Archive for the 'Current Issues' Category



The Royal Orphan 81 Comments

Every two years or so I would read an article similar to this published today on the Independent; Out of Africa: The stolen prince. The articles are usually good ones; they are descriptive and “historically accurate,” per say. Oxymoronic phrases like the ‘Royal Orphan’ and the ‘Stolen Prince’ thrown around quite a bit. I once [...]

plump is IN! 68 Comments

Skinny is out; well skinny is ‘in’ but not as ‘in’ as it was in the late nineties. Dresses are definitely ‘in.’ Girls are wearing light colored summer high wasted dress. That helps plump girls look more appealing while making skinny look bony. Controversies were stirred up over the last five years. Bony models are [...]

This was the Moment 42 Comments

Update: Bumping fist with Michelle Now I really dig the idea of a bumping fist with the president. Because if we are willing to work for it, and fight for it, and believe in it, then I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children [...]

Africa Still Dark! 40 Comments

This is the image of earth at night, via Google’s Earth’s Earth light. You can take a closer look at the whole world here. Africa is very dark. No lights if you take a look at this image. Europe, and US are very bright. Japan is the brightest. India and east China are coming on [...]

Open Thread: Gas Price! 99 Comments

Source It’s becoming ridiculous, and I think everyone in the world could relate, because even if you use public transportation; like here in DC, they are worried that the trains will be overloaded if the price increases to 5$ a gallon. I have never really thought about how much I spend for Gas, but its [...]