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South Asian film festivals all set to go digital
Seven different South Asian festivals will be merging together for the event
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Lahore Arts Council to digitally re-launch monthly cultural series
'Kuch Yaadain Kuch Batain' and 'Roshan Sitaray' will be available online to entertain and educate the audience
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Harry Potter fan sites step back from Rowling over transgender views
'The Leaky Cauldron' and 'Mugglenet' sites have more than one mn Facebook followers
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Pakistani-American superhero Kamala Khan to feature in latest game
Kamala Khan features as Ms Marvel in the blockbuster Marvel comics
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New ‘GoT’ novel to arrive in 2021?
George RR Martin is apparently writing away in isolation
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Nine Pakistani illustrators upping the Insta game
Here are nine contemporary Pakistani illustrators you should know and follow about right now.
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Literature world mourns loss of several writers in June
This peak summer saw the passing of several writers of Urdu, Punjabi, Seraiki, Pashto and Balti languages
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Priyanka to Jemima: Celebs congratulate Malala on Oxford degree
The youngest Nobel Prize laureate recently complete her degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
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Elusive and controversial: Banksy's new paintings honour Black Lives Matter
From BLM to climate crisis, UK's controversial artist continues to amaze with political artwork
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Munir Ahmad Badini wins top literary award
Hasan Manzar awarded for Urdu, Fatima Bhutto for English prose
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Pakistani truck artist honours George Floyd with stunning mural
Haider Ali's art features the saying, 'Hum kaaley hain tou kia hua, dil waley hain'
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Daniel Radcliffe apologises for J.K. Rowling's anti-trans comments
The actor, however, clarified that there is no animosity between himself and the writer
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J.K. Rowling in hot waters once again after transphobic remarks
The 'Harry Potter' author has become somewhat of a controversy magnet on social media in recent years
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'Urdu poetry in Pakistan is completely different from that in India'
Writer Amjad Islam Amjad believes that the divide is rooted in pre-partition politics of the Sub Continent
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Malala is now an Oxford graduate
The youngest Nobel Prize Laureate was also part of the popular lineup in YouTube original, Dear Class of 2020
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George Floyd’s murals embellish walls around the world
Murals are popping in Floyd's honour and as a part of the peaceful demonstrations
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Meera is penning an autobiography
The 'Baaji' star shared how the idea came about in 2003 while she was in India
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Netflix acquires Hollywood's historic Egyptian Theatre
The Egyptian Theatre, built in 1922, claims to have hosted Hollywood's first ever film premiere for 'Robin Hood'
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Grimes is selling a piece of her soul as art in online exhibition
The musician and mother to X Æ A-12 is literally selling 'a piece' of her soul originally priced at $10 million
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'Harry Potter' author to publish fairytale free for locked-down children
JK Rowling said she would release online bed-time story she wrote 10 years ago for her kids
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Johnny Depp completes painting after 14 years amid lockdown
'Even as we are forced to live in the immediate, some strange species await our return far away' said the actor
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These adorable Eid illustrations will take you back to your childhood
And Twitter is in awe!
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Artists paint Covid-19
Social distancing ensured at the event held at Rose and Jasmine Garden
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Art in perils of pandemic
Surviving travesties like terrorism and natural disasters, Bantar’s vibrant culture is faced with yet another battle
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Uncovering the secrets of five mysterious works of art
There is more to many iconic paintings than meets the eye
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Don't Rush Challenge by Pakistani visual artists is taking the internet by storm
This one truly surpasses all the previous challenges we have seen!
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Google celebrates Saadat Hasan Manto's 108th birthday with doodle
The celebrated writer was born into a middle-class Muslim family in Ludhiana on May 11, 1912
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Daniel Radcliffe, David Beckham narrated 'Harry Potter' to stream for free
This lockdown just got a little more bearable!
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Stephenie Meyer announces new 'Twilight' book
The new book will chronicle vampire Edward Cullen’s past and his love story from his own perspective
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‘Toy Story’, ‘Finding Nemo’ story artist Rob Gibbs dies
He was only 55
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Alia Bhatt is binge reading 'Harry Potter' in quarantine
According to the actor, she has found a 'new friend'
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Mahira Khan's son has made his own Pokémon
Talk about a supermom with a super kid!
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'Popeye' and 'Tom and Jerry' animator passes away at 95
The Oscar winning animator even directed 13 episodes of 'Tom and Jerry' and some of 'Popeye the Sailor Man'
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Artist tells lockdown story in watercolour
Parisian Agnes Goyet is among many amateur artists finding new forms of expression amid self-isolation
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Comic-Con 2020 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
When the coronavirus cancels appearances by Batman, Spiderman and all the Star Wars characters, you know it's serious
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Princess Diana's unearthed letter shows she really was about the people
The heartfelt letter included a signature from her young sons at the time, Prince William and Harry
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April's pink supermoon wows across the globe
See some of the most beautiful shots of the rare event, where the moon is closest to Earth
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J.K Rowling says she's fully recovered from likely coronavirus
'Harry Potter' author took to Twitter to reveal what she's been going through
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Shehzil Malik proposes DIY face-masks and protective equipment
The artist emphasised on the need for more protective equipment for healthcare workers as well as the general public
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Art review: Mughal conflicts in strokes
AQ Arif’s latest exhibition focuses on the crises that plagued the empire, as opposed to its architecture
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Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum in a daring heist
The painting is valued at up to six million euros ($6.6 million)
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Here’s what celebrities think you should do in quarantine
Some are providing tutorials while others have provided a list of things you can do, starting today
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#MeToo: Woody Allen memoir released despite protests
Despite age-old allegations the film director molested his daughter, the books publishers claim 'freedom of speech'
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#Coronavirus: Ideas of how to turn home quarantine into a holiday
If your vacation was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, there are ways to turn your home into a holiday zone!
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‘Pearls of Peace’ sparkle across Jamshoro
The Third International Watercolour Biennale brought painters from 80 countries under one roof
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#Coronavirus: 7 books about deadly, infectious diseases
Over the centuries, many world famous writers have told stories about contagious epidemics...
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Amitabh Bachchan pens a poem on coronavirus
In his poem, Amitabh Bachchan talks about the several home remedies people are coming up with to fight COVID-19
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The aesthetics of Aurat March 2020
Amid controversy over slogans, marchers show off their creativity
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Art and revival : Conserving the art style of movie hoardings through political imagery
'The Art Code gallery advised me to start painting portraits of famous politicians'
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Woody Allen memoir cancelled by publisher amid backlash
The filmmaker has long been accused of molesting his adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow