While sportswear doesn’t seem all that odd on men in a non-sporting context, it’s still relatively unusual on women. It’s a strange thing, really, as both men and women engage in sport as participants and as spectators, so there shouldn’t be any more distancing in this respect. Is it perhaps because women tend to have […]
One of fashion’s mysteries is why leather seems fine above the belt and below the ankles but crosses some threshold of taste when covering, or partially covering, the legs. Leather trousers outside the realm of motorcycling can make a man or woman look like they are trying too hard to be sexy, associated as they […]
Ever since Kiva was founded in the USA in 2005, word has spread about microloans and their popularity has grown. However, many people are still unaware of how microloans work, therefore a definition is required. Definition of Microfinance / Microloans Microloans are a form of person-to-person lending which is offered when banks and financial institutions […]
You may have heard about charity giving. It’s been featured in the press several times before and the idea of “giving a goat for charity” seems to have caught the public imagination pretty well! If you have not heard of it, the definition of charity gifts is quite simple. Instead of giving someone a present, […]
2012 is proving to be a record-setting year on the sheer quantity of Nostradamus predictions. Beyond the Mayan end-of-the-world event, a shaky global economy, an upcoming presidential election, and a looming crisis in the Middle East combine to create a flourishing environment for prophecy. In contemporary culture, the word \”Nostradamus\” applies to predictions of all […]
Perhaps you know someone with the proverbial “green thumb.” It seems every plant they touch thrives. During the Atlantic period (5900-3750 BC) Vanir women with green thumbs were cultivating kitchen gardens. At the same time, the herding, cattle-rustling northern Aesir Celtic culture traveled the Andronova Corridor migrating into Europe, following food and crops, eventually merging […]
Perhaps you know someone with the proverbial “green thumb.” It seems every plant they touch thrives. During the Atlantic period (5900-3750 BC) Vanir women with green thumbs were cultivating kitchen gardens. At the same time, the herding, cattle-rustling northern Aesir Celtic culture traveled the Andronova Corridor migrating into Europe, following food and crops, eventually merging […]
I was sitting in a ninth grade science class when the classroom discussion shifted to teenage marijuana use. One of my classmates, who happened to be White, stated that everyone at our high school had experimented with marijuana use in the past. When I said I hadn’t, he looked shocked. While I had not fallen […]
Come on Black people. I mean, you are seriously upset at Mary J. Blige for singing a song endorsing a Burger King crispy chicken wrap and getting paid $2 million. Get real! The stereotype of Blacks and chicken goes back for generations. Supposedly, because White people said there was something wrong with Black people eating […]
Pictures and images surround us every day, competing for our attention. They tell us about things we could have, do, and avoid. From road signs to computer icons they help us navigate our world. Logos for businesses convey more than just the name – we understand the type of product or service it offers just […]
