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Short Hello and Long Goodbye – The City is Mine – Book Review of Niq Mhlongo’s new book-ENGL/D
“The City is Mine” is not a modern fairy tale. It shows us the fragility of security, a universal phenomenon. Not a cheesy “road movie,” but rather a search in the thicket of the city. Against all odds. It is an exciting, surprising, and also touching book. In the end, James Brown's song lyric applies once again: “It's a Man's World—but it's nothing without a woman or girl.”
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EVERYTHING MATTERS – New Photo Essay from AndyMkosi-South Africa
Essentially the thinking behind these images was just to sharpen my skill and create outside of brief which is very important. You find that you loose your flair because of the brief. So Everything Matters serves that purpose and also forces me to slow down and consider I normally wouldn't when making images.
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A Male as a Female – The Evolution of African Comedy Part 2 – engl/ger
In an Africa where cross-dressing has mostly been frowned upon, it’s interesting and also curious to note this sudden evolution. Perhaps in a celebration of African mothers, most of the comedians have chosen to include the character of a mother in their skits. However, when we have too many comedians doing the same thing online, then it becomes old and tired hence the inclusion of a diversity of female characters.
