Corve DaCosta

Growing up, I heard about the life of Nelson Mandela. Although movies have been made showing his life I have not seem them. Hearing about Invictus, it renewed and I was determined to watch it. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9Ovkye6lac&hl=en_US&fs=1&] The movie is about Nelson Mandela and his struggles to unite South Africa after apartheid. Apartheid according to Wikipedia  [ Read More ]

This is a time where family members come together whether to have that meal or to have that grand reunion. While it may not be the happiest time for all (snow, delayed flights, recession, new taxes, unemployment etc), it surely concludes a year that has gone 2009. I was not brought up celebrating Christmas. Boring,  [ Read More ]

Hollywood starlet, Brittany Murphy, died of cardiac arrest at her husband’s Los Angeles home today (December 20, 2009). She rose to fame in her starring roles in films such as Just Married, Clueless, Girl Interrupted, 8 Mile, Sin City, The Dead Girl, Uptown Girls. She was 32 years old.

Welcome to the thirteenth edition in the series of the Water Cooler – appears every Sunday on this blog. This feature will highlight what’s hot, topical and up for discussion. Here we go. Politics Flopped Copenhagen With millions of people being added to the world population it is a time bomb waiting to happen before  [ Read More ]

After seeing Emily Blunt on The View discussing her role in the new movie The Young Victoria, I simply had to see the movie. Watching the period film, I was in awe. I will give this movie two thumbs up for its delivery. From the styling, to the production (set), the acting was simply flawless.  [ Read More ]

X Factor Finals The X Factor is the best talent show ever with the biggest production. The staging makes American Idol look silly and childish. I watched the finals through a link on the internet on Sunday afternoon. I was not only impressed but I was overwhelmed by the production and the staging. From the  [ Read More ]

A time to celebrate again! This blog received another 10,000 hits and we are now celebrating 20,000. I am so happy my blog is growing. I would never have thought bloggers would be interested in what I have to say. To the people who I motivate, inspire, and share information with – having fun, the  [ Read More ]

This movie has been out for a while now and it was on my heart to watch. I think being from the black race made me even more want to watch the movie. Living in a developing country and seeing the realities here in some ways connect with the realities the movie projects from the  [ Read More ]

Welcome to the twelfth edition in the series of the Water Cooler – appears every Sunday on this blog. This feature will highlight what’s hot, topical and up for discussion. Here we go. Politics The speech at West Point was disappointing. Obama has pledged to send 30,000 more troops to the Afghan war. Here is  [ Read More ]

WordPress is currently having a competition entitled Thanksgiving Contest 09. The deadline passed and it was extended to December 4, 2009. I was always interested from the start and just got around to creating the video. Enjoy my video. I had lots of fun putting it all together – took a lot of work The  [ Read More ]