Articles Archive for September 2009
Arts & Culture, Movies »
Love Aaj Kal is not a mundane Hindi romantic flick. The two love stories set in aaj (present) and kal (past) run concurrently and take us to London, San Francisco and Delhi – and keep us thoroughly entertained.
Arts & Culture, Movies »
Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest flick, Brüno, is, in just about every way, a weaker movie than Borat. Where the latter sought to educate along with shock, Brüno exists only to make everyone as uncomfortable as possible.
News & Politics, People, Q & A »
Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri is seen as the kingpin of the radical Baloch nationalist movement, which explicitly demands an independent Balochistan. Never one to mince words, he has this to say about the decades-old problems plaguing Balochistan: “We cannot live with the Punjabis. There is no room for compromise in my book. We have to get rid of them.”
People, Q & A »
“Long-term change can be frustrating, but I am ever hopeful,” says Jacqueline Novogratz, author of The Blue Sweater and the founder of Acumen Fund. In this interview with Newsline, she talks about social entrepreneurship and Acumen’s work in Pakistan: past and future projects, development partners and challenges.
Arts & Culture, Movies »
There are no heroes and villains in Judd Apatow’s Funny People. Neither can intractable problems be wished away with clever one-liners. Yet somehow, it may be the best film Apatow will ever make.
Society »
The Artificial Limb Centre is changing lives and has given hope to those on wheelchairs by using the Jaipur foot technology to provide free prosthetics.
People, Profiles »
A spinal chord injury has not stopped Umair Pirzada from living life to the fullest.
Arts & Culture, Books »
Jaqueline Novogratz discusses her poverty-alleviation work in Africa and Pakistan and the unique approach to charity in her book, The Blue Sweater.
Opinion, Viewpoint »
If the third tier is to be dissolved and replaced by appointed ‘brown sahibs’ then why have democracy at the second and the first tier, asks Dr Fouzia Saeed.
Blog Row, The Water Cooler »
Death may be the only certainty in this world and the media can be relied upon to accelerate the process.
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