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Modenine Throws It Way Back Masterfully on “Popkorn!”

In Popkorn! The Album, Modenine relies on his wide polymathic knowledge and thoughtful song-writing to…

“U-Turn” Review: Gabriel Afolayan’s Directorial Debut Is a Road Movie Lacking in Attractions

The problem with U-Turn is not that it’s thoroughly predictable; it’s that its predictable plot…

Runtown’s “$igns” Album is a Genre-Sliding, Beautiful Work of Art

$igns shows Runtown is not afraid to stand alone. It is another testament to his…

Fatma Qandil Awarded the 25th Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature

Fatma Qandil’s book, Aqfas Farigha, is her first novel. By Editor Sixty-four-year-old Egyptian writer and…

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Wapah Ezeigwe Set to Produce Second Film, “A Little Time Left”

Ezeigwe’s A Little Time Left centres around “a piano genius who in the care of…

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“Love Lives Here” Review: Norman Maake’s RomCom is a Fairy Tale that Sticks to its Story

There’s a lot to unpack from Love Lives Here, but the most prominent is that…

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Mara Menzies Awarded the 2022 Scotland National Book Awards

The winners of the awards each receive a cash prize of £2,000, and consideration for…

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NoViolet Bulawayo and Chinelo Okparanta Longlisted for the 2023 Aspen Words Literary Prize

Bulawayo is longlisted for her second novel, Glory, while Okparanta is longlisted for her Harry…

14 African Women Shine in 2022 BBC 100 Women List

The BBC 100 Women list includes “candidates who had made headlines or influenced important stories…

“Far from Home” Review: Netflix’s Formulaic Nigerian Young Adult Series is Bingeable but Falls Short

Far from Home doesn’t deliver as strongly as the pioneers of its genre, home or…