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Setting muse to music
Asif Noorani discusses the link between music and poetry at the Karachi Literature Festival.
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Made in Punjab — almost
Butt Bhatti films has become a brand name for hilarious Punjabi dubbed films.
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Malawi to debate public farting ban
Malawian lawmakers will next week debate a law change to criminalise public farting.
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Facebook photos swiped for dating website
Website has taken around 250,000 profile pictures from Facebook, violating their terms of service.
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‘Self Absorption’: A journey of question
Abdul Jabbar Gul opens his solo show at Khaas Gallery in which he delves into brighter shades of red, blue and green.
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New York’s Chelsea Hotel hits the market
The 12-floor building with the neon sign, Hotel Chelsea, is a landmark in Manhattan thanks to its famous residents.
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Jagger to perform at the Grammys
Justin Bieber, Lady Antebellum, Arcade Fire, Miranda Lambert, Muse, Usher, Bruno Mars, Rihanna also performing.
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Islamabad’s next top model
The 16 year old Anam Ahmed made a name for herself at Islamabad Fashion Week.
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Munib Nawaz: From Karachi to Sialkot
Designer Munib Nawaz takes on Sialkot to open his fourth outlet.
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Bombay Dreams: The nightmare
Sharahbeel’s Bombay Dreams has been sent a cease and desist notice by Rug which owns the show’s copyrights.
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iPhone app turns people sumo
App lets you change your pictures into those of sumo wrestlers, without even packing on any kilos.
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Parrots tend to be "left handed": study
Researchers found that virtually all the parrots they studied prefer to use either their left eye and left foot.
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White Stripes announce the end of the road
The beauty of art and music is one that can last forever if people want it to: White Stripes.
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Filipino furniture designer a Hollywood hit
Cobonpue experimented with different designs using humble rattan as the raw material.
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Hot kitchens beat cool cars
Statistic:46% of women won over with men who can cook,44 % fall for men “who are fit”.
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The Faiz centennial celebrations
The Faiz Foundation Trust pays tribute to legendary Urdu poet with celebrations that continue from February 7 till 17.
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Trendsetters plagiarise?
A Valentino ad in this month’s American Vogue has sent ripples down the fashion industry.
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Islamic fashion: A modern makeover for mum's abaya
The fast-growing Islamic fashion industry is making a mark on runways from Indonesia and Dubai to Monte Carlo.
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Mona Lisa model was a male: Researchers
Silvano Vinceti saiys Da Vinci's male apprentice and possible lover Salai was the main inspiration for the picture.
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A potter's life: The fire of creation
A potter's life is one of creation and reincarnation, just like the circle of life itself.
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Hunter sues travel company after failing to find elephant
Travel company sends hunter on second trip during which he kills an elephant, still files for damages worth $130,000.
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A handy hobby
Sumaira Ahsan is a designer who has chosen a very different path of design for herself.
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Terry Pratchett: Out of this world
If you don’t know what Discworld is, then you’ve presumably been living in a bunker.
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I appear worried when I’m not: Faizan Haque
Television anchor Faizan Haque on honesty, love, and a certain special someone.
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Mumbai: the rise of the machines
The increase in market for “white goods” in India isn’t the only concern of the washerfolk of Dhobi Ghat.
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Design 19
Expressing art in furniture with metal and leather lines.
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Arieb Azhar joins the Azme Alishan campaign
Azhar also took this opportunity to reflect on the country.
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30’s the new 20
The big 3-0 is no longer a problem for working women.
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Cinema hoardings: Man versus machine
Comparing the lineage of hand painted hoardings with current passionless computer graphics.
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'Rent-a-girlfriend' hoax causes stir in France
Bogus site gets 180,000 hits, 550 women offer their services as rental girlfriends.
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In the dating game, speaking styles count: study
Researchers have found a new way to predict the success of a relationship -- compare the speaking style of a couple.
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‘Kick Now’ kicks up a storm
Pakistan is kicking up a storm in the app development world, most recently with the Kick Now Windows Phone 7 app!
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Singapore grannies take up ballet to stay healthy
Government encourages senior citizens to lead healthy lifestyles, elderly Singaporeans explore dance.
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Pakistan’s youngest rock band
The Others stars 10-year-old Ali on drums and 15-year-old Zoya on guitar and vocals.
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Behind the tunes of ‘Bijja Teer Bijja’
Composer Zahoor Khan Zeibi talks about the inspiration behind the song which sold 5.5m albums when Benazir returned.
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Cyrus: ‘Cause I’m a creep
Cyrus is about a divorced middle-aged man whose relationship with the woman of his dreams is thwarted by her son.
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10 things I hate about the joint-family system
The word ‘privacy’ does not exist in anyone’s dictionary.
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Indian website offers bachelors a virtual wife
Bachelors receive automated telephone messages from their virtual wives to get a taste of married life.
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Vegetable cultivation: Producers over-dependent on seed imports
Local researchers unable to provide hybrid seeds.
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Twitter Alert: Hrithik Roshan and Amitabh Bachchan keep fans posted
Excited Ali Zafar updated his fans earlier with tweet that ran, “World cup songs released!”
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US comic artist Spiegelman wins French prize
The 2011 edition of the four-day Angouleme festival drew 200,000 visitors to the southwestern French town.
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Love and death conquer all at Sundance film festival
It follows terminally-ill patients who decide to end their lives in US.
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Laatoo – documentary on dance shown at T2F
Documentary not only shows society's views on dance but also how it reflects upon classical dancers.
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Annie’s new album
Annie plans to work with Pakistani legends, make as many videos as possible.
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The fashion week that was
Taking a closer look at the daily events of the capital's first fashion week.
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Most Pakistanis sleep well: survey
Study was released by Gilani foundation, carried out by Gallup Pakistan.
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Assange 'dressed as old woman' to evade CIA
Passages from new biography also show that the WikiLeaks founder did not know his biological father until he was 27.
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I Saw the Devil: True blood
I Saw the Devil is the fourth Ji-woon Kim film I have seen and loved but it is certainly not for the faint-hearted.
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Does this make me look fat?
Doesn’t it bother you when a cute top makes your friend look skinny and alluring, but you 9 months pregnant?
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World Fashion Organisation: Pakistan signs contract
The organisation’s aim is to use fashion as a tool for development.

















































