Blogs in October 2021

Noor 26th October 2021

Anwuli Okwudili prefers to be called AO. To her, these initials have always stood for Artificial Organism. AO has never really felt…natural, and that’s putting it lightly. Her parents spent most of the days before she was born praying...

Read More 

Chicken in the Kitchen 6th December 2020

What would you do if you woke up one night to find the shadow of a giant chicken passing your bedroom door? Go and investigate of course! A hugely entertaining look at the fascinating masquerade culture of West Africa,...

Read More 

Hello, Moto 3rd August 2020

There is witchcraft in science and a science to witchcraft. Both will conspire against you eventually. Nnedi Okorafor’s “Hello, Moto” has been adapted by C.J. Obasi into the short film Hello, Rain.

Read More 

Lagoon 4th August 2016

After word gets out on the Internet that aliens have landed in the waters outside of the world’s fifth most populous city, chaos ensues. Soon the military, religious leaders, thieves, and crackpots are trying to control the message on...

Read More