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Irtiza Shafaat BokhareeThe Nation |
Richard Wagner believed that recurring musical themes could help audiences navigate the complexity of opera. Theodor Adorno worried that the same...
The 2026 World Cup ended with an unexpected rebuke to modern football. At a time when the game increasingly celebrates individuals over institutions,...
The 48-team World Cup promised upheaval. For a fortnight, it looked capable of delivering one. Paraguay dumped four-time champions Germany out on...
The opening refrain of Pasoori evokes belonging for a global South Asian diaspora. The first piano notes of Kal Ho Naa Ho summon nostalgia almost...
A week into the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the familiar stars are doing familiar things. Kylian Mbappé’s two goals against Senegal made him France’s...
Every four years, football briefly becomes the centre of global culture. The 2026 FIFA World Cup is already doing what it always does best: forcing...
Pakistan's Test cricket team is enduring one of the weakest periods in its history. The results are difficult to ignore, but statistics alone do...
One of the stranger ideas being repeated consistently in music circles in Pakistan over the past decade is that audiences no longer care about...