Author: Keith Hofmann

Rafi Ridwan, who sketched his first designs for Ariel from The Little Mermaid as a child, plans to help other disabled children realize their dreams. The 18-year-old Indonesian fashion designer has fashion shows across the world and has successfully created a collection for America’s Next Top Model. In 2011, Rafi became one of the youngest fashion designers ever in Indonesia when at the age of nine, he held his first fashion show in collaboration with one of Indonesia’s most famous designers, Barli Asmara. Rafi was all set to launch his latest project earlier this year – a fashion and culinary…

Are you a food lover with some top-notch recipes? Anyone fond of eating would have at least once thought of making a full notebook containing all his/her favourite recipes. Well, in case you have made the cookbook, we will assist you in making it official. Ebookifi is here to help. Creating a cookbook is one daunting task, and making it official is another. It would be best if you designed it in a modern and professional way for readers to pay attention to it. And here many people make a mistake. They don’t know how to launch their cookbook professionally on professional…

During an online San Diego Comic-Con panel, William Shatner, the actor who played astronaut Captain Kirk on “Star Trek”, has hinted that he may be interested in going to space. However, he wants to make sure it’s safe. In 2013, Shatner stated that he was so scared of human spaceflight that he would never venture on a rocket himself. But now things seem to have changed for him as he has stepped back from his earlier statement. On July 25, during the Comic-Con panel, Shatner said, “There’s a possibility that I’m going to go up for a brief moment and…

The two-time Olympic Champion Hanyu Yuzuru has been named the most valuable skater at the first ISU Skating Awards for the 2019/20 season on Saturday (11 July) in a virtual award ceremony. He claimed this award ahead of his perennial rival Nathan Chen and four-time world ice dance champions Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron. Hanyu has a huge fan base around the world. In a statement, Hanyu said, “For me personally, all the eyes and voices from the fans are added pressure for me. I always sense their expectation and their pressure, even if it’s just a practice. To be…

Jamaican former sprinter, Usain Bolt, has introduced his first child to the world by sharing the pictures of his newborn daughter. The former Olympic athlete welcomed his daughter with longtime girlfriend, Kasi Bennett, in May. In celebration of Kasi’s birthday, the couple decided to share a glimpse of their newborn baby girl with their fans. Usain took to his Instagram handle and posted the first photos of his daughter. The 33-year-old wrote: ‘I want to wish my gf @kasi.b a happy birthday and To let you know I am happy I get to spend our special day with u. I…

Another TikTok influencer, Manar Samy, has been detained by Egyptian authorities after a lawyer accused her of prostitution. Samy was accused of sharing immoral videos to attract and earn money. The video that Manar shared shows her dancing on a beach with her dog with pop music playing in the background. While former state TV broadcaster Shahira Amin took to her Twitter and wrote, “Here is the ‘immoral video.’ Nothing immoral about it at all.” Manar’s detention is the latest in a string of immorality arrests targeting women. In April, Sama El-Masry, a high-profile belly dancer, was arrested for debauchery…

We had a chat with two young and dynamic authors from the city of Lucknow, India. Between just the two of them, we have diverse professions of novelist, lyricist, screenplay-writer, dramatist, poet, script doctor, photographer, cinematographer, musician, singer and much more. They are Rishabh Dubey and Vais Siddiqui. Rishabh and Vais have come out with a new multi-author anthological compilation entitled ‘The Voices of Silence’. The book contains stories and poems by diverse authors across the country of India. The initiative was completely cost-free for the authors and Rishabh and Vais have also committed to launching a new volume of…

Sidharth Ghosh, famously known as Flying Sidharth, is a Cancer coach, a transformer, a marathon runner, a biker, and an avid traveler. Since 2008, he has been a runner and has participated in several marathons post his cancer treatment. He has even been featured in Star Sports “Believe Me Story”, “YourStory”, and several other media houses. Sidharth is a cancer survivor, who firmly believes that strong willpower and positive mindset can lead to positive outcomes. With these two, even a cancer patient can become a cancer warrior. He is an IT Professional who was diagnosed with a rare type of…

Not much of a social media person, Ms Kanthi D Suresh, recently was surprised, when she casually logged into her Twitter account, to realize that someone else was trying to log into the same account, with twitter indicating the persons location, as Indore. This does not come across as a surprise particularly during the lockdown phase, when digital usage is soaring and people consider digital technology the safest, to use, in this situation. But, it cannot be taken lightly particularly when the account involved is of a journalist whose words and speech is always in the public domain, affecting many…

A pop driven song to lead us into the warmer months, Knight delivers a message about knowing your self-worth. The beginning of the song he sets the tone by the opening line, “This dance is getting old” and then closes with “You treat me like a waste of time, I deserve better”. I believe a majority of us have felt this way before in a relationship which makes this song even more special. The chorus leads with a chant like melody that is very catchy for anyone to sing too that I can guarantee may get stuck in your head in the…