April 16, 2018 by Paulo Coelho When I was young, my parents sent me to a mental institution three times ( 1966, 1967, 1968). The reasons in my medical files are banal. It was said that I was isolated, hostile and miserable at school. I was not crazy but I was rather just a 17-year-old who really … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Feb 24, 2018 Tijana Radeska “Blind Tom” was a musical prodigy who was born in slavery in 1850, in the state of Georgia. He was a contemporary virtuoso of Liszt and Rubinstein, but one who seemed unaware of his skin color, his fame, or his success. Blind Tom was aware only of the … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Feb 15, 2018 E.L. Hamilton Steve McQueen (1930 – 1980) as Frank Bullit next to a Ford Mustang 390 GT 2+2 Fastback in the american crime thriller movie ‘Bullitt’, San Francisco, 1968. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images) A letter came in the mail. Steve McQueen wanted his car back. It wasn’t … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Mar 30, 2018 Martin Chalakoski “Gigantic in height, and muffled in a cloak, Ichabod was horror-struck on perceiving that he was headless! But his horror was still more increased on observing that the head, which should have rested on his shoulders, was carried before him on the pommel of his saddle!”- Washington … Read more
By: Ozzy Etomi One of the stunning books that changed my life is “Manuscript Found In Accra” by Paul Coehlo. It was recommended to me by an awesome friend, and every now and again, I read my highlighted excerpts to refresh my mind on these amazing life lessons. I, like many others, fell in love with ‘The … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Feb 8, 2018 Nancy Bilyeau On November 24, 1971, on a rainy afternoon in Portland, Oregon, a man approached the flight counter of Northwest Orient Airlines. He wore a dark raincoat, a dark suit with a skinny black tie, a neatly pressed white shirt, and loafers. He appeared to be in his … Read more
Courtesy: The Vintage News Jan 2, 2018 Nikola Simonovski Everybody knows that the hippopotamus is big. But how big? Yes, we have those details coming right up: The hippo, native to Africa, has an average length of nearly 15 feet and a weight of 7,000 pounds. It’s the third largest land mammal on the continent, with a lifespan … Read more
