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In which Lauren Beukes' "Zoo City" wins the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2011!!
It is May in Harare, which means only one thing ... the Harare International Festival of the Arts is in town! I will be blogging at length about HIFA, but first, I want to share some thrilling news...
View ArticleIn which Malangatana, Toni Morrison, Andre Previn, Nneka, the Slavic Soul...
"Fly, thought, on wings of gold. Go and settle upon the slopes and the hills, Where, soft and mild, the sweet airs of our native land smell fragrant." - The Chorus of the Hebrew SlavesOn Wednesday...
View ArticleThe TWAG quote of the week: Seth Meyers on Donald Trump's running platform.
The one thing I just love about Barack Obama, other than his ability to oversee the killing of a terrorist who evaded George Bush for nine years, is his great comic timing. The man is very funny...
View ArticleTwo songs in one video from Winky D
I am having a lively debate with friends on Facebook over the Harare musician Winky D who rocked HIFA on Saturday. I do not normally like the music known as dancehall, but I have taken to Winky D. He...
View ArticleDon't adjust your eyes, this blog has a new look
I have fallen in love with Blogger all over again - the templates have been jazzed up no end since the last time I redesigned my blog. I hope you enjoy the new look. Orange and purple are my favourite...
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What I have been doing when I have not been here.
Where to begin? I am writing this from Amsterdam, one of my absolutely favourite places in the world. I am here as a Writer-in-residence - I am researching a book on trade and the art of the Dutch...
View ArticleThe greatest trick the Devil ever played was convincing the world he wasn't...
(Warning: do not watch this video if you are drinking anything at your computer. Seriously. Don't. And now, on to our regularly scheduled blog post)I remember the first time I was ever published in the...
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From Zimbabwe, In Images, An Education
Today, a visual treat. These wonderful photographs by Rudo Nyangulu are part of a series of photos that will accompany a long essay that I wrote recently on education in Zimbabwe. I visited all my...
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One of the best book jackets I have ever seen ... ever
I love this book cover. That is all.
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A pictorial guide to understanding terrorism.
I do not know where this comes from, but it expresses better than a 1000 word article what is so twisted about much of the commentary, particularly from places like the Daily Mail and Fox TV, around...
View ArticleIn which I fall deeply in love with Chielozona Eze, and nail my mast to the...
After an interview I gave to the Guardian in 2009 in which I stated what I thought was an uncontroversial proposition, namely that I really dislike the term "African writer" as I see myself as just me,...
View ArticleYoung, gifted and Nigerian: Meet Chibundu Onuzo
Do you know the name Chibundu Onuzo? You should. And you will. She is the ridiculously young, gifted and Nigerian writer whose novel, The Spider King's Daughter, will be published next year by Faber....
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Oh well, whatever, nevermind: the Nirvana baby is now all grown up
There was a time when I lived in Austria when I played Nirvana's 'Nevermind', 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill' and Alanis Morisette's 'Jagged Little Pill' over and over and over. And over again. Now...
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In Harare in August: TED comes to Zim, Fashion Week at the Library and Pimp...
There is a slew of exciting events coming up in Harare this month. My good buddy Upenyu Makoni-Muchemwa has realised her dream of bringing a TEDx event to Harare - Upenyu is also the woman behind the...
View ArticleWhen the trumpet blows, won't you call me please, call my name.
And now, a musical interlude from Peter, Paul and Mary with Early In The Morning, a song so hauntingly beautiful that it is almost unbearable.
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How to Run a Banana Republic, Part 33, Or How to Lose Your Bra and Gain $10 000
The man in brown in the middle there is a policeman. The man in the suit is the President. The young man in blue is a Zimbabwean commercial pilot who was recently in a reality TV show. His name is...
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Jeepers, creepers, where'd you get those peepers? How nice of you to ask! I...
Michele Bachmann, it is true, is nuttier than squirrel poo and fruitier than an orchard full of apricots, pears, plums and quinces. (That is a little shout out to my trade law friends, whom I miss...
View ArticleOn David Starkey, whites becoming black and blacks becoming white.
When I was at Cambridge, some of my fellow students, and some dons, used to say this thing that first amused me, but became increasingly irritating. I would be at a party, talking nineteen to dozen in...
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The TWAG Quote of the Week: George Charamba on the nefarious plot by the...
Last week, the Swiss denied visas to members of President Mugabe’s entourage who wanted to go to Geneva for an ITU meeting. Among those denied visas was the President’s wife, Grace Mugabe. The...
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