October is independence month in my country of origin, Nigeria. I am one of the people who celebrate two independence months in a year — one in July and the other in October. This month, I was ...

In the Wal-Mart toy aisle, Jesus stands next to Playskool’s Busy Ball Popper, at the border of Fisher Price country. This is the land of See n’ Say, where pigs say oink and cows say moo ...