The Week
Bad behavior is trending online, inspiring it in real life
Bad behavior is trending online, inspiring it in real life
LOS ANGELES, July 28: Young children know that name-calling is wrong. Tweens are taught the perils of online bullying and revenge porn: It's unacceptable and potentially illegal.
Jul 28, 2017
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Strumming a Different Tune
Strumming a Different Tune
When he was nine years old, he used to sit on his father’s lap while his father taught him how to hold a sarangi, a four stringed musical instrument. With an ear for tunes and being keen to learn as well, Dharmaraj Gandarbha soon began playing the instrument with ease and, in time, went on to strum...
Jul 28, 2017
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Dirty Disputes: Politics of waste
Dirty Disputes: Politics of waste
Too often it’s only when we see piles of accumulated waste around the city and in our homes that we wonder about the workings of our waste management system. But even right now when there is hopeful news about the developments of the highly anticipated Integrated Solid Waste Management Project, cert...
Jul 28, 2017
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Everything you ever wanted
Everything you ever wanted
Ten Instagram accounts that will take care of all your luxury needs
Jul 28, 2017
The Week
Amazing Kathmandu
Amazing Kathmandu
I have lived and worked in Kathmandu for many years but, it seems, every day there is something new to see and discover. Kathmandu never fails to take me by surprise. Just when I think I know the nooks and crannies like the back of my hand, there is something or the other that makes the city feel ne...
Jul 28, 2017
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Weekend trips
Weekend trips
For many of us, traveling is something that requires elaborate plans. But the best travels are the ones embarked on spontaneously. There are many places around Kathmandu that you can just get up and head to. This weekend choose to do something other than your regular activity and head to one of the...
Jul 28, 2017
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Seeing it right
Seeing it right
Dr Kishore Pradhan at Tilganga hospital describes interest among Nepali masses to turn to laser surgery for their vision problems as ‘static’. Over the years as he has been heading the procedure in Kathmandu, the number of local patients apparently continues to be less than that of international pat...
Jul 28, 2017
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Virtual help
Virtual help
10 really good apps to help you eat healthy, and lose weight
Jul 28, 2017
The Week
Beat the summer heat
Beat the summer heat
Everybody knows that you have to drink at least eight glasses of water every day but sometimes that gets a little boring and, at the end of the day, you realize that you have only had three or, at the most, four glasses of water. Plain water could definitely use a little oomph, right? The Week is he...
Jul 28, 2017
The Week
Shine control
Shine control
For those with oily skin, the summer months can be the stuff of nightmares. It’s when your face will shine, not in a good way, and look sticky and hence dirty. You take 20 minutes to do your makeup, only to have it ruined in less than half that time the minute you step out in the scorching heat. Whi...
Jul 28, 2017