Biomedical student with a passion for scouting wins Baden Powell Award
Twenty-two-year-old Randi Hathnagoda began her journey as a Girl Guide when she was in Grade 4 at Maliyadeva Balika Vidyalaya, Kurunegala. Always having a passion to volunteer and serve the community, after leaving school, Randi went on to become a Rover Scout which is a programme that brings a scouting experience to adults. As a [...]
Joining forces to ‘Break the Silence’
Sri Lankan culture, structurally ambiguous as it is, has keenly held a traditional disparity between the genders throughout the years. Often baseless differences and cultural notions continue to restrict women and liberate men, in turn supported by the ingrained misogyny of lawmakers and the lawbreakers alike. As a result, most of the society has simply [...]
Cosy Kimbula corner in heart of Colombo
What began as an online home business idea last year to give a twist to the simple kimbula banis, Kimbula has now expanded to Kimbula Cafe down D.S. Fonseka Road, Colombo 5, earlier this month. Along with her partner Ginerva Fernando Warnakullasooriya who is currently in Italy with plans of moving to Sri Lanka once [...]
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Battle Your Way To Glory in Valheim
Have you ever wanted to live like a Viking and take part in epic battles against giant creatures? Well, thanks to Iron Gate Studio and Coffee Stain Studios, you can. Valheim is a sandbox survival game that was released on the 2nd of February 2021 for both Windows and Linux. Using Unity as its primary [...]
Know your Gryffindors from your Dementors? Who was the Half-Blood Prince and what can you buy at Ollivanders?
Fans of “Harry Potter” can test their knowledge of the books and films in a new TV quiz competition series being launched by WarnerMedia to air later this year as part of 20th-anniversary celebrations of the first film in the adventures of the boy wizard. WarnerMedia said on Wednesday that casting was open for fans [...]
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‘The Planets and Humanity – Piano Reflections’ amid the pandemic
‘The Planets and Humanity – Piano Reflections’, the third solo album comprising the works of works for solo piano performed by internationally acclaimed Sri Lankan-British concert composer-pianist Dr Tanya Ekanayaka was released last week in UK by Naxos Records (Grand Piano), currently the world’s largest classical music label. Most of the album evolved in 2020 [...]
‘McCartney 3,2,1’ with Rick Rubin coming to Hulu
The media company Hulu has announced that a six-part music docuseries titled “McCartney 3,2,1” will premiere on July 16. While there have been many documentaries on the Beatles and McCartney over the years, what makes this one different is the fact that he will be speaking with Rick Rubin, one of the most successful producers of the [...]
Genesis announce 1st US tour in 14 years
English rock band Genesis is returning to the US and Canada for their first tour in 14 years. Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford announced ‘The Last Domino Tour’ on Thursday, which will kick off in Chicago on November 15,2021. The 14-date tour will also visit Washington, D.C., Charlotte, Montreal, Toronto, Buffalo, Detroit, Cleveland [...]
Goethe brings the life and times of Pina Bausch
In its online film screening series, Goethe Institute in Colombo will feature ‘Pina’, a feature length dance film with the ensemble of the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, featuring the unique and inspiring art of the great German choreographer. PINA is a film for Pina Bausch by Wim Wenders. He takes the audience on a sensual, [...]
Former Bay City Rollers frontman Les McKeown dies aged 65
Former Bay City Rollers frontman Les McKeown has died aged 65, his family has told the BBC. The Scottish pop singer fronted the Edinburgh band during their most successful period in the 1970s. They had hits with tracks like I Only Wanna Be With You, Bye Bye Baby, Shang-a-Lang and Give a Little Love. His [...]