I first became aware of Emmanuel Jal’s story when I saw War Child, the film based on his life, at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2008. As a former child-soldier-turned-MC who grew up in civil war-torn Sudan, Jal was eventually rescued and able to start a new life, making it a mission to tell his story and [...]

Someone gave me the first season of ABC’s LOST on DVD, and the show has single-handedly prevented me from blogging over the last two weeks (…I’m already in season 3). But with such a thought-provoking storyline and eye candy galore, what’s a girl to do?

Rar. Anyhow… I’ve been meaning to post about La Roux, a synthy Brit [...]