A Toast to Death: Beneath the Veneer of Polished Society
When was the last time we looked closely at the airiest of aristocratic conversations and paid attention to the babble about culture, stability, propriety, and asked whether what was being celebrated was
Trek4Ceylon 2026 High Tea Highlights Upcoming Charity Trek
A special high tea was held in support of Trek4Ceylon 2026, organised by Ride for Ceylon, bringing together supporters ahead of this year’s charity trek scheduled from February 10–14. The gathering
How Women in Art Fair Is Redefining Visibility in the Art World. In Conversation with Jacqueline Harvey, Founder Women in Art Fair
As conversations around equity in the arts grow louder, meaningful structural change remains slow. Despite decades of progress, women artists continue to face disparities in representation, visibility and market value across galleries, auctions and institutional collections. Against this backdrop, Women in Art Fair has emerged as a vital platform working to rebalance the scales by creating tangible opportunities for women artists within the comme
Ash Wednesday: The Gentle Start of a Spiritual Reset
Ash Wednesday always arrives quietly. There’s no countdown, no decorations in the streets, no loud music announcing it. Yet for many Christians around the world, it marks the beginning of one of the most reflective seasons of the year. It’s the day that gently reminds people to pause, look inward, and begin again. Falling at the start of Lent, Ash Wednesday opens a forty-day journey of reflection, prayer, and often sacrifice. The number forty its
The MMDA Reform is Not an Attack on Islam
I have watched this fight for most of my adult life. I have watched Muslim women beg for dignity and be told to wait. I have watched men invoke God to justify cruelty. And I am done pretending this is a ’’complex debate.’’
Machu Picchu
There are destinations in the world that people visit for relaxation, others for adventure, and a rare few that completely transform the way we think about history and nature. Machu Picchu, hidden high in the Andes Mountains of Peru, belongs to that final category. It is not merely a famous landmark or a tourist attraction it is an emotional experience, a living museum, and a breathtaking encounter with the past all at once. Often referred to as
The Spectrum, the Spot
A spectrum suggests range. It implies measurable variation, a gradual shift between distinguishable states. In physics, it is light refracted into visible color. In psychology, it is temperament distributed across gradients of intensity. In biology, it is development unfolding through stages. A spectrum promises direction and difference. I
