25th Knot - The Red String

25th Knot

This month, we move into a new phase of The Red String. I tell you about the new changes in content:- more quality, less quantity, and hopefully, more interesting articles. (June 2013)

Life Lessons

As a child growing up, I used to eavesdrop on my parents conversations. I would walk into the living room, discover that they were in the middle of a discussion, and would quietly and surreptitiously take my seat among them: somewhere where I wouldn't be noticed. It was on one

Peeje T

I discovered Peeje T. via this Gizmodo article [http://gizmodo.com/hilarious-guy-photoshops-celebrities-into-his-instagram-510416388] , and while the article disappointed in that it had very little to do with technology, the discovery itself was quite entertaining. Peeje T. or peejet [http://instagram.com/peejet] as he is known across the interwebs, is famous

The History of the Yorubas

The History of the Yorubas

Early last month (or perhaps the month before), to help an acquaintance on DeviantArt [https://theredstringblog.com/a-deviant-artist], I picked up a book that had been sitting around my apartment. It was called The History of the Yorubas [http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1848903.The_History_of_the_Yorubas]

Hunter X Hunter

Hunter X Hunter

Coming a close second to Shingeki no Kyojin from last month [https://theredstringblog.com/my-anime-list], is Hunter X Hunter. Some of you may remember this anime from my list of all-time favourites [http://www.crunchyroll.com/show_list/?list_id=2866710] where it currently holds 4th place. Well over the

The Grand Design

The Grand Design

Those of you who know me well, know that Damola always has a plan. It is both my greatest strength, and my greatest weakness; because until I devise a plan, I am usually paralysed. So as you can imagine, there is, and has always been a plan for The Red