For this episode, I chatted to my dear friend Stanford, who is a man of great wisdom and who always… Read more Episode Two: Love, Lobola and Taxis
The Lucky Packet, Episode 1
https://simplecast.com/e/33838?style=light With just a basic mixing desk, a few microphones and some open-source software, I have created something of… Read more The Lucky Packet, Episode 1
My Afropolitan Articles
I love seeing my name in lights, and digital lights are pretty great, but being on paper is still infinitely… Read more My Afropolitan Articles
Doilies, Vases and Greek Life Lessons
It all began with a doily, and a vase. My yaya, a woman who has caustic wit and very thin… Read more Doilies, Vases and Greek Life Lessons
27 Boxes: That Which is Not Twee
Melville and I, we go way back. My mom, the SAFTA-award winning art director, had a restaurant named Hard Times in… Read more 27 Boxes: That Which is Not Twee
Five Reasons Why Kids Need Karate
As a partner piece to my perennial classic Eight Reasons Why Women Should Do a Martial Art, read on to see all the benefits a martial art can bring your kids.
It’s (Class) War: Runners vs Cyclists
It’s hard not to resent an asshole on a bike worth a year’s salary taking over a public path without having the decency to say ‘excuse me’.
Obituary: Kazuo Chiba, 1940 – 2015
Even though I no longer formally practice Aikido, it is a martial art that still matters to me, and one… Read more Obituary: Kazuo Chiba, 1940 – 2015
The Laugh of the Paper Ninja
Language is meant to elevate, and though it is often used as the tool of denigration, it still remains my most powerful form of self-expression. Because it is true that when I dance, I look like a manatee on amphetamines. When I run, I look like a knock-kneed penguin. I am, physically, a deeply unfortunate person.
50kms to the Truth: My First Ultra Marathon
That is where the last of my charming veneer wore down. No longer was I the erudite blogger, the mildly amusing copywriter. Nay, at 47kms, I was having a Kardashian-ugly cry, wishing that I hadn’t entered such a stupid race.
Zojo Dojo 