The subtle art of feature image/thumbnail selection. With picture samples — “One look is worth a thousand words.” — Frederick R. Barnard 'Ol Freddie did not exaggerate when he made this statement. It is tried and true. Your feature image can increase the clicks on your story. It can also make people scroll past it. It seems YouTubers have learned and…

We need to talk more about ALS — When was the first time you knew about the disease called ALS? According to ALS.org, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. “Amyotrophic” comes from the Greek language. “A” means no. “Myo” refers to muscle. “Trophic” means nourishment. So…

Manchester City fail to clinch the English Premier League trophy — Matchday 37 began with the luckiest three points of the weekend. Tottenham welcomed Burnley to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday. Spurs were riding on their midweek win over North London rivals, Arsenal. Both teams needed the three points to secure their places. In the top four, for Conte’s men…

The night is drawing near — What do you see? I see the sun recoil. See it hide its face from us. Inhabitants of the earth. It had heard Cain say “what’s this goddamned sun!” And then complain about his plants doing badly the next minute. Choose a struggle, man. As I watched the sun drag…

Why this matters to you — Yes! I am part of the populace who is clueless about Instagram. After reading so many internet success stories, like Elsa Majimbo and Khaby Lame, I wanted to experience the magic of social media for once. I created my first reel. What I have learned from this experiment: Reels are…

The influence of the arts scales overseas and cuts across country boundaries — I remember the first time I saw Akeelah and the bee. It was in a neighbor’s home. They had cable TV because they could afford an antenna. We did not even have a TV at the time. My brothers and I mastered the sound of our mother’s steps so that…

Let’s talk about silence as a defense mechanism — When Natasha Nichole Lake said — “There’s so much noise, so few solutions,” I felt it in my soul. Every word choice in that sentence struck a nerve. Imagine how different it would have felt if the sentence was — There is noise everywhere and no solutions. …

What made Lily Peter’s 14-year-old cousin kill her? — “I’d always fantasized about raping her.” These should not be words associated with a 14-year-old eighth grader. Sadly, it is, and even gorier is the fact that he went through with it and then killed his victim. 10-year-old Iliana (Lily) Peters left home to visit her Aunt on Sunday, 24th…