SA-born actress Charlize Theron has joined a host big name celebrities‚ philanthropists and business people on Time Magazine’s annual most influential list. The magazine named Charlize among the most Influential…
A curry house in Edmonton, Canada, is offering free food to those in need. The restaurant is encouraging anyone unable to pay for their meal to come inside and eat…
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Fans around the world mourned as news broke of the tragic death of Prince at his home in Minnesota. The superstar musician, performer, and songwriter was 57. His talent was…
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She was born in Sierra Leone in 1995. Her parents named her Mabinty, but after they both died during the civil war, she was sent to an orphanage, where she…
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True heroes are great multi-taskers: they stop bad guys, save good ones and mow people’s lawns. This past Saturday, an 87-year-old Sacramento man passed out from exertion while mowing his…
Every kid has a hero, and for one little girl in Bloomington, Indiana, that person is her local garbage collector, Delvar Dopson. Every Thursday morning, Brooklyn waits for Dopson to…
An awesome South African agency has just been nominated for a prestigious international award! Ireland Davenport, have been nominated for the most prestigious award on the internet, the Webby Awards, with…
Where mind meets heart
“I like to imagine that the world is one big machine. You know, machines never have any extra parts. They have the exact number and type of parts they need. So I figure if the entire world is a big machine, I have to be here for some reason. And that means you have to be here for some reason, too.” ― Brian Selznick
