‘Pappu Yar Tang Na Kar’ in USA (Video)
UPDATED: This Truck Art from Pakistan landing in Tennessee (this time) dovetails earlier such outings and public exhibits in the tri-state. It may be catching up, specially in states like
Turkish TV Serials Boost Quality of Domestic Productions in Pakistan
DESPARDES — Turkish TV exports to Pakistan have given rise to competition in the country for better serials, wider viewership and higher ratings. “The competition with Turkish productions has forced
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SMALL Steps HUGE Impact (Videos)
INSIGHT — Last May, we bumped into few awesome videos and forwarded to our readers. They were awesome. Here they are: 1 in 2 British homeowners feed birds in their
The Celestine Prophecy: And Here It Is 2020
ARUN DEAN — This novel discusses a Mayan sacred manuscript that was written around 600 B.C., and the search for it in the Peruvian rain forest. Author James Redfield says:
Indian Classical Singer’s Tribute to ‘Ghazal Queen’ Begum Akhtar: ‘Aye Mohabbat Tere Anjam Pe Rona Aaya’
DESPARDES — Renowned classical singer Shruti Sadolikar Katkar offered her tributes to subcontinent’s greatest classical singer Begum Akhtar sahiba at her tomb — rendering one of her classics that say
John Lennon ‘Imagines’ One World, No Countries …Back in 1971
IRSHAD SALIM — Neither wars (under different pretexts) nor peace through the UN or bilateral, trilateral, quadrilateral agreements have succeeded to bring us all together over the decades, and COVID-19
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Don’t Cry For Me, We’re the Shirtless Ones
IRSHAD SALIM (Updated) — My 17-year-old assistant Shahbaz’s father Nawaz brought me some freshly grinded gur (molasses) today –they were made in Sahiwal. I asked him how things were in
Social Distancing Unhinges This Boy’s Cravings For Fast Food
SoDATA — Observers say unless governments around the world stop Covid-19’s progression and relax social-distancing controls too soon, the human toll and economic impacts will remain earth-shattering, including frequent viral
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WATCH: The Day They Let Us Out Again — Like This Falcon, Chicken and Hen!
IRSHAD SALIM — On Mar 14, 2020 a falcon with mini camera on its back — and released from the top of Khalifa Tower — went looking for its coach,
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#Coronavirus: This Sad Pic, a Telling Poem and the Gaza Pic
INSIGHT: Coronavirus, Gaza, Palestine, Kashmir, India… all part of a larger contour we probably can’t see, but feel (feesee). Only visionaries can we are told — this: “Vision is the
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Rich People Raising Quick Cash From Art Collections
Like corporations and consumers, many top-end art collectors have stepped up their borrowing given this era’s ultra-low interest rates. Art-secured loans jumped 40% since 2016, to at least $21 billion
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