Say oh! Life! ————— The sound of an unstable ceiling fan. The window with a permanent landscape. A buzzing noon in this cabin soaks The race of life and thirsty deaths produces it. The blood that the hands have washed flows through the sewers. The earth treasures that in its bosom and grows Green on the stolen memory of the […]
Born on August 14, 1973 (08/17/1973), he weighs between 70 and 74 kg and measures between 1.7 and 1.75 m. Okocha began his professional career with CCB Lions, from where he was transferred to Enugu Rangers. De Enugu got a transfer to Eintracht Frankfurt in the 1992/1993 season. Okocha made his first international debut for Nigeria in May 1993 against […]
While watching Monday night football on a quiet afternoon on December 8, 1980, I was hungover when I heard Howard Cosell interrupt the game with a breaking news story. John Lennon was assassinated in New York City? Could that be true? That was true. Later, he was pronounced dead. I was shocked. Then my brother, Mark, called me on the […]
A man has been lying to his wife. For months, he’s been secretly going out at night to exotic dance clubs, hobnobbing with strippers, and receiving lap dances (which he chooses to believe are “innocent” and “harmless”). He has been enjoying his own little secret world that gives him a sense of sensual arousal and illicit general bodily pleasure. He […]
Over the years, I’ve had many conversations with music artists about commercial music, usually leading them to reveal their disdain and hatred of it. Some refer to pop music (“Pop”, as in what is popular now) as commercial music. Others think that all that is getting heavy play on the radio is commercial music. Whatever its definition, one thing is […]
Shopping for toddler shoes is a minefield for any parent, but shopping for toddler shoes can be a real balancing act: you need to make sure the shoe is comfortable, breathable, and supportive to aid healthy growth of the foot, but also you want the shoe to be robust enough to stand up to the demands of an inquisitive and […]
Brimming with twists, turns and non-stop drama, Nesly Clerge’s When The Dragon Roars is an ideal thriller for any fan of prison noir. As The Dragon Roars opens with the protagonist, Frederick Stark, aka The Dragon, at the lowest point of his life. Having been betrayed by his ex-wife Kayla, a life full of opportunity is now extremely limited. He’s […]
Values are a set of beliefs that shape our lives. They are the principles that constitute the core of our being and define who we are and how we choose to be, do or have. They determine what is important to us. They answer the questions: Why am I different from other people? Why do I choose to do certain […]
With a well-received role as Rachel Dawes in the Batman sequel ‘The Dark Knight,’ Maggie Gyllenhaal looks set to have a big year. This fine young mother and actress has a family history of film work, with both parents and two brothers working in Hollywood. But she has soured under the pressure of the publicity she is starting to receive. […]
The sight of the sky lanterns is intriguing; They never cease to amaze me. I constantly wonder how they work, what makes them go up to the sky and stay there for so long just before coming back down to earth. I realize it has to depend on the laws of physics, but I want a much fuller clarification of […]
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