ALLERGIC TO WATER

Imagine not being able to cry because the tears from your eyes cause great pain. Or not being able to sweat without breaking out in a rash, and, if you do get sweaty, not being able to shower. You can’t afford to let any water touch your body because when you do so, it feels like your skin is burning. Yes! Some people are allergic to water. 

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2013 Anti-Corruption Youth Essay Competition For Africans

Are you an African youth concerned about corruption on the continent? Have you or anyone close to you been a victim of corruption? Do you believe your future is in any way threatened by corrupt practices?

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Why Our Best Ideas Come to Us in the Shower

One of the most important ways of taking care of your body is to have a good bath. A shower a day – at least – makes you clean. But as a plus, it creates the perfect conditions for a creative flash, luring out your inner genius. 

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The Zombie Apocalypse: Be Prepared

Zombies are common in sci-fi/fantasy stories, comic books, and horror flicks. We all have probably seen movies about zombies or zombie-like creatures at some point in our lives. Night Of The Living Dead (1968; and a remake in 1990), Dance Of The Dead (2008), Zombie Strippers (2008), Resident Evil (film series), R.I.P.D – Rest In Peace Department (2013), World War Z (2013), etc. are all movies about such creatures.

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NEW MUSIC: ELIMINATE by AMIGO. (Prod. by T'hudi)

New Kid on The Block debuts with a rousing song that's set to shake up the airwaves. With this grand entry, AMIGO is here to ELIMINATE any fears that there are no fresh talents out there.

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Real Benjamin Buttons Brothers: Matthew and Michael Clark Are Aging Backwards

By the looks of their home, Tony and Christine Clark are raising two rambunctious 7-year-old boys. Model train tracks and Monopoly pieces are scattered on tables and cartoons flicker on the TV set. 

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Chinua Achebe at 82: “We Remember Differently”, By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

 
I have met Chinua Achebe only three times. The first, at the National Arts Club in Manhattan, I joined the admiring circle around him. A gentle-faced man in a wheelchair.

“Good evening, sir. I’m Chimamanda Adichie,” I said, and he replied, mildly,  “I thought you were running away from me.”

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