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The series proves that the funniest comedies don’t need to shout. They just need sharp writing, quirky characters

Shueyb Gandapur’s travel memoir chronicles his journey through India amid rising religious fanaticism

Woman of the Dead plunges viewers into a cold, snow-drenched world where a funeral director hunts down killers

The English translation of Syed Mohammed Taqi’s book reintroduces his study of Karbala to a new generation

Gone are the days when politics was confined to fiery debates & ballot boxes. Today, the battleground is virtual

As Stranger Things and Squid Game bow out, what's next for Netflix?

Exploring themes of motherhood, loss & resilience, Pernille doesn’t ask for attention, It earns it, scene by scene

Inspired by a real-life restaurant, this film is a celebration of food, memory & the indelible bond between generation

Political complexity aside, the film relies on tired tropes & slapstick over substance, even as Hania Amir dazzles

Danish Javeed’s book charts India’s shift from its secular foundations to Hindutva extremism

Brig Naseem Akhtar saw history unfold during his ISI career. He recounts his experiences in Caught in the Crossfire

Ginny & Georgia is a raw, unfiltered look at the ties that bind us, break us, and redeem us

In Hiroshima, John Hersey holds a mirror to today's fractured global order

The book unfolds at the intersection of love & revolution, where personal dreams are swept away by political storms

Through the stories of a young student & seasoned surgeon, it explores the struggles of faith, freedom & identity

A taut & moody whodunit, it will grip you with its satisfying dose of shock & acerbic Scottish wit

Set in the sultry, blood-soaked heart of 1930s Mississippi, the movie hits like a thunderclap across time

Set around a vibrant Inuit community, it shows human connections thrive even in the iciest of landscapes

A haunting murder in a quiet town is half the story. The other half lies in the mind of the author.

Secrets We Keep does not shy away from peeling back the layers of class divide and false comforts of privilege

In A Legislative Odyssey, ex-senator Dr Karim Ahmed Khuwaja offers an insider’s view of lawmaking in Pakistan

Muhammed Asif Nawaz’s novel traverses landscapes of heartbreak, heritage & hope

Dive into 19th-century Sicily, a land on the cusp of dramatic change, to experience the opulence of the aristocracy

The final season of "Wrong Side of the Tracks" plunges viewers back into the volatile neighbourhood of Entrevías

The latest K-drama getting rave reviews unfolds a family saga set in the stunning Jeju Island

As Pakistan’s beloved league turns 10, cracks emerge amid fan fatigue, franchise frustration, and fading star power.

Digital dangers, toxic masculinity and parental blind spots converge in the show

More than a decade after her passing, Abeda Iqbal Azad's legacy as an activist poet still echoes deeply

Moonis Ahmar's new book links persistent conflicts to Pakistan's inability to embrace enlightenment principles

American family dramas captivate audiences by portraying relatable life experiences within idyllic settings

From Plato’s Cave to religion, people across history have pondered whether ours is truly the ultimate reality

With trite tropes & run-of-the-mill roles, the show just hovers on the comedy barometer as an amusing show

Boman Irani’s is a deeply relatable tale of navigating intergenerational bonds with love

Netflix’s The Serpent attempts to capture the twisted reality of Charles Sobhraj’s crimes

A pioneering figure in Urdu literature, Mazharul Islam blends reality with magical realism in his latest novel

Aisha Sarwari’s raw and unflinching memoir lays bare the contradictions of love, marriage, and feminism

The Only Girl In The Orchestra explores the life of Orin O’Brien, the first woman in the New York Philharmonic

The central theme of David Fincher’s 2023 film evokes Sufi parables that warn us away from self-destructive cycles

The film takes us on an emotional journey through poverty, sacrifice & the resilience of the human spirit

Inclusive institutions drive prosperity, while corruption and selective laws lead to ruin

When its new season dropped, the Internet threw up remnants of a macabre past which still haunts Korea

The series peels back the layers of India’s infamous Tihar Jail, exposing power, corruption & resilience

While we were loving Gaiman and his work, he was using his fandom as bait

The book shows how the Golden Age of Islamic thought shaped thinking in all the Abrahamic faiths

The series is a delicate portrait of a family in turmoil, brought together by knowledge of a father’s infidelity

From Abrahamic accounts to the Vedas, one can trace the signs of Pashtun ethos enduring to this day

The novel explores resistance and empowerment in a totalitarian society that strips women of freedom

Shocking revelations about Neil Gaiman, Alice Munro & Cormac McCarthy rocked the literary world in 2024

Amidst the Dead explores love, loss & self-discovery against the backdrop of conflict-stricken Peshawar in the 2000s

‘Mother, Couch’ & ‘Lost Lake Confessions’ explore how we confront pressures of family, friendship & mortality