A place to hang out with a plateful of delicious roti
The Roti Cafe by the Travelling KOMBI was a result of the owners’ love of roti. Having done some research, they found that although roti was ranked third as a staple food in Sri Lanka there were almost no specialist roti cafes or restaurants that sold roti in an environment where it was possible to [...]
Left with a whirlwind of emotions
By Annemari de Silva ‘Pluralism’, a contemporary dance performance presented by the Mesh Dance Theatre on April 5 and 6 at the Park Street Mews Stables. I have had the pleasure of watching three out of four productions by Mesh Academy of Dance and while I would readily write a review of their work, I [...]
Matilda: Of favourite scenes and songs
With Matilda the Musical scheduled to cut a dash at the Nelum Pokuna from June 5-9, Cinnamon Life caught a moment with some key characters in Roald Dahl’s well-loved story: Mrs. Trunchbull played by Ryan de Villiers (RV), Ms. Honey played by Bethany Dickson (BD) and Ms. Phelps the Librarian played by Nompumelelo Mayiyane (NM) [...]
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Tips on the fine art of ‘netiquette’
In this day and age, communicating via technology is not anything new. With instant messaging apps such as Whatsapp, the access to your emails through any device, mobile phones and social media it is quite easy to get in touch with anyone. But how do these methods of communication come into play in a more [...]
Darshika Abeywickrama: Balangoda’s Champion
At 6ft, Darshi is one of the pillars of the National Netball team, nicknamed Bale, she has played 54 games for the national team– and played at the national level for nearly a decade. Growing up in Balangoda, she comes from a family of four sisters and one brother. Her parents were tall, but her [...]
Move over Optimus: Spike Prime is here
Regardless of age, Lego will always have a special place in my heart. I remember playing with my uncle’s old Lego kit and creating spacecrafts and fancy cars on a day to day basis. Since then, obviously, a lot has changed for Lego. With Lego Technic, you could create more advanced models that had complex [...]
Experts claim age of the smartphone has led to shorter attention spans
The age of the smartphone has led to a generation of people with shorter attention spans as ‘information overload’ makes us get bored more quickly, experts say. Rapid access to data – whether in the form of social media or round-the-clock news – is leading to increasingly ‘narrow’ peaks of collective attention, they warn. Scientists [...]
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Thushani Jayawardena : Sought after proficient violinist
The violin, as known to many, is the baby of the string musical instrument family with four strings with tuned notes G, D, A and E played with a bow. Violin is the baby of the string family but like babies, makes the deepest sounds. The violin is the smallest and highest pitched stringed instrument typically used [...]
Cinematic interpretation of Germany’s division
German filmmaker Christoph Schlingensief’s ‘The German Chainsaw Massacre’: will be screened at the Goethe Hall as part of the film series “Film Macht Geschichte”, the Wall that Divided Germany, which are being screened from March 22 to May 3. The film will be screened at 7 pm on April 26. October 1990: The German people [...]
‘Gindari’ 2 shooting completed
Shooting of Udayakantha Warnasuriya’s film ‘Gindari 2’ has been completed and it will be ready for release this year. The film was shot for nearly 45 days in locations around Colombo city. It brings back Paboda Sandeepani, Mahendra Perera, Rodney Warnakula and Richard Manamudali who were there in the original cast. Others who joined the [...]
Asterix in Town
The latest animated film based on the Asterix comic book characters created by Goscinny and Uderzo, ‘Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion’, co-directed by Alexandre Astier and Louis Clichy is now being screened in theatres in Colombo and the suburbs. In this adventure, Asterix and Obelix embark on a quest across Gaul looking for [...]
Creative Activities for Children by Somalatha Subasinghe Play House
Lanka Children’s and Youth Theatre Foundation (LCYTF) popularly known as Somalatha Subasinghe Play House commences its next session of “Creative Activities for Children” programme on May 4. The programme is open to children from ages four to fourteen. The prime objective of the programme is to develop the child’s mental stability and physical senses, to [...]
A drama on a variety of human struggles in a remote village
Award winning teledrama director Sunil Costa’s newest telefilms ‘Sudu Endagena Kalu Avidin’ is now being screened at 9 pm belt from Monday to Thursday on National Television. Famed for his award winning directions like ‘Sirisirimal’, ‘Roda Hathare Manamalaya’, ‘Sihina Wasanthayak’, ‘Sudui Usai’, ‘Sherlock Holmes’ and ‘Pinsara Dhosthara’, Sunil Costa’s teledramas have won rave reviews from [...]
Fairview Hotel, Wellawatte: Travellers heaven
This unique hotel is especially designed to offer the best in comfort and convenience with a dedicated team whose wealth of experience and expertise will ensure exceptional standards of service and care to all business and leisure travellers at an affordable price. The property is placed on the edge of Colombo’s city limits, away from [...]
‘Wild Glamping Knuckles’
Theme Resorts and Spas’ launched ‘Wild Glamping Knuckles’ as the latest addition to their collection of themed experiences. A luxury campsite situated in the Knuckles mountain range of Sri Lanka, at Thangappuwa; takes shelter amongst the roaring hills of the Central Province. The picturesque and secluded surroundings of Wild Glamping offers its guests the opportunity [...]
Kandy city hotel by earl’s wins agoda gold circle award 2018
The Gold Circle Awards, now in its 10th year, recognises elite service, high scoring peer-to-peer customer reviews from millions of reviews on Agoda, as well as excellence in pricing and availability. Kandy City Hotel by Earl’s has awarded this prestigious award for two years consecutively for outstanding performance that meets and exceeds the criteria of [...]