What Exactly Is All This Sex Doing in Blood Sisters?
Blood Sisters Understands That Sex Can Tell a Story. It Just Doesn’t Always Know What Story It’s Telling.
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Blood Sisters Understands That Sex Can Tell a Story. It Just Doesn’t Always Know What Story It’s Telling.
3 weeks ago
What shall it profit a people to lack shame? What does it really profit a nation of over 180 million people to consistently platform and promote individuals with an addiction to humiliation? There comes a time when one must sit back, rest their hands on their head, exhale, and declare that it all doesn’t make […]
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My Father’s Shadow dual-citizenship tension isn’t an isolated conversation in African cinema. From the early 2000’s to date, there have been a select number of African titles with similar tension.
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Aanu Adeoye is a journalist at a major newspaper and author working on his debut nonfiction book about Africa’s emerging geopolitics. Here, he takes us through his use of the internet as both a tool for work and a distraction to be avoided. Who are you? What do you do? Who am I? What a […]
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Freedom of choice is the ability to make decisions without being forced or unduly pressured by others.
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Relationships, often formed with the expectation of enduring bonds, can sometimes become sources of profound disappointment and pain.
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Temi’s story in Damilare Kuku’s recently released debut novel, Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow evoked vivid memories of my secondary school days, as I anxiously awaited the growth of my backside. Like Temi, despite growing up in a loving family, an affection that proved insufficient to nurture true self-love, I sought external validation. The book’s […]
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Sometime in July 2023, Natalie* had her worst fears confirmed. At around 8:30 p.m., she arrived at a family-trusted hospital for the first phase of her fibroadenoma removal surgery. Given the procedure’s minor nature, the operating room was sparsely staffed. Natalie did not feel safe around men, having survived a sexual assault incident at 9, […]
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Did you know that there are approximately 4.66 billion active Internet users worldwide? Can you imagine all the different ways in which we all use the internet? Obasanjo’s Internet is our interview series where we speak to some of our Internet favorites on how they relate to the Internet and what it means to them […]
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Olaolu Slawn’s fine art is his forte. His style is enigmatic, with his squiggly-type graffiti canvas paintings that resemble surreal cartoon characters. He loves to play with the concept of reality while also portraying societal issues, and sometimes things he considers nostalgic. His work treads the line between street art and Dadaism.
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Having conquered the world, he circles back home in homage to his roots; and ultimately to reaffirm his identity to himself and the world.
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Production design is essential to film. Production designers are prominent in advancing the Nigerian film industry, utilizing various visual techniques and styles to enhance storytelling. Their work involves creating captivating visual backdrops and turning film locations into admirable and authentic scenes to match the expectations of the film. Adopting cultural elements and aesthetics in their […]
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The phrase “teenage pregnancy” rarely evokes laughter. For young Nigerian women facing this reality, the experience is far from amusing. Instead, it’s a moment of intense anxiety, with thoughts racing to their future, parents’ reactions, and the ever-present worry, social stigma. For some, the pregnancy scares turn out to be real and they are faced […]
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