Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Film and TV

Indian-American actor Avantika Vandanapu dedicates South Asian Person of The Year award to Gaza

Indian-American actor and 'Mean Girls' star Avantika Vandanapu was named the South Asian Person of the Year by Harvard University on 10 April.

South Indian films ahead of Bollywood as they aren’t bogged down by ‘astronomical’ star fees: Dibakar Banerjee

Acclaimed filmmaker Dibakar Banerjee says that Bollywood is so disconnected from its roots

“Aadujeevitham”: Fails in its adaptation, survives on visual grandeur and built-up anticipation

One can understand how the idea of Najeeb’s Iman in the novel is universalised into Hope in the film. This might appear as nit picking but given the current situation, I cannot help but highlight how Islamic narratives are appropriated by liberal language use. 

Watching ‘Dune’ from the East

Second part of the 'Dune' film series, adapted from Frank Herbert’s novel of the same title and directed by Denis Villeneuve with a stellar cast of globally acclaimed actors like Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya and Javier Bardem, is gaining attention worldwide. Rising Box office collections and high ratings have made it a remarkable success. 

‘Badaweih’: Palestinian folk song in ‘The Goat Life’ wins hearts

The Palestinian folk song ‘Badaweih,’ featured in the upcoming Malayalam movie ‘Aadujeevitham’ (The Goat Life) and sung by Sanaa Moussa, is garnering attention and love.

Sharjah Ruler Allocates AED 4.5 Million for purchase of Books at SIBF 2019

The initiative is carried out to action His Highness’s directives on continually updating the emirate’s libraries with valuable reading materials and resources in history, literature, politics, arts, science, technology, and others to serve students, researchers and intellectuals with the latest publications in Arabic and international languages.

Mark Manson at SIBF 2019: Unless you know what success is for you, you can achieve your goals and still be miserable

“I’m realistic,” he said, “I know conventional advice is to follow your dream, and work hard, focus on positive affirmations and you’ll be successful and happy. But a lot of people have got into trouble that way. Unless you have the right idea about what success is for you, you can achieve all these goals and still be miserable.”
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Kintsugi: learn about transforming hardship into something golden

When explaining the story behind the origins of Kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken china and sealing the cracks with gold, she pointed out that it symbolically and spiritually reflected human suffering and repair. Showing stunning imagery of delicate China with blazing trails of gold cut through them at ragged angles, Celine highlighted the five stages of Kintsugi and how they represented human suffering.

SIBF 2019 visitors treated to live traditional Mexican ballet

Adorned in beautiful, bouncing handcrafted skirts that fan out in the air, and with their hair in braided buns, the dancers twirled and spun around while moving through the main hallway of the Sharjah Expo Centre crowds gathered to watch the mesmerising cultural show.
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Culture leads us into the future: Sheikh Sultan

His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated the 38th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF)

‘Joker’: We are all mad here

Tapatrisha Das A public washroom, a blood smeared gun, two feet slow dancing with fingers drawing patterns in air, a face smeared with colors of a clown that has just...
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13 films to watch on Kashmir

Kashmir has been a host to a lot of films, especially from the Indian film industry. After the armed uprising in 1989, the themes ranged from Islamophobia to...

How 50 year olds can have the brain of a 25 year old

Individuals entering middle age and their senior years frequently seek out ways to keep their memories keen and their mental instincts sharp. And according to neuroscientist Sara Lazar of Mass General and Harvard Medical School, one “New Age-y” practice could help mature adults recapture the quick-thinking abilities of their youths.
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Kazakh President announces single electronic library for Asian writers

the works of 30 Kazakh writers and 31 poets will be translated and published in six UN languages. These works will be available to 2.5 billion readers in more than 90 countries through the electronic library.

Woman waiting for her 20th pearl!

The 38-year-old woman from Beed district has had 19 deliveries so far and is now seven months pregnant.
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Ladies, listen!

A steady weight gain even after pregnancy may be a result of your lifestyle choices, such as eating your child's leftovers and spending more time in sedentary activities like reading or watching movies with kids, scientists say.

Meet the miracle of nature

The dramatic rediscovery of the Antioquia Brush-finch – a species unseen for almost half a century – hit the headlines this past April. However, such incredible returns, although rare, are not unheard of. Some of the most miraculous examples of recent times has explored, and what they teach us about the danger of presuming a species is extinct.
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