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Spicy chicken with peanuts: A quick must have stir-fry recipe
I love Chinese food because it is so quick and easy to cook. With managing a very demanding one-year-old and keeping the house clean, I sometimes have no time left to cook. That's when a quick stir-fry...
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Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani: Let the badtameezi begin!
With the music of the Ranbir-Deepika starrer Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, music director Pritam brings to us one of the most widely anticipated soundtracks of this year. There are still two weeks left for...
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Inferno: Another addictive read by Dan Brown
With a Bourne Identity meets Dante meets Harris Tweed thriller, Dan Brown is back with a bang with his new novel, Inferno. With it we again meet the erudite Harvard symbolist Robert Langdon. Much was...
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Karachi summers: Easy, breezy and beautiful
May is a seminal month in Karachi, an intermediary that hints of the pleasures of a South Asian summer. The searing April heat is omnipresent but in late afternoons you can hear the cuckoo’s song that...
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Postcards from Lahore to Cannes Film Festival
“Lahore. The second largest city in Pakistan; the fifth largest city in South Asia and the 26th largest city in the world but more than that though, this is the place of my parents’ birth and the place...
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The not-so-great ‘Great Gatsby’
I’ve always been disappointed by movies based on books that I’ve read because the director usually fails to bring the literary ingenuity to justice in the film. That’s why I made sure I didn’t read The...
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist: A must watch!
Set against the social and political upheaval following the infamous 9/11, Mohsin Hamid’s book is skilfully brought to life in the movie The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Instead of the somewhat stilted,...
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Behind the scenes: A heartfelt interview with Ranbir Kapoor
I caught up with Ranbir Kapoor on his recent visit to London for the promotional tour of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewan (YJHD), his much awaited release this weekend. Ranbir Kapoor is the quintessential star...
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Iron man 3: Suit up for a grand spectacle
Marvel Studios’ decision to hand Iron Man 3’s throttle to a second time director seemed risky at best, but thankfully Robert Downey, Jr (Tony Stark) and Director Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) have...
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Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani: Spend your money on a better movie!
Stunning locales, gorgeous people with well-sculpted bodies, a big fat Indian ‘destination’ wedding, the predictable song and dance routines and an item number with the heartthrob of the yesteryears,...
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Fashion Pakistan Week 2013: Nothing screams sexy like the Pakistan men’s...
Hey girls, but more importantly -- guys! The last time I wrote on fashion, I covered the all-important impact local fashion is having on terrorism (n' stuff). This time, thanks to the recently held...
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist at the cinema
So last night I watched The Reluctant Fundamentalist at the cinema in Karachi (yes! we have cinemas!). I’d been looking forward to watching this for some time; the first feature film based on a...
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A Thai beef salad that will leave you wanting more
I'm sharing with you all the recipe of a delicious and aromatic salad - a refreshing change from the mayo loaded salads or the typical mixed vegetable salads we have on a regular basis. It's a full...
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Paragliding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: My first (frightful) flight
Paragliding is the simplest and purest form of aviation that fulfils the oldest dream of mankind that is ‘flying’. Hunting for some adventurous sports, we (a group of office colleagues) decided to go...
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Mong Chow: Karachi gets a taste of Burma
Burma is a culture-rich country nestled between India, China, Bangladesh, Laos and Thailand. Their cuisine is as rich as their culture and I have had the pleasure of enjoying some staples and...
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Fukrey: Uncontrollable laughter guaranteed!
Indra Kumar followed a simple formula for success back in the 90s. Typically, the first half of his films would be based on comedy, while the second half would be a tear jerker. David Dhawan followed...
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7 Things Najam Sethi should do as PCB chairman
In 1976, Bollywood released a film called Hurfun Maula (jack of all). Very few people realised that this was actually a premonition for what Najam Sethi's future career would be. The Lahori Man For All...
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No cheese cheesecake: The weight-watcher’s dream dessert!
Cheesecake cravings are horribly inconvenient if you’re on a diet because this delicious dessert is as fattening as it is appetising. Sometimes, you really wish you could have a bit without worrying...
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Zumba: Who knew losing weight could be fun?
The typical lifestyle of a typical Pakistani housewife is, in one word, sedentary. Our movements are limited to settling into air conditioned cars and hovering about our servants’ heads as we tell them...
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Hangover 3: The Wolfpack bids adieu, the end of Hangover?
In 2009, when The Hangover hit big screens around the world, it created a ruckus about the characters of the movie and set a new standard in Hollywood’s screwball comedy genre. The sequel to Hangover,...
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