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From Ruve Ni Yawini Pictures comes this short Fijian language horror film that is genuinely scary. Kaciva tells the story of two students who call on Dakuwaqa, an ancestral Fijian deity to help them in their exams.
With everyone once again talking about Tracy Chapman’s Fast Car after she performed the song with an obviously awestruck Luke Combs who has done a cover at the recently held Grammy Awards and the song now at number 1 on charts all over the world. But what many may not know is that the […]
Quinta Brunson took home an Emmy on Monday for the best actress in a comedy series, becoming the first Black actress to win the category since 1981. Brunson snatched this award for her performance in ABC’s sitcom “Abbott Elementary”, which she created and served as a writer. […]
Mister Sevudredre recently took to Facebook with a wonderfully articulated reason for some of our New Years traditions. FIJIAN NEW YEAR TRADITIONS – NA VAKATAWASE Fijian New Year is known as Na Vakatawase. Many are not aware of its ancient roots in high Fijian culture. Allow me to share a few insights. Long before Christianity, […]
Well, kind of. Whilst there never was a doll that looked like and was named Annabelle, there is however a well documented case of a doll which the movies are loosely based on. Below, paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren holds the original Annabelle doll, a “possessed” Raggedy Ann that began terrorizing her owner in 1970. Allegedly, […]
With the Pacific Games beginning shortly, we felt it was fitting to cast our minds back to the first time the nations of the region came together in Suva for the first South Pacific Games (as it was called then) in 1963. Specifically we’d like to talk about one person who was too young […]
Remember the 2000b Sydney Olympics? 23 years later, the New South Wales government announced that the eastern grandstand of Accor Stadium at Sydney Olympic Park will be known as the Cathy Freeman Stand. It’s the same venue Freeman lit the flame to start the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and then won the 400m gold medal in […]
From RugbyPass comes this wonderful, wonderful documentary about Fiji, Samoa and Tonga and the stories we have written in stone at the Rugby World Cup tournaments throughout the years. To watch the video, click on the link below and go through the very simple process of creating your account. I promise it will be worth […]
It’s the S we all most likely drew at some point growing up: But what is it called and where did it come from? Well, the first question is relatively simple to answer The official name for this S is “Cool S’ and as to where it comes from, that’s a bit more complicated […]
Imagine youre cleaning up rubbish in your backyard and you stumble upon an ancient Mummy. That is exactly what happened in Peru. Students of Saint Marcos University in Peru were helping archaelogists with a dig when they discovered the mummy. It was discovered under 8 tonnes of rubbish . The body is thought to date […]
