By odimba.c on September 14, 2015
Anxiety, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Neuroses, Well Being
Arts, Blogs, Bootcamp Articles, Healthy Living, Leigh Haugh

The fast pace of the world we live in today, a pace which gets even faster and more demanding by the day, cannot be particularly healthy to the human frame. Everywhere you turn to there are deadlines to be met, bills to be paid, bosses to kiss up to and please, politically correct behaviors to […]
By srivastava.b on September 3, 2015
Asia, Iran, Nuclear deal, Peace, World News
Arts, Blogs, Bootcamp Articles, Leigh Haugh, Opinion

Iran appears to be coming out of a long period of isolation and sanctions imposed by Western nations. Yet, it is still not completely out of the woods. The international community had to wait until June 30 for the final deal to be put into place. The framework of the nuclear deal reached between the U.S.-led […]
By srivastava.b on September 2, 2015
Arab Nations, Iran, Middle East, World News, Yemen
Arts, Blogs, Bootcamp Articles, Leigh Haugh, Opinion

As street fighting in Yemen intensifies, Russia has demanded an early emergency session of the U.N. Security Council to halt airstrikes by Saudi-led forces that are badly hurting the civilian population of the impoverished nation. Why are Saudi aircrafts bombing Yemen? Why has an internal civil war in Yemen turned into a proxy war between […]
By kinasz.r on September 1, 2015
Community, Solidarity, Solidarity Separates, Unity, World News
Arts, Blogs, Bootcamp Articles, Leigh Haugh, Opinion

I could never be a police officer. Imagine the type of control it takes just to make a regular, “Your blinker is broken,” traffic stop. You hit the lights and the big, black SUV with the tinted out windows slowly pulls off to the side of the road. You are pulling them over because you […]
By srivastava.b on August 31, 2015
arunachal pradesh, confidence building measures, Dalai Lama, Tibet, World News
Arts, Blogs, Leigh Haugh, Opinion

India-China border stand-off continues where it has been for the past 50 years despite Chinese and Indian political leadership visiting and signing many agreements. The last few months have witnessed an increase in incursions by Chinese military into western, middle and eastern sectors of India. The Indian political leadership attributes such incidents to difference of […]
By Leigh Haugh on January 4, 2015
Arts, Creative Expression, New York, New York City, Poetry
Arts, Blogs, Leigh Haugh

From Times Square in the dead of night, for a moment, the neon light of the billboard bathes her face in an artificial sky blue. The smell of cigarettes, sweat, perfume, and exhaust mingle in the air. It is the unmistakable fragrance of New York City. Blunt cut bangs over dark oval eyes set above […]
By Leigh Haugh on January 3, 2015
Aristotle, Arts, Elements, Famous Figures, Greek Philosophy
Arts, Blogs, Leigh Haugh

In his time, the Greek natural philosopher Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) was the last word when it came to science. Of the many ideas Aristotle shaped, two were the four classical elements and the origins of metals. These are the two ideas that will be discussed in this article. The Greeks and people of medieval philosophy […]
By Leigh Haugh on December 31, 2014
Arts, Creative Expression, Performance, Poetry, Spoken Word, Word
Arts, Blogs, Leigh Haugh

Have you ever read a piece of poetry and wondered at its form? Have you ever felt that you’ve understood the structure of a poem and then midway have that understanding turned on its head? Chances are, the poem you’re reading is a slam poem translated to the page. The result is oftentimes catastrophic, leading […]
By Leigh Haugh on December 24, 2014
AIDS, AmfAR, Charitable Events, Entertainment, Fashion, Health, HIV
Arts, Blogs, Fashion, Healthy Living, Leigh Haugh

The AmfAR Gala was held on Oct. 29, 2014, at Milk in Los Angeles, California. The Foundation for AIDS research launched their “Inspiration Series” four years ago to celebrate men’s fashion and style while continuing to raise funds for their AIDS research programs. Celebrating one of the fashion industry’s biggest and most sought out designers, […]
By Leigh Haugh on October 25, 2014
Poetry
Arts, Blogs, Leigh Haugh, Youth Voices

Even prohibition couldn’t prevent the humour from flowing from the mouths of Western’s rising stars at Wednesday’s poetry slam. “I only got this one move out on the dance floor,” mused rap/hip hop contestant Christopher Horak, in his self-reflective piece, “Me on Stage.” “While you’re dancing up the chicks, I’m probably talking to the DJ, cause […]