The Last ‘Coon’ Parade
Cape Town’s Minstrels Serve as Tools in Celebrating and Defining a Local Community’s Identity Over 16,000 people wearing oversized satin suits of psychedelic colorful patterns marched in the Kaapse...
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One Officer’s Journey to Becoming True with Himself and Fellow Servicemen. “Don’t say ‘thanks for having me’. Whatever you do, Aaron, don’t say ‘thanks for having me’.” The words repeated in my head as...
View ArticleRaki’s Aphorisms
Daring: The biggest dare is to dare nothing. Life is a journey which the fewest begin. Beauty: Without a sense of beauty even the biggest peaces of art become meaningless. Truth: The most common kind...
View ArticleSyria Quagmire – be careful what You wish for
The preamble to Iraq war II and Syria Civil War have a growing amount of elements in common. Al-Qaeda andUSgovernment finally agree on something. They both want to and are working towards getting rid...
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