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Milky Way: Planet plethora
Pluto may have been demoted as a planet. But astronomers have more than redeemed themselves by confirming — as of early March 2014 — close to 1,700 planets orbiting other stars. And the numbers will...
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Classics from France: The French carrousel
In sultry June when schools are closed and Karachi’s elite usually head for cooler climes and greener pastures, the Alliance française de Karachi screened a number of French film classics, produced...
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Computerised driving school: Virtual drive
In Islamabad, Lahore and Rawalpindi the Suzuki FX is seen on the roads as the ideal taxi due to its efficient fuel consumption, but in Peshawar the car serves a different purpose. Parked inside a...
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Shahid Afridi: Pitch perfect
The cruel thing about stardom is that it doesn’t last for too long. Not unless, you are Shahid Khan Afridi, of course. The 34-year-old wonder boy from Khyber Agency has been in the headlines ever...
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Book review: Still counting the dead - burying your head in the sand
Every war drowns out another… Rwanda drowned out Bosnia. Somalia drowned out Rwanda. Sierra Leone drowned out Somalia, Iraq drowned out Israel, Afghanistan drowned out Iraq… and so on and so on until...
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Show review: Fargo - big shoes to fill
When it was first announced that the American television channel FX was planning to produce a television series based on the Coen brothers’ acclaimed film Fargo (1996), it was debated whether the...
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Panic Button: SMS to SOS
Imagine standing by the roadside and being approached by armed men who rob you of your valuables. Or a stranger looking you up and down to the point where you feel queasy. How many times have you felt...
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Travel: Malaysia tops
Tourists who visit Malaysia always return with a top view of the country — quite literally. Kuala Lumpur, which is home to Malaysia’s tallest towers, takes tourists to new heights with its natural...
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Pashtun singers: Tunes of resistance
Even though Sami Naeemullah and his band of musicians cannot see, they still have a vision for their village, Jhok Qureshiwala, in Dera Ismail Khan district. They hope to bring peace and promote love...
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Open online courses: Ready to be MOOCed?
Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge,” said the co-founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, a decade ago. The idea may have...
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Music review: Midnight Sun - overcoming shadows
First up, let’s get one thing out of the way. The elephant in the record store, if you will. The band Ghost Of A Saber Toothed Tiger comprises two people: one of them is...
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Show review: Orange Is the New Black - no rules apply
Almost 10 years ago, Piper Kerman served 13 months in a minimum security prison for her involvement in money laundering for a drug operation during the ’90s. She later documented that experience in...
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Dress up your table: It’s a set-up
This Eid, take out a little time to dress up your table. Follow these basics for a beautiful table arrangement that will add a whole new flavour to your feast. For a three-course meal, keeping...
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Sleepless nights: Rest is up to you
If you’re experiencing sleepless nights and irregular sleep cycles, don’t sleep on it. They could be signs of a sleeping disorder. According to the 2002 research, ‘Epidemiology of Insomnia’ by Maurice...
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Bulbul Khan: Last man standing
In a tiny village called Mahtramdan, a nine-hour drive from Gilgit, Bulbul Khan, a twenty-something man runs a government school by himself. He belongs to another village in Gilgit-Baltistan and...
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Ramazan celebrations: Bound by faith
Traditionally, Ramazan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is synonymous with faith, abstinence, prayer and a sense of community for Muslims across the globe. This year, however, the month has...
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Movie review: Veronica Mars - big-screen tragedy
Recently, a remake of the movie Bad Teacher into an eponymous television show was cancelled after airing only three episodes. Despite the hit film, the show didn’t attract any viewers. The film...
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Show review: Hannibal 2 - a bloody good meal
‘I need you to recommend me a new TV show’ has become the new ‘I need you to lend me some money’. In times of binge watching, where entire seasons are often completed in a single sitting, it has...
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Travel: An ode to China's belly
No matter which country you travel to, Chinese food finds its way on the menu, into restaurants and takeaway containers. There are Chinatowns in America, in England and even in Kenya. Most of these...
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Eid in distress
As the nation prepared for the familiar Eid festivities this year, the internally displaced people (IDPs) observed from unfamiliar surroundings. They were too preoccupied scrambling to register...
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