Anne Hathaway’s ‘awful’ character
Actress Anne Hathaway’s “awful” “Ocean’s Eight” character is based on how she imagines she’d be if she took fame too seriously. “She’s called Daphne Kluger, she’s an actress and - well, she’s awful. She’s won two Academ
Australian artist Parr emerges alive from burial
An Australian performance artist who was buried in a steel container under a busy road for 72 hours as part of a so-called dark arts festival was released from his self-imposed prison yesterday. Mike Parr, a 73-year-old performance artist whose creative endeavors typically explore physical limi
‘The noise is not so bad’
A homeowner who watches aircraft roar down the runway from his kitchen window has no problem living next to Europe’s busiest airport, saying the noise is not so bad. Harri Patel became Heathrow Airport’s closest neighbour when he and his young family decided to trade in their two be
Only special reservation can bridge the gender gap in politics, Badriya Al Marzouq, chairperson of BWU
Electoral quota for women is a must to ensure that women in the Kingdom attain legislative strides, said chairperson of Bahraini Women Union (BWU) Badriya Al Marzouq. She explained that a few women running for the electoral process doesn’t mean the entire women community has been empo
Mosaic to enthrall visitors
A new mosaic has been made near the Al Fateh Highway and the Dolphin Park. It was made by Art Reach in association with Almoayyed Contracting. Speaking to Tribune, Capital Secretariat Council Vice Chairman Mazen Ahmed Alumran, said, “We have been working for quite long t
Bahrain Summer Festival begins today
The Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (Baca) will today launch this year’s Bahrain Summer Festival which will run until August 18. Held under the slogan “Muharraq Capital of Islamic Culture”, the 10th edition of the Bahrain Summer Festival is returning with a thril
Husband to testify against wife in infant torture case
A husband of a woman accused of torturing their own infant will take the stand on September 5, 2018, to testify against her. The 26-year-old Arab woman was arrested after she allegedly tortured her infant girl. The 15-month-old girl was admitted to a hospital with second-d
Bigger cryptocurrencies more likely to suffer
Cryptocurrencies are not scalable and are more likely to suffer a breakdown in trust and efficiency the greater the number of people using them, the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) said yesterday in its latest warning about the rise of virtual currencies. For any form of money to
