They’ll be saying “I do, I do,I do,…” right here
Mamma Mia! ends with a wedding bait and switch when young lovers Sophie and Sky admit that they are not ready for marriage and instead opt to travel around the world. But that is not the case for Lucy May Barker (26) and Phillip Ryan (28), the young actors who play Sophie and Sky in [...]
Onward soldiers:Lankans join PewDiePie’s global battle
For many the name PewDiePie brings a blank look but to 80 Million of his YouTube subscribers and the YouTube community, he is very well known. Recently the Swedish YouTube celebrated his fifth anniversary of becoming the most subscribed YouTube channel but his long-held title is being challenged by the Indian music production company T-Series, [...]
Mirror
A voice for women in need
In 2017, The Asia Foundation in partnership with Women in Need (WIN), designed and launched ‘2six4’, Sri Lanka’s first android mobile app to combat issues of Gender Based Violence. “The purpose of this initiative is twofold” Attorney-at-law Mariam Wadood, Project Coordinator of WIN, tells the Mirror Magazine. She explains that the app comes as a [...]
Vintage comedy ‘He Comes From Jaffna’ to get underway in Feb
S. Thomas’ College Mt Lavinia Old Boy’s Association together with the Creative Arts Foundation presents ‘He Comes From Jaffna.’ The play directed by Jith Peiris will essentially revolve around Durai who come from Jaffna to Colombo to meet his cosmopolitan brother-inlaw presently married for the second time to a European lady and so the fun [...]
Social media’s favourite star at Golden Globes -’Fiji water lady’
Forget the actors, producers, directors and musicians who won awards at this evening’s Golden Globes because the true star of the night has been chosen by social media – and it’s none other than a water girl. Brunette model Kelleth Cuthbert, who was hired by Fiji water to serve its product to guests on the [...]
Delving into the SLT Selfcare App
Selfcare apps are all the rage these days. Before you get confused, we’re not referring to the ones that take care of your health and make sure you’re getting enough exercise. Rather, we’re talking about selfcare apps that manage aspects of your mobile connections and even your bank accounts. The SLT Selfcare app is one such example. What [...]
Hovershoes that slip under your shoes to propel you at 7mph
A new pair of hovershoes unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show could soon replace your scooter, bike and skateboard – just don’t try to take them for a spin in the rain. Called the Motokick hover shoes, the $200 self-balancing skates slip underneath your shoes to propel users at speeds of up to 7mph and [...]
Music News
Justin Timberlake resumes postponed tour US pop star Justin Timberlake resumed his postponed Man Of The Woods tour on 4th January. The 37 year old was compelled to cancel his tour from October last year after damaging his vocal chords. Timberlake, who is referred to as the Prince of Pop, had to reschedule his tour [...]
Waves
A sailor and his men were coming home from sea, Carrying various treasures from various lands and singing merrily, A sailor and his men were coming home from sea, Thinking happily of their treasures, and building futures to be, Oh! Building futures to be, Then, one night a heavy wind, rocked the ship to and [...]
TV Times
Long live ONJ
Popular singer Olivia Newton-John is receiving an outpouring of heartfelt messages online after she recently posted a video on Twitter addressing rumours that she was on her deathbed. In it, the 70-year-old ‘Grease’ actress wished everyone a happy New Year and, sadly, had to clarify that ‘the rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated.’ Olivia was referring [...]
Bohemian Rhapsody and Malek win at Golden Globe
Queen movie Bohemian Rhapsody was the surprise winner of two major prizes at last Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards. The Freddie Mercury biopic took home the trophies for ‘best film drama’ and ‘best drama actor’ for its star Rami Malek, who played the late front man of the popular band Queen. Despite being heavily tipped and [...]
‘Manikarnika’ to lead more biopics on Indian women
Both Bollywood and South Indian cinema kicked off the New Year with much awaited biopic movie ‘Manikarnik’, a story on Rani Laxmibai, one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and her resistance to the British Raj. Indian period drama based on the life of Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi is directed by [...]
Cinema in memory of Marxist founder
Having celebrated the 200th birth anniversary of Karl Marx, the marxist founder, the German Cultural Centre, The Goethe-Institut has been featuring a series of films about Karl Marx. 2017 film, ‘The Young Karl Marx’ directed by Raoul Peck will be screened at 7 pm on January 18 at the Goethe Hall. Co-written by Peck and [...]
Rajitha’s ‘Hithala Gaththu Theeranayak’ returns to the Wendt
Rajitha Dissanayake’s newest play ‘Hithala Gaththu Theeranayak’, (A well-made decision) returns to the Lionel Wendt stage on January 19 Saturday, at 7.00 pm. The play, which premiered in November last year, explores the consequences of decisions made by people in the name of love, and how they react when such decisions go wrong. The plot [...]
‘Sinhabahu’ in Maradana
‘Sinhabahu’, one of the epoch-making plays of Prof. Ediriweera Sarathchandra, will be staged at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm on January 19 at Tower Hall theatre, Colombo. The stylised play which has won the hearts of many theatre goers of all ages is a prescribed text for the GCE Ordinary Level Sinhala syllabus.
Thornton Wilder in Lankan theatre
The maiden show of ‘Premaye Nagaraya’, a Sinhala play based on American playwright Thornton Wilder’s well-known drama “Our Town” will go on the boards at 3.30 pm and 6.30 pm on January 19 at Lumbini theatre in Colombo. To a script of Randeera Fernando, the theatrical adaptation is directed by Asanka Gurusinghe and it is [...]
Thaproban Pavilion: Heaven by the Unawatuna waters
Listed as one of the seven most beautiful beaches in the world, the fishing village of Unawatuna is the magnificent beach frontage mysterious Rumassala Forest, the beautiful hill off renowned Galle harbour, which was known as ‘Buono Vista’ (magnificent view). Unawatuna is an ideal holiday destination for both the budget minded as well as the [...]