For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism... .It is understandable why read more

For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism... .It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian.

We had three chances to win the ballgame, and we blew all three of them,

We had three chances to win the ballgame, and we blew all three of them,

The end is here, but this is what we're here for -- the next eight games. We're pumping ourselves up, read more

The end is here, but this is what we're here for -- the next eight games. We're pumping ourselves up, and the vibe on the team is really changing. Hopefully that changes our performances.

The trial is totally meaningless. It's a political issue, not a legal issue. The procedures and the outcome were decided read more

The trial is totally meaningless. It's a political issue, not a legal issue. The procedures and the outcome were decided a long time ago. The people behind this want a lynching; they don't want justice.

I learned basic cookery from my mom, taught myself cake techniques and then got fed up with my own cakes read more

I learned basic cookery from my mom, taught myself cake techniques and then got fed up with my own cakes not looking as good as the ones in the shops.

This shows that our law enforcers have yet to become serious about fighting corruption. In contrast, the people seem to read more

This shows that our law enforcers have yet to become serious about fighting corruption. In contrast, the people seem to have more enthusiasm to bring graft cases out into the open.

There will be great security problems as a result of the U.S. presence,

There will be great security problems as a result of the U.S. presence,

I know that you want to find a solution that the Israelis and Palestinians can live in peace and harmony.

I know that you want to find a solution that the Israelis and Palestinians can live in peace and harmony.

We have more cargo coming in than last year, largely because of the end of textile and apparel quotas, but read more

We have more cargo coming in than last year, largely because of the end of textile and apparel quotas, but it's flowing much more smoothly from the ships to the stores than we saw in 2004,