It has been said that the world’s wealth is controlled by one percent of the world’s population! How lucky do you need to be to be included in that one percent? Then again it has also been said that only two percent of the world’s population are geniuses…
By Angeli Castillo
Fun, frolic and fashion are the words to describe my latest subject. Meet Vanessa Adnan El Hage.
When some kids are asked “What do you want to be when you grow up?’, they answer with vocations most of them don’t end up pursuing in the future. So what is the difference for 18-year-old Vanessa? She is chasing her dream of being a fashion designer and hasn’t given up on it. Even though she is studying International Business, she does not see herself behind a desk with a regular nine-to-five job.
For those who take lunch to work or college, here is a lunchbox cooler that is practical and snazzy. Designed by Carla Bygrave, owner of All Things Bright and Beautiful, I take one to show off whenever I participate in exhibitions and need to have lunch behind my stall.
By Shamma Al Suwaidi
Everyone has a goal in life, no matter how depressing, horrible or hard their life may be. Even if some don’t succeed, it doesn’t mean that they don’t have a goal. But not all goals are the same. Some are much bigger than others; these are the goals of the strong.
But having a goal isn’t everything. You have to achieve that goal in order to prove yourself successful. There is always that one thing that you must complete at some point.
By Ahmed Samir
Baboons fight to the death – for territory, for mates, and, at times, for what seems to be no reason. (They really do, I watched it on TV. Quite the brutal undertaking! Heads smashed to a red pulp!) And it’s not just baboons; this kind of competition among member of the same species is common among more animals than I can name. To be an animal is to be senseless, thoughtless and brutal, right? Well, possibly. It follows, then, that to be human is to be the opposite. To be human is to be compassionate and merciful; it’s where the term “humane behaviour” comes from. Humans are good!
Weren’t the 90s amazing? Which of us doesn’t think back to those fun moments filled with the Spice Girls blaring in the background and the Internet still a novelty? In The Future of Us, Asher and Mackler bring us back to 1996 with Josh and Emma…
It was supposed to be a nice quiet evening of reflection, contemplation and solitude; just me, my laptop and around 2,000 people online killing zombies in space. Sadly, according to my mom (and my roommate, the rat) that doesn’t count as social interaction, so, armed with a jacket and pair of shoes that may or may not withstand the trauma of dancing, I decide to hit the nearest nightclub with my non-geek friends (don’t be so shocked – I do have friends offline!!)
My job primarily deals with other people’s misfortunes. After many years of this type of exposure, I have managed to develop a healthy distance from all the suffering around me. But what happens when that suffering is my own? Recently, I dealt with the loss of a very close family member.
Her mother never wanted her to get in to the restaurant business. Having been a chef in her own restaurant for many years, she knew the trials and the many tribulations of bringing Afghani cooking to the world. Cooking had always been a passion for Marjon Ajami.