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Beliefs and taboos in ancient Igboland

Most of these beliefs were born out of fear of the unknown. Even though they are thousands of years old, they are still believed and practiced by a lot of people. Ogbanje In things fall apart, Chinua Achebe states that Ogbanje is " a 'wicked' child who continually re-enters its mothers womb only to die

Business: The Nice Hunt | TIME

H.L. s son streamlines dads empireand hits oil, too Like father, like sonusually, perhaps, but not in the Hunt family. The late Haroldson Lafayette Hunt, who parlayed a winning poker hand into a pyramid of oil wells, was eccentric even for a self-made billionaire. Before he died in November 1974, Hunt became a legend for

Celebrate the BAFTAs at These Time-Honored London Teahouses

So youve been nominated for a BAFTA Award or simply received an invitation to attend the posh Feb. 19 gala well then, hats off to you. While in London, youll want to celebrate your good fortune with a proper spot of Da Hong Pao, a flute of festive bubbles and a fancy cress sandwich.

Competitive eater Matt Stonie Eats 5 pound burrito in 2 minutes

May 11, 2015 2:48 PM EDT [embedded content] In this impressive and disgusting clip, competitive eater Matt Megatoad Stonie polishes off the largest burrito we have ever seen in two minutes flat. And when we say large, we really mean large. Stonie says the burrito is 18 inches long, weighing in at five pounds. He

Coping With Grief on Father's Day

I hate Fathers Day. Not because my father died this year, making it the first without him. It was sudden, but wed exchanged loving New Years greetings 10 days earlier. Despite our political differences, we were on good terms. He had enjoyed every day of his 86 years so much that we teased he inspired