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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…

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“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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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“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…