By Odunmorayo Oke 31 March 2024 | 6:52 am Cold plunging, also known as cold water immersion or cold therapy, Cold plunging is a practice that involves immersing the body in cold water for a short period of time. While the idea of submerging oneself in icy water …
Read More »This tiny Channel Island – population 65 – feels like a place cut adrift: exploring car-free Herm
At 6.30am, I walk to the empty beach at Belvoir Bay. The sand is soft, the sky is pink, Normandy lines the horizon. The only sounds are the murmur of the waves and the piping of oystercatchers. I plunge into the sea. Immediately, the cove is filled with terrible swearwords: …
Read More »What is March Mammal Madness? Exploring the Viral Social Media Game
March is approaching which means it is almost time for everyone’s favorite tournament, March Mammal Madness. Named after, but having no affiliation to, the NCAA basketball tournament, March Mammal Madness was started in 2013 at Arizona State by professor Katie Hinde. While many people make brackets of random things this …
Read More »Exploring the booming sports betting industry in Nigeria
Understanding the regulatory framework The National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) regulates sports betting in Nigeria. In 2005, the government established the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) to regulate and supervise Nigeria’s gambling business. It issues licenses to legitimate enterprises like the betway app, monitors their compliance with standards and prosecutes …
Read More »‘Riches’: Abby Ajayi on creating Prime Video’s new series and exploring black excellence
Set in London, the 6-episode show follows five siblings fighting for control of their deceased Nigerian-British father’s black beauty empire. Following the sudden death of the self-made tycoon Stephen Richards, his wife and children discover that he has disinherited them, leaving his shares instead to his estranged American children, Nina …
Read More »Nikyatu Jusu on making her directorial debut with ‘Nanny’ and exploring West African mythology [Pulse Interview]
Raised in Atlanta to Sierra Leonean parents, the writer/director never misses the opportunity to put her rich heritage on display through her unique style of storytelling; making black women and people feel seen all over the world. Jusu does this and more in her directorial debut ‘Nanny,’ which …
Read More »Elesin Oba: Exploring Soyinka’s 4th stage and mysteries of Ogun, but it’s not the deep film it pretends to be [Pulse Review]
It has changed over the centuries and has been a significant part of numerous cultures and historical periods, including the Roman Republic, Elizabethan England, and modern times. Numerous literary academics have offered various definitions of the term “tragic play.” A play or drama with a depressing ending is how tragedy …
Read More »Discreet Crete: exploring the Greek island’s gorges and ancient villages on a new eco-tour
‘Tonight there will be you and me and the goats,” my guide Vassia Mastrogianni explained as we began our car journey into Crete’s White Mountains. At the wheel was Antonis who, ominously, Mastrogianni had just introduced as “a very good driver.” It wasn’t long before I could see why, as …
Read More »Exploring Scotland’s great cities: festivals, folklore and a love for the written word
Scotland is, has been, and always will be a veritable storyland. A compendium of crafty narratives and trenchant fables. There couldn’t be a more fitting celebration than Year of Stories 2022 for a country so brimful and buzzing with the bravura of words. Scotland is our novelists: Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting …
Read More »I?ll be exploring all legal ways to reclaim my mandate – Bashir Ahmad says as he shares video from scene of APC house of reps primary election which he lost
Former presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, who lost the All Progressives Congress ticket for Gaya, Ajingi, and Albasu federal constituency, has said he will be seeking all legal means to reclaim his mandate. He polled just 16 votes during the primary and had to leave the venue after thugs were …
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