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My experience in an increasingly STEM-focused world. Photo by Artiom Vallat  on Unsplash All my life I’ve been told — am being  told —...

What Hernán Cortés forgot to mention — the spiritual and psychological demise of the Aztecs. The oil painting, “Conquest of Mexico by...

How chengyu became more than just their four characters. This dictionary of (translated) Chinese proverbs and idioms contains thousands...

“Heart of Darkness”, universities, Goodreads reviews, and collecting one’s thoughts. Graphic created by the author in Canva . Have you...

And let’s just say: it’s a bit of a burner. Original post (05/05/1520): “I am most pleased to be in a position to comment on this niche,...

A Bit of Housekeeping and Trying Something New. Photo by the Author. I was bound to reach this point: the need for housekeeping. It’s not...

A white man’s guide to blogging your trip through Asia in 2025. Image created in Canva . Original background photo by Manuel Joseph  on...

Doris Lessing’s “The Grass is Singing” and the problem of the white gaze in African literature. Cover for “The Grass is Singing” |...

These are my statistics, earnings, and a new bit of advice I discovered pertaining to writing-backlogs. Photo by Leah Newhouse on...

This is how Chinese, Indian, and Indonesian food came to South Africa and influenced local cuisine. "Where Asia meets Africa" - photo by...

Strangely enough, it prepared me more for adulthood than any other book. One of the most beautiful books on my shelf — a Barnes and Noble...

This is how I “set the mood” for language learning via the affective filter. Photo by Kaboompics  on Pexels . It goes without saying that...

How the depressing banality of society is presented in Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure. If you would like to support this article...

What were the highly-regarded and important roles of women in African societies pre-1900? If you would like to support this article...

This is my oddly successful journey, thoughts, statistics, and earnings while writing on Medium for 1 month. Photo by Patrick Fore  on...

What role did women play in 20th century Nigeria, and how is the patriarchy treating them today? If you want to support this blog-post...

This is the tragic love-story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. If you wish to support this blog post further, please feel free to check...

Graphic designed by the author using Canva . Original template by Studio Flare . So, you’ve decided to learn a new language, right? Yes,...

Author's photo. I have a bit of a dilemma: I’m no longer certain what my second language is. This became apparent to me during a casual...

Author’s photo — The two beautiful second-hand copies of ‘The Art of War’ and the ‘Tao Te Ching’ I got for a bargain price at a Chinese...