Why do we feel such a strong urge to share a juicy piece of gossip? | FRANK T. McANDREW | According to a Wall Street Journal article, some communities in the Philippines consider gossiping so horrible that they have outright banned it. But aside from the difficulty of enforcing this …
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MWENDA: Gossip dies when it hits a wise person’s ears! BE THAT WISE PERSON ON THIS, LABOUR DAY In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and said, “Do you know what I just heard about your friend?” …
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Gossip is one of the themes of the clay works collections at Dr. Lilian Nabulime’s ongoing show at KfW in Kampala. Nabulime has keenly observed that Ugandans enjoy gossip – the habit of engaging in idle talk by revealing real or made-up information about other people to those who have …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price