5 Common Words That Used to Be Totally Unacceptable

 Posted on August 4, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1025 words  |  Martina Birk

Attention language lubbers: the fourth edition of Garner’s Modern English Usage is out this month, and while it’s as full of pedantry as any guide on how to properly wield the English language, the new version is also funnier and more data-driven than any reference you’ve likely come across in school. By using searchable databases like Google Ngrams, lexicographer Bryan Garner has developed ratios for how often words or phrases, one standard and one upstart, are used in published writing. [Read More]

A funny but true explanation of how Naija babes fall in love

 Posted on August 4, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  491 words  |  Martina Birk

According to a Daddy Yo, a twitter user, this is especially true for Nigerian women, who, instead of coming out to declare interest in men they're dying for, they do shakara and play hard to get. "Nigerian girls love shakara. Even when they are helplessly in love with you, they still front and play hard to get," he begins in a tweet posted on November 6, 2016. " [Read More]

A Students Day in Prague - Live & Study

 Posted on August 4, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  483 words  |  Billy Koelling

14. 12. 2019 | Study in the Czech Republic Prague is considered one of the world’s most beautiful cities. Located in the heart of Europe, the city is famous for its architecture, hilltop views, rich culture, charming markets and magical atmosphere. The city attracts millions of tourists from around the world who come to see the famous monuments and tourist sites, but also increasing number of international students who come study at some of the quality higher education institutions. [Read More]

Alex Trebek Used Rick Roll As a Jeopardy Clue on Tounament

 Posted on August 4, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  243 words  |  Billy Koelling

November 17, 2017 1:15 PM EST Alex Trebek just pulled off what may be the greatest Rickroll in television history (unless you count Melania Trump’s alleged one). On Thursday night’s episode of the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions, Trebek dug through the morass of the internet and pulled out an ancient meme to stump the champions, New York found. It all came together when contestant Buzzy Cohen called for the $800 clue in the category “Love Songs, Nothing But ’80s Love Songs”. [Read More]

Art: Catching the Astral Plane

 Posted on August 4, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1059 words  |  Martina Birk

To French eyes, Frantisek Kupka was, for the last 20 years of his life, an ir relevance: a withered Czech emigre, with sunken cheeks and a disproportionately large appetite for food, who lived in a small cluttered house in the Paris suburb of Puteaux, surrounded by old abstract paintings that nobody wanted. His much better-known colleague, the painter Jacques Villon, lived next door. When collectors and dealers walked by their gate to call on Villon, Kupka and his mountainous wife Eugenie would peer through the shutters at them, too proud to show themselves. [Read More]

Battle of Okinawa (Famous Photo)

 Posted on August 4, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  255 words  |  Martina Birk

Historical Context The Battle of Okinawa was one of the major battles of the Pacific theater of World War II. The island of Okinawa was strategically important to the Allies as they intended to use the airfields for the impending invasion of mainland Japan, Operation Downfall. The US naval task force assembled for the battle began bombing Okinawa on March 23, 1945, ahead of the amphibious invasion on April 1, 1945, which was the largest amphibious assault of the Pacific War. [Read More]

Best 5 free messaging apps to use if WhatsApp exits Nigeria

 Posted on August 4, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  339 words  |  Patria Henriques

People of all ages use WhatsApp, and various organisations and groups maintain WhatsApp groups. Nigeria's Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has imposed a hefty $220 million fine on WhatsApp for violating data privacy laws. In response to the hefty fine and additional regulatory demands, Meta, WhatsApp's parent company, is considering pulling out of the Nigerian market. ADVERTISEMENT So, what apps would we have left if WhatsApp leaves Nigeria? [Read More]

BET Awards 2017: Remy Ma Wins, Chance the Rapper Honored

 Posted on August 4, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1235 words  |  Martina Birk

While new artists like Chance the Rapper and SZA made a splash at the 2017 BET Awards, the night belonged to the elders — industry legends like Mary J. Blige, Tamar, Braxton, Maxwell, Xscape, and New Edition, whose standout performances during Sunday night’s show in Los Angeles were proof that some things really do get better with age. The lengthy, performance-packed show was helmed by comic Leslie Jones, whose opening monologue riffing on being “old school” was a more than fitting introduction to a night that largely celebrated the legacy and influence of ’90s R&B. [Read More]

Crayfish: The nutritional benefits of this seafood

 Posted on August 4, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  37 words  |  Martina Birk

If you're contemplating on adding crayfish to your diet, it's nutritional benefits will convince you.

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Did you know that bees can get sad and depressed just like you?

 Posted on August 4, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  37 words  |  Billy Koelling

"Since animals don't talk, their feelings have been denied." - Biologist Frans de Waal.

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