Category: Arts Entertainments

The popularity of mixed martial arts contests like the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) has exploded over the last decade. However, some may still wonder what exactly mixed martial arts is. Well, up to a point it’s just what the name implies. It is the combination of different martial arts and incorporating those techniques into one’s …

After several decades of disappearance, more than thirty years; Thirty-six to be exact, there has been a resurgence in some old school music that moves you. On the late spring day of May, the latter part of that month in 1983, there was a group from Dayton, Ohio called “New Horizons” that hit Billboard’s 40 …

Bang Your Head: The Rise and Fall of Heavy Metal, David Konow, Three Rivers Press, 2002. I’ve always been fascinated by both music and history, and a book about the history of a particular music is like killing two birds with one stone. I have read a few books on the history of heavy metal …

1974 turned out to be one of the most eclectic years in pop music. The sparks were led by a sissy bohemian and a keyboard player with a Hitler mustache. Roxy Music had an album adorned with two naked German beauties. Queen released her best work, an amalgamation of black and white theater. ‘On The …

Abundance is a lifestyle, a way of living your life. It’s not something you buy once in a while or take out of the closet, dust yourself off and use it once or twice, and then put it back in the closet. Abundance is a philosophy, it appears in your physiology, your value system, and …

Our world is sometimes blessed by the legacy left by artists who weave magic with their talents. Picasso’s paintings are a reflection of the magic that Pablo Picasso wove in his time. Picasso, a Spanish painter and sculptor who left his indelible mark in the 20th century, continues to survive in the hearts and minds …

Sometimes I hear from wives who feel that they have the almost impossible task of saving their marriage all alone because they are the only ones who believe that saving the marriage is worth the effort. Your husband has told you that he is unhappy and is considering a divorce, or has moved to seek …

When we make a list of the most addictive things in the world, we rarely remember including graphic novels on that list. However, graphic novels certainly deserve to be there. Once a person starts reading graphic novels, they become totally addicted to them. The reason for the success of graphic novels lies both in the …

1. Is it safe to visit Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe? Zimbabwe as a whole has received a lot of bad press in recent years due to its political instability. Therefore, the question “Is it safe to visit?” It is well justified. However, Victoria Falls has always been a separate entity and should be viewed separately …

I often hear of wives who hope that one day their husband will regret leaving them. Often times, these same wives will tell their husbands that leaving is a mistake that he will one day regret. And often the husband doesn’t believe this for a second, or has doubts that he might have overruled his …