The Watchlist Whisperer: My Life With the Walter Boys & Thug...

Struggling to navigate the ever-expanding world of streaming services and on-demand content? Feeling lost in a sea of options, unsure o...

The Great ‘Soft Life’ Lie

There was a time when ambition was everything. We glamorised the hustle. We made to-do lists for our to-do lists. We wore “busy” li...

RihView: Masterchef Sri Lanka, Ali Express and Shah Rukh Kha...

This week served up a mix of heat, hype, and a whole lot of heartburn. A globally beloved cooking show finally lands on Lankan soil. Sh...

RihView: Chaotic Lift Rides, Adult Toddlers, & Princess Dian...

A lift ride that turned into a contact sport. A cinema full of adult toddlers. And a birthday tribute to the one royal South Asians wil...

“They’re Just My Work Spouse”: But Your Real One Isn�...

More and more Sri Lankans are adopting the “work husband / work wife” label: that one colleague you vent to, lunch with, confide in...

RihView: Bad Meds, Trump & Hate

What a week! From Sri Lanka’s scandal-prone elite suddenly discovering the legal system does, in fact, apply to them… To Donald Tru...

RihView: Ghosting Telcos, Mean Comments & Lucky Seats

From telcos that ghost you mid-bill cycle to Facebook groups where kindness still comes with a trigger warning, it’s been another wee...

Pages & Perspectives: Raffealla Fernando

A person’s bookshelf tells a story of interests, inspirations, and ideas that have shaped them. In Pages & Perspectives, we ask peopl...

Aqua Pazza: Where Every Dish Speaks, and the Tiramisu Sings

Aqua Pazza may be relatively new to Colombo’s restaurant scene, but it walks in with the quiet confidence of a place that knows exact...

We’re All Addicted to Being Mad Online

Recently, a local influencer posted a video of herself eating a burger in a crop top. Harmless, right? Except the comments section lit ...

RihView: Macaws, Rage Currency & Bravery

This past week’s news came with plot twists, parrots, and people showing more spine than most governments. We had a rare macaw stolen...

“I Use ChatGPT to Train My Boyfriend” And Other Absolute...

When ChatGPT first entered the chat, most people used it for pretty tame things: fixing emails, brainstorming Instagram captions, writi...

The Watchlist Whisperer: Another Simple Favour & Jimmy Savil...

This week on The Watchlist Whisperer, we’re going from designer delusion to documented horror, and somehow both are hard to look away...

RihView: Courtrooms, Catwalks, and Cyclones

This past week served chaos in every flavour: courtrooms, catwalks, and cyclones. We had two ex-ministers actually sentenced without sp...

“Why Didn’t She Leave?” Is the Wrong Question

The surveillance footage of Cassie and Diddy is gut-wrenching. It’s raw. Violent. The kind of video you watch once and then wish you ...

Doomscroll, Panic, Repeat: Why You’re Glued to Bad News

You know that person who posts every breaking news update before the journalists even have time to verify it? Who shares three differen...

RihView: Brit traveller, Confirmation Bias & 3* Experiences

The past week gave us a lot - a British traveller got caught with £1.2 million worth of cannabis; people continued to believe (and for...

The Unofficial Guide to Surviving a Sri Lankan Wedding

There’s nothing quite like a Sri Lankan wedding. It’s not just a celebration - it’s an epic. A multi-day affair wrapped in lace, ...

RihView: Wrong Questions, Mother’s Day for Single Dads & R...

The past week gave us a lot - people questioning Cassie like abuse comes with a script, dads getting Mother’s Day shoutouts like fath...

Don’t Miss the Final Run of “Madai Tommiya Colomba Giya�...

Back in the early ‘90s, a lovable, wide-eyed village boy named Tommiya first stepped onto the Sri Lankan stage - and he never quite l...

Final Bow for Tommiya: Indu Dharmasena’s Beloved Village B...

After more than three decades on stage, Tommiya is taking his final bow. Indu Dharmasena, who both directs and stars in the production,...

The Other Woman: She Knew. She Stayed. She’s Telling You W...

They’ve been called homewreckers, temptresses, and worse. But the women we never hear from - the “other” women - are finally spea...

RihView: Zoo Animals, Sperm Races and First Aid

The past week had everything: giraffes arriving in a country that can’t even keep its bears fed, American sperm racing for awareness ...

The Watchlist Whisperer: When Life Gives You Tangerines & Yo...

Struggling to navigate the ever-expanding world of streaming services and on-demand content? Feeling lost in a sea of options, unsure o...

RihView: Movies, Trash, and Kindness

Some weeks, Sri Lanka feels like a whole series of plot twists that nobody bothered to edit. The past week, between cinema surprises, t...

How Barressential Redefined Fitness in Colombo

When Narendra ‘Nare’ Bandaranayake returned to Sri Lanka in 2016 after over a decade in London, she didn’t plan on launching a fi...