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