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The One That Got Away – Sandranathan Rubatheesan

Sunday, October 18, 2020

The Sri Lankan journalist and photographer talks about the greatest shot he never got… and one he did. — For the Sri Lankan Sunday Times

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Year’s mind

Monday, October 12, 2020

On South Africa’s historic 1995 Rugby World Cup win, its aftermath, and the sad death of James Terence Small . On Sunday morning, the first big international rugby fixture – All Blacks vs the Wallabies – was played since Covid halted the Six Nations back in early March. This will be followed by the other […]

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The One That Got Away – Tai Hsin Shiek

Sunday, October 11, 2020

The star-gazing Sri Lankan photographer talks about the greatest shot he never got… and one he did. — For the Sri Lankan Sunday Times

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The One That Got Away – Shehan Obeysekara

Sunday, September 13, 2020

The Sri Lankan artist and photographer talks about the greatest shot he never got… and one he did. — For the Sri Lankan Sunday Times

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Master class

Sunday, October 27, 2019

An evening with Kumar Sangakkara. — For the Sri Lankan Sunday Times

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All good things must come to an end

Saturday, February 2, 2019

Some Trick: thirteen stories by Helen DeWitt New Directions, £22.95, pp.197 Certain American States by Catherine Lacey Granta, £12.99, pp.190 Hostages by Oisín Fagan Head of Zeus, £8.99, pp.269 Notes from the Fog by Ben Marcus Granta, £12.99, pp.266 The Abyss and Other Stories by Leonid Andreyev Alma Books, £8.99, pp.315 . Only Helen DeWitt […]

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