United We Sing: A Grammy Tribute to the Unsung Heroes

Brad Pitt and Sandra Bullock were among a slew of stars who showed their thanks to workers on the frontline of the COVID-19 crisis in United We Sing: A Grammy Tribute to the Unsung Heroes. The two-hour CBS special follows Harry Connick Jr. and his filmmaker daughter Georgia, who meet some of these heroes, as Harry surprises them with video conferencing appearances by celebs such as Pitt, Bullock and many more. Daily Mail

Sofia throws a picnic for her dad Lionel Richie’s birthday

Sofia and Nicole Richie both flooded their Instagrams with photos and videos of their father Lionel Richie on Saturday to celebrate his 71st birthday. Sofia, 21, joined her father for a picnic at his enormous Beverly Hills estate, while Nicole, 3

Saman releases ‘Wasaa Waasi’ today

Veteran journalist, author, lyricist and broadcaster Saman Athaudahetti’s newest novel ‘Wasaa Waasi’ – a translation of a celebrated Vietnamese novel ‘Dumb Luck’ – will be released today. Saman who is known for his unique and prolific writing style, has been able to glue readers to this novel from start to end. Despite being a novel originally published in Vietnam in 1939, later banned and the ban lifted in the mid eighties, this book comprises a

Rajiv celebrates 30 years in showbiz

Rajiv Sebastian who officially registered his band RAJIV AND THE CLAN exactly on his birthday, celebrates 30 years in showbiz tomorrow June 23. It also coincides with the 13th anniversary of his own record label /production company Starlan

World Refugee Day Every Action Counts

June 20th marks World Refugee Day. Designated by the United Nations, World Refugee day is dedicated to honouring refugees around the world. This is held to celebrate the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution. According the UN statistics every minute 20 people leave everything behind to escape war, terror or persecution. World Refugee Day is seen as an occasion to build und

Keanu Reeves, 55, is auctioning himself off for a private 15-minute Zoom date

He is considered one of the world’s most successful actors, but with no social media platforms, his online footprint is close to zer

Street Cat Named Bob, who helped turn his owner James Bowen’s life around, dies aged 14

A street cat who helped transform a heroin addict into a best-selling author has died. Bob, the protagonist of James Bowen’s me

QUARANTINE HOME BAKERS: 5

The Coronavirus and the two-month lockdown haven’t been great for a lot of business – especially restaurants and cafés relying on hungry customers and diners to make a profit. But turning adversity into opportunity is a special skill we Sri Lankans seemed to have mastered over the years and that is exactly what we’ve successfully done in times like these. In this series, we talk to people who turned their passion for food and baking into a busine

Star Wars Celebration canceled for the next TWO YEARS

Two months after San Diego Comic-Con was canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic, ReedPop and Lucasfilm announced Monday that Star Wars Celebration 2020 has been canceled. It’s a first for the fan fest, which was originally scheduled to take place at the Anaheim Convention Center from August 27-30 and now it won’t happen until August 18-21, 2022. ‘At Star Wars Celebration, the health and safety of our fans, attendees, exhibitors, guests and staf

Why the fur’s flying over Karl Lagerfeld’s fortune…

Karl Lagerfeld — the titan of Chanel and Fendi — loved nothing more than to create a sensation in life. And, following his death in February 2019, a final scandal has been brewing which once again is captivating the fashion world. At stake is the ‘Kaiser’s’ fortune which is said to stand at £178 million, but many in fact say it can be closer to £400 million. The beneficiaries are a collection of male models and former employees — plus his young G

Little Women nears $100 million

With movie theaters around the world slowly starting to re-open, one of last year’s critically-acclaimed hits is about to pass a new box office milestone. Little Women, t

No Time To Die release date changed AGAIN! 

The long-awaited movie was originally scheduled for release in April, but the date was changed in light of the coronavirus pandemic, with a new date of November 25 being set back in March. But now, the official Twitter account for the pro

Lankan documentary premieres in France

A Sri Lankan documentary “Wild Sri Lanka – Realm of the Leopard” premiered in France on Ushuaia TV as part of their series of programmes to commemorate World Environment Day on June 5. The documentary film, produced by local production company Aegle Creations and directed by Thivanka Rukshan Perera, was previously aired on Discovery (Asia) and Viasat Nature earlier this year. The documentary is the first local wildlife production to be broadcast

The Stress Factor

Apart from the anxiety caused by Covid19 in the past three months, many of us have gone through tremendous stress and w

Hospitality at home with Taj Samudra

Taj Samudra is bringing fine-dining to your home table! If you miss dining out at your favourite hotel restaurants, you can now sit back and enjoy restaurant quality cuisine at home. Hospitality a

Mary, Queen of Scots’

Mary, Queen of Scots’ gold leaf prayer book is expected to fetch up to £350,000 at auction next month. The hand-painted book dates back to the 16th century and would have been kept close by the devout Catholic queen, who reigned over Scotland from 1542 to 1567. It was gifted to her by her great-aunt Louise de Bourbon-Vendôme around the time of the short reign of her first husband, King Francis II of France, who ruled from 1559 until his death in

Do you know your Da Vinci from your Picasso?

A new TV series is set to tell the story behind ten of the greatest paintings in the world - but according to a new study, only six per cent of adults can correctly identify them. Greatest Paintings of the World with Andrew Marr, looks at some

World oceans day 8th of june 2020 Take the pledge on behalf of our Oceans!

As the challenges to the ocean continue to grow, so does the need for novel solutions and the people driving them. The oceans are not only the lungs of our planet providing most of the oxygen we breathe but also a source of food and natural reso

I don’t need positions to serve my cinema industry: Malini

Malini Senehalatha Fonseka. She is the undisputed screen queen of Sinhala cinema and the biggest brand name in our cinema industry, having made colossal contributions as an internationally acclaimed actress, film producer and director. Her illustrious career in films surpassing 50 years is seen as the biggest and significant slice in the 73-year-old Sinhala cinema industry. Malini Fonseka who started her acting career in 1963 with the stage play

Animal Welfare Bill...

The increasing number of Community Animals present on our streets outside offices, in building sites and well just about everywhere, is not their fault BUT OURS. We humans have failed not just our Community Animals but every single animal on

Locked Up Memoirs

It was the only way and there was no other choice but to clamp a curfew to make sure our citizens would not be infected by the coron

Quarantine Home Bakers

The coronavirus and the two-month lockdown haven’t been great for a lot of business – especially restaurants and cafés relying on hungry customers and diners to make a profit. But turning adversity into opportunity is a special skill we S

The clock is Ticking for The Environment

With more trees being cut, more waterways dried up, wildlife hunted and poached, we humans will soon complain about an imbalance in nature. But whether we will be too late, is the question at hand. As much as it is important to bring about development, integrating sustainability in development has become an immediate need of the hour. In view of World Environment Day which falls on the 5th of June the Daily Mirror Life spoke to a few individuals

Click that delete button !!

Well Hello and all that. I hope all you lovely people have had a tolerable time through the lockdown. It is certainly good to have the column up and running, having missed my readers for so long. You will all agree that w

Multi-faceted Manjula Malkanthi Releases new music album ‘Me Tharam Adare’

Manjula Malkanthi is a multi-faceted artiste, so much so that defining her or slotting her into one category has become a difficult task. As a radio artiste, Manjula Malkanthi is a known voice following the role she plays as Kekuli in the Muwan Pelessa radio play. That character has indeed taken her places and won her tens of thousands of loyal fans. She is also an SLBC B Grade singer. After a long lapse she recently launched her newest music alb

Remembering the Father in the Temple

The 118th birth anniversary of Rev. Fr. Marceline Jayakody - the respected Catholic Priest who marched through the silky routes of literature and bloomed into a garden of fragrance – falls on June 3. The late Kalashoori F

Live and let drive! Bond fans snap up

Aston Martin is creating a replica of one of its most iconic cars for James Bond fans, though the replica DB5s will not be road legal and will have a price tag of £3.3 million. On the surface, the cars will look exactly like those driven by

Sweating IT OUT AT HOME How the Fitness Industry is reinventing itself

For the brick-and-mortar fitness industry, the indefinite closing of gyms and studios with the advent of the coronavirus left a big question mark hanging over what comes next. As days of curfew became weeks and then months, Sri Lankans settled into their new routines, staying connected in fun new ways and keeping active as best as they can. Although we might feel like spending our free time languorously, the WHO has stressed on the importance of

Tom shooting a movie IN SPACe?

He’s currently holed up at the Scientology headquarters in West Sussex, U.K. amid the coronavirus pandemic. But just as life b

Global film festival aims to bridge distances

The Cannes film festival was cancelled and the September jamborees in Venice and Toronto are uncertain but this week movie l