John Waters has never wanted to be a gay filmmaker. He has always wanted to be John Waters, a singular filmmaking talent who has defined artistic sensibilities for straight and gay people alike for the last 60 years. For Waters, being gay is just one of a multitudinous things that fill out the suit he's chosen for this occasion. "They never say the great heterosexual, " he says,…
Meg Stalter and Paul W. Downs cannot handle everything that’s happening right now.
It is weeks ago, and we are on the precipice of the cliff, over which lies the end of the hit show Hacks. Stalter is affectionately petulant about the proceedings, interjecting that she’d probably un-like all of Downs’ Instagram posts if he ever worked with “some funny fat girl” besides her. We…
Baby, this is Keke Palmer, and PAPER. The iconic actress graced the most recent cover of PAPER, in which the Hollywood starlet was dolled up like a real Miss Congeniality babe. The Williejane-photographed shoot may have been all things beauty and grace in theme, but the celebrations were big-time city-slicker glam. Hosted at Cathédrale, New York City’s hotspot celebrated for its buzzing…
Eight years into their career, i-dle is finally calling itself by the right name.
Last year, on the K-pop group's seventh anniversary, they officially dropped the "G" from (G)I-DLE, the famously convoluted name they debuted with in 2018. Derived from the Korean phrase (yeoja) aideul , or "girls," the original name was always something of a linguistic knot: the silent "G" standing…
Keke Palmer does not have the energy to give glass skin. But she can give cracked glass, she jokes, or stained glass on a cathedral, as I interject. “I live for stains. She's giving a stained window. Yes, honey, yes. That gives me life.”
We’re catching up on the eve of the Met Gala, mere weeks before her next flick I Love Boosters, courtesy of Boots Riley, and on the heels of…
New York City’s RISE Bar is no stranger to a pop girl. In fact — as its legions of patrons already know — RISE champions those same girlies with all the zest and passion befitting its status as one of the city’s greatest gay bars.
Its pop star themed club nights are particularly iconic, and last Friday was Club Zara, in partnership with PAPER. Not the Spanish clothing brand,…
Everyone from flashy startups to the government is selling the electric two-wheeler revolution. But a revolution requires the masses. And the truth is unless you’re a high-mileage Foodpanda rider or a student learning to ride, switching to electric right now does not make a lot of financial sense. Here is the full math the industry won't show you
The post We did the math on Pakistan’s EV bikes.…
I say good-bye to Zara Larsson and drum my fingers on my laptop. My apartment, bursting with excited conversation that zipped from feminism to girlhood with all the frenetic speed of girls in a club toilet, is now utterly silent. “I feel like there's very few people that I can see not getting along with after sitting down and talking,” she says at one point during our interview. I can…
Shaheryar Chishty finally has control of K-Electric. Armed with a distribution expert CEO, the power of Thar Coal, and a sea of ideas he wants to get KE involved in everything from providing solar battery solutions to e-bike financing. Can he pull it off?
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Four years ago, a consortium of banks led by HBL came together to revive rather than rip apart a major textile manufacturing company that owed them money. The numbers say they made a mistake. What can they learn from it?
The post The banking industry tried to turn a dying textile giant into its debt restructuring poster child. Here’s what happened. appeared first on Profit by Pakistan Today.
If a spotlight is present, Liv Morgan will find it.
Her career as a WWE superstar is filled with opportunities given and opportunities taken. One second, she charms her way around a group of wrestlers in the ring, and in the next, she smiles and gives a swift kick in the nether region, as John Cena learned in the fall of 2025.
Now she is a co-leader of a WWE heel faction The…
There might not be a single person in modern wrestling who ignites a visceral gut reaction quite like “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio.
The moment live crowds watch him walk into a ring and grab a microphone, a chorus of boos rumbles through the arena so loud that it forces him to scream into the mic just to get a few words out.
Behind the screams is a mantle of a Mexican family legacy…
What began as a boycott over Gaza has since become a sustained reduction in the market for carbonated beverages in Pakistan. Rising prices and tax woes are making it impossible to recover
The post Prices, not politics: Why PepsiCo’s in the doldrums appeared first on Profit by Pakistan Today.
While many Pakistani billionaires and centimillionaires retreat from taking risks, Tabba is making bold moves. What is he doing differently?
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The people's princess Ayo Edebiri had a dinner party this weekend and her closest friends were invited. PAPER, thankfully, made the guest list too.
Our latest cover star threw an intimate dinner bash with friends, collaborators and PAPER at Maxwell Tribeca in NYC Sunday night. A long, sprawling table was set family style, where longtime friends caught up after their winter…
Leopard print is just so fab, we think.
And fab is the name of the game here at PAPER, especially when it concerns Latto and the equally fabulous cover she appears on. To celebrate the occasion, she had a lowkey function at Lo Kee in Atlanta alongside friends, collaborators, and the like. Our favorite part? The leopard printed menus guests were treated to.
It's become something of a…
The historic tractor manufacturer will become the first automotive company in Pakistan’s history to export its own brand to other countries. But even as they look towards expanding their horizons, challenges persist at home. Can a National Tractory Policy help address them?
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Latto is feeling good these days.
“This is me at my most confident,” she tells PAPER. She’s currently in Miami, putting the finishing touches on her upcoming album Big Mama amid much change in her life. “I’m in my happiest space, at the most peace I've experienced in my 27 years of life — whew, 27, I almost forgot how old I was!”
Her forgetfulness is easily forgivable. Since…
In a rare interview, Jay-Z puts everything on the table — business, family and 30 years of music
Pakistan’s third largest bank has become its second largest, and is rapidly chasing the number one title, under an ambitious new CEO. Here is how they have done this
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In barely three years, ZTBL’s finances paint the picture of a bank that is well and truly on the mend. But has this been a thorough renovation or a case of sweeping things under the rug?
The post The cleanup at Zarai Taraqiati Bank appeared first on Profit by Pakistan Today.
Last year saw more share buybacks compared to IPOs carried out. What is the reason behind it?
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It is quite the achievement to be an international supermodel. It is another thing entirely to be a beloved public figure on an ever-shifting world stage, with decades of an industry-spanning career under your belt. And still, Heidi Klum is powering full steam ahead into 2026.
The supermodel and television powerhouse is starting the year with a brand new two-part series that…
Pakistan’s youth bulge needs jobs. How robust is the country’s capacity to create those jobs, right as the demographics sit on the verge of creating the second largest labour force expansion in the world over the next three decades?
The post How big is Pakistan’s job creation engine? appeared first on Profit by Pakistan Today.
Not only have local manufacturers seen increased sales, the import of used Japanese cars has also grown significantly, indicating there is more than enough room in the market. But will the party last?
The post Pakistanis are buying cars like crazy. Local assemblers and importers of used Japanese cars are fighting tooth and nail until it lasts appeared first on Profit by Pakistan Today.
In the nearly four years since they went on hiatus for mandatory military service in South Korea, the members of BTS have grown as artists and men, launching distinct solo careers to huge success. Now, the biggest band in the world is reuniting with a fifth studio album, a massive global tour and a definitive answer to whether they’re stronger alone or together