I am writing this from Cape Town, South Africa, where it took a while to load the 53 second Youtube video of the latest Nando’s ad (embedded at the end of this paragraph), so I am not sure how “it is going viral” as the local press would suggest. Though viral here also means about 300,000 […]
The limitations of working in the online space, given the small percentages of people with online access (despite the expansion of mobile technology).
Matheka, through his photographs, aims to instil in Kenyans, and eventually all Africans, pride in their cities and pride in their place within them.
Meaning is elusive in Cape Verde, but it does result in an existential limbo conducive to creeping, fretful madness.
Denzel Washington's new thriller, "Safe House," plays out in Cape Town, South Africa. You mostly can't tell. That's deliberate.
I’m taking over the Friday music break this week. First up, the prolific Azonto producer E.L. surprises us this week with a 25 track debut album. He had so many songs stored up he decided to release a video for one that’s not even on the album. Check his Swagga.
Despite the lack of coverage linking two regions, the visual ties between these cultures are quite strong.
Plays, operas, children's events, participatory performances by audiences, and even some “open society” speeches lit up the Tunisian capital in defiance of religious extremists.
Journalists rarely ask the IMF chief technocrat to consider whether or not she gives any kind of a shit about the people who are getting screwed by her "austerity" agenda.
Pieter Hugo, the critically acclaimed South African photographer, has done an interview with Guernica (H/T Glenna Gordon) in which he seems to be taking issue with criticisms of his work, especially the “Nollywood” series: “It’s quite scary when academics start dictating to artists that they should be politically correct or follow certain rules of behavior — which means […]
What are the cultural implications of the success of individual African artists in particularly U.S. mainstream media and award shows?
Mali’s rebel armies, their shifting alliances and their fans make for quite a spectacle.