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12 Affordable Ways to Romanticize Your Life
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 expensive hobbies to m
Shorter, smarter? Why more Teens are skipping the A Level tradition
In today’s ever-evolving world, alternatives are everywhere. From journaling on a sleek device instead of scribbling in a forgotten notebook, to wal
The Art of Paying Attention - And Why It’s More Fun Than You Think
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 idea what they
Escaping Into the Scroll: When Social Media Becomes Our Safe Place
There’s a point in the evening, usually somewhere between finishing dinner and pretending we’ll go to bed early, where the phone magically appears
RihView: Coldplay, SRK & Toxic Beauty
This week on RihView: A tech CEO gets a little too cosy at a Coldplay concert and ends up jobless. Shah Rukh Khan crushes Lankan hearts with a no-show
How Dogs Are Saving the Sanity of Gen Z and Their Grandparents
Between doomscrolling, burnout, and an overwhelming fear of the future, Gen Z is barely holding it together. And on the other side of the family tree,
Your Digital Study Buddy That Actually Gets It
Remember those painful study sessions where you’d replay the same YouTube lecture five times, frantically scribbling notes while trying to catch eve
Kai Flambert’s Wimbledon Adventure
Fourteen-year-old Kai Flambert recently spent two unforgettable weeks as a ball boy at Wimbledon, standing just metres away from some of the world’s
Beyond the Basic Notebook: Five Game Changing Visual Journaling Tools
Remember when journaling meant grabbing a notebook and hoping your handwriting wouldn’t look like a doctor’s prescription by page three? Those day
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” like a badge of h
The Sound of Drums: A Musical Celebration by St. Bridget’s Convent, Colombo 7
St. Bridget’s Convent, Colombo 7 proudly presents The Sound of Drums, a spectacular musical celebration that will echo with rhythm, unity, and spiri
Tea, Tuk-Tuks, and UI Tricks: Meet Your New Design Guru
You’re sipping your morning coffee, sketching a rough app interface on a napkin, when suddenly you realize, what if this doodle could become a fully
A Love Letter to Sunsets and Beautiful Endings
It was one of those evenings. The kind where your phone is on 3%, your to-do list is still yelling at you, and your brain feels like a browser with to
Double Shift, Double Dream: Inside Sri Lanka’s Tech Side Hustle Boom
In the bustling tech hubs of Colombo and beyond, a quiet revolution is taking place. After clocking out from their 9-to-5 jobs, software engineers, QA
How to be a good listener
Everyone is always yapping, oversharing on stories, ranting in group chats, sending voice notes like they are podcasting from the trenches. But you kn
St. Bridget’s Brings ‘Sound of Drums’ to Life at Nelum Pokuna
This July, the heart of Colombo will throb to the rhythm of drums and the spirit of youth! St. Bridget’s Convent, Colombo 07, proudly presents ’
“They’re Just My Work Spouse”: But Your Real One Isn’t Laughing
More and more Sri Lankans are adopting the “work husband / work wife” label: that one colleague you vent to, lunch with, confide in, and maybe eve
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 Trump dropping bom
I Don’t Belong Here: The Secret Struggle of Sri Lankan Developers
In the heart of Sri Lanka’s burgeoning tech landscape, a silent challenge lurks beneath the surface of innovative solutions and complex algorithms.
Of BTS, Bias, and the Burden of Colonised Thinking
Earlier this month, millions of fans around the world rejoiced as BTS, the global pop sensation from South Korea, were reunited after completing their
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 people to share what
How Gemini AI Can Save Your Exam Season
The familiar panic is setting in. Your A/L examination is just weeks away, and you’re staring at a mountain of syllabus content that seems impossibl
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 up like it was
We Stopped Drawing, Ghibli Didn’t: A Wake-Up Call!
Those random days where we sit on the sofa on a rainy day and notice in a world where artificial intelligence can churn out artwork in seconds and dig
Feeling All the Feels? Here’s How to Keep Your Cool
On certain days, everything seems perfectly balanced. You’re sipping your iced coffee, vibing to your playlist, and your life feels like a Pinterest
Sashane Dassanayake Secures Landmark Win
In a year already marked by remarkable global achievements for Sri Lanka, Sashane Dassanayake added another prestigious accolade to the nation’s nam
Buzz with Danu - Turkey Tales
There’s a special kind of thrill that hits you the moment your plane touches down in a new country — and on the 14th of May, as I flew in with Tur
Breaking the stigma around male infertility in Sri Lanka
In the South Asian context, childless couples are often subject to social scrutiny. While fingers are usually pointed towards females, blaming them fo
“I Use ChatGPT to Train My Boyfriend” And Other Absolutely Unhinged Ways People Are Using AI
When ChatGPT first entered the chat, most people used it for pretty tame things: fixing emails, brainstorming Instagram captions, writing essays five