Addis | Jan 18 2010 | 2 Comment(s)
Gone are the days when people are able to park their cars for a quick stop in peace. Be it for an emergency washroom stop or a much needed coffee run, today’s drivers are haunted by those damn ticketing zealots who’ve been patrolling the streets as if cars are about to go out of style any day now.
Heldana Afework | Dec 22 2009 | 17 Comment(s)
What is my purpose? Ahh…the eternal question. To be honest, I am so over it. Thank you, end of article. Seriously though, you get to a point in life when you think, wait a minute, does it really matter?
DNSC | Dec 21 2009 | 4 Comment(s)
Ethio-groove collective raises money to bring Ethiopian music and dancers to Sauti za Basura, largest music festival in East Africa
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Adebe DeRango-Adem | Dec 10 2009 | 4 Comment(s)
The exhibit, “Lucy’s Legacy: The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia,” featured installations and artwork from the culturally-rich 5-million-year history of the country where Lucy was found in 1974.
P.A. Gebre; edited by H. Asrat | Sep 10 2009 | 6 Comment(s)
It took Haile Gerima fourteen years to produce his latest work, Teza. A film about the life of a German-educated intellectual, Anberber (played by Aaron Arefe), Tezanarrates the circumstances of his return to Ethiopia during the peak years of
H. Asrat | Sep 08 2009
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Set in Ethiopia during Mengistu Hailemariam’s regime, Haile Gerima’s Teza tells the story of Anberber, a scientist who, traumatized by his experiences abroad, returns home
Hiphop in Norway? Tshawe Baqwa and Yosef Wolde-Mariam give music lovers something to nod their heads to. Like most healthy duos, Madcon happens in twos. The Norwegian hiphop group derives its name from
Addis | Aug 07 2009 | 5 Comment(s)
Just like everyone else, I don’t know anything about Michael Jackson beyond what I have seen on television and read in the papers. Common sense tells me though that he was a deeply tormented soul
Beneath the Lion’s Gaze
Gabriel Abraham | Jan 18 2010
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In her searing first novel, Maaza Mengiste recounts the experiences of the 1974 Ethiopian revolution with memories crisp and scabs still unhealed and festering.