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A Lobbyist’s Confessional
30Dec By adminNo Comments
Op-ed, Opinion

A Lobbyist’s Confessional

Author: Asfand Katchela The writer is from Sargodha. He writes every now and then. He has been a fan of LDS for very long. And as his first submission, he has clearly chosen the most popular take out there. There’s an American political thriller available online that’s far more gripping than the typical binge-watch fare. And no, for those of you who prefer your political dramas with a side of scheming presidents and backstabbing congressmen, this isn’t referring to House of Cards. The film I’m talking about is Miss Sloane, or perhaps more aptly, The Movie About Elizabeth the Lobbyist (cinephile creds destroyed already). The film is a masterpiece of suspense, pulling you into a high-stakes political battle where power, influence, and moral ambiguity c...
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Digestible Womanhood Only Exists Digitally
7Oct By adminNo Comments
Arts & Culture, Op-ed

Digestible Womanhood Only Exists Digitally

By: Ayatain Ali Identity presentation for women is a paradox, a liberating prison. It is my sisters being puppeteered, unaware of it because the confines of the box are vast and ever-expanding. Who pulls the threads when reality exists in various spaces? Perhaps more pressing is the question of whether awareness is even necessary when the illusion of choice provides enough bliss.  As digital spaces have evolved, a widespread yet individualized need to market yourself as an aesthetic class to prove your worth has emerged. "Aesthetic" has changed from an academic term and a tool used by auteurs and artists to a defining characteristic of our identities. It can refer to both individual taste and a nonspecific proxy for beauty. This shift has brought about the development, co-optin...
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A Golden Tragedy
16Mar By adminNo Comments
Op-ed, Opinion, Uncategorized

A Golden Tragedy

By:Maarij Ali Tarar Cruising on the M2 motorway through the fertile tracts of central Punjab in winter, one is likely to see fields of green wheat stretching to the horizon. Come spring, these young green saplings will have matured into golden stalks, ready to deliver their fat grains into the calloused hands of the farmers. Of courses, it is also in spring, as farmers begin harvesting, that a farce on a grand scale begins to play out. This farce is the Punjab government’s wheat subsidy programme, a series of procurements and releases ostensibly to benefit the small farmer and poor urban consumer. In reality, however, each and every facet of this complex mechanism is designed to benefit large farmers...
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The Streets Must Not Forget
9Mar By adminNo Comments
Sports & Travel, Uncategorized

The Streets Must Not Forget

By:Ahmad bin Tahir Raheem Sterling’s legacy has been tarred. Robert Lewandowski is no longer a memorable figure for football fans. Does anyone even remember Lukaku’s heroics for Inter Milan before his move to Chelsea? Football suffers from the epidemic of recency bias. Football is a dynamic game. It changes roughly every 3 years with respect to its tactics, playstyle, and marketing strategies. While FC Barcelona’s tiki-taka might have been the peak of sporting tactics in 2011, Dortmund’s gegenpressing in 2013 overshadowed its influence on the sport. By extension, player archetypes changed very rapidly as well, with Didier Drogba’s false-9 quickly being replaced by Louis Suarez’s poaching skills. As the whirlwind of managerial dynamism transforms football, players sometimes ca...
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Searching for the Global: Globalization and K-pop
7Mar By adminNo Comments
Arts & Culture, Uncategorized

Searching for the Global: Globalization and K-pop

By:Saleha Sultan In 2023, “Gangam Style” by PSY hit 5 billion views on Youtube. 11 years ago the song was going viral, becoming the first youtube music video to hit 1 billion. While it charted on Billboard and held an impressive record on iTunes,testament to its popularity, few people at that time associated it with the global cultural phenomena that K-pop has become today. K-pop, starting off as only a sub-culture in South Korea, is distinguished by its catchy beats, almost perfectly synchronised choreographies, and more often than not lyrics that effortlessly transition blend Korean and English line to line. K-pop artists, called “idols”, have even gone on to put out songs in English alone in recent years, like the ‘viral hit’ “Cupid” by FIFTYFIFTY, an acknowledgment of their ...
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Autopsying Ridley Scott’s Toothless Epic
18Feb By adminNo Comments
Arts & Culture, Uncategorized

Autopsying Ridley Scott’s Toothless Epic

(Image Credit: Alamy) By: Muhammad Jalal Yousaf Tarar “I’m the first to admit when I make a mistake. I just never do,” says Napoleon (played by Joaquin Phoenix) when Arthur Wellesley informs him that the Congress of Vienna had decided to exile him to the island of St. Helena. These words were also probably spoken by Director Ridley Scott when asked about the film’s historical accuracy.  Of course, films can never be history. In all fairness, ‘Napoleon’ had never claimed to substitute for history. Still, suggesting historians don’t know what they’re talking about because they weren’t there is not only strange comment for a director who specializes in historical films to make but also slightly snobbish. Not to mention, it’s an awful take on Baudrillian historiography...
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Reflections on the NOP Summer
13Oct By adminNo Comments
Editorial

Reflections on the NOP Summer

By: Iman Attique Over the summer months, as the majority of the LUMS student body took a respite from classes and their busy work schedules, the campus prepared to welcome aspiring high school students from all over the country. The LUMS National Outreach programme (NOP) Summer Coaching Session (SCS) returned to an in-person format after its last online run owing to the pandemic. The Programme was a culmination of a year-long outreach and shortlisting operation. Mr. Ibrahim Abro - a recruiting team member - broke down the process into three tests followed by interviews with the applicants. Comprising three weeks of rigorous academic and co-curricular activities - ranging from sports to drama shows - the Programme offered these students a thorough experience of being a part of the co...
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20Aug By adminNo Comments
Uncategorized

On Sexual Harassment and Well-Being

                                                                                                                                                        By Aiza NadeemLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.
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