Shout | The Daily Star

Published November 21, 2013

Fantasy | Reality

Inma Sumaita Rahman & Zoheb Mashiur

By now almost everyone's heard of the Unmad-JCC Comic Con Dhaka 2013, which was held on November 14th and 15th, but not everyone who'd wanted to have attended could do so. And so many didn't get to experience all that happened during these hectic two days. We at SHOUT are glad to tell you that we were there and saw it all, and are happy to fill you in. The first thing that would have hit you as you entered the ...

COS(we love to)PLAY

Cosplay, short for “costume play”, is all about fun and games. Participants/performers wear costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea. It's basically Halloween, not limited to one particular night of the year. Inspiration for cosplay comes from manga, anime, comic books, video games, TV shows and films. With geek culture becoming chic, and comic conventions becoming part of the mainstream culture, the scope for cosplay has become much wider in recent years and Dhaka isn't lagging behind ...

Batman in Cinema A Retrospective

Now that we have all forgotten how outraged we were to first hear about the casting of Ben Affleck as the Caped Crusader, perhaps it's time to have a sit-down and a bit of a think. The upcoming movie will mark the beginning of a new era in Batman films, a troubling prospect in the wake of what have surely been the three most beloved movies about the masked crime-fighter. ...

The Last of the Triumvirs

I woke up, turned on the TV and nodded off again as I waited for the last rites to commence. A scream from West Indian fast bowler Tino Best woke me fully at around ten ...

RACE

I gathered my shattered courage, whispered a short prayer to my Creator, and positioned myself on the starting point of the two hundred meter long sprint. Along with me, contestants from twenty-seven countries were also ...

NINETEEN MINUTES by Jodi Picoult

In nineteen minutes you can mow the lawn, colour your hair, or get a filling from the dentist. But what could Lacy's son do in nineteen minutes? When Lacy gave lives to so many people, how can she accept her timid son taking away lives? Was it an intentional, premeditated crime? Jodi Picoult answers all these questions by providing an insight into how life is like for a person who ...

II SUPERWOMAN II

There are times when we all are in desperate need of a good laugh. Well, let's just that say I wasn't having the best day. Somehow I landed myself on this awesome YouTube channel -- ...

MOVEMBER

I'll admit I like the idea of Movember more than whatever it stands for. A few years ago, I saw a poster of a man with a very squiggly, cartoon-like moustache. He was wearing a ...

Not All Who Wander (Online) Are Lost

I label myself as an introvert. In typical circumstances I wouldn't put myself in a box like that, but I am a darker shade of introvert than extrovert. And I've realised as an introvert I've ...

ENCOUNTER

That was the first time I felt the true, terrifying, gripping fear of the water. Opening my eyes, I saw the bottom of the pool, far beneath me, a gaping, yawning void of blue. And ...

Cookie Clicker

Cookie Clicker is an addictive browser-based game developed by Julien Thienno (Orteil) where your tiny cookie stand reaches apocalyptic proportions. We're not kidding, there's actually an event in the game called Grandmapocalypse. It's a rewarding ...