The public hearings of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol—the eighth and last of which is set for prime-time broadcast on Thursday—were always going to be a unique moment in American history, given the unprecedented events they were meant to investigate. But, as far back as the planning stages, Select Committee members indicated that they did have one historical analogy in mind: the 1973 Watergate hearings, which investigated President Richard Nixon’s role in the attempt to cover up a break-in at the office of the Democratic National Committee—and which led up toNixon’s Aug. Read More...
What is it about bad boys that brings all the girls, even the good ones, to the yard? Science has tried to understand why and here are the things they found out. Bad boys are more attractive ADVERTISEMENT
There’s something about bad guys that’s infinitely attractive, apparently,especially if this study by Nicholas Holtzman and Michael Strube of Washington University in St. Louis is anything to go by. The researchers found out, using a small sample of 111 students, that women actually find ’bad boy’ traits such asnarcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism very hot. Read More...
The ember months are September, October (it really shouldn’t be), November and December. Within these three months, a fever grips most Nigerians. Why? It’s the last quarter of the year, a period when Nigerians are ‘spiritually sensitive’. After slugging through the year, it is the goal of many that they see the end of the year. This shouldn’t be any reason to be jittery but you have to understand that Nigeria is a very religious country and by extension a spiritual one. Read More...