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Words: Bhanujith Wijesinghe
Words: Bhanujith Wijesinghe
With the recent success of its Moon mission, India has made its status as a national superpower in space clear for the world to...
Arcades or as it is more formally known, Amusement Arcades, used to be a mainstay of public entertainment venues all around the...
Most cultures around the world have come up with the idea of a dragon in their local folklore. Though these mythical creatures...
Barbie is one of biggest and longest lasting names in the world of toys, with few brands having a near comparable impact, being a...
Puppetry is a very ancient form of entertainment and artistic expression that has been a part of cultures around the world for...
For decades, popular media have portrayed Sharks, particularly the Great White, as mindless monsters hell bent on feasting on any...
For centuries, the public has had a morbid fascination with true crime, the dark and distressing stories detailing real life...
Clowns are a type of performer characterized by their colorful outfits, distinctive face makeup and the use of physical comedy to...
Silent films, as the name implies, refers to films without an accompanying synchronized audio track, generally that of dialogue....
Pulp magazines, also known as “pulps,” were a popular form of fiction publication in the early 20th century. These mass produced...
For the better part of the past two decades, comic book superhero movies dominated the entertainment industry, enforcing a...
When considering dinosaurs as they are depicted in popular culture, the first, and likely the only thing that comes to mind is...
Nintendo is a multinational video game company based out of Japan, and is one of the most recognizable names in all of gaming....
The Walt Disney Company, or simply Disney, is one of, if not the largest media conglomerate in the world.Since its founding in...
The Henshin Boom refers to a Japanese media phenomenon in the 1970s and 80s, characterized by an explosion in the popularity of...
In the West there is Superman, but in Japan, it was Ultraman. The Ultraman franchise, better known colloquially as the Ultra...
Vampires, the seductive bloodsucking undead creatures of the night, are one of the oldest horror icons in pop culture, being a...
The zombie refers to a hugely popular trope of reanimated corpses, most popularly used in horror fiction. Though the concept of...
Warhammer 40,000, popularly read as Warhammer 40K, and commonly abbreviated to simply WH40K, or just 40K, is a tabletop miniature...
Hip-hop is a popular music genre and cultural movement originating from the ethnic minority communities of the 70s in New York...
Furry fandom is most commonly defined as a community made up of individuals who have an interest in anthropomorphic animal...
Pokemon, an abbreviation of its original Japanese name of Pocket Monsters, needs no introduction as the single largest media...
Donghua, translated literally as moving sketches, is the term used to refer to all Chinese animated works.Though the term donghua...
Celebrated annually on the 31st of October, Halloween is one of the most well-known and beloved Western traditions. What started...
AI art refers to artwork generated with the use of an artificial intelligence software. Though the technology for it has existed...
In the modern pop culture sphere, science fiction, or sci-fi as it commonly abbreviated, is a staple part of books, games, movies...
Known internationally as the Japanese equivalent of the mafia, Yakuza is the collective term used to identify the organized crime...
Before BTS, One Direction or even the BackStreet Boys, The Beatles had its stranglehold on the world as the first boy band to...
In the current day, when you think of comics, the first thing that the average person would conjure up in their mind is the...
Football, or as it is sometimes known, soccer, is a team sport that pits two teams of 11 players against each other, scoring...
Mixed Martial Arts or MMA as it is more popularly known, is a full contact hybrid combat sport incorporating techniques from a...
Saarah Deen Ismail, is a multi talented business entrepreneur in the beauty, textile and garment manufacturing industry. The...
Auto Racing is the spectator sport involving racing automobiles, an extremely popular and exhilarating competition. And in the...
According to HowlongToBeat.com, a site dedicated to tracking how long it takes to complete any particular videogame, lists...
Despite the misleading name, Professional Wrestling, or as it is more popularly abbreviated, Pro Wrestling, does not refer to the...
Chess can be described as a turn-based tabletop strategy board game played between two players, but realistically, the game needs...
Monopoly is a real estate themed multiplayer tabletop board game that has, over the years, become a household name around the...
Collectible card games, also called trading card games, are a genre of card game wherein, instead of playing with a standard deck...
Calligraphy is the practice of writing and penmanship as a visual art form. Where the purpose of handwriting is to be as quickly...
According to HowlongToBeat.com, a site dedicated to tracking how long it takes to complete any particular videogame, lists...
Astrology is the pseudoscientific theory that believes the movements and positions of celestial objects like the stars and...
Dungeons and Dragons:
Dungeons and Dragons, also known simply as D&D or DnD, is a tabletop role playing game currently published by the Wizards of...
In the world of live theatre, the name that first comes to mind for anyone, regardless of their interest in the performing arts,...
Esports is most commonly described as organized competitive video gaming and in recent years, has slowly established itself as a...
Solange Gunawijeya:
Earlier this year in late May, Solange Gunawijeya led the Sri Lanka team in the 2021 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for 3X3...
Last week, Matthew Abeysinghe was approved by the SLASU and the National Olympic Committee to represent Sri Lanka at the 2020...
For the past few years, certain work culture trends have caused hundreds of millions of people to be exposed to the risks of...
Holidays are often a reflection of a country’s culture and values and for nations like Japan, which are extremely well known for...
Travelling, at its core, is a very personal experience which takes a lot of personal investment whether it be time, money or...
For a social media driven platform such as a travel blog, it is often times the priority of the blogger to make things seem as...
Arcades or as it is more formally known, Amusement Arcades, used to...
Most cultures around the world have come up with the idea of a dragon...
Barbie is one of biggest and longest lasting names in the world of...
Puppetry is a very ancient form of entertainment and artistic...
For decades, popular media have portrayed Sharks, particularly the...
For centuries, the public has had a morbid fascination with true...
Clowns are a type of performer characterized by their colorful...
Silent films, as the name implies, refers to films without an...
Pulp magazines, also known as “pulps,” were a popular form of fiction...
For the better part of the past two decades, comic book superhero...
When considering dinosaurs as they are depicted in popular culture,...
Nintendo is a multinational video game company based out of Japan,...
The Walt Disney Company, or simply Disney, is one of, if not the...
The Henshin Boom refers to a Japanese media phenomenon in the 1970s...
In the West there is Superman, but in Japan, it was Ultraman. The...
Vampires, the seductive bloodsucking undead creatures of the night,...
The zombie refers to a hugely popular trope of reanimated corpses,...
Warhammer 40,000, popularly read as Warhammer 40K, and commonly...
Hip-hop is a popular music genre and cultural movement originating...
Furry fandom is most commonly defined as a community made up of...
Pokemon, an abbreviation of its original Japanese name of Pocket...
Donghua, translated literally as moving sketches, is the term used to...
Celebrated annually on the 31st of October, Halloween is one of the...
AI art refers to artwork generated with the use of an artificial...
In the modern pop culture sphere, science fiction, or sci-fi as it...
Known internationally as the Japanese equivalent of the mafia, Yakuza...
Before BTS, One Direction or even the BackStreet Boys, The Beatles...
In the current day, when you think of comics, the first thing that...
Football, or as it is sometimes known, soccer, is a team sport that...
Mixed Martial Arts or MMA as it is more popularly known, is a full...
Saarah Deen Ismail, is a multi talented business entrepreneur in the...
Auto Racing is the spectator sport involving racing automobiles, an...
According to HowlongToBeat.com, a site dedicated to tracking how long...
Despite the misleading name, Professional Wrestling, or as it is more...
Chess can be described as a turn-based tabletop strategy board game...
Monopoly is a real estate themed multiplayer tabletop board game that...
Collectible card games, also called trading card games, are a genre...
Calligraphy is the practice of writing and penmanship as a visual art...
According to HowlongToBeat.com, a site dedicated to tracking how long...
Astrology is the pseudoscientific theory that believes the movements...
Dungeons and Dragons, also known simply as D&D or DnD, is a...
In the world of live theatre, the name that first comes to mind for...
Esports is most commonly described as organized competitive video...
Earlier this year in late May, Solange Gunawijeya led the Sri Lanka...
Last week, Matthew Abeysinghe was approved by the SLASU and the...
For the past few years, certain work culture trends have caused...
Holidays are often a reflection of a country’s culture and values and...
Travelling, at its core, is a very personal experience which takes a...
For a social media driven platform such as a travel blog, it is often...
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