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Mar 18 , 2023 . By TADESSE TSEGAYE

Institutions: Living Autobiographies

It was with great pleasure I received the good news from an old friend who had just finished writing an autobiography. Keeping lit the amusement, I went for a walk that was unusual in the morning. As I left the house, I struggled to not peek at the ominous-looking grey sky rightward, instead, I g...

Mar 11 , 2023 . By TADESSE TSEGAYE

Integrity in Duty Regardless of Significance

I watched the Premier League last week at a long-time friend's house in the vicinity. My friend and I are staunch supporters of the English premier league club Arsenal. Yet, his keen collection of pictures or articles that are associated with the club is unmatched. He never tires of speaking praise and compliments about the club. However, he only has the gut to watch the game when Arsenal takes the lead, an obsession with the pursuit of victory with eyes that are bright and glossy. This has stopped him from enjoying the game of his favourite club. The team faced a match against a weaker...


Mar 4 , 2023 . By TADESSE TSEGAYE

Translating Pages to Screen  Fikir Eske Mekaber Builds Understanding

Amidst 'umm's, and 'ahh's, while trying to salvage a discussion that turned to friendly banter, making headway to the precipice of never seeing each other, tackling each other's every sentence struggling for the right words with nervous smiles and quick shakes of the head, making jokes to alleviate the grim situation and a strangled-sounding laugh punching a fist against our thighs, I received a news alert through my phone while having coffee with a dear friend in a café we frequently visit, one of the days last week. We were arguing whether we have developed a tendency to tune into what m...


Feb 25 , 2023 . By TADESSE TSEGAYE

Transforming Vulnerability to Opportunity

After being seated and avidly reading for a long while the whole afternoon one of the days last week, my mood swung from the I-can-not-wait-to-go-out scenario to that of deciding whether or not I should come out or not, and then slowly releasing a deep breath wondering whether that lackluster reaction was necessary in the first place. The latest news I had that day on Chatbots powered by artificial intelligence that let internet users gather information through typed conversations was lingering in my thoughts. ChatGPT of OpenAI, reportedly by the end of this January, only two months after i...

View From Arada

Feb 18 , 2023

Acknowledging English Matters Globally

Last Saturday seemed endless as time crept by. As I organized my books and documents in order, a piece of paper with the heading signed and sealed by the translation office captured my interest. It wa...

Feb 11 , 2023

Independent Interaction Through Academics

One of the days last week I had a rendezvous to have coffee with a long-time friend. A routine we have had for years. It was after five o'clock in the afternoon yet an hour before I left my house. I c...

Feb 4 , 2023

Examine the Roots: Elementary Schools

It was amidst the misty and gloomy national school leaving exam result last week, the dismal performance started to run amok in my mind. From the frying pan to the fire, the ramification of what could...

Jan 28 , 2023

Teamwork Makes the Dreamwork

The victory of the Ethiopian national football team against Libya in a qualifier game for the 1969 world cup had stirred pitches from fans that veterans from the former should not be fielded anymore....

Jan 21 , 2023

Spice Up! Gourmets, Businesses

I was engulfed with reflections on what I have been through since Christmas. Nothing could come close to the spirit surrounding holidays here, as the feel of cuisine and praising the virtues of tradi...

Jan 14 , 2023

Mobile Banking Robs Mobility

Last year was pivotal in bringing the final touch to my new year's resolution for the then-upcoming global year, a week sooner than the end of December. I changed almost all my money transactions digi...

Jan 7 , 2023

Rising Above Social Media Obsession

One of the days last week was poised to be a relaxing time free from worries. I had my daily share of skimming through different platforms on social media. I compared the perspectives of two or thr...

Dec 31 , 2022

Skills for Life: Readership Nurture Success, Exams Judge the Means

Last week I visited an art gallery connected to a florist shop close to my residence. My flower order was on standby for delivery by a courteous florist, as I kept my eye on the few paintings on the w...

Dec 24 , 2022

Gastronomic Resolution for the New Year

I started to feel the heat on a cool summer day, sunnier than the previous ones though I dressed lightly. A reminder of the need for a heightened mood and atmosphere for that particular day, with a d...

Dec 17 , 2022

Public Service Offices Need Responsiveness Akin to Edir, Equb

I describe my daily routine of cleaning the area around my house before I go for a walk as “a mandatory public service.” Some of my neighbours think it is precious, some helpful, while I feel it...

Dec 10 , 2022

Reimagining Arada's Sound, Visual Fury

For a few months, I frequently met with a friend at the historic Arada, a neighbourhood around Piassa. Sunny and buoyant days in the area, with the movie houses, eating places, and pastries, have b...

Dec 4 , 2022

Growing Screen Time Gets Football Off the Fields

With all the games that have been happening and the promise up for grabs from this year's world cup, my spirit was upbeat as I came out of the house. I made a decision to recoup the hours I had spent...

Nov 26 , 2022

Reflection on Moments Promise a Better Tomorrow

It was a lively day with the sun. I dressed sportily in my cap and sunglasses and came out of the house without a rush. Three red-coloured dumper trucks were visibly parked on the cobblestone alley...

Nov 19 , 2022

Living Arts Off-Stage Same as On-Stage

The Ethiopian Theatre Professionals' Association successfully organised Africa's first international performing arts festival and conference in 2015 at the Addis Abeba University's College of Visual ...

Nov 12 , 2022

Mindfulness: the Anchor Holding Businesses

The sun was getting robust. Having watched the theatre shows on the stage over the weekend, I was tempted to stay home. Without giving it a second thought, I immediately put on my cap and sunglass, ch...

Nov 5 , 2022

Humanity: Another Name for Hard Work

Louis Pasteur, a 19th Century French chemist, first discovered that certain bacteria caused rapid "artificial" fermentation of wine. Fermentation would have been prevented had the wine been exposed to...


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