Friday 22 March 2013

THINGS FALL APART FOR CHINUA ACHEBE

The Pride of Nigerian Literature andauthor of most widely read book in mordern African Literature, Chinua achebe has been confirmed dead.He died in a hospital in Boston after a period of long illness.

Achebe has been called "the father of modern African writing and many books and essays have been written about his work over the past 5 decades. In 1992 he became the first living author to be represented in the Everyman's Library collection published by Alfred A. Knopf. His 60th birthday was celebrated at the University of Nigeria, by "an international Who's Who in African Literature". An observer after the event noted: "Nothing like it had ever happened before in African literature anywhere on the continent."
Achebe will be remembered for turning down the federal Government's offer to honor him with national award 'Commander of the Federal republic in 2004 and 2011 stating:
"I have watched particularly the chaos in my own state of Anambra where a small clique of renegades, openly boasting its connections in high places, seems determined to turn my homeland into a bankrupt and lawless fiefdom. I am appalled by the brazenness of this clique and the silence, if not connivance, of the Presidency"
 Achebe's novels focus on the traditions of Igbo society, the effect of Christian influences, and the clash of Western and traditional African values during and after the colonial era. His style focuses on the Igbo oral tradition, and combines straightforward narration with representations of folk stories, proverbs, and oratory. He has also published a number of short stories, children's books, and essay collections. Since 2009, he has been a professor at Brown University in the United States.
He died at the age of 82. 


Wednesday 20 March 2013

POPULAR NUDE BEACH SUFFERS SHUT DOWN THREAT.


A very popular nude beach is being shut down on weekdays to help reduce sex and drugs. On the 19th of March, Washington Post reported that a beach at Wisconsin River near Mazomanie will be shut down on weekdays now. Nudists from everywhere like to come to this beach.
Visitors to this beach obviously get turned on by what they see and they have been going out in the woods to do drugs and have sex. The management of the nude beach seem overwhelmed by these acts and want to put a stop to it so closing the beach on weekdays seem like a stop gap solution to this.
Back in the 90's the beach actually worked only in the day and stayed closed at night, also visitors were   stopped people from camping there. 
This is just one more step in the way of making things safer at the beach. They are doing everything that they can to make things better in this area.
 By the way, what's the big deal about nude beaches?