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Is less more? Tharani Kumanayake certainly thinks so as she explores and captures the concept of “meaningful minimalism” with her debut collection “Metanoia”. A product of the University of Moratuwa’s Textile and Clothing Technology Department, Tharani’s “Metanoia” (the Greek word meaning the journey of changing one’s mind, self and way of life) emerged from recurring ideas [...]
Sweet and savoury: It’s strawberries all the way
One of the many attributes of a cup of tea is its ability to bring people together. That is just why High Tea, a tradition that began centuries ago (in the bedroom of the seventh Duchess of Bedford) is still a commonly sought evening breather. While, the many high teas spreads offered around Colombo are [...]
Getting to know those everyday people of Our Town
It is not surprising that the celebrated American playwright and novelist Thornton Wilder’s Our Town got the golden laurels of being “the only play still performed at least once each night somewhere in the world”. It may seem a play with a pall of darkness hovering over it, but when this darkness is actually therapeutic [...]
‘What the faluda it is about!’
Two years ago, when Ifaz Bin Jameel first introduced himself to Colombo’s audiences at Freddy Strikes Back, he made sure to mention that he had no connection to a certain infamous Muslim who also had ‘Bin’ in his name. Back then Ifaz little thought he would go on to become not only one of Freddy’s [...]