Omair Alavi|Published February 16, 2019 We all love Batman for many reasons, including making the streets of Gotham City safe for its residents. Be it the ground vehicles in which he roams on the streets or his unbelievable...
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Story Time: Always have a plan ready!
Omair Alavi|Published February 9, 2019 “Why don’t you reply to that bully Ahmed!’ Omar shouted as he exited the school gates with his best friend Musab. “Every day he pushes you, you fall down and then don’t mention it to the...
How the better Green won!
It was Pakistan’s failure to learn from their mistakes that cost them the grand finale and hence the series some teams tour other countries to test their strength; others do that to gather experience. Pakistan is the only team in...
Ways to halt spread of sexist jokes discussed
Omair Alavi|Published February 1, 2019 The panellists said that as a nation we have become more sexist than we should have been.— AP/File KARACHI: A fruitful discussion held under the banner of ‘UKS — Dialogue for Change’ was...
This talk explains why sexist jokes are so popular in Pakistan
PUBLISHED 01 FEB, 2019 11:55AM At a discussion titled ‘This is not funny’, panelists talked about how women’s professional success makes men insecure Mr Salahuddin said that such jokes had increased in recent years because...
Avengers, Assemble!
BOOK REVIEW Who are the Earth’s mightiest heroes and what makes them so special, especially when they are together in their quest to save the world? This million-dollar-question needs to be answered in a couple of months before...
Movie review: How to Train Your Dragon — The Hidden World
Omair Alavi|Published January 26, 2019 Everybody’s favourite Hiccup and Toothless return for one last time to defeat an enemy that is far bigger a threat to dragons than all the bad guys combined. They continue one year after the...
When the legend doesn’t lead!
The chief selector needs to realise that he has to act like a legend to be known as one When his superior officer asked Inspector ‘Dirty’ Harry Callahan about his reputation in The Enforcer, Clint Eastwood’s iconic character...
A trip down memory lane
BOOK REVIEW Many novels in the last 100 years have been adapted into films, TV dramas, and even theatre plays. However, Khadija Mastoor’s Aangan never did get an adaptation mainly because it was considered too bold for television...
NON-FICTION: BEING PRIYANKA CHOPRA
Omair Alavi|Published January 6, 2019 Her first brush with fame was in 2000, when she was crowned Miss World | AFP It is quite rare to see two books on the same person by different writers coming out a few days apart. Even odder...