Taking art out in the open

BEAUTIFUL MESS: Street artist Dibyeshwor Gurung working on a wall opposite the Russian Embassy. His art deals with issues of unplanned urbanisation and migration.

Previously festooned with billboards for big brands, the wall opposite the Russian Embassy in Baluwatar now showcases a black-and-white artwork of crumpled transmission lines over a cramped city depicting unplanned urban growth.  

Probably inspired by Kathmandu’s own chaotic growth, street artist Dibyeshwor Gurung thought this wall would be an apt medium to put out his message: “If everyone leaves, there won’t be anyone left behind to untangle the mess.”

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Pete’s Dragon

Children’s movies are tricky — if too light, the adults get bored, if heavy and complex, both kids and adults (perhaps even more) get traumatised. These films try to pull their punches but most end up being pretty upsetting regardless; more so to adults who have first-hand knowledge of love and loss than to the little people who, one hopes, have not experienced separation anxiety, death, and viciousness at close quarters just yet.

— Disney’s newest live action remake of its 1977 classic animated musical — is a bit wrenching for grownups, who know how cruel fate can be, with its blind reckonings and bad hands dealt to the nicest of people, while liars and thieves reign free (a certain very morally ambiguous presidential candidate with a toupee comes to mind).

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EPL 2016: All you need to know about the top transfers of the season

ike the saying ‘go big or go home’ goes, the 2015/16 transfer window in the English Premier League definitely did not disappoint. While EPL might not have the two greatest players of our generation in Ronaldo and Messi but the most celebrated managers in the world now call it their home.  Pep Guardiola is at the helm at Manchester City and Jose Mourinho is your manager at Manchester United; you just can’t write a script like that. Some of the biggest news this season was made by the sheer pedigree of managerial talent that made its way to the EPL. Now while Antonio Conte brings his passion to Stamford Bridge, it is the existing bunch in Pochettino, Wenger, Klopp, Ranieri who find themselves under pressure to step up to the plate and do something big this season.
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Bajeko Sekuwa: Business, strategy, future explained in 8 questions

You might have seen this logo around town, and wondered what it was all about. Much has been written about how Bajeko Sekuwa had humble beginnings, and how it has evolved over the past decades. But this time we caught up with the CEO of Bajeko Ventures Pvt Ltd Sushil Khadka to ask him eight specific questions about Bajeko Sekuwa’s business plans.
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NADA 2016: 12 new cars to look out for during Nepal’s premier auto show.

Nepal’s primer auto show, NADA, is all set to begin on Tuesday with 36 brands showcasing their latest offerings. Amidst the sea of vehicles, however, there are a few that stand out from the rest in the merit of their features and novelty.  Here we look at 12 new cars that will be featured at NADA 2016 (in no particular order). 1. The Datsun Redi Go Type: Entry-level hatchback With an unique fusion of compact crossover and hatchback, the entry-level Redi Go urban-cross from Datsun, is priced at Rs  1,399,000 (basic variant). The car has a 800 cc petrol engine, and according to the company, the car gives 25.17 km per liter. It can speed up to 140 km/hr. The Japanese car made a comeback to the Nepali market two years ago with the Datsun GO.  It has sold more than 800 units of the Datsun GO in Nepal says Pioneer MotoCorp, the authorised seller of Datsun cars in Nepal. 2. Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza Type: SUV The Vitara Brezza is the first SUV to come to Nepal with dual tone feature. The car has a powerful DDiS-200 engine with the mileage of 24.3 km per liter. Ideal for Nepali roads, the five-seater has an excellent ground clearance of 1.98 mm. It comes with Apple CarPlay, cruise control, and other best in class features. According to the company, the car comes in seven varants, with the price ranging from Rs 3,599,000 to Rs 4,440,000. All variants come with diesel engine.
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Massive and Mysterious Ice Fall in Tibet

The Aru Range as photographed on June 24, 2016 (left), and July 21, 2016 [images by NASA]

On July 17, 2016, a huge stream of ice and rock tumbled down a narrow valley in the Aru Range of Tibet. When the ice stopped moving, it had spread a pile of debris that was up to 30 meters (98 feet) thick across 10 square kilometers (4 square miles). Nine people, 350 sheep, and 110 yaks in the remote village of Dungru were killed during the avalanche.
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