2017 in a nutshell

Mary Idowu

The year 2017 started with a bang for me. Sometimes, it feels like it was just yesterday I shouted happy new year; but when the year began proper, it seemed so long and tedious and there were times when time flew and at other times when I kept watching the clock. Looking through the year now, 2017 has been very dramatic with it's highs and lows, it gave some a new lease on life and from others, it snatched quite a bit. I don't know how 2017 was for you but for me, it was a mixture of fun and annoyance. So, as the year is gradually coming to an end, here are some highlights of  2017;

Donald Trump became President: 

I was part of the small percentage of people who felt like Donald Trump would become the President, yet it still came to me as a shock when I heard the news that he actually won the election. For some reasons I felt like something could still happen and Hillary would win; but when he was sworn in as the President and he moved into the white house on the 20th of January, I realized that anyone could become anything if they really want to. It is just a matter of determination, saying and doing the right things, meeting the right people and having some sort of tough skin. I mean c'mon!! The whole world was literally against the man.

Wonder Woman (2017) - Movie Review

SUMMARY: Diana of Themyscira is the princess of the amazons, and their greatest warrior. She has lived with her people on their hidden island paradise for her whole life, until one day, Steve Trevor -an American pilot fighting in World War I, arrives on her island. Diana decides to help, leaving the island for the first time in her life, and is then thrust into a war to end all wars. She will have to fight alongside men, as she discovers the truth about the outside world and the true nature of mankind.

RATING: 8 /10

REVIEW: Gal Gadot did an excellent job in her role as wonder woman, performing with just the right mix of curiosity at the new world she’s seeing, naïveté at the how the world works, and badassery...

Fist Fight (2017) - Movie Review

RATING: 8 out of 10

SUMMARY: A meek, mild-mannered and somewhat ingratiating high school teacher, Andy Campbell (played by Charlie Day) - is challenged by fellow teacher, the harsh, no-nonsense Ron Strickland (played by Ice Cube) - to a fight in the school courtyard at the end of the last day of school, because Andy made him lose his job. This leads to many shenanigans as Andy tries to avoid the fight, but seems to just keep making things worse.

Best Friend For Sale

Well.

I really don't think I should be writing this article.

You'll know why if you keep on reading.

Most people have this one, special, always-there, super-understanding friend. If I was in a satire type of mood, my next sentence would say "These people are afflicted with the Best Friend Syndrome - ". But I'm trying to be nice today, so I'll throw sugar and blue icing on everything here. I do hope you don't have mental diabetes though. (I'm talking to you goth-lover)

I've had several "Best Friends" throughout my 23-yearcareer in humanity. I can happily sum up my experiences with this sentence.

"Don't Do It."

The 'ER' Mentality

By Ebi Ashidi
We have a very short time left in 2016, so we've also made this a very short read. So don’t say you’ll read later, do it NOW.

It’s almost 2017 - and it’s only natural that we'd look back at the past year and pull out a few lessons from it; understand the places where we fell, why we fell and how we can avoid similar occurrences.

It’s also natural that we'd take into consideration our victories, the breathtaking bliss of that feeling of victory, and to plan out how we can multiply such victories in the coming year.