“There are intangibles to playing sports: self-discipline, overcoming hardship, facing fear, camaraderie.”

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This is a comment by Rick on the post “Real Men Don’t Watch Sports”. While sports sometimes have a tendency to seem violent and bring out hostile “manly” attitudes, someone who has lived through them has a different perspective.

Business: Nigerian Entrepreneur Creates Netflix and Spotify for Nollywood [@irokotv]

Making a way out of no way, a Nigerian entrepreneur creates avenues for creatives in his native land.

Respect: You Owe Even Having A Computer (In Part) To Roy L. Clay Sr. [@spodachozn1]

Love your aging Laserjet? There wouldn’t even be a Hewlett-Packard without this guy right here.

Business: How Being A Geek Scored A Guy A Very Cheap House

How did one of our own get a house valued at $300K for just $16? It’s a tale of heroism and devotion!

Ten things I've learned from going to a diverse downtown high school

Note: I went to Jarvis C.I. in Toronto. Sometimes, a high school needs to hire security guards to ensure student safety. We had Carlos and Ramon (AKA Mini Carlos). They ensured student safety by selling counterfeit jeans out of a locker and hitting on high school girls. There was a time when everybody at Jarvis [...]