As the saying goes, ‘there is a time for everything’. For Rukmini Attygalle, a former UK civil servant, that destined time has arrived at age 88. Attygalle is finally sharing some creations from her extensive multi-decade portfolio in her debut solo art exhibition, Transitory Lives.

Born out of a moment in time, a response in disbelief, shock or amazing wit, we have all uttered a short, memorable one-liner or sentence. An expletive or witty line in a changing situation. Many of mine, along with a few from others over the last twenty-plus years, have become a collection of random rules or statements.

Jehan Aloysius and CentreStage Productions will kick-start the Christmas season with ’CentreStage Musicals’- a spectacular celebration of original musical theatre for the entire family.

It is hard not to notice the passion and the remarkable effort reflected in the lifelike wax figures at the Ehelepola Walawwa Wax Museum in Kandy - personalities who shaped the history of the Kandyan Kingdom.

Who said a runway is only about beautiful clothes, fabulous walks and striking poses? Sometimes, the most powerful thing you can wear is courage! This week on Buzz with Danu, we’re talking about something that deserves more than just a passing conversation. Breast cancer affects lives, families and futures, yet in Sri Lanka, it’s still a subject many hesitate to discuss openly.

For Gayathrie Soysa, the upcoming dance production Eternal Rhythm at the Elphinstone Theatre on October 23 is far more than another performance. It is the realisation of a long-cherished dream, bringing together different dance traditions, years of artistic exploration and the students she has nurtured through her Gayathrie School of Dance.

There is a profound beauty in seeing the world through the unfiltered lens of a child. Before life becomes complicated by adulthood, joy is wonderfully simple. Joy is a water fight. Joy is staying up past your bedtime. And, coming in at number one on a very important list, joy is ice cream.

There is an incredible, unbothered arrogance in the assumption that a woman’s wardrobe is open for public jurisdiction. It is one of the few constants that survives across centuries, borders, and completely opposing political or religious spectrums. The rules change depending on who is holding power, but the impulse never shifts: a woman’s body is treated as a billboard for everybody else’s convictions.

When life is a non-stop spiral of deadlines, traffic light geometry, and endless to-do lists, the capital stops being a living, breathing place and becomes a set of coordinates to survive. We know which lane down Galle Road moves two seconds faster, which café has Wi-Fi that won’t make you cry, and exactly which stretch of Duplication Road will test your religious tolerance for gridlock. We zip through the streets on autopilot, AC blasting, head

There is a particular pleasure in reading someone who can laugh at herself without rushing to tidy up the embarrassment afterwards. In Up Sigiriya & Escalators with KitKat, Goolbai Gunasekara finds comedy in family life, childhood memories and the indignities of growing older, drawing on ordinary situations that often reveal rather more about us than we intend.