Cartoon – What’s Really Killing You
Author: Antarctica Journal
Ivan Turgenev Quote – We Shall Never Begin
“If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything, is ready, we shall never begin.” – Ivan Turgenev
Read morePoem – Night Song (By Akor Emmanuel Oche)
Night Song silence sings a silent song silently, this monody from the diaphragm of mockingbirds, breaking every wondering In her synchronized tune; a wail here, a brawl there, then a chirp. birds whistle, -at night, birds sing, so does mother. she tunes a wail for each new burden, she never opted for this. papa, you lied. true lovers don’t die […]
Read moreCartoon – Spankings
Permanent Job
75% – Percentage of workers worldwide who do not have a permanent job, according to the International Labor Organization. Global unemployment reached an estimated 201 million in 2014; most people work without a contract or are self-employed.
Read moreLeon Trotsky Quote – Old Age
“Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that happen to a man.” – Leon Trotsky
Read moreFranz Kafka Quote – Never Grows Old
“Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.” – Franz Kafka
Read morePope Francis Quote – Learn To Lift Your Hearts
“Dear young people, . . . learn to lift your hearts in an attitude of contemplation.” – Pope Francis
Read moreCartoon – Codger Of The Future
Obesity: Why Americans keep expanding
Why are Americans so fat—and getting fatter with every passing year? said Brian Stelter in The New York Times. Seventy percent of adults in the U.S. are either overweight or obese, and so are one third of children and teens. This week, HBO began airing a four-part documentary, The Weight of the Nation, that aims to serve as a “wake-up […]
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