Life is what happens while you’re making other plans. Charles Darwin was the poster child for that cliché. He signed on for a two-year trip around the world. It took five. He signed on to survey the geology of the new world. He ended up writing the most important biology book of all time. (more…)

Shakira is a female celebrity we all know and many of us love. Not necessarily as well know in the states, she’s an international celeb known for her music, great singing ability, and exceptional beauty. Interested in learning more? Then read on.

Born in Barranquilla, Columbia on 2nd February, 1977, Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll is one of the world’s most prolific singer and songwriter. Shakira means “thankful” in Arabic.

FAMILY
Her father was an American of Lebanese Italian descent and her mother was Colombian of Spanish-Italian descent. She was multilingual. In other words, she spoke Spanish, English, Portuguese, Italian and Arabic with relative ease. (more…)

Six years ago, Latin pop star Shakira made a transitional career move, releasing an English album to become an international sensation almost overnight. Her music is passionate and unique, combining reggae, traditional Andean music elements, pop and rock and mixing it with Latin sounds. The result is an appeal to music fans worldwide, as evidenced by her gargantuan success on both the top radio charts and music awards around the globe. (more…)

The poem Hips Don’t Lie represents for me some of the highest quality pop poetry:

Hips Don’t Lie

Ladies up in here tonight

No fighting, no fighting (more…)

She makes us all want to learn how to shake our hips. Of course the depressing truth of the matter is that none of us could ever command the attention that this Columbian beauty generates among all who watch. When this tantalizing Latin diva takes flight on her next tour, make sure to be there in person to be privy to the mesmerizing moves of the Latin music sensation. You will not be disappointed. (more…)

THINKERS I ADMIRE: Charles Darwin (1809-1882)

Prof. Hasan Yahya

In the 19th century, Darwin’s idea was introduced from humans to cultures and societies. the ability to develop ways to survive, therefore, peoples in Europe have flexibility to allow certain spiecies to invent progress and success more than others. In other words, it is natural for some cultures to be smarter than other cultures. To put it blently, Europenan modern man is smarter than the people in poor countries. Colonization, however, followed the idea and began to exploit other people in Asia, and Africa by colonization. Superiority of nations created the feeling of superiority of individuals. In the Western World, I believe, stress is born with success and fear of failure. (more…)

Shakira on America s got talent. Shakira guest starred on Americas got talent tonight. Shakira totally blew the stage off. Shakira was hands down the best performer on the finale of Americas got Talent.

Did any of you see the show tonight. Shakira on americas got talent was amazing. I hope you didn’t miss it. If you did you need to get a copy of it from some of your friends that Tivo’d it or go watch You tube. This was the best performance Shakira has ever done. (more…)

The film “How to Marry a Millionaire” debuted in 1953 and helped to catapult Marilyn Monroe to stardom. The film, in which Monroe portrays the ditzy, yet endearing Pola Debevoise, also hosted Hollywood greats Lauren Bacall and Betty Grable as three beautiful women who, after becoming frustrated with dating cheap men, move into a posh New York City penthouse and use their feminine wiles to try and snag wealthy bachelors to marry.

Millionaire takes all (more…)

Nicole Kidman has been quite busy these days, travelling the world to promote her new film “Australia” and fulfilling her UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador duties. Recently, she arrived in Madrid with co-star Hugh Jackman to promote their new epic. They’ve been travelling with their families in tow, and Nicole was spotted with her husband, country crooner Keith Urban, and their baby daughter Sunday Rose.

A source mentioned that the co-stars said that, “all of them were in good spirits, as their smiles showed.” Nicole and her husband were even able to visit the Grand Palais Museum with Sunday Rose, before they left France (prior to visiting Madrid). Once Nicole Kidman and her co-star Hugh Jackman arrived in Madrid, they headed straight to the Kinepolis cinema for their movie premiere. (more…)

Celebrities are one way or another obliged to look good as generally people expect them to be always stunning, nice-looking, pleasing and well dressed. They always try to evade aging in all possible means to keep a youthful and flawless image and presence. Though there are smart celebrities who know well how to use plastic surgery to their advantage creating a perfect complement of glamour and enhance physical features. The best illustration of this is Nicole Kidman plastic surgery. (more…)