Art & Leisure

“Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially,” said Jawaharlal Nehru, first prime minister of India, in his Tryst with Destiny speech on...

“No longer are we preparing graduates for a job in their lifetime, we are preparing them for a lifetime of jobs!” This was the startling revelation from Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Education (FHE), Professor Waibinte Wariboko, at the...

Parents who want to raise their children in a gender-non-conforming way had a new stocking stuffer last year: the gender-neutral doll. Announced in September last year, Mattel’s new line of gender-neutral humanoid dolls doesn’t clearly identify as...

Century A Century is a special thing It takes time to grow It takes time to become wise Its head of grey Unravels time It is too aged to be young But not too old To revert to youthful things Like crushed Irish Potatoes And long forgotten diapers...

TOKYO (AP): The official posters are out for this year’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. The 20 posters have been created by 19 artists in fields ranging from painting to graphic design to photography. Calligraphy and Japanese manga are also...

Ann-Margaret Lim, The Gleaner book reviewer, interviews 13-year old Sofia Ahmed, who wrote The Vow To be Free when she was 11. The book is set in slavery days and follows two children on their freedom run. Sofia lives in the United States but has...

BAGHDAD (AP): The sculptures carved by seven art trainees were lined up outside a makeshift workshop in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square. With them were posters depicting protesters who have killed in anti-government demonstrations in the past three months...

“Art is all about patience, and you need to enjoy what you are doing,” said Freeha Tanaka as she helped one of her students to meticulously twist a newspaper page to make a papier-mâché box. On their desks was an assortment of materials – plastic...

Never Forget I could see her smile From a million miles She was on to you And a blind man would know it too But who am I To want something far above A man that in my mind would never see me As someone he could love I thought I could not...

There’s no shortage of special days throughout the year. Some – like International Literacy Day – speak to important issues in society. Others speak to our inner dag. On International Talk Like a Pirate Day – an occasion when Americans John Baur (...