddock of the ever-popular Tintin Adventure series, clad in black naval uniform and standing sentinel at the doorway at believe it or not, an exclusive Tintin shop! Tucked away on the downtown [...]
A little corner of Italy in Thalawathugoda
While small pizzerias serving firebrick oven-cooked thin crust pizzas are a common sight in Italian cities, it’s still quite novel to Sri Lanka. However, in recent years several small-scale pizzerias have been popping up throughout Colombo. One such pizzeria is‘Belmio Pizza’ located in the suburbs of Thalawathugoda, just a little off the Japan Friendship road [...]