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Published November 24, 2013

Going Graphic

Shaer Reaz & Fatimah Akhtar

ILLUSTRATION: NUHASH HUMAYUN Graphic fiction didn't really find its place in mainstream arts and culture until very recently. It's only been in the last decade or so that graphic fiction has managed to propel itself into the limelight as an important category in literature. A huge part of the graphic revolution was led by graphic artists and novelists, with the works of people like Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean leading the charge. This year at Hay Festival Dhaka (held on ...

The Man From Nowhere

Arman R. Khan

I never expected a South Korean movie to be as good as this movie. “The Man From Nowhere” rendered me a little less sceptical of the film industry in that part of the world. The two hour long movie left an imprint on my mind, and I'm sure this isn't going away soon. The movie was written and directed by Lee Jeong-beom, and was released in US and Canada on the 1st of October, 2010, and was the highest grossing ...

Stop the Block

Be it an essay for school or a love poem or even just a random short story, everyone has encountered problems when writing. The moment when ideas run dry and you have no idea how to start up again. Writer's block has haunted people since the beginning of civilisation, from famous authors to amateur writers. Though people may brush it aside saying it's all just a trick of your mind, ...

open letter to PEOPLE who try to get me to like SPORTS

There are many rare, endangered mammalian species. The Sumatran Rhino (believed to be less than 275 in number), the Cross River Gorilla (200-300 individuals), the Javan Tiger (extinct unless proven otherwise) and finally the Human ...

An Explosion of Colours in Madrid !

As winter starts in the western hemisphere, all the colours gradually disappear. Soon, it'll all be grey and gloomy. I was trying to fill my weekends with fun activities -- when I came across the ...

The Smartphone Epidemic

We are only 3 years into this decade and it's safe to say that years from now when there are documentaries about this era on the History Channel it will treat the smartphone as the trademark of this period in time. You'd think that the poverty line in Bangladesh would mean that the market for smartphones would be small. On the contrary, people here are as obsessed with the smartphone revolution ...

Avril Lavigne

Avril Lavigne first burst into the music scene with her hit single “Complicated” which became the hipster anthem of the time. The single followed by her Tom-Boy themed pop/rock album “Let Go” sold 17 million ...

EUSTACE

Eustace marks the debut of a promising graphic novelist, S.J. Harris. Set in the 1930s, the story revolves around a young boy lamenting over life, since he's terribly ill and his organs “aren't up to ...

Waiting for (Godot) Mother

The guilt here is prominent and I feel it severely; yet, every Wednesday early noon I seem to be sitting in front of my laptop streaming the latest episode of “How I Met Your Mother” ...

Call of Duty: Ghosts

What does a person expect from a Call of Duty game nowadays? We all know how Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare conquered the world of gaming by setting a whole new standard for FPS ...

ZETMAN

Rating: 7/10 13 episodes Genre: Action PG-16 A superhero anime. That is enough reason to watch Zetman. And there are two supers. ZET is naturally, or rather un-naturally, powerful while ALPHAS is a regular human who works hard and ...

A Week in India with 99 friends

From a young age, we are exposed to Indian culture through TV, food, music, books and even fashion. But how much do we really know about our neighbour? I used to think I knew quite ...

IUB Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organised a programme on November 16, 2013 at its campus in Bashundhara to celebrate the 20th anniversary of IUB. On the same occasion IUB honoured Dr. A. Majeed Khan, the founder ...

Ask the SHOUT Troll

Dear Shout troll, My parents think I am a psychopath because they've walked in on me trawling through questionable Reddit links. I tried convincing them that it is perfectly normal for an internet-literate person like myself ...

Orientation Programme at ASA University

Department of Pharmacy, ASA University Bangladesh organised an orientation ceremony for its newly enrolled B.Phrm. students of Fall 2013 semester on November 14, 2013 at its campus. Professor Dr. Dalem Chandra Barman, Vice Chancellor of the ...

UIU Graduates Excel in FLP 2012-13

The final episode of the Future Leaders Program (FLP) in Business 2012-13 -- the first educational reality show in Bangladesh -- finished recently. Impress Telefilm Ltd and the Future Leaders Limited, UK jointly organised the ...

Tariq Ali speaks on history and fiction at ULAB

Noted British Pakistani writer, journalist, and activist Tariq Ali spoke at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) on November 17, 2013. In his talk, Ali provided brilliant analysis of the contemporary global and regional political ...

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If you give a monkey a slice of pizza, it will want another. If you give it another slice of pizza, it will climb up to your head and start badgering you for the whole ...

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