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Eco-friendly paper: Pulp Fiction
Eco-friendly homemade paper is only taken seriously as wedding ware.
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Pimp my ride: Bulletproof
Things are getting worse. Here’s how to suit up.
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Nimco: Old Spice
There are many a Nimco-maker in Karachi, but there is only one original store.
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Transgendered-artist album: Please don’t stop the Music
Nine singers release India’s first transgendered-artist album.
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Unwind: Of summer sales and load shedding!
Give your summer a boost with Ms.T’s latest recommendations for all that is hot, hip and happening this month.
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Written in the stars: Cosy up to the Cancer man
The Cancer man lends credence to the water sign’s reputation for being a whirlwind of emotions!
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Recipe: Green Salad
The perfect tossed green salad is a mark of a great cook and a salad made of fresh greens can truly make a meal.
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Amna Ilyas: The mysterious beauty of the fashion industry
Ilyas may not yet be a household name but she is being titled as ‘Pakistan’s Couture Queen.’
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Health awareness: Don’t fear the smear
HPV quietly wrecks cervix cells, may take around 10 years before you will find it has progressed to cervical cancer.
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Movie review: Into Darkness and irrelevance
Star Trek Into Darkness is a long, long way from a disaster, but it belongs in the darkness, where no one can see it.
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Kasuri craft: Blanket statement
Kasur’s traditional khais was almost dead as an art but its artisans have been working to come in from the cold.
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Crime show re-enactments: Extra Ordinary
For hundreds of extras in crime show re-enactments craze to come on TV means forming underbelly of the industry.
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Rare earth mineral: A Gem of a Story
Hidden in a mountain outside Peshawar is a rare earth mineral that can make men millionaires.
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Wear it Parsi style: Lady Gara
In their silk threads, Parsi gara saris trace story of commerce, culture & craft from the times of the British Raj.
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Palazzos Passion
Why you must own a pair of stylish palazzos.
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Recipe: Thai Green Mango Salad
It is finally mango season and you must indulge in this deliciously tangy Thai Mango Salad.
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Hottie of the week: Hissam Hyder
Hissam remains not only Pakistan’s no. 1 jockey but is also amongst the top 5% of Polo players worldwide!
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The evolution of folklore
Saif Asif Khan explores why our love stories are always so tragic.
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Book review: The perfect situation - the secret lives of teenagers
Tanzila Khan takes up the challenge of writing young adult fiction in Pakistan.
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Health tip: Don’t suck it up
Karachi’s water has small quantities of the brain-eating amoeba — here’s how to do wuzu safely.
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Book review: Bonds, breaking and re-building
Khaled Hosseini’s new work examines the family unit against the backdrop of a nation.
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Muslim architecture: Fit for a King
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture shortlists 20 works in places with significant Muslim populations.
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Local films: Afghan Mission Impossible
Down from 20 a year, Afghan films produced today are screened in wedding tents as the cinemas have been destroyed.
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American espressos in Abbottabad
This sleepy university town is getting mean about the bean.
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Young professionals making it big: Fast Company
Economy is kaput but new breed of young graduates of Pakistan’s premier universities, are carving out a niche.
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Parenting Guide: Keeping your child busy during summers
From travelling tips to home activities, we’ve got you covered for the long months ahead.
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Recipe: Chicken Tikka Boti
Tantalize your taste buds with this recipe for the perfect tikka, best served with warm roghni naan.
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Hottie of the week: Aamir Atlas Khan
Move over, Afridi. There is a new smashing and dashing (quite literally) Pakhtun in town!
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Arranged marriages: What’s love got to do with it?
The silver lining to arranged marriage, a tradition much feared by today’s youngsters.
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Killer shoes
High heels, kohlapuris and khussas are all health disasters for your feet, say the experts.
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Book review: Dan Brown's Inferno - to hell with it
If you like Dan Brown, you will love Inferno even though it’s formulaic and over-the-top.
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Graphology: Person behind the pen
Learn how to create a personality profile with a basic lesson in graphology.
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Reading Gatsby in Pakistan
Girls from good families must marry by the rules in Pakistan as well.
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A Barbie Dreamhouse nightmare
The opening of the Barbie Dreamhouse in Berlin has been marked by protests.
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Recipe: Chicken Karahi
Surprisingly quick and easy to make, Chicken Karahi is a staple at every gathering.
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Hottie of the week: Jibran Nasir
Jibran most recently made waves across Pakistan as the ‘Azaad Umeedwaar’ candidate from Karachi’s NA-250.
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Is marriage the end to my career?
Have you ever wondered where female position holders go? They go to their susrals.
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Two urban experiences: Mumbai & Karachi
Princeton professor Gyan Prakash compares two urban experiences.
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Movie review: One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small
Steven Soderbergh’s last film takes on scary experimentation with new but needed drugs.
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Art at its peak: Don't Look Down
Paksitani artist Imran Qureshi is invited to paint the roof of the world’s most prestigious art museum.
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Arm-wrestling gold medalist: ‘I got over my own chauvinism’
The girl from Karachi dreams of gold in Uzbekistan for arm-wrestling.
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The Reluctant fundamentalist re-informs global debate on relationship of Pakistanis-Americans in post-9/11 world.
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Do, See, Watch: Everything that is doing the rounds these days!
Ms.T’s recommendations for everything that is doing the rounds. Make sure you give each a shot to stay in the loop!
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Neon trends to wear without regrets
How to pull off neons without looking like the traffic police!
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Recipe: Fried Thai Spring Rolls
Thai Spring Rolls are renowned for their coriander flavour and are ideal for appetizers for tea time.
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It takes two: Get the Gemini man
Smitten by a Gemini man? Ms T has some helpful hints on how to bag him!
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Women drivers: Life in the Fast Lane
If you think getting behind the wheel is liberating and empowering — you’re right!
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Is Lahore ready for the modern world?
Impact of internet, mobile phones on improved quality of life.
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Movie Review: Twilight meets True Blood
A teenager battles the forces of good and evil in the gallant South.
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Student Visas: What you need to know
We bring to you some tips and advices about how to apply for a student visa for the US.