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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The video for Asake’s latest single BADMAN GANGSTER opens with a close up of his face. He dons an afro with a crisp lineup. On his face is a phalanx of tattoos which are barely visible on his dark skin. Diamond accessories adorn his neck and ears. His eyes are buried behind dark shades. The […]
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Any avid football fan would easily glimpse, in Fireboy’s current situation, an ominous but eerily familiar tale: a player of tremendous skill loses form, perhaps on account of an injury or the psychological toll of a crushing defeat, or possibly personal problems. Time passes but the player’s usual fine form continues to be supplanted by […]
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Every week, The Culture Custodian grants you an all-access backstage pass into the lives of Nollywood rock stars. You get to learn about their fascinating backgrounds, the behind-the-scenes stories, and more. This episode features actor Taye Arimoro. Taye Arimoro was born a twin and grew up as one of the youngest children in a large […]
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On the morning of the day that would change his entire career trajectory, Adisa Olashile hadn’t the slightest clue about what was to come. Like every other Thursday for the past year, he had girded up his green khakis, thrown on a white shirt, his green NYSC khaki jacket, and bright orange boots. Having dressed […]
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From the onset, Shedrack Salami, the director of Beyond Olympic Glory, saw beyond a documentary about sport and sport-related topics when he decided to tell the story of Cynthia Ogunsemilore. In Cynthia’s journey as a female boxer, Salami was reminded of the realities, structural challenges and limitations Nigerian youths have to overcome to move closer […]
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The war against piracy of intellectual property appears to be taking a new dimension, with the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), in association with the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), issuing a ban on moviebox.ng, a notorious digital platform that has come under fire for its illegal film and music streaming activities, including popular Nollywood titles. […]
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August is meant to be a calm breath between seasons, rain washing away old worries, whispers of fresh starts in the air, and second chances ripe for the taking. But if your version of a new beginning leans less towards gentle resets and more towards tearing down the walls, changing identities, and clawing your way […]
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From welding in his father’s workshop to crafting monumental sculptures that celebrate Yoruba heritage, Yusuf Dongo is carving a powerful legacy out of scrap metal and cultural memory. Rooted in tradition yet unafraid to challenge convention, his work is as much about reclaiming history as it is about reimagining the future. In this interview, he […]
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