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It was a feast of fashion from the perspective of 21 local and international fashion design graduates at the International Graduate Fashion Spectacle 2018 on July 10 at the Hilton, Colombo. Organized by Lanka Institute of Fashion Technology (LIFT) in partnership with the Embassy of France in Colombo, the IGFS 2018 fashion show was the [...]
A lot to chew on as a meaty script is well executed
Martin McDonagh’s scripts often embrace the most violent parts of our psyche, allowing it to run parallel with humour and dark wit making for a performance where you’re not sure you should be laughing or gasping. Films such as ‘Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri’ or 2008’s ‘In Bruges’ are classic examples of this and [...]
Cosmopolitan turns 2
The dress code on the pink invitation card read ‘Dress to Impress’ and the young fashionistas who joined the 2nd birthday celebration of the Sri Lankan edition of the Cosmopolitan magazine duly obliged. The grand bash was held at the Shangri-La Hotel on June 20th.
Mirror
Of timeless wit and ‘Wilde’ characters
Oscar Wilde was a man who refused to be boxed in- both in his life and his works. His resume spans from sensuous dramas like ‘Salome’ to sharp satires like ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’, a novel which shocked Victorian society in “The Picture of Dorian Grey” and casually flung phrases which are made for [...]
A peculiar pack of cards
Say it’s game night, and you have a stack of games to choose from. But you really would rather just play a hand of cards, Omi, 3-0-4, 5-3-2, Juse, poker or any other game you invented/re-invented that uses a regular 52-card pack. Every home has one, but not everyone’s is unique. Three young people - Amrit, [...]
Gadgets for July
Hello again. It’s time for another look at some of the really cool gadgets floating around both in the local and international market. All items mentioned here are in Sri Lankan Rupees (LKR) and were available at the time of publishing. So without further ado, here are a bunch of cool gadgets for the month [...]
Law students gear up for ALSA Forum 2018
During its relatively short existence, the Sri Lankan chapter of the Asian Law Students’ Association (ALSA) has been remarkably privileged, having been chosen to host all the major events of the Asian region. This August they will be the organizers of the Annual Forum, the most important event in the ALSA’s annual calendar, taking place [...]
Ask the stars a question
Bringing all the flair, vibrancy, soul and energy of a global festival to Colombo, Sri Lanka, Cinnamon Life is set to present a revolutionary day-long event on August 18 – The Colombo Music Festival. Featuring back-to-back performances by the world’s top reggae, ska and dancehall legends, Diana King, Big Mountain, Maxi Priest and Shaggy, as [...]
‘Three Lions’ England World Cup song races up the charts
The England football team was tossed out of the World Cup at the semi- finals when they lost to Croatia, but fans gave them a goal by taking the song ‘3 Lions’ to the No: 1 spot on the UK singles chart. ‘3 Lions’ by the comedians David Baddiel, Frank Skinner and the pop group [...]
TV Times
MAMMA MIA! Here We Go Again, Hits the theatre in Colombo
‘Mamma Mia’- Here we go again, the theatrical production of famous box office movie ‘Mamma Mia’ featuring Oscar winner Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried and Colin Firth, will hit the stage in Colombo soon. ‘Mamma Mia’ is considered the world’s sunniest and most exhilarating smash-hit musical and is performed by the cast and crew of [...]
Lucky Deva and Anuradha at the helm of MAF
Moratuwa Arts Forum unanimously elected Lakmal Peiris (popularly known as Lucky Deva) as the President and Anuradha Mack as the Secretary of the MAF at the 24th AGM held recently at the Sebastianite Sports Club reception hall. Neelaka Rupatunge, senior programme producer TNL was chief guest at the impressive opening ceremony, which was highlighted with many colourful artistic features. The [...]
Jubilee Celebrations for Housewives
The year 2018 marks a milestone for the Sri Lanka Housewives’ Association as SLHA is Celebrating their Diamond Jubilee. Sixty years of hard work, serving the housewives of Sri Lanka both young and old wives, mothers, grandmothers and great grandmothers, from Colombo and 17 other branches spread island wide, SLHA is one of the pioneering [...]
‘Down Memory Lane’: Memorable evening
The 18th edition of ‘Down Memory Lane’(DML) held on Sunday 8th July turned out to be a full house event of absorbing singing for grand 150 minutes, held at Hotel Randiya, Moratuwa. The capacity crowd of golden oldies lovers thronged enthusiastically to sing, sing and sing- and how they relished this, was a sight to behold. [...]
Drama with ever popular songs
Punyasena Gunasinghe’s “Dhikthala Kaalagola” a drama scripted by Charles Silva Gunasinghe and presented with many evergreen songs to Sri Lankan music will be staged at 3.30 and 6.45 pm on July 28 at the Namel Malini Punchi Theatre in Borella. Prescribed for Theatre and drama subject of the GCE Ordinary Level, the cast of the [...]
‘My main aim was to share the stories I knew with the world’
Sanjeewa Pushpakumara is a prominent Sri Lankan film director, who directed much acclaimed and awarded movies like “Flying Fish” and “Burning Birds”. After completing a Masters Degree in mass communications, he studied filmmaking in Chuang – Ang University in South Korea. Sanjeewa Pushpakumara made three short films before directing two full length features. We speak [...]
Battle of a war veteran to clear his name
‘Skyscraper’ a Hollywood action thriller revolving around a father who goes to great lengths to save his family from a burning skyscraper, is now being screened in theatres in Colombo and the suburbs. Starring Dwayne Johnson and Neve Campbell in the lead, the film directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, the film was shot in Vancouver, [...]
A New comedy play in town
“Bala Samagama” a new comedy play written by Mihira Sirithilake will go on the boards at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm on July 29 at Namel Malini Punchi Theatre Borella. The play stars Ajith Lokuge, Wasantha Dukgannarala and Mihira Sirithilaka. Music composition is handled by Gayan Ganakadhara and Premakumara Liyanage while choreography is handled by [...]
Seafood dining redefined in Negombo with Moya
Of the many kinds of restaurants that are available in and around Negombo, fine-dining seafood restaurants among the rarest. Keeping in line with this view, Amagi Aria Hotel, located by the Negombo lagoon in Kurana, debuts on an exciting journey with its seafood restaurant, aptly named Moyã. The restaurant takes its name from the Sinhalese [...]
Arugam Bay shines in Lonely Planet’s Best in Asia list 2018
For this third annual Best in Asia list, Lonely Planet’s in-house Asia experts have named ‘eclectic’ and ‘vibrant’ Busan, South Korea, as the number one destination; while the jewelled architecture and ancient cities of Uzbekistan are in second place; and in third comes Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Arugam Bay comes in at number 8. [...]
Thusitha honoured with Les Clefs d’Or International
The roots of the title ‘concierge’ were derived from the Latin word conserves meaning ‘fellow slave’. The word itself in French, means ‘keeper of the keys’. Mövenpick Hotel Colombo, Sri Lanka’s leading business hotel marked a proud moment as the Chief Concierge Thusitha Liyanage received the globally renowned Les Clefs d’Or (keys of Gold) membership. [...]