Omair Alavi|Published November 17, 2018 Illustration by Muhammad Faizan Stan Lee, the maestro who passed away on November 12 was behind the creation of some of the most-loved comic characters of Marvel, that went on to achieve...
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Masters of Cinema – Steven Spielberg
BOOK REVIEW Steven Spielberg may not say much but his work speaks for itself; he’s not even on the cover of his own book, which in fact has a portrait of ET, one of the most ground breaking characters ever created in cinema. The...
Book review: Avengers Battle with Ultron
Omair Alavi|Published November 10, 2018 The biggest concern of parents is that they don’t want their kids to learn English ‘slangs’ through comics, and understandably so. However, they can’t stop kids from learning about their...
Shafaat Ali has audience in stitches with mimicry
Omair Alavi|Published November 6, 2018 COMEDIAN Shafaat Ali in action. KARACHI: The city of Karachi is known for its diversity but to cater to an audience that is comprised of young, old and very old is always a difficult task —...
Delhi’s masters of Urdu poetry remembered at book launch
UPDATED 03 NOV, 2018 11:20AM Indian lawyer Saif Mahmood’s book Delhi — A Mughal City and Her Greatest Poets was launched yesterday Saif Mahmood is not just a poetry and literary critic but a prominent Indian lawyer — an...
Book review: Spider-Man Down to a Science
Omair Alavi|Published October 20, 2018 There are millions of ways to understand science, but the best is when your favourite teacher tells you how it’s done. Spider-Man does the same in Down to a Science book, where you get to...
Lessons to be learned from draw in Dubai
Pakistan miserably failed to capitalise on a huge advantage in the opening Test Usually, teams are happy when a Test match against one of the best sides in the world ends in a draw but that isn’t the case with Pakistan who...
Cracking the code
BOOK REVIEW At the time of writing this review, Bollywood was in the middle of two Ayushmann Khurrana films – Andhadhun that was released last week and Badhaai Ho that would be releasing the next week...
Book review: Marvel Storybook Collection
Omair Alavi|Published October 6, 2018 Ever wondered how the Mighty Avengers became superheroes in the first place? How did they spend their days when they didn’t have powers and how they acquired superpowers and under what...
Documentary Indus Blues explores Pakistan’s forgotten music
UPDATED 03 OCT, 2018 10:11AM The film’s director Jawad Sharif saw a clip of people burning musical instruments and decided to create awareness on it The event’s highlight was the presence of two maestros. Pakistan has a...