For An Insight into Black America, go to http://www.mtv.com/thinkmtv/features/black_history_month/

UNPUTDOWNABLE!!!! Seldom have I read such a gripping story... Philomena by Martin Sixmith is a gem through and through! Aside from the movie, the novel is a must-read... It is the true story of an Irish girl called Philomena who is sent to a convent after becoming pregnant by accident in staunch Catholic Ireland. At a loss and estranged from her fa

He was driving aimlessly, having forgotten all sense of direction and without even noticing the landscape flashing past him. His hands were barely holding the steering wheel which was turning right or left almost automatically. He had lost power and control of his car that had until then been his own private space, a space of cosiness, comfort and

After long weeks of rainy weather and rather cold temperatures, the sun is shining at long last. How pleasant life suddenly gets when you loiter around the streets of Paris while sipping pints of beer and enjoying the view of Parisians walking past... Warm temperatures definitely make you change your outlook on life and the world around. Whether it

The new French government has been in office for over one month now. So far, French citizens have been rather cautious - to say the least - as to what to expect from newly-appointed Prime Minister Manuel Valls and the Cabinet. Aside from Mr Valls's dogged determination and fiery personality, little has actually been implemented to make French peopl

FIGHT GLOBAL WARMING! TAKE ACTION AND GET INVOLVED! It's high time we all woke up to this looming danger! In An Inconvenient Truth, Former US Vice-President Al Gore points out to the different forerunning signs of an upcoming global environmental disaster. Each and everyone of us can make things change little by little: Al Gore outlines 10 simple t

THE FUTURE OF THE ROYAL FAMILY ?? If you want to know more about the Queen, browse through http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page1.asp where you'll get lots of useful information about the history of the Royal Household... Now, if you're not a monarchist at heart or if you simply want to have a more balanced view of the subject, you can also check thi