Jordan Peterson a clinical psychologist and professor at the University of Toronto, a YouTube intellectual with millions of online following audience, with titles such as “Identity politics and the Marxist lie of white privilege”. His online forum Quora inspired him to write his new book 12 Rules of Life, “ What are the most valuable…
Month: January 2018
Following Tintin’s first appearance in Le Petit Vingtieme on January 10, 1929, the Tintin comics (1919-1986), created by the Belgian illustrator Georges Remi under the pseudonym Herge, became popular from kid-friendly anti-soviet propaganda to a globally recognisable brand. Herge’s Tintin comics have sold over 200 million copies across 101 languages, Herge had a desire to…
Diane von Furstenberg, the Belgian-American fashion designer best known for her iconic wrap dresses that are perfect for the office or an evening out. The iconic designer launched her eponymous label in the early 70s, with dress styles in silk, lace, and chiffon. One of her elegant faux wrap dress with an asymmetrical cowl neck…
Private equity groups and buyout firms are aiming to cherry-pick assets from failed construction company Carillion after one of the UK’s most politically sensitive corporate failures. Some private investors include Canadian Fund Managers Brookfield and British private equity group Endless, which specialises in turnarounds, are circling the liquidator PwC as the government is struggling to…
Kiev-born, Jan Koum, a Ukrainian-American internet inventor, computer programmer and WhatsApp co-founder revealed he got the WhatsApp’s idea purely by accident after missing calls at Gym, he conceived the idea of creating the messaging app after being annoyed. He wanted to create an app that could communicate to people whether he was free or not.…
Berkshire Hathaway, CEO and Chairman Billionaire Warren Buffett, the second richest person in the world says “The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful person say no to almost everything.” Most ambitious people want to accomplish things as we are driven by results, doing more, learning things, getting promoted and…
Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick, becomes a billionaire after £6.7bn ($9.3bn) investment deal from a consortium led by Japan’s Softbank. buying a chunk of the company from existing shareholders. Mr. Kalanick, who stepped down as CEO in June 2017, after he was driven out of the top job by a series of scandals, is selling $…
Pope Francis has made history by performing a wedding ceremony for two flight attendants on board a plane between Cities in Chile. Paula Podest Ruiz 39 and Carlos Ciuffardi Elorriga, (41) had been married before a civil service but asked Pope to bless their marriage. The Pontiff asked the couple “Do you want me to marry…
The Philippines’ most active volcano, the Mount Mayon started a dazzling display by spewing out more than four miles of lava from the crater, after it erupted during the weekend. Thousands of people have fled their homes, as volcanologist warn a “hazardous explosion” could take place within days. The Mayon volcano had the most destructive…