The past week was one big irony reel. A man who once said gun deaths were “worth it” met that fate himself, a local tourist decided...
For Aaliyah Mansoor, baking is both art and memory. It began with the fascination of watching her aunt frost a cake, and grew into a pa...
There are some things in life that quietly remind us that time doesn’t stop for anyone. The rain falls whether you’re happy or hear...
Your phone buzzes. A notification pops up. Your smartwatch vibrates. Another alert sounds. Welcome to modern life, where technology see...
It’s not often that a piece of latex makes national headlines. But Sri Lanka is once again debating whether condom use belongs in cla...
This week gave us celestial drama, ministry squabbles, and a reminder that your phone might be the easiest pickpocket in town. The bloo...
At some point during the transition between the age of innocence and the age of ’’so when is the wedding?’’Every Sri Lankan wom...
Your next coworker might not need tea breaks or festival holidays. Agentic AI, think of it as AI that actually works instead of just an...
It began with a single photo. A doctored image of Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala surfaced online last week, shared with capti...
Life moves pretty fast. Like ‘blink and you miss it’ fast. Between studies, work, social media, and all the endless notifications, ...
Instead of scrolling through social media during traffic jams, I decided to make better use of my time this year. Here are eight techni...
The past week was a masterclass in disgrace. A police constable fell harder than his own institution’s credibility, funeral parlour e...
In Sri Lanka, weddings are the ultimate show. The glittering sarees, the ceremonies, the cake structures taller than your little cousin...
The wafer paper was delicate, almost too delicate. One wrong brushstroke and it would tear, crumple, or worse, disintegrate into sugar ...
You don’t need to scroll far to see it. Toxic, triggered, gaslighting, boundaries; the vocabulary of psychology is everywhere, from c...
The past week was a reminder that in Sri Lanka, accountability is more performance art than practice. Arrested politicians head straigh...
Remember that kid in your neighbourhood who could ’’fix’’ any computer problem and somehow always knew the WiFi passwords of ev...
How many times have you typed ’’lol’’ while keeping a straight face? Or hit ’’haha, I’m dying’’ without so much as a ...
When you turn off the main road in Rambukkana and slip into the shade of a coconut plantation, the pace of life shifts without you even...
The past week was brought to you by high price tags, questionable priorities, and the occasional glimmer of common sense. We found out ...
This week on The Watchlist Whisperer, we’ve got two very different warnings: never underestimate a girl with a typewriter stare, and ...
What if the ‘golden ticket’ to lighter skin came with a hidden cost? I’m sure all our bathrooms are neatly stocked with various c...
You’re sitting at a tea shop scrolling through job sites, and suddenly every other posting mentions ’’DevOps Engineer - High Sala...
Let’s face it, life can feel like a never-ending to-do list. But what if I told you that you don’t need a fancy vacation or expensi...
This week was a strange cocktail of mess and meaning. From radioactive rhino horns and lakefront scream sessions to yet another reminde...
This week, we’re starting with what should be front-page news every day. Gaza is starving, and the world is still scrolling. Meanwhil...
Have you ever had one of those moments where your friend is halfway through telling you a story and you realise you have absolutely no ...
When Grammy-winner Ne-Yo lands in Colombo this December, it won’t just be another celebrity concert. It will be the launchpad of Brow...
There’s a point in the evening, usually somewhere between finishing dinner and pretending we’ll go to bed early, where the phone ma...
