Promising young artists

By Eesha Iftikhar Qazi The city of Karachi had its first exclusive all-women arts exhibition titled Andekhey [the obscured] on the 19th and 20th February, to showcase the artwork of aspiring young female artists. The event was organized by Marium Asif at Pinky Gul, one of the only women-centric safe community spaces for women in the metropolis. While art exhibitions are not rare in the country, what makes Andekhey stand out is the space it provides to aspiring female artists whose art has never seen the light of the day. The vision behind the event was to proffer as much space as the artist needs to feel represented and heard, instead of being squeezed as just another name on the wall. Talking about the significance of providing a platform to female artists, organiser Marium Asif said, “We are so conditioned to believe our art is worthless. The exposure was necessary to make the artists believe in their art and skills again.” The show exhibited the work of 7 fine … [Read more...] about The unsung female artists of Karachi reclaiming public spaces

Dwayne Johnson stole clothes to impress a girl he called 'Fine-A**' Karen on Tuesday's episode of Young Rock on NBC. The 48-year-old actor in the surreal series examined his teen years during a 2032 interview set at his Bethlehem, Pennsylvania , high school. As the area schools superintendent dedicated a library to 'presidential candidate' Dwayne, she said that he'd always been destined for greatness. Teenage tales: Dwayne Johnson stole clothes to impress a girl he called 'Fine-A**' Karen on Tuesday's episode of Young Rock on NBC Dwayne, however, told interviewer Randall Park that the only thing his peers thought he'd been destined to do was time. 'When I first got here to Freedom High School, I was a hard-core shoplifter,' the actor emphasized. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Young Rock: Series premiere opens with Dwayne Johnson... 'I would consider a presidential run': Dwayne 'The Rock'... Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson opens up … [Read more...] about Young Rock: Dwayne Johnson wears best stolen clothes to impress girl ‘Karen’ on surreal NBC series

December 29, 2012 08:22 Olympic champion Kim Yu-na's rise to the pinnacle of world figure skating has spawned a generation of talented young skaters with stars in their eyes. Kim Hae-jin and Park So-youn have both started making it onto the podium at international competitions as they aspire to become the next Kim Yu-na. And now the country has a promising young male skater in the form of 16-year-old Kim Jin-seo, who won a bronze medal at the International Skating Union-sanctioned Junior Grand Prix in Austria in September. As he did not take up figure skating until reaching the sixth grade of elementary school, Jin-seo is considered a late starter. But he proved a fast learner, and as his successes piled up he was selected to the national team after winning the national championships in January. This year he cemented his status as Korea's top-ranked male skater, and earned a berth to compete in the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Japan this coming … [Read more...] about Young Male Skater Hopes to Follow in Kim Yu-na’s Tracks

The Married Woman can become a really powerful movie on the love between two women when it releases on Women's Day, notes Moumita Bhattacharjee. It's refreshing and somewhat revolutionary to see the OTT industry creating such amazing content on women empowerment. ALT Balaji has been quite ahead in this genre with shows like MOM and . Now comes The Married Woman , which explores an emotion that is highly disregarded in Indian families: What a married woman wants. Aastha (Riddhi Dogra) is a housewife, whose life is much like every other woman in a household -- the first few years of love and children, then a lifetime of sacrifices. She decides to break free and in such a way that the society would not agree upon. The one person who understands her is Peeplika (Monica Dogra). Yes, she is a woman and it is this equation between which forms the crux of the show. The series is an on-screen adaptation of Manju Kapur's book by the same name. It … [Read more...] about trailer holds promise

Video Player Close by Sanaa Kamal RAMALLAH, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Mahmoud Rahal, a Palestinian man in his 30s, spends most of his time in collecting used equipment and scrap material to turn them into distinctive home decorations and furnishings. "I have had the hobby of recycling old items and materials since I was a child," Rahal told Xinhua at his small home in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, as he made a small animal toy with fine details out of metal pieces. The young man believed that every person could have their own hobbies and improve their skills through practice, hard work and determination. "What increases the value of these pieces is that they are made of waste," Rahal said. "I feel so content when my works are highly admired." He revealed that he never draws a design for any of his artworks but purely relies on his imagination. Rahal noted his hobby started to turned into a source of income in 2015, when he found his works were … [Read more...] about Feature: Young Palestinian recycles scrap material into home decorations