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In truth, I’m surprised these didn’t show up sooner
(thanks, Deb, for forwarding)
Colonial Hangover by Gail Smith (Gaily Fleur)
Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 4:23am
Last week I dragged two girlfriends to The Space, a trendy clothes emporium in Rosebank. We weren’t there to shop. We were there to do a reality check: was a replica of Sarah Baartman really on sale for R798?
My friends reacted [...]
Dreams Deferred: The Sakia Gunn Film Project
I’ve blogged about Sakia Gunn several times, so I was very interested to see this trailer today. You know, I’m sorry this film even exists but I’m glad someone made it. It’s screening as part of the upcoming New York African Diaspora Film Festival.
Check out http://sakiagunnfilmproject.com/
h/t Shadow and Act
boycotting Paul Auster?
Paul Auster (one of my favorite writers), you disappoint me: Blind Spot. This man ran from his punishment for a crime against a child. So-called genius is not so hard to come by that we have to laud it in folks who consider themselves above the law.
Updated: I spotted this today at Shadow and Act—what [...]
K.D.Wolff refused entry to US
The Guardian September 29, 2009
Alison Flood
PEN, the international writers’ organisation, has condemned the news that prestigious German publisher and former student activist Karl-Dietrich Wolff has been denied entry to the US. He was due to speak at Vassar College about African American civil rights and 20th century Germany.
The 66-year-old Wolff, former head of the Socialist [...]
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