6th Knot - The Red String

6th Knot

It's International Women's Day! So obviously i'm going to talk about women. But we must also remember the wonderful folks in Japan devasted by the tsunami. And in the rest of this edition, I fill you in on my stay in Nigeria is so far. (March 2011)

Pray for Japan

After what must be the most devastating earthquake [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/21/japan-earthquake-death-toll-18000] in modern times and the cataclysmic tsunami that it caused - doing significant damage to northern Japan and leaving it in a state of impending nuclear disaster, everybody is trying to do

Family, Friends, & Fun

Family, Friends, & Fun

Of course whether one's country is a have or a have not never really matters when going back home. Because if you're like me, you're going back for the people and not for the places. Between The Duet [https://theredstringblog.com/tag/the-duet-special] and my own laziness I didn't really

The Benefits of Being Backward

The Benefits of Being Backward

I remember telling a friend of mine that I was looking forward to going back home for a break and how by the time I had finished regaling him with tales of power outages, shoddy Internet, and potholed roads, he wondered what the heck there was to look forward to!

Hieronymous 707

Hieronymous 707

Phew! Back to some manly talk. Here's a blog [http://hieronymous707.blogspot.com/] I stumbled upon in an attempt to look up some guy called J. Corey Connor on LinkedIn [http://www.linkedin.com/in/coreyconnor]. It was one of those things where I received a friend request from an

Kimi ni Todoke

Now that you know my secret, I might as well go the full mile and actually recommend some feminine trash to you. Since I havent spoken about anime in a long while [https://theredstringblog.com/anime-for-beginners], I think it is time I brought it back to the forefront. My own

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives [http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Lives-Baba-Segis-Wives/dp/0061946370] is the first book by Lola Shoneyin [http://www.lolashoneyin.com/] (Daughter in-law of Wole Soyinka [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wole_Soyinka] according to my father) I do so hate name dropping but if it

Becoming Jaded

One night many years ago, I remember being on the phone with the love of my life a dear friend of mine during one of our many deep and long conversations, when the topic somehow drifted to love. I remember saying that I couldn't understand how boys like myself ( I

This Persistent Need

This Persistent Need

Before I start, it might be best to say that The Red String doesn't usually post scandalous articles like this one; {Oh yes we do!} It was quite hard for me to stick to the norm, and I'm quite honoured that Damola [http://theredstringblog/author/damola/] would even entertain the

International Women's Day

International Women's Day

In honour of International Women's Day [http://www.internationalwomensday.com/] which took place earlier this month and Mother's Day [http://www.dayformothers.com/when-is-mothers-day.html] which is soon to come, I have decided to dedicate a few pages of this edition to the subject of women and the effeminate. We