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In the good old days, featuring autonomous weapon systems in science fiction movies was not such a hyperbole which brought the...
The movie “Everything Everywhere All At Once” has won the Best Picture award at the 2023 Oscars, as well as six other awards for...
I will happily admit, as a devoted and lifelong reader, that there are more than a few books that have made me cry. But...
Rudeboyray, the independent, conscious rap artist who has been making significant strides in Sri Lanka’s music scene since 2014,...
Silver Lining in a Dark Cloud
In the spirit of celebrating women and the hard work they do every day, this week Silver Lining in a Dark Cloud decided to...
When ‘Iron Man’ came out in 2008, comic book movies (CMBs) weren’t exactly a new and innovative idea. They had been around for...
The Henshin Boom refers to a Japanese media phenomenon in the 1970s and 80s, characterized by an explosion in the popularity of...
When you first crack open the spine of Mahvash Mohtadullah’s book, ‘The Girl with the Paisley Dupatta and other stories’, and...
‘The Matrix’ is a science fiction action film released in 1999, directed by the Wachowskis and starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence...
This was one for the history books, as five bands brought the house down at Darley Rd last Saturday, March 4. Rock ‘n’ Roll is...
Yuwantha Yasas is a young and talented artist who has been making waves in the art world with his unique perspective and artistic...
Silver lining in a dark cloud
This week the ‘Youth Observer’ takes a look at two of the most popular professions in Sri Lanka. The cinema and the music...
‘The Pianist’ is a 2002 biographical war drama film produced and directed by Roman Polanski, with a script by Ronald Harwood, and...
Zaithoon Bin Ahamed’s debut collection of poetry, ‘Love and Miracles’, contains an abundance of substance, beauty, and embodiment...
Animal welfare:
This week we reached out to another generous soul who has dedicated their life to the welfare of animals in Sri Lanka. The...
The Bard in “Much Ado About Nothing” penned, “My love is thine to teach. Teach it but how, and thou shalt see how apt it is to...
Most artists would agree that drawing is a matter of the heart rather than the mind. Art contains the artist: his or her...
Versatile and talented actress, Umali Thilakaratne won the Best Actress Award 2021 at the Sumathi Tele Awards recently. This was...
Finding a silver lining in a dark cloud
This week, we reached out to professionals from two of the rapidly growing industries - Digital content creation and the fashion...
‘Lucas helps Dogs’ is a charitable organisation that has been helping dogs in Sri Lanka since 2019.This week we reached out to...
‘13 Horses’, a song by Alexander Rybak, a Norwegian singer and musician, tells the story of a man trying to overcome his past and...
In the West there is Superman, but in Japan, it was Ultraman. The Ultraman franchise, better known colloquially as the Ultra...
Amber Fort, located in Jaipur, Rajastan is a historic fort that offers an excellent glimpse into India’s rich history and...
‘The Shawshank Redemption’ is a 1994 drama film directed by Frank Darabont and based on the novella ‘Rita Hayworth and Shawshank...
Selena Gomez is an American singer, actress and producer who rose to fame as a child star on the Disney channel.She has since...
Leoninus ’23 Official print media partner - ‘Youth Observer’Leoninus is a leadership camp organized by the Youth...
The 27th installment of one of Sri Lanka’s popular television award ceremonies, the Sumathi Awards ceremony 2023, took place on...
Shiva worship in Sri Lanka is deep rooted and interwoven in the ethos of the Hindu society.Generally it is based on Saiva Agama...
Finding a silver lining in a dark cloud
Amid the serious economic crisis, we as a nation are wedged in, the young professionals of our country who once may have had a...
‘New Rules’ is a pop song by British singer Dua Lipa, released in 2017. The song’s lyrics describe the singer’s experience of...
Located in the Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh in India, the Khajuraho temples are a testament to the rich cultural...
‘The Painted Veil’ is a visually stunning film that tells a powerful story of love, redemption, and personal growth in the face...
“You will grow up one day too. Nothing in this life remains the same.” These words of wisdom and learning are given to little...
Right across the areas of business, education and governance of a country, it is predominantly accepted that the skills of young...
This week we reached out to the director, the host of a very refreshing and mesmerizing show, ‘Ms.Traveler, Thamasha’s Diary’. Ms...
Vampires, the seductive bloodsucking undead creatures of the night, are one of the oldest horror icons in pop culture, being a...
To give young filmmakers a national platform, a National Youth Film Festival Sri Lanka (NYFFSL) has been organised to mark the...
The annual ‘Independence Day Beetle Rally’ was organized by the Classic VW Beetle Owner’s Club of Ceylon for the 8th time in...
“The happy children lived in the forest. They were near the equator but did not know it. They knew trees gave them food to eat,...
The Shah Rukh Khan-starrer ‘‘Pathaan’’, which marked his major comeback to starring roles after over four years, has broken many...
Former Musaeus College student, author Jeevani Charika, has been shortlisted in the Jane Wenham-Jones Award in the Romantic...
Life as it seems
‘Life as it seems’ is a short-film directed by a young film maker Shan Ryan and produced by Square Focus Creations.Ryan is...
Right-wing Hindutva groups alleged that the song “Besharam Rang” promotes obscenity and that it disrespects the saffron colour as...
For almost a century, the scientific community has been making a lot of effort in investigating what factors motivate people.This...
Last week we spoke to a cast member of ‘Wakefield’, a popular Australian ABC show, our very own actress Nadie Kammallaweera.Known...
Around six months ago, I finished my Cambridge Ordinary Levels. Although I passed with flying colours, the journey to get to that...
With inflation hitting us where it hurts and the lack of funds to facilitate sustainable economic patterns, upcycling is a...
“I am a tall, tattooed, overweight Amazon who’s shrunk herself to fit into a tiny island.”Isurinie’s description of self in her...
The young population of a country is said to be the central emissaries and the bearers of the inventive and innovative potential...
The zombie refers to a hugely popular trope of reanimated corpses, most popularly used in horror fiction. Though the concept of...