African story time
George Clooney and John Prendergast's simple story about African conflict breeds ineffective solutions.
Teju Cole
How to deal with uncomfortable journalists
If a journalist reports on the unsavory parts of Nigeria, attack them on Twitter. For reporting while white. There's no comeback when you bring race into it.
Rick Ross is a Country
Rick Ross has since deleted a tweet about landing "in the beautiful country of Africa." He deserved all the scorn. He's been to three African countries already and should know.
Big Weekend for Jason Russell
There is nothing heroic about running a cushy, big-spending non-profit like Invisible Children that works hand-in-glove with the CIA and the US military.
'Coming to America'
[vodpod id=Video.5972910&w=500&h=411&fv=videoId%3D897337827001%26amp%3BlinkBaseURL%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.newyorker.com%252Fvideo%253FvideoID%253D897337827001%26amp%3BplayerID%3D673564960001%26amp%3BplayerKey%3DAQ%7E%7E%2CAAAAAF1454s%7E%2CQH_ygumSKiVg91q-ZwBlqWe1HcfbhDds%26amp%3Bdomain%3Dembed%26amp%3BdynamicStreaming%3Dtrue] Writer Teju Cole— he has a new novel, “Open City”–talks and writes about identity
Teju Cole takes the City
Our man Teju Cole’s novel “Open City,” set in post-9/11 New York City, is doing better
Teju Cole's 'Open City'
The writer Teju Cole (remember him from the Africa’s World Cup panel at The New School
Africa’s World Cup
Binyavanga Wainaina and Teju Cole are among those on a panel discussing the historic 2010 World Cup to be held in South Africa; the first time on the continent.