By Archana Heenpella In the capricious world of fashion, collaborations are a strategic way of increasing the novelty of fashion items and their appeal to newer audiences. While this isn’t, by any means, a ground-breaking approach, brands are now expanding…
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UZ Arts’ Moving Out 2019
UZ Arts presents the work of nine artists from the UK, who were residents at the Sura Medura Centre in Dodanduwa for six weeks. The work was inspired by the people and culture of Sri Lanka and includes performance, music,…
Vaccines or “whack-scenes”?
By Vashni Benjamin The US declared a state of emergency in January this year due to a measles outbreak on its East and West coasts, despite its declared eradication from the country in the year 2000. With just over 200…
‘Wave’ author Sonali Deraniyagala finds love with Fiona Shaw of Harry Potter fame
Sonali Deraniyagala, author of WAVE, a memoir detailing the tragic events that unfolded in the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, it seems, has found love with Fiona Shaw, famous actress from movies like Harry Potter and Killing Eve. Fiona Shaw speaking…
Google’s Womenwill to host International Women’s Day event “SheLeads”
Womenwill is a Google initiative to create economic opportunity for women everywhere so that they can grow and succeed. Helping women make the most of technology to build skills, get inspired, and connect with each other through training, events, and…
Sunsilk Hairstory 2019
By Chenelle Fernando Photos: Pradeep Dambarage To most girls, hair is more than just another part of their body; it’s an accessory and sometimes an expression. Sunsilk Hairstory 2019, created to celebrate hair, explored this very facet on 11 March…
A room full of energy
By Dimithri Wijesinghe Photos Indika Handuwala This Avengers prequel is the first female-led superhero movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and was aptly premiered on International Women’s Day on 8 March 2019 in Savoy Cinemas. The movie will be screened…
Unravelling young musical talent
By Chenelle Fernando Derana Dream Star Season 8 drew its conclusion on 8 March with its finale that took place at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium. Thanura Madugeeth was crowned winner whilst Raveen Tharuka and Krishadi Ranathunga were the first and…
Natural Eats – your new favourite pre and post workout meal
By Dimithri Wijesinghe Photos Pradeep Dambarage Natural Eats is one of those hidden gems we discovered while scrolling through the health section of Uber Eats – certainly a section in the app we never explored before. You can be sure…
A new chapter in ‘Stories’
By Jennifer Rodrigo “I could swear that those rubber trees spoke to me, that the river sang and the paddy whispered in my ears,” recollected Charulatha Abeysekara Thewarathanthri, author of the 2016 Gratiaen Prize winning book “Stories”. The book’s most…
