Global Culture
Trini Girl In London…Carnival Sunday – Chocolate Mas
I’m excited! I am up even before my alarm. I’m excited even though I have a cold. I’m all showered and ready to go. Doing some cutting and customising of my t-shirt. For this type of mas, it customary to […]
Nepal Anticipates Ten Days of Rain After Earthquake Destroys Homes
The heart of Nepal breaks as power becomes limited, fuel reserves are low, there is little to no food and people everywhere have lost whatever home or shelter they may have had. Three days ago a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck […]
Jamaica’s Infamous White Witch of Rose Hall
White Witch Annie Palmer Haunts the Grounds of Rose Hall Built in the 1770s in Montego Bay, Jamaica, there lies a beautiful mansion, surrounded by a magnificent 1,250-acre property. But behind the beauty and magnificence, Rose Hall is known for […]
Expatriate Community Extinguished: Replaced with Nature Reserve
When I remember Piasau Camp I remember vibrant Friday nights. The Boat Club was filled with all of my schoolmates running barefoot on the beach and playing cops and robbers in the playground. All of the parents sat around eating […]
Multiracial Celebrity Cameron Diaz Writes ‘The Body Book’
Actress Cameron Diaz just released her new book on beauty and health, The Body Book. Diaz is Spanish- Cuban on her father’s side and English, North Irish, and German on her mother’s side. The celebrity gives advice for the everyday […]
Hidden Diversity Across Different Races and Cultures: ‘But You’re Not Really Asian?’
Pico goes to India. Pico looks Indian. Pico gets classified as Indian. But Pico is British. In The Road Home, a short film by Rahul Gandotra, Pico a ten-year-old British boy attends Woodstock boarding school in the Himalayas. He is a […]
Australian Psych Rockers Tame Impala to Release New Album
Tame Impala, a Perth band who reached international fame with their 2010 debut album InnerSpeaker, are releasing a long awaited album, Currents, this year under Interscope Records. The Australian psych rockers have released two singles from the new album, “Cause […]
Get Set for The Pan Am Games -Toronto July, 10-26
The 2015 Pan American Games Toronto launched my trip to explore a winter adventure in Ontario. The city is bursting at the seams with development around the 2015 Pan American Games (Runs July 10-26, 2015). The 2015 Pan […]