Editions

Twenty-Fourth Knot

Hello readers, I'm not quite sure how to describe this edition to you, other than to say it was a load off my chest. I was able to articulate a major issue that bothers me, describe a major issue that bothers all of us, and introduce you all to some

Anime

My Anime List

As of this edition, I've decided that instead of struggling to pick one anime to write about, comparing it to all the other interesting things I want to write about, and then ending up writing nothing at all about anime, I will be publishing a list of 10 anime I'm

Christianity

To Quote Without A Sermon

Almost every time I get inspired to write a Christian piece, I struggle with it for days on end before finally putting pen to paper. I struggle with it because I am afraid: Afraid to blaspheme, to use the word of God in vain, or to lead others astray with

Relationships

Killing the Beast

On that note, here's another callback to an old article. Namely, Becoming Jaded. It's the piece I wrote last year explaining the oft come disappointments of dating, and urging women to keep the faith in love despite them. Well, since I wrote that article, I have come to realise two

Discoveries

Hot Damn! I Rock

It continues to amaze me how my piece on Jerry LaVigne Jr. remains the most viewed post on the blog. A recent Google search for his moniker even had us in the top 3 results! So my question for you today is, are you ready for more? More of that

Discoveries

African Youth Journals

Over the last few months, I've had the pleasure of stumbling across a couple of blogs by African authors that truly resonate with me. The first was Romance Meets Life: a blog by Myne Whitman, that's primarily about love and relationships. The second was African Youth Journals: a blog by

Editions

The Whole 9 Yards of 2012

It is done! Finally, the special edition I promised you all since last November is complete. Both myself, and my editor (Simi) have put a lot of time and effort into getting this done, and we really hope you enjoy it. 😀 In keeping with our recent web redesign, this edition

The Whole 9 Yards (2012)

A Few Yards Elsewhere

Knot Article Twist A Constant Battle Twist The Tragedy of the Pretty Woman 16 The House of God Twist Sometimes You Can Only Enjoy the Music 19 The Class Divide With the introduction of Twists in 2012, our social media only column, there were bound to be a few articles

The Whole 9 Yards (2012)

A Yard with Friends

You can tell from the timeline that I didn't get to see many friends in 2012. I was too wrapped up in myself and my issues to do much visiting. But for the few that I did see, the occasions that I saw them on were quite memorable. So here's

The Whole 9 Yards (2012)

A Yard of Entertainment

As with the things I did for leisure, I also seem to have done a range of things for entertainment. I discovered some online personalities, new games, and not so new, but very exciting anime! So take a look, there should be something here for everyone. 1. If you know

The Whole 9 Yards (2012)

A Yard of Leisure

I didn't do much traveling in 2012. But it seems I did a bit of everything I find interesting. There was some reading, some writing, some volunteering, and yeah some (though not much), travelling. So read on, for a glimpse at my version, of chilling out. 1. At the beginning

The Whole 9 Yards (2012)

A Yard of Technology

This year I've done less of talking about technology, and more of talking about the impact of technology on our lives: in good, bad, and even ugly ways. So although you won't find much in the way of new and interesting technological developments above, your eyes will certainly be opened

The Whole 9 Yards (2012)

A Yard of Insight

Knot Article 15 Naivety Despite Reality 16 The Nice Guy in the Middle 17 Yes vs. No 19 Enabling the Disabled 19 Break-Up Policies In 2012, It seems I got more comfortable sharing my life with you. In addition to my usual insights on relationships, I began to talk about

The Whole 9 Yards (2012)

Editor's Notes

Throughout 2012 and so far in 2013, while keeping you up to date on the life, times, and mind of Damola Mabogunje, The Red String has also attempted to answer some of life's questions: covering topics ranging from relationships, to The Personality Type of God. In this year and a

The Whole 9 Yards (2012)

Happy Belated Birthday

The time has come again, to celebrate another year of The Red String publications! 😀 In 2012, excerpts from our articles appeared in Genevieve Magazine (Issue 88, Pg. 94), and were used by the CHOP Foundation. We talked about interesting personalities like Steve Jobs, Andrew Huang, and Egoraptor... and supported programs

Healthcare

Reinforcement Learning

In computer science, the term reinforcement learning refers to a sub-study of Artificial Intelligence called machine learning. The subject itself is actually quite broad and deep, and propels you quickly into the world of probabilities, Markov Decision Processes, weights, and rewards. Thus it is certainly not a subject I intend

Christianity

An Easter Message

Happy Easter Folks! I hope you are having a blessed day. This morning, I was faced with a slight dilemma. I wanted to write about God and give glory to him on this special day, but what to write about, I did not know. Many of the topics that came

Editions

Twenty-Third Knot

Hi guys, Last month's edition (The 23rd Knot) is now available for download and browsing. I forgot to post it last month, have been way too busy recently, and haven't even written anything new for this month. So you may have to make do with this for a while. Sorry

Healthcare

Day 100

Now let's talk about another primarily Black problem, and the benefits of delayed gratification. For some months now, a friend of mine has been here in the U.S, undergoing treatment to cure his sickle-cell aneamia, and I have been wanting to tell you all about it for so long.

Thoughts

Immediate Gratification

One of the many things I've come to realise through my experiences here in the U.S, is that many of the problems plaguing Nigeria, and indeed most of the African continent, are not just Nigerian problems or African problems. At their most fundamental level, they are all Black problems.

Nigeria

Police College

Speaking of Nigerian things, last month, a particular news item was brought to my attention by an aunt of mine: The Channels Expose on the Police College in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. In telling me how she'd heard about it (my aunt lives in Canada), she directed me to Linda Ikeji's

Discoveries

Comic Bandit

In a serendipitous coincidence of fate (in other words, luckily), soon after writing the article on Jigida Comics, I received two actual Nigerian comics in the mail. They were a belated birthday present from my mother. The 2 comics, Taboo & Uhuru, are both published by Comic Bandit Press: a new

Relationships

Romantic Love is Selfish

Happy Valentines Day Everyone! It's been a while since I've written a twist, but today is Valentine's day, and I believe it calls for one. As with every Valentine's day, our thoughts drift to either the joy of love, or the solitude of loneliness. This Valentine's dawn has been no

Editions

Twenty-Second Knot

Merry Christmas guys, and a belated Happy New Year as well. I say that here, because I didn't remember to say any of that in this month's edition, and I genuinely hope you enjoyed your end of year celebrations. A lot of interesting stuff has been going on with me

Discoveries

Time's End

Another project which caught my attention, was Time's End by Theophany. Now for me, this was all about the incredibly thematic release modelled after The Legend of Zelda game: Majora's Mask. The project itself, is a remix of all the soundtracks from the original video game... and if you are