Mark Nepo says he’s always been a heart-centered person. He has written several bestsellers on many things, including awakening to having the courage to be aware and caring. He speaks all over the world and encourages others to be fully awake and alive with this one life we must live. He shares more of his … Read more
Victoria Oak claims she was unhappy for several years in their marriage but kept it to herself – until she started writing to a convicted drug smuggler in a Thai prison who changed her life … Vicky described Andy as her “soul mate” and best friend ( Image: PA Real Life) A former housewife and … Read more
When Cynthia Erivo was little, it seemed like Aretha Franklin was on the radio all the time. She remembers the name of the radio station (Magic FM) and the exact songs that seem to repeat themselves indefinitely: “Chain of Fools”; “Sisters do it for themselves”; “I knew you were waiting”; and “Until you get back … Read more
WEST JEFFERSON – Ashe County’s frescoes by artist Benjamin F. Long IV are as exciting to residents and visitors today as they were when they were first completed in the 1970s and 1980s. Now, a new book by Janet C. Pittard and David B. Chiswell offers readers a full and comprehensive insight into the arts … Read more
A friend of Moesha Boduong’s, Adu Safowaah, shared how the actress’s life changed for the worse after sleeping with a business tycoon She said the business tycoon wasn’t human, but Moesha didn’t know Safovaah claimed the man exchanged Moesha’s soul for death, which prompted the actress to contact the church Moesha had previously advised young … Read more
Surfing has always fascinated me, from a young age. Perhaps a strange interest in the fact that I was born and raised in Fort Worth, hardly a mecca for hanging ten. Aside from a few pretty pathetic – if still great fun – attempts as a kid during the California summer vacation with the family, … Read more
A “middle-class housewife” found her soulmate in a Thai prison and after seven years invited him as a pen pal to share her home. Victoria Oak, 62, of Putney, London, began writing to Andy Hawke, 63, a convicted drug smuggler who spent 40 years in Bang Kwang Prison in Thailand. Their daughter Samantha, 35, met … Read more
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s directorial debut “Summer of Soul (… Or, if the revolution couldn’t be televised)” brings to light astonishingly beautiful shots of a criminally overlooked festival with an undeniable historical impact. For 50 years, 45 hours of footage from the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival in New York lay in a basement and remained unseen … Read more
Do you love documentaries? When I talk about my choice, I love documentaries. It has another kind of fascinating ability that compels me to look at it. One such documentary that I saw recently is “Summer of Soul”. If you’ve seen this American documentary you definitely know what it is about, but if not then … Read more
OTTAWA — The shaky video pans right to left, looking down on a village with mountains in the background before turning to a green river valley with destroyed buildings in the foreground. A man is speaking over the wind and two words stand out before the video cuts and eerie music starts to play: Masum … Read more