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The world of podcasts
Published On: October 27, 2017 08:23 AM NPT By: Anweiti Upadhyay
Gone are the days when radio programs were all you could tune into. Now you don’t have to listen to predesignated shows anymore. Thanks to podcasts you have the option of listening to anything you want, on whatever topic that suits your mood. From lectures on politics and economics to book conversations and showbiz chats, there’s a lot out there that you can pick from. But with a gazillion podcasts available on the internet today, how do you choose?
It’s time for dinner
Published On: October 27, 2017 08:04 AM NPT By: The Week Bureau
Making dinner can be quite a chore when you have just returned from work and don’t have the energy to do anything let alone cook an elaborate meal. But eat you must and while ordering in or eating out might seem like perfect options, they aren’t always budget friendly or good for your waistline either.
Shaping shadows
Published On: October 27, 2017 07:49 AM NPT By: The Week Bureau
The main purpose of contouring is to create shadows that help shape, sculpt, and redefine your face. While many of us want a beautifully sculpted face like most Instagram stars, our absolute lack of or minimal contour skills gets in the way. So we at The Week spoke to Binita Shah, makeup artist at GlowtoGlow, The Beauty Studio in Hadigau, Kathmandu, to provide you with a basic guide to contouring.
Curious concerns
Published On: October 27, 2017 07:36 AM NPT By: Aditi Sharma
“Are you planning a baby?” “When are you going to have a baby?” “You should have a baby.” “You have been married for four years, why don’t you have a baby?” “Listen to your elders and have a baby now.” “The next time we meet, I want to see you holding a baby.”
Art of imitation
Published On: October 27, 2017 07:22 AM NPT By: Biswas Baral
Everybody in Nepal is a master of the creative art of copying. And why wouldn't they be? We like to teach this not-so-subtle art to our children young, and our schools also make sure they learn the needful. As any tireless parents of a school-going child would attest, the homework teachers give to these children, barely six or seven, is actually meant for them.
Guardian of the abandoned dead
Published On: October 27, 2017 07:05 AM NPT By: Priyanka Gurung
Just as the police officer and the doctor at the morgue in Patan hospital in Lalitpur sign the official documents and finish their jobs, Binaya Jung Basnet steps up. Standing before the unclaimed dead bodies, he begins his work. For a little more than four years, Basnet has been their guardian. Sometimes he is alone, other times he brings along a couple volunteers, usually his friends and their goal is simple: Give the abandoned dead bodies a funeral service with the dignity they deserve.
Look who’s back
Published On: October 13, 2017 12:50 PM NPT By: The Week Bureau
The 44-year-old rapper is believed to be working on new tracks, and is believed to be releasing his ninth studio album in November this year, MTV Online has reported.
The seriousness of comedy
Published On: October 13, 2017 12:47 PM NPT By: The Week Bureau
Bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra who stars in the upcoming film Golmaal Again said friends for life is her takeaway from the movie.
The final tribute
Published On: October 13, 2017 12:40 PM NPT By: The Week Bureau
Amy Winehouse’s death in 2011 at the poignant age of 27 affected many fans of the star’s music but now it seems the singer’s dad wants to bring his daughter to the West End. Following a difficult film released about the singer, entitled Amy and of which her family said was an “unbalanced” portrayal of her, her father Mitch Winehouse has said he wants the musical to be about more than “just the drugs and the alcohol”.
Good Reads
Published On: October 13, 2017 12:20 PM NPT By: The Week Bureau
Good books available at Mandala Book Point, Kantipath.
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