The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Africa with a population of around 4.4 million. It is the 45th biggest country in the world, about the same sort of size...
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FACT OF THE DAY: Most people have eyebrows. There’s no finesse or deep meaning to this post. It’s just an opportunity to snigger at other people’s misdirected hair trimming. I make no apologies....
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Some days when the world is getting a bit too hectic, or the boss has told you off for staring out the window again, or your friends are doing your head in going...
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I hate reviewing albums and gigs. I mean who cares what I think or say about music? No one, that’s who. My opinion is no more valid than anyone else’s, if anything my...
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Afghanistan is a country that’s filled to the brim and overflowing with troubles. The human costs of war are huge and undeniable. I was pointed in the direction of the charity Nowzad Dogs...
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Earlier this year the olinguito was discovered and named (correctly) for the first time. This lovely little chap is the first new species of carnivore to be found in the western hemisphere in 35...
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Who would win in a fight between a baby and a cobra? It seems like a no-brainer doesn’t it?: Cobras are poisonous, babies are useless and stupid. In this instance, however, it doesn’t...
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I was just bumbling bluntly through the vapours of the interwab just now, when I was lobbed this sparkling diamond in the rough. It’s only 15 seconds long and all I know is...
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The Chernobyl incident of 1986 left a lasting poisonous shroud over hundreds of square kilometres of land. The 60 km circle that surrounds the plant is lovingly titled “the zone of alienation.” The area is deserted,...
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Burundi — the Republic of Burundi, to give it its full name — is one of the smallest countries in Africa, but with 8.7 million people calling it home, it’s pretty densely populated. Burundi...
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