Shikoku, Japan (2018) With an area of 18,800sq.km (roughly 225km in length and 50 to 150km in width) and a population of 3.8 million, Shikoku is by far the smallest of the main Japanese islands, behind Honshu, Hokkaido and Kyushu. Is Shikoku the smallest island in Japan? Shikoku, island, theRead More →

The Aretha Franklin biopic Respect is released at cinemas this week, and one of the standout performances comes from child star Skye Dakota Turner. Skye plays a young Aretha Franklin in the first part of the film, showing how the future Queen of Soul had talent from a very youngRead More →

The personal quality of decency is one of honesty, good manners, and respect for other people. Over time, decency has referred to manners, but today decency is mainly a strong sense of right and wrong, and a high standard of honesty. What is the definition of integrity of a person?Read More →

transitive verb. : to treat as an object of great interest or importance. Who are your contemporaries? Young, old, or in-between, if people are the same age and living in the same era, they’re contemporaries. You might be wondering what the noun contemporaries has to do with the adjective contemporary,Read More →

Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali never fought. Ali’s last non-exhibition fight was in 1981, while Tyson’s first professional fight didn’t take place until 1985. Two fighters, Trevor Berbick and Larry Holmes, fought them both, although Tyson and Ali never actually got in the ring with one another. What did AliRead More →

According to the rulebook, kickers and punters are technically “defenseless” players at all times. That means they can’t be hit in the head or neck, and can’t be blocked with a helmet-first hit, even if they are trying to make a tackle on a return. What is the point ofRead More →