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Astronomy: Cosmic bling
When two dead stars collide, gold is created.
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Movie review: Percy Jackson and the sea of drowning
Director Thor Freudenthal misses an opportunity to use the action-packed plot.
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Music review: Outside the Red Hot Chili Peppers
With a new EP, John Frusciante moves further away sonically from his old band.
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Mushrooms: The poor man’s chicken
Poor Hindu Bheels, Kolhis and Meghwars manage to make a little cash on the side by gathering the mushrooms.
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Dyslexia help: Read(y) when you are
It is estimated that between three and 10 percent of children will struggle with the acquisition of literacy skills.
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Bohra women: Cut from the same cloth
Wrapping fashion and tradition in a colourful embrace — the Dawoodi Bohra rida.
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Hottie of the week: Haroon Rashid
This multi-talented singer, musician, composer, producer and performer has a fan-following in the millions.
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Women & Weights
Ms.T invites you to take a closer look at weight-training and why it can be the ideal fitness regime for you.
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Surma: Can’t you see how bad it is?
Lead absorbed from surma in a child’s eyes can lead to retarded growth.
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Movie review: Pacific Rim - designed to destroy
In an attempt to save humanity, Pacific Rim flirts with self-destruction.
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Review: Devious maids - the maids of Beverly Hills come clean
A carbon copy of Desperate Housewives with a Hispanic twist.
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Lahore's unofficial tourist guide: The rime of the ancient Qissa Goh
Meet Faqir Muhammad Shami, Lahore's unofficial tourist guide.
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Chinese whispers in Buddha land
Antiques smugglers do damage to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s history by failing to document it.
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Murder, she wrote: A day in the life of a woman who performs autopsies
Meet the woman medico-legal officer with guts of steel who does post-mortems in Karachi.
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Workplace woes: Not everyone loves a pregnant woman
Is being pregnant affecting your standing at the workplace?
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Hottie of the week: Omar Mansoor
Omar Mansoor, a London-based couturier, entrepreneur and a well-known ambassador of Pakistani culture to the UK.
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Recipe: Ravo - Semolina Pudding
A traditional Parsi dessert, Ravo is a rich and creamy pudding eaten at the start of a meal with sweet yogurt.
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Boarding the flight of dreams
Nida Farid’s journey as an aerospace engineer shows that women can conquer the world with hardwork and perseverance.
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The physics of diamonds: Set in Stone
A stone is said to be ‘flawless’ if under ten-power magnification is shows no internal flaws.
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Movie Review: The Wolverine - Crying Wolf
Great action sequences kind of make up for a busy plot in The Wolverine.
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Movie review: The Lone Ranger - ‘Never take off the mask’
Even the mask could not conceal the weak plot in The Lone Ranger.
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Patriotic accessories: Bag Pak
A burst of colour from all things Pakistani turns up in designer bag collection.
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Tackling terrorism: An Irish solution for Karachi
Northern Ireland was at war with itself for a quarter of a century — what can we learn from its peace process?
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Steve Jobs: Touched by genius
Even though Apple refused to come to Pakistan, Steve Jobs still changed our lives.
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Unwind: Of Superwoman and wedding season!
Ms.T’s recommendations for everything that is doing the rounds across the world.
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Hottie of the week: Usman Mukhtar
Usman likes to remain behind the scenes and lead a ‘chill’ life.
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Lebanese Kebabs
Much like us Pakistanis, the Lebanese too love meat.
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Yummy mummies: Motherhood and weight-loss in showbiz
Ms.T investigates the world of celebrity moms and the pressure they face to lose weight.
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Menstrual cycle: Give them wings
A little bit of technology can ensure girls don’t skip school one week every month.
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Data protection: To protect and serve
More creative and more unorthodox — read ‘cool’ — methods to protect your data.
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The book with the really long title that you must read
Swedish writer Jonas Jonasson brings us a century of insanity and dictators in 400 pages.
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Movie review: Frances Ha - wildly inappropriate
Who is Frances Ha? We’re not sure she knows herself.
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Book review: The ingredients of love - faking it till you make it in Paris
A German author writes under a pseudonym to create an international best-seller — also based on a ghost writer.
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Imaginative games: Cheap shot
The most expensive of toys are no match for the games these children invent.
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Walled city of Lahore: Six degrees of restoration
A bird’s-eye view of the walled city of Lahore where two out of the 12 historic gates are being repaired.
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Doorway to the boss: The Secretary
Behind her desk, she sees all, knows all but is rarely ever heard.
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Fashion forward: Bring on the Chevron!
Chevron is classic, clean, modern, versatile and lively and definitely stands out.
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Hottie of the week: Bilal Butt
Bilal Butt is creating ripples across the Pakistani media as the next ‘it’ guy!
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Recipe: Tortilla wraps with Chicken Pineapple Filling
Tortilla wraps can be an anytime snack. Take them along on a picnic or munch on them at lunch or serve for dinner.
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Debunking the myth of the evil stepmother
Ms.T explores if we are right to regard the ‘other mother’ in such a way.
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Movie review: Media trials and the court of the people
In Phil Spector, David Mamet proves that even the facts can be misleading in celebrity trials.
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Family planning: Immaculate Contraception
Some effective methods of family planning have a bad reputation with women despite their efficiency.
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Let England shake for Shaker Aamer
PJ Harvey takes on Guantánamo Bay detention in her latest single release.
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Pollen allergies:The Big Bhang Theory
The bhang pollen count causes allergies from July to September, according to researchers.
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Articulating everyday phenomenon: The distance of a shout
Mumbai-born Shilpa Gupta creates art that examines the everyday phenomenon we sometimes find hard to articulate.
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Calligraphy: Straight faced
Hyderabad artist Mohammad Ali Talpur’s Alif uses symmetry to deceive, deliver.
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Pakistani truck art: From axle to gigapixel
Stunning images emerge on Pakistani truck art as a German mechanical engineer travels through 11 countries.
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Hottie of the week: Hamza
Like our very own Christian Bale, Hamza keeps our eyes glued to our television sets every time he makes an appearance.
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Recipe: Stuffed chicken with spinach and feta cheese
Give your daily dinner a face-lift by stuffing chicken with a Greek-style mix of spinach and feta cheese.
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Parenting Guide: Bully-proof your home
While the seriousness of the problem grows, the question remains: Can there be an end to bullying?