Peace

The spring of 2012 saw London preparing to host its first Summer Olympics since 1948. The general mood was that of excitement and the buzz of anticipation, but at just 21-years-old, Hackney-native Rimzee would not get to experience the historic event in the same way as the rest of the…

Let’s be honest: Ben Smith is the best media columnist The New York Times has ever had. He instantly surpassed his poor predecessor upon landing from BuzzFeed earlier this year. He has even eclipsed the legendary David Carr, whose lovely turns of phrase and grizzled wisdom are no match for…

Diego Maradona will be remembered for many things. He was a sublime footballer; ferociously talented, relentlessly driven. But Maradona wasn’t just a footballer. He was a force of nature, a presence who made himself felt, for good or ill, no matter where he was or what he did. It’s appropriate,…

In his 60-year life Diego Maradona was described as many things. A “genius” for his skills on the football pitch. A “hero” to millions of people, from Buenos Aires to Naples. And a “villain” for his activities away from the field. He was also labelled a “cheat” for the “Hand of…

“Our long nightmare will soon be over” is a phrase that one wouldn’t have been shocked to hear issued from the lips of liberal pundits or Joe Biden supporters as it slowly became apparent, in the days following the election, that the Trump presidency’s days were numbered. It was perhaps…

Harve teams with Fatima on gorgeous new single 'Anything'. Harve's recent EP 'Held By The Moon' was a stunning introduction, a soulful portrait of this South East London based non-binary artist. Gorgeous songwriting matched to some thrilling left-field ideas, it's now followed by this mid-winter chiller. Harve and Swedish-born singer…

Varun Badola’s father veteran actor Vishwa Mohan Badola has passed away at the age of 84 and the actor has taken to his social media to pen a heartfelt note. Currently being seen in Mere Dad Ki Dulhan, Varun Badola, in an exclusive conversation with Bollywood Hungama had recalled how…

“My brother, how you dey?”“What can we do?”  “E ku recession”  “Excuse me?”  “I said er ku recession…” “Are you Yoruba people alright at all? You people always make a joke out of everything. Does recession look like a joke to you? Second recession in the last five years, the worst in…

Taiwanese actress Chen Shu-fang holds her awards for Best Leading Actress and Best Supporting Actress at the 57th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. Chen won for the film "Dear Tenant" at this year's Golden Horse Awards - one of the Chinese-language film industry's biggest annual…

• Trigger Happy Operative Not Our Personnel, Police Declare • Speaker Commiserates With Deceased’s Family, Offers Assistance Newspaper vendors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, yesterday, staged a peaceful protest in reaction to the alleged killing of one of their members by a police officer attached to the Speaker…