Tuning up for a live performance online
With many aspects of life having come to a standstill amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the Performing Arts have also been greatly affected. Theatre, music and dance lovers patiently await the moment concerts are announced so they may experience the thrill of a live performance. There is hope sparking at the end of this tunnel as [...]
Looking at the bigger picture
To be a mural artist takes loads of confidence and skill because the artist paints directly on a wall, ceiling or other permanent surface, instead of on canvas, working with the architectural elements of the space to harmoniously create a picture. Struck by some of these murals we’ve come across on random walls in Colombo, [...]
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Vegan wonders at your fingertips
Halfway to becoming vegan? Although Sri Lankan cuisine has many vegan dishes to offer, and there are South Indian vegan and vegetarian restaurants all over the island, the market for vegan food products is still at an infant stage. Check out some of the up-and-coming brands and online stores where you can find everything from [...]
Akura marks 5th year with a special visit to two primary schools in Kotmale
Akura is 5! Akura, the signature community service project of the Rotaract Club of Colombo Mid City entered its fifth consecutive year on January 27. Supporting students from schools that do not possess adequate infrastructure and families that cannot sometimes afford their educational needs, Akura decided to provide school supplies for students from two schools [...]
TV Times
“Sex and nudity is part of human existence” Tharindu
A promising young filmmaker Tharindu Ramanayaka, the first Sri Lankan student to study cinema at the prestigious Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, has taken a bold approach to cinema. Specialised in direction and screenplay writing, this young filmmaker won the Best Short film award for his film ‘Krimikosh’ (Cocoon) at the Agenda 14 short [...]
Golden anniversary of courageous journey in cinema
50th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) South Indian ‘Pebbles’ wins Tiger Award The first part of the 50th edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) in Netherlands, closed giving away the Tiger Award to South Indian film ‘Pebbles’recently. A live-streamed event from the festival’s yearly home ‘de Doelen’ announced this edition’s award winners. The jury [...]
Berlinale WCF winners here online
In its latest film project, Goethe Film Bangladesh with the Berlinale World Cinema Fund (WCF), will screen WCF awarded films in the series titled Berlinale Spotlight World Cinema Fund’ in South Asia. The screening is simultaneously available in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Under this project “PENDULAR”, a film by Julia Murat, Brazil Argentina, France will [...]
Launch of MAF song on ‘Healthy Coexistence’
‘We are the world’, ‘Band Aid’ and Sri Lanka’s own ‘This Land belongs to us’ are some of the hit songs reached the top due to various reasons in time to time. Safe and healthy living in peaceful coexistence as one world community seems to be the current eye opener in the world pandemic situation. [...]
Five years after Anton Jones
The fifth death anniversary of veteran singer Anton Jones, who excelled in the Sri Lankan music scene for more than six decades, falls on February 21. Anton Jones who was born on June 3, 1937 in Hultstdorf, Colombo had released almost 40 cassettes and 10 CDs in his tuneful career. Anton Jones who also worked [...]
‘I began to cry’: Janet Jackson thanks fans as album ‘Control’ hits charts after 35 years
Janet Jackson shared a video on Twitter Saturday saying she is “thankful” for God and fans after her album “Control” charted at No. 1 35 years later after its release. ‘’I was at home just the other day by myself and I began to cry. I was crying because I was so thankful for all that God has [...]
Mandarina launched ‘Nelum Kole’ again: A menu with authentic Sri Lankan flair
Guest can always count on great food from Mandarina Hotel, Kollupitiya. Now, Mandarina has once again innovated a true Sri Lankan classic. Mandarina Hotel has completely revamped the iconic ‘Nelum Kole’ meal concept to suit the modern day city dining. Mandarina Colombo launched the authentic Sri Lankan menu ‘Nelum Kole’ last year but due to [...]