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X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014): Movie Review

May 29, 2014

Ultimately, at its reactive mutant core, “X-Men Days of Future Past” (2014) is a film that successfully plugs into the direct story-telling current of existential dualism. A well-charged magnet for binaries, it entertains audiences with a selection of tasteful thematic powers that burst asunder: Existentialism vs. Humanism; Fate vs. Choice; Hope vs. Despair; Addiction vs. … More X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014): Movie Review

Unbuttoning the Mystery of Dry Cleaning

May 11, 2014

Since as far as I can remember, I recall that I never knew what actually happened inside our dry cleaner’s store. The blank thought of what follows soon after our clothes were pushed over the counter, to the eager strangers who lived at a tiny blue and white store named “Shine N Bright” located down … More Unbuttoning the Mystery of Dry Cleaning

Britney Spears – Work B**ch: Music Video Review

October 23, 2013

Nothing much to say. The video is solid, reverberating the fact that Britney is indeed back! Not even a second into the song the first thing that lashes at you is her body. Ben Mor (Director) makes this the focal point of attention for the introductory shot doesn’t he? Well, with all good reason, given … More Britney Spears – Work B**ch: Music Video Review

A Call for Intelligent Sri Lankans

August 12, 2013

I told myself I wouldn’t blog politics. But when politics is up in your face, you say bring it. Credit: S Jinadasa You can post all the statuses you want. That’s good. Keep doing that. But I’m sorry everyone, what we really also need are actionable solutions. We need active solutions and recommendations on how … More A Call for Intelligent Sri Lankans

Obama Wins Re-election

November 7, 2012

Nov. 7, 2012: President Obama waves to the crowd at his election night party in Chicago. (AP) He’s back. He’s now Messianic. An orator that arises once in a generation, prodigal, speaking rhetoric that is liquid in sense and inspiration. Goosebumps. Leaders like him are of mettle mythical. Obama’s acceptance speech was cyclical, for indeed it went back … More Obama Wins Re-election

U.S. Election Edition: The Obama Romney Tiff

November 2, 2012

Featuring, the work of The Literartist’s premiere guest writer: SS What’s so bad about Mitt Romney anyway? President Obama was cruising to re-election at the start of October. His (biggest) opponent had focused on making the election a referendum on his handling of the economy (which was recovering), had picked a running mate who was the … More U.S. Election Edition: The Obama Romney Tiff

J.K Rowling’s "The Casual Vacancy": A Review

October 24, 2012

I liked it more than I didn’t. “Hem hem”. Before embarking on “The Casual Vacancy”, check-in those memory stuffed suitcases of “Harry Potter” at the cupboard under the stairs. There will be no need for wands, muggle! No need for robes, and certainly, no need for magic. Well? Tut tut—off you go! Ah, but crisp … More J.K Rowling’s "The Casual Vacancy": A Review

Wide Awake by Katy Perry: Review

June 22, 2012

At first glimpse Perry’s latest video seems like a random collage of fantastical nonsense doesn’t it? Well, if that were truly the case I wouldn’t be writing now would I. This review is yet another one of my rescue articles (the premiere one being for Beyonce’s confusing the ‘Best Thing I Never Had’). It simply … More Wide Awake by Katy Perry: Review

"I’d die for you" – The “Bloody” Hypocrisy of True Love

March 5, 2012

“There’s not a thing I won’t do, I’d give my life up for you…” (Chris Brown and Justin Beiber, Next To You) – “I’d catch a grenade for ya / Throw my hand on a blade for ya / I’d jump in front of a train for ya / You know I’d do anything for … More "I’d die for you" – The “Bloody” Hypocrisy of True Love

Okay, Is Smoking Really Even Haraam?

January 23, 2012

Knowledge should always be inhaled deeply. The Great Mosque of Djenné, Larry Louie Our story begins with this possible irony: Muslims developed the cigarette as we know it today! For eons the Mayans and Aztecs had smoked tobacco with palmtree leaves, wrappings of corn, and various pipes. But come the Ottoman Empire,and we see the … More Okay, Is Smoking Really Even Haraam?

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