Sometimes if you don’t stand up, you fall
Carlos ‘Remember the Name’ Brathwaite is best known for his heroics in the World T-20 World Cup final a few years ago when he hit four consecutive sixers to secure an improbable win for the West Indies...
View ArticleDid the President of Kekirilanthaya play Brutus or Antony?
Please note: There's never a dull moment in Kekirilanthaya!Beryl de Krester was feeling bored. The excitement of holding ‘for democracy’ placards, candlelight vigils and keyboard heroics on facebook...
View ArticleMoney talks, gold rules: are we ok with that?
Lahiru Kumara was fined 15% of his match fee in the recent test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Apparently the fault was ‘an audible obscenity’. The ICC has rules and the punishment can vary...
View ArticleIgnorance is an exiting thing!
Several years ago, I wrote a regular column for the JEANS section of 'The Nation'. The editor of JEANS, Kusumanjalee Thilakarathna now handles the 'Littlestars' tabloid distributed with 'The Sunday...
View ArticleThere’s a secret friend waiting for you
Several years ago, I wrote a regular column for the JEANS section of 'The Nation'. The editor of JEANS, Kusumanjalee Thilakarathna now handles the 'Littlestars' tabloid distributed with 'The Sunday...
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Did those who screamed FOR the 19th Amendment actually read the draft?There are those who hail the 19th Amendment as THE piece of legislation that trumped a would-be dictatorship and preserved...
View ArticleJustice delayed is justice affirmed, apparently
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View ArticleIt's healthy to retire the braggadocio
Life has a way of 'pushing-down' the bragPeople have egos. That’s a given. Some egos are massive, others are so tiny that they even seem non-existent. Some people are humble while others don’t seem to...
View ArticleListen! You will be rewarded....
Several years ago, I wrote a regular column for the JEANS section of 'The Nation'. The editor of JEANS, Kusumanjalee Thilakarathna now handles the 'Littlestars' tabloid distributed with 'The Sunday...
View ArticleSome new projects for Born-Again Democrats, Funded-Voices and Candlelight-Ladies
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View ArticleColombo, Kolombianism, Kolombians and Wannabe Kolombians
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View ArticleHappy Birthday Pradeep Jeganathan!
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View ArticleSophomoric legislators cannot fix constitutional flaws
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View ArticleThe shortcut to greatness
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View ArticleA tree has clues to a treasure
Several years ago, I wrote a regular column for the JEANS section of 'The Nation'. The editor of JEANS, Kusumanjalee Thilakarathna now handles the 'Littlestars' tabloid distributed with 'The Sunday...
View ArticleOh! Lasantha!
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View ArticleOxymoronic Sumanthiran
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View ArticleHave you ever been at boiling point?
Several years ago, I wrote a regular column for the JEANS section of 'The Nation'. The editor of JEANS, Kusumanjalee Thilakarathna now handles the 'Littlestars' tabloid distributed with 'The Sunday...
View ArticleSpecial, always and forever!
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View ArticleCan these politicians make us say ‘thank you for small mercies’?
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