Style A farewell to the Trump aesthetic Editor_1 Jan 16, 2021 0 By Vanessa Friedman Few presidents have exploited the theatrical grandeur of the job quite as enthusiastically or…
Culture & Art ‘Funny Boy’ filmmaker Deepa Mehta wants you to smell Sri Lanka Editor_1 Jan 2, 2021 0 By Jude Dry From her groundbreaking Elements Trilogy to ‘Funny Boy’, her gorgeous new queer coming-of-age tale…
RIP Pierre Cardin, designer to the famous and merchant to the masses, dies at 98 Editor_1 Dec 29, 2020 0 By Ruth La Ferla PARIS - Pierre Cardin, the visionary designer and licensing pioneer who invented the business of…
Heritage Welcoming a New Year at an ancient festival in Pakistan Editor_1 Dec 27, 2020 0 By Rebecca Conway RUMBUR, Pakistan — In a remote valley in northern Pakistan, hemmed in by sheer rock walls and…
Archaeology Snail, fish and sheep soup, anyone? Editor_1 Dec 27, 2020 0 By Elisabetta Povoledo ROME — Wine turned white with crushed fava beans. A soupy concoction of snails, sheep and…
RIP John le Carré, bestselling author of cold war thrillers, is dead at 89 Editor_1 Dec 14, 2020 0 By Sarah Lyall LONDON — John le Carré, whose exquisitely nuanced, intricately plotted Cold War thrillers elevated…
Culture & Art Obama, the best-selling author, on reading, writing and radical empathy Editor_1 Dec 12, 2020 0 By Michiko Kakutani Barack Obama’s new memoir ‘A Promised Land’ is unlike any other presidential autobiography…
Culture & Art Funny Boy actress: It is sad film about Sri Lankan riots is still relevant today Editor_1 Dec 7, 2020 0 By Laura Harding COLOMBO - Actress Nimmi Harasgama has spoken of her sadness that her latest film, set amidst…
Heritage What does history smell like? Editor_1 Dec 5, 2020 0 By Sophie Haigney Anxiety sweat. Horsehair. Wet grass and soil after a rain. Sulphuric compounds from gunpowder.…
Heritage Nostalgic for Ibn Battuta’s Sri Lanka Editor_1 Nov 28, 2020 0 By P. K. Balachandran When the famous Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta visited Sri Lanka between September and…