The food pairings you would NEVER put together

An unusual flavour can often win over the masses, with dishes like pork cooked in Coca-Cola, chicken served with waffles a

Netflix faces indictment in Texas over controversial French film ’Cuties’

Netflix Inc is facing a criminal charge in a Texas county for promoting lewd visuals of a child in the French film “Cuties”, a

World Animal Day celebrations A hearty ‘Thank You’ for animal welfare activists

At a time when Sri Lanka’s environment is receiving a step-motherly treatment, several events were organised in view of World Animal Day to address the importance of conserving the environment and welf

How to avoid inflaming your digestive system

Susie Burrell, from Sydney, said there are a number of anti-inflammatory foods that should be consumed regularly - including fresh fruit, leafy green vegetables, nuts and legumes. The mother-of-tw

Access points

Designing a new home or office adapting Feng Shui tenets calls for good co-ordination and planning between the unit owner, interior designer, architect and the Feng Shui consultant. A good Feng Shui analysis of a space should take into account not only the influence of the environment, time period changes but also the comfort of the occupants, practicality and ease of execution.

Irreplaceable Tennyson bids farewell

The death of ace comedian, dramatist and inimitable actor Tennyson Cooray plunged the nation into shock at a time when the country needed more artistes in his calibre. Tennyson Cooray whose amazing performances drew large crowds to theatres, was 68 at the time of death. Born in Moratuwa on April 30, 1952, Tennyson was a known name in the Moratuwa area before he made it big on stage and cinema. In 1972 he wrote and directed a short film called ‘Ha

‘Can You Hear Me?’ from today

Award-winning director Sunil Costa’s newest tele drama series ‘Can You Hear Me’ will unspool from Monday to Thursday at 8.30 pm on Rupavahini, starting from today. The tele drama

Of Cakes & Birthdays

Owing to Covid-19, which is being kept well under control, many have had to postpone their milestone birthdays. Ayoma decided to celebrate her milestone birthday, including those of all her friends who had mis

Senaka experiments interior décor with Sri Lanka’s provincial flags

Veteran fashion designer and choreographer Senaka De Silva has ventured into decorating interiors with provincial flags of Sri Lanka. At his house in Kohuwala, De Silva was busy perfecting a newly designed Hansaya Flag to be given away to a client. “I want to study about the different provincial flags and give more meaning to the interiors. Every flag could therefore tell a story,” he

The best and worst Australian accents in Hollywood films REVEALED

The Australian accent is notoriously difficult for non-native speakers to perfect. So, it’s no surprise that many A-list actors have struggled to conquer the Down Under dialect on-screen. On Monday, KIIS FM’s

An experiential weekend with Gratiaen Winners

Presenting literary aficionados with an opportunity to get up close and personal with some of the past winners of the Gratiaen Prize, Bentota Beach – The Cinnamon Luxury Collection in partnership with The Gratiaen Trust presented

The Literary Series Presented by The Gratiaen Trust

The Gratiaen Trust, in association with John Keells Foundation, is organizing a series of events that will connect its award winnin

Falan clinches Dream Star title

Falan Andrea Johnson bagged the Dream Star Season 9 title recently at the grand finale held at the Maharagama Youth Centre Auditorium. Nuwandika Senaratne was the first runner-up while Gihan Bandara won the third place.

Remembering Gamini Fonseka

The 16th death anniversary of Sri Lanka’s film legend Gamini Fonseka falls on Wednesday, September 30. A special commemorative event will be held at the National Film Corporation on September 30 to coincide with the death anniversary.

‘No Time To Die’

British actress, Lashana Lynch, star of the 25th Bond movie No Time To Die, has been captured by social media ‘phone-ographer’ Ben Maclean as part of HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, largest ever global marketing campaign. Ben has over half a million followers on social media and is known for his creative photography and tricks. The shoot,

Wonder Woman 1984 drops new Japanese trailer after long-awaited sequel ....

Warner Bros dropped a new trailer for Wonder Woman 1984 recently. The 88 second long promotional tool is to promote the Japanese release of the long-awaited superhero sequel and extends some of the fight scenes featured in previous English-language trailers. The teaser come

Quarantine Home Bakers

In this series, we talk to people who turned their passion for food and baking into a business idea amidst lockdown and COVID-19 fears. Some have been in the market for years and others saw the new

Beverly Hills 90210 star gives an update on his former co-star’s health

Jason Priestley star of 90210 has given an update on his former co-star Shannen Doherty’s health amid her battle with stage IV breast cancer. On Tuesday, the 51-year-old told Studio 10’s Angela Bishop that he ensured to keep in close contact with the 49-year-old actress and ‘last he spoke with her she was in pretty good spirits’. ‘Shannen is a real tough girl. Shannen’s a fighter, and she’s always been a fighter, and I know she’ll continue to fig

ABBA to REUNITE in London to mark their 50th anniversary

ABBA members Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad have reportedly reunited to film for their 2022 ABBAtar hologram tour, expected to earn each of them £3million. Sources claim the band, who rose to global fame in the 70’s, recently teamed up in secret at West London’s Ealing Studios to work on their hotly-anticipated project. Ahead of performances

Budding Authors Tiran & Janani Weerasinghe

Siblings Tiran and Janani Weerasinghe recently launched their books “A Treasure Trove of Thoughts” and “Janani’s Jewellery Box” at the

Harmony and balance

Symmetry plays a very interesting role in Feng Shui. There is no such thing as perfect symmetry. Even the wings of a butterfly will sh

Remembering Joe Abeywickrema

The National Film Corporation is organizing a special commemorative event today, September 21 to coincide with the ninth death anniversary of Sri Lanka’s celebrated character actor Joe Abeywickrema. The event starting at 6 pm at the NFC Auditorium, will be followed by the screening of the movie ‘Thun Mang Handiya’. Born in 1927 at Lellopitiya, Ratnapura , Gammana Patabendige Don John Abeywickrema studied at Dippitigala Mix school and Ratnapura S

Screening a film is the biggest challenge for a producer:Poojitha

Poojitha Gunathilaka who wrote the story, script, dialogues and co-directed the newest movie ‘Sheleena’ while producing it, says that screening a film in this country is the biggest challenge compared to making a movie. ‘Sheleena’ is P

Spotlight on Tissa

Tourism in Ruhuna (TIR) – the brainchild of veteran national tour guide lecturer Jayadeva Sudusinghe - aimed at promotin

David Tennant is terrifying (and terrific) as a real-life Hannibal Lecter

Hannibal Lecter’s declaration in The Silence Of The Lambs that he once ate a census taker’s liver ‘with some fava beans and a nice chianti’ remains one of the most memorable moments in cinematic history. Mesmerising, chilling… but utterly fictitious. Sitting in a police interview

Bollywood film cuts ‘racist’ lyrics about Beyonce

A song from an upcoming Bollywood film has been rewritten after social media users criticised the original lyrics as racist for glorifying fair skin and making an inappropriate reference to black American pop star Beyonce. The offending lyrics, whi

Madonna will direct her own biopic

Madonna will direct her own biopic from Universal Pictures, and will co-write the motion picture with Academy Award winner Diablo Cody. The movie, wh

Let’s Talk and Walk Making words count

The CCC Foundation which stands for Courage, Compassion and Commitment recently organized a walk to raise awareness on mental health and suicide prevention. Since 2003 the Foundation has been passionate about serving those in need especially through their helpline that provides emotional support to people facing difficulties. This year, in view of World Suicide Prevention Day, the Foundation organized an inaugural walk titled ‘Let’s Talk and Walk

Paris Hilton’s boyfriend Carter Reum celebrates This Is Paris

Paris Hilton is preparing to bare her soul in her highly-anticipated documentary This Is Paris. And the New York-born socialite has quite the support system behind her back, as she ushers in a new era of Paris. She celebrated the upcoming release Sunday evening, as she took to her Instagram Story to show off some balloons and a cake, with which her sweet boyfriend Carter Reum surprised her.

Tsunami set to make waves at Bayelsa Int’l Film Festival

Popular Sri Lankan movie ‘Tsunami’ directed by Dr. Somaratne Dissanayake and produced by Renuka Balasuriya is all set to vie for major honours at the upcoming Bayelsa International Film Festival (BIFF). The movie has been nominated in seven of the 14 categories at the festival due to be held next month.