Traditional and Contemporary focuses on Ankara fabric spliced with contemporary tailoring. African fashion has taken a spike in creative designing over the years and we are ultra-excited to be documenting its progress one stylish picture at a time. Every Fashion Friday, we’ll be surfing through social media streets to find design inspirations for our Pride Woman (which is you, by the way). See our weekly style catalogue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ankara Styles by Mrs Nobody (@ankarastyles) on Aug 9, 2019 at 1:20am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ankara…
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John Macdonald, Western Sydney University Whichever way you look at it, men’s health in Australia is uniformly worse than women’s. Men die, on average, five years earlier than women born at the same time and are likely to experience more health complaints throughout their life. This is despite years of well-executed campaigns designed to motivate men to reduce risky behaviours: cut down on booze, quit smoking, eat healthily and drive safely. But viewing barriers to good health simply as behaviours that must be “dealt with” overlooks the broader environment of men’s lives – the “causes of the causes” of poor…
This week, we’ve curated our favourite fashion styled looks found on Instagram from the most stylish pages. Check them below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jennifer Oseh (@theladyvhodka) on Aug 9, 2019 at 4:08am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lisa Folawiyo (@lisafolawiyo) on Aug 4, 2019 at 9:14am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by StyleVitae (@stylevitae) on Aug 8, 2019 at 9:04am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by StyleVitae (@stylevitae) on Aug 5, 2019 at 2:55am PDT View this post on Instagram Love…
Jeff Conroy-Krutz, Michigan State University One of the least enviable tasks of journalists in the US must be reporting on how the public trusts their work less and less. A 2018 study found that only about four in ten Americans had at least a “fair” amount of trust in the media. Also, in a June 2019 survey, a full third of respondents agreed with President Donald Trump that the news media are “the enemy of the people.” The US isn’t unique in this respect. A study last year by the Reuters Institute and Oxford University found that, across 37 countries,…
Richard Mattson, Binghamton University, State University of New York How important is it to consider a romantic partner’s genetic profile before getting married? It is logical to think that genetic factors may underlie many traits already used by matching sites – like personality and empathy – which many assume could promote initial chemistry and long-term potential in specific couples. So it is perhaps not surprising that there are now websites that combine genetic testing and matchmaking. But does matching intimate partners on the basis of specific genes have any scientific foundation? Studies have shown that genetically identical twins, raised separately,…
Francis X. Shen, University of Minnesota The robots are here. Are the “sexbots” close behind? From the Drudge Report to The New York Times, sex robots are rapidly becoming a part of the national conversation about the future of sex and relationships. Behind the headlines, a number of companies are currently developing robots designed to provide humans with companionship and sexual pleasure – with a few already on the market. Unlike sex toys and dolls, which are typically sold in off-the-radar shops and hidden in closets, sexbots may become mainstream. A 2017 survey suggested almost half of Americans think that…
“From Africa to the world” is a popular slogan used by those within the fashion industry. Most aren’t unaware of the impact Africa has within this sector on an international level and the inspiration – though mostly uncredited – gotten from our fashion culture and aesthetic. For a long time, our fashion industry was starved from appreciation within the confines of the continent, until young modern Africans from different parts began to wake up into the enlightenment that African fashion has the potential to burgeon into something remarkable (and of course, rake in considerable funds as a vital sector of…
My dear daughter, If you rely on others or on material things to make you happy in life, you’ll be setting yourself up for constant emotional turmoil and mood swings. This is because your happiness should only depend on you. Choose to be happy in every situation and in every moment of your life. If your happiness was dependent on someone or something else, then you lose the ability to control what happens to you. My dear, everything that exists in this life changes: humans, riches, our bodies, the seasons and climates, what gives us pleasure, friends, our physical and…
Despite being famous for its quick adoption of technology and innovation, a major shakeup is coming for the Nigerian banking industry. A disruption which has finally surfaced barring any last-minute change or a force majeure could see major lenders and financial service providers in Nigeria fighting for their ‘dear lives’. Last week, Nigeria’s largest mobile carrier MTN Nigeria Communications Plc said it has finally acquired its “super-agent” license for its widely-publicized mobile money subsidiary. Also known as mobile money, mobile money transfer or mobile wallet generally refer to payment services operated under financial regulation and performed from or via a…
Stephen Billett, Griffith University This article is part of a series on the future of vocational education and training, exploring issues within the sector and how to improve the decline in enrolments and shortages of qualified people in vocational jobs. Read the other articles in the series here. The low status of vocational education and training (VET) is a growing problem. Many young Australians and their parents don’t consider VET as a potential post-school pathway, even if it might be more suitable for them than university. In an era of high aspiration, VET is often seen as an option only…