I, Too, Am Harvard (Michigan)
Via my Facebook feed, I came across an article in the Boston Globe featuring a project titled I, Too, Am Harvard that highlights the frustrations of black students at Harvard. And having watched the ...
Oscar 2014 Highlights
I didn’t actually watch all of the Academy Awards as it started at 1:30am London time and well after about an hour, I was bored and really tired of all the commercials. So off to bed I went as I knew ...
12 Years A Slave
12 Years a Slave won three Oscars last night including Best Picture and for this I’m really pleased for producer/director Steve McQueen, Lupita Nyong'o (winner Best Supporting Actress), Chiwetel Ejiof ...
Crisis in Ukraine
What a difference a week makes. Last week Vladimir Putin and the rest of Russia were on a national high having successfully concluded the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Now they are on the brink of war ...
Brian Williams and Rapper’s Delight
One of the best things I've seen on YouTube in a long long while is video of Brian Williams doing Rapper's Delight for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Oh, I don't think he actually rapped and ...