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While the revelations about doping in cycling are in many cases not new or particularly surprising, the spectacular fall of an athlete previously idolised by so many and the subsequent destruction of his ill-gotten legacy has had a huge impact on cycling and raised wider concerns about drug taking in other sports as well.
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It was almost exactly 1 year ago, when we announced that Qasim Basir (on the heels of the home video release of his feature film directorial debut Mooz-Lum) had officially begun prepping his next film - a drama titled simply Destined. Since then, little has been publicly available about the project, other than a synopsis and early poster art, which were shared on the film's Facebook page last year, with the tagline, "One man. Two stories. One choice that changes everything." Skip ahead a year later to today, as I've learned from both Qasim and Tommy Oliver (the project's producer) that the film has been filling its cast, and is set to begin...
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Managing Editor of the Al Hajj newspaper, Alhaji Iddrisu Bature has described as outlandish the corruption claims leveled against government by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP).
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An internal review of how the United Nations handled the bloody final months of Sri Lanka's civil war in 2009 has concluded that the response was "a grave failure of the U.N."
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Omari Hardick and rapper-turned-actor Nelly, are part of an ensemble cast of actors including Sylvester Stallone, Elizabeth Henstridge, Danny Aiello and Rebekah Chaney, who will star in the indie drama titled Reach Me, written and directed by John Herzfeld (15 Minutes, The Death and Life of Bobby Z). The film centers on a group of people who all have a connection to a self-help book authored by a reclusive former football coach. No word yet on what each actor's contribution to the film will be - specifically, what roles they'll play, and how involved their characters will be in the film's central narrative. Stay tuned... Hardwick can...
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UPDATE 11/13/2002 - Props to Humor Mill for getting the story first, 2 weeks ago, when they reported that Brandon T. Jackson was in negotations to star in the series; this evening, the major trades (like The Hollyoowd Reporter and Deadline) are playing catch up; both are reporting that Jackson is indeed set to star. So I'm reposting the original October 25th story below: He was one of the 5 actors on Natasha's short list of potentials to star in the CBS-ordered Beverly Hills Cop TV series adaptation (read that post HERE); and now our friends at Humor Mill, who've broken past Eddie Murphy (and other black comedy entertainment) news, are reporting that Brandon...
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J'évolue sous influence. Je m'explique. Marchant dans une FNAC à mes heures perdues, je suis tombé par le plus grand des hasards en littérature africaine et tout de suite, mon attention s'est focalisée sur : Tayeb Salih et son roman Saison de migration vers le nord. Il faut croire que les effets de ma lecture de l'essai Quand l'Afrique réplique de James Currey font mouche. L'éditeur d'Africans writers séries parle du romancier soudanais comme l'un des plus grands auteurs publiés par sa célèbre collection. Je ne risque rien. Sauf qu'entre plusieurs lectures sur lesquelles je rame, je me bats, j'ai commis l'acte irréparable de lire la première page de ce roman et j'ai été ...
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Some not-too exciting photos (above and below) from the set of Cuba Gooding Jr.'s next project, Something Whispered, set in 1850, which centers on a man named Samuel (Gooding), who attempts to free his family from institutionalized slavery, intent on escaping from the tobacco plantation they have been forced to call their home for two generations. Heading north towards Canada, via the Underground Railroad), they are tracked by a group of ruthless hired slave hunters. Cuba has done lots of direct-to-video work in recent years, so I'd guess that this is likely headed down a similar path; although I could be wrong. Director Peter Cousens' resume is full of...
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The federal judge who last week warned Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted that he didn't want to see "democracy die in the dark," thanks to Husted's last-minute directive that threatened to disenfranchise thousands of voters, formally ruled against Husted on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley's order means that when provisional ballots are counted [...]
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There has been a dramatic new development regarding the Kevin Clash sex scandal, that has now turned everything upside down. Clash's still unnamed accuser, who charged him with sex abuse and an unlawful sexual relationship seven years ago when he was 16 and Clash was 45, has now recanted his story. He now says that he was an adult at the time of their relationship. The law firm of Andreozzi and Associates, who has been representing the accuser, released a statement this afternoon that the person in question: "wants it to be known that his sexual relationship with Mr. Clash was an adult relationship." How the whole thing came apart, and was this, as some...
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As I begin my journey to visit the schools in the Darfuri refugee camps Djabal and Goz Amer, what I am looking forward to most is reconnecting with old friends, making news ones, playing games with the school children, and sharing in their infectious laughter. During the trip I will be documenting the impact of the Darfur Dream Team's support for education in the refugee camps in eastern Chad. I will be gathering stories, taking photos, and collecting footage of how DDT funds have been implemented in Goz Amer refugee camp and discussing plans for providing continued support for quality education in Djabal and Goz Amer.
U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres recently gave an interview to the Guardian about possible cuts to education and repatriation programs in refugee camps in ...
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A recent fascinating report on the impact of Chinese firms and policies on extractive industries in Southern Africa. A useful read indeed that helps to contextualise Zambia's experience within the broader Chinese activity in the region - look out for the narrative on Zimbabwe in particular.
China Southern African and Extractive Industries
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Times are hard for Jacob Zuma. His woes range from the cosmic to the personal. His leadership of the governing...
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In Cairo earlier this year I was taken by my host to a nightclub in downtown Cairo where I was introduced to a cosmopolitan group of friends -- musicians, artists, poets -- all drinking beer and dancing until the early hours of the morning. When the DJ played the songs of the revolution they punched [...]
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