There are so many oil spills that happen all over the world that we are no longer shocked by the sight of coastlines inundated with the gooey mess. Even the image of hapless birds and other marine creatures covered in a deadly blanket of oil does not shake us as much as it ought to. […]

Marijuana is one substance that is guaranteed to be able to start a debate within any group of people. There are some people who advocate its use very passionately and then there are people who are equally vehement against its use in any form or for any purpose. Both camps usually have very persuasive arguments […]

Are you one of the few people who believes in happily ever after or do you belong to the growing majority of people who believe that love is just not designed to last for long? You will be forgiven for being cynical about love, given that almost half of all marriages end in divorce these […]

Do you find yourself physically or emotionally attracted to other women? This could very likely have come as a shock to you and not just to your family and friends. We have very little control over who we are attracted to and this is something that can take us completely unawares. However, the realization that […]

Going by the state the world is in right now, you would be forgiven for putting the Middle East right at the bottom of your list of places to go to. The images from the Middle East that we see in the media are of wars, protests and bombings, and very little distinction is paid […]

One of the various animals that are teetering on the brink of extinction is the Snow Leopard. This beautiful and elusive mammal is found in the mountainous areas of Central and South Asia. It is difficult to estimate the exact number of Snow Leopards left in the wild because of the solitary nature of this […]

If you were to conduct an unofficial poll amongst avid comic book readers as to whom their most popular character is, chances are that the name Joker will crop up very often. The Joker is one of the most popular characters who populate DC comics’ Gotham City, where he battles his nemesis Batman. In the […]

There are twelve animals that appear in the Chinese Zodiac, and the Horse is the seventh animal. Like all the other signs, the Horse year appears every twelve years. For example, 1990 was the year of the Horse and therefore so were 1966, 1978 and 2002. The next year of the Horse will be 2014. […]

When ICP released its first album way back in 1991, the initials stood for Inner City Posse. Later on, this Detroit band changed its name to Insane Clown Posse. This duo consists of Joe Bruce, also known as Violent J, and Joey Ulster who goes by the more interesting name of Shaggy 2 Dope. The […]

It is a well known fact that some of the earliest European settlers in the United States came from Ireland. People of Irish descent are believed to make up at least 12% of the total population of the United States. As big as this is, the Irish community in the United States has had a […]