Greta Gerwigs Next Big Swing

 Posted on August 15, 2024  |  8 minutes  |  1585 words  |  Kelle Repass

The filmmaker Greta Gerwig was in west London the other day when she walked past a movie set—not her own, but something that just happened to be filming on the street—and stopped for a moment to watch. A light was positioned in front of the house; a car pulled up and an actor got out, shaking the gates and yelling. There was an intensity to the scene, and a vulnerability to his performance. [Read More]

Here is why tribal marks on children should be outlawed

 Posted on August 15, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  919 words  |  Billy Koelling

Sometimes though, alongside native tattoos and markings, they are used as a means of identification for people who originate from particular locations. In some East African countries, certain things—like extending earlobes and lips, dazzling body parts with metals and sticks—which other people would deem extreme still serve as fashionable. ADVERTISEMENT The problem The problem though is that, in Nigeria, a lot of these tribal markings are given to children at young ages, with hot knives laced with ash, under the mastery of a local tribal mark giver amid heart-wrenching cries from those children. [Read More]

Here's a first look at Femi Adebayo Salami's 'Ogundabede'

 Posted on August 15, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  102 words  |  Billy Koelling

The star-studded film directed by Adebayo Tijani will reportedly follow the story of a Yoruba mythological character known among Ifa worshippers to be the spirit representation of trickery and robbery. Odu Ogunda Ogbe alias 'Ogundabede', according to Yoruba mythology is saluted as the chief of crooks, liars and tricksters. Some people believe the spirit still roams the earth inhabiting humans. For the duration of principal photography, Salami kept fans updated with still shots from the production which stars Toyin Abraham, Odunlade Adekola, Ibrahim Chatta, Adedimeji Lateef, Aisha Lawal, Mr Macaroni, Broda Shaggi among other notable talents in the Yoruba film industry. [Read More]

Heres (Almost) Every Haunted House From Scary Movies In One Video

 Posted on August 15, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  143 words  |  Martina Birk

October 28, 2015 11:09 AM EDT Every town has one: that one house on the hill or up the block or around the corner that kids will only visit on a dare. The house filled with rumors about previous owners who met unsavory ends. The ramshackle home with an overgrown lawn where an errant baseball will be given up for lost. The house that if it shows up in a movie you know you’re watching a horror flick. [Read More]

How to Build Self Discipline To Exercise

 Posted on August 15, 2024  |  10 minutes  |  1963 words  |  Kelle Repass

If one of your New Year’s resolutions was to get in shape, now comes the hard part: sticking with it. This is the time when many of us begin to see our efforts derailed by an array of obstacles, including jobs, family responsibilities, a dislike of exercise or simple inertia. But there are ways to avoid these exercise off-ramps. In my book, Fitter Faster, I share seven science-backed measures that can help you stay motivated and increase your odds of long-term success. [Read More]

How to get rid of mosquitoes with vinegar

 Posted on August 15, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  378 words  |  Tandra Barner

How to deal with ubiquitous mosquitoes when you don't have a mosquito net on your window? There are several ways to do this, but old, old-school tricks always break the bank. All you need is one ingredient, a plate and a regular piece of sponge. Everything you need is already in your kitchen. A brilliant trick from the Polish People's Republic against mosquitoes ADVERTISEMENT On summer nights, you can finally cool down and air out your apartment properly, but mosquitoes effectively discourage you from doing so. [Read More]

In From The Cold | TIME

 Posted on August 15, 2024  |  17 minutes  |  3621 words  |  Patria Henriques

You are getting a free preview of a TIME Magazine article from our archive. Many of our articles are reserved for subscribers only. Want access to more subscriber-only content, click here to subscribe. Sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins arrived at south Korea’s Camp Clinch in 1964. Although he had already served in the Army for six years and had overseas postings, this was by far his most perilous assignment. The Americans patrolled along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separated the two Koreas and occasionally drew hostile fire from North Korean soldiers across the border—even though an official cease-fire had been in place since 1953. [Read More]

Inside an Investigation of the Global Chinese Fishing Fleet

 Posted on August 15, 2024  |  12 minutes  |  2519 words  |  Kelle Repass

ABOARD THE OCEAN WARRIOR on the South Atlantic – On the high seas roughly a thousand miles north of the Falkland Islands, an 18-year-old deckhand working on a Chinese squid ship nervously ducked into a dark hallway to whisper his plea for help. “Our passports were taken,” he said to me. “They won’t give them back.”  Instead of speaking more, he then began typing on his cell phone, for fear of being overheard. [Read More]

Ireland, Spain, and Norway Recognize a Palestinian State

 Posted on August 15, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  591 words  |  Billy Koelling

Since 1948, Palestinians living in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza have remained effectively stateless, caught in the limbo of a decades-long peace process that has yielded neither peace nor a state to call their own. But on Wednesday, three European countries—Ireland, Norway, and Spain—announced their decision to officially recognize a Palestinian state alongside Israel. The decision is set to go into effect on May 28. Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Simon Harris, who announced the decision in a press conference, likened Palestinians’ bid for self-determination to the Irish people’s history seeking international recognition of their independence in 1919. [Read More]

Joseph Benjamin , Bryan Okwara are a year older today

 Posted on August 15, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  122 words  |  Billy Koelling

Bryan Okwara took part in the Mr. Nigeria pageant in 2007 and won. He reached the semi-finals of the Mr. World competition the same year. Before winning the pageant he worked as a TV presenter in Nigezie for a couple of years. After Mr. Nigeria, Bryan became an actor and is popular for movies such as ' and others. ADVERTISEMENT Today is also the birthday of Nigerian actor Joseph Benjamin. [Read More]