A butterfly in transition
Budding artist Renu Mathur’s journey of life is as interesting as the motifs she creates on her canvasses
YOU are not likely to find it in any textbook but one thumb rule most art reviewers follow is to focus more on the work, rather than the person. After all, art makes an artist. But in the case of Renu Anand, a budding artist from Manimajra, currently doing her MFA in textile designing from the Indian Institute of Craft and Design, Jaipur, we bend this rule a little.Our focus is more on the person as she walks into the office to tell us about her forthcoming exhibition in the city. 

B(u)y and by
Look around and you will find a million things you could spend on. And with almost everything available on credit, from pizzas to gym membership, overseas holidays to even jeans, the motto is indeed— enjoy now, pay later.

LOVE STORY: The cast of Tere Ishq Nachaya (clockwise) Mannat Singh, Gavie Chahal, Dakshat and Deep Dhillon pose for The Tribune lensman Parvesh Chauhan at Phase X-Mohali. The movie is due for release this Friday.

Freida's mind game
Freida Pinto, the Mumbai-born actor, who shot to international fame with Slumdog Millionaire says that she does not want to be a part of Bollywood films as she finds them "mindless".The model-turned-actor, who shot to worldwide fame with the Oscar-winning movie, has been offered several "stereotypical" roles in India but does not want to work in a "song and dance" Bollywood movie.

Familiar chemistry
Bollywood beauty Katrina Kaif, whose sizzling chemistry with co-star Akshay Kumar in Farah Khan's latest offering Tees Maar Khan has grabbed eyeballs, says it comes from years of working together and nothing else.

Travolta becomes a dad
Hollywood superstar John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston are now proud parents of baby son Benjamin.The pair are said to be "ecstatic" about their new baby, who was born in a Florida hospital on Tuesday.

Gul goes global
Former beauty queen-turned-actor Gul Panag is planning to mount an international film with Britain-based Italian origin director Ovidio Salazar in which she will also be acting."I am trying to mount a project with a friend of mine, Ovidio Salazar, whom I met at the film festival in Russia, where I was in the jury. It's an international project we are trying to put together," Gul said.

Professional dancer Derek Hough and his partner Jennifer Grey hold the coveted Mirror Ball trophy after being named champions of Dancing with the Stars during the finale. Photo Reuters

For the Love of obscenity
Rock singer Courtney Love has once again posted risque photos of herself on her Twitter page. Love, 46, is seen kissing a female friend as both of them flash their nipples in one photo, while in others she is seen posing provocatively in an armchair wearing only a brown bra and knickers.

Science of creativity
This time the Chandigarh Carnival is all about batman, Power-puff Girls, Jadoo and so on as sci-fi is the theme for the carnival. Busy preparing floats, space ships and characters like Harry Potter, Krrish, Ben 10, it's the students of the Government College of Art who have given a face to the carnival. One step into the college premises and it's a world full of creativity-big floats, huge bamboo sticks and a mirage of colours.

Towards nirvana!
The literary references to wine are in abundance, ranging from Homer to Alkman to our own writings of Chanakya and Hindu scriptures that refer to wine as madhu, a drink fit for gods, goddesses, kings and queens. Out of scriptures and now to bars and high profile get togethers, wine of late has become more of a society drink. And the choices are galore. Wednesday saw launching of a new brand in the city-Luca.

Karmveer for Neerja
iCONGO, a co-operative hub of NGOs, who have pledged to adhere to high standards of accountability, transparency and credibility, announced that it would be conferring the prestigious Karmaveer Puraskaar to Neerja Bhanot posthumously. The award will be presented on November 26 in New Delhi to Rama Bhanot, Neerja's mother, at an awards function.

Jean therapy
Calvin Klein Jeans introduces Fall 2010 for men and women. This season, the collection is sexy with improved design engineered to enhance and maximise aesthetics in a sultry way.

It's show time, FOLKs!
People who claim that art isn't affected by geographical boundaries are just promoting an idealistic thought. Had that been the case, the less popular art form, folklore wouldn't have been limited to the places of origin. "Also, folk artistes would then have been as popular as Pandit Birju Maharaj or Ustad Amjad Ali Khan," comes from Manmohan Singh Mitwa, vice-president and chief coordinator of SAARC Folklore and Heritage Festival.

Upwardly mobile
The IN 2060 'V.DO'- a GSM + GSM model, plays all kinds of moor video formats (MP4, 3GP and AVI) with utmost clarity.

Mama mia!
Guys relax! It’s okay to be a mama’s boy as that would make you a better partner
Being a ‘mama’s boy’ is not necessarily an endearing term for any girlfriend or wife, but a recent research might make you go for one!Carlos Santos, a professor at Arizona State University’s School of Social and Family Dynamics has found in her recent study that ‘mama’s boys have better communication skills and higher levels of empathy’. That, in turn, leads to reduced stress and better emotional health, paving way for healthier relationships.

Bond of love

Actor Shah Rukh Khan poses after signing the guest book of Berlin in the city's Rote Rathaus town hall, on Tuesday. Khan shot part of his latest movie Don II in Berlin. Reuters photo

Bond wagon
Face it
Social media websites strengthen personal ties
Contrary to common belief social media websites such as Facebook do not weaken personal ties, they strengthen them in unique ways fordifferent age groups, according to a new study.The rapid spread of Facebook, which has more than 500 million users worldwide, has prompted concerns about its negative effects, but researchers at the University of Texas have reached a different conclusion.