Art and Ideas

Art and Ideas

Writers share how Chukwuemeka Ike’s works impacted them

The news of Vincent Chukwuemeka Ike’s death took Nigerian bookworms and writers by surprise last week. Here, some share their tributes. On Friday many

Beyoncé and daughter nominated for NAACP Image Award

The 2020 NAACP Image Award nominations were announced on Thursday morning and, while it was no surprise to see Beyoncé nominated for eight awards, it’

How Will Smith’s box office woes reflect a Hollywood in crisis

He was once such a box office sure-thing that he was nicknamed ‘The King of the Fourth of July’, but Will Smith’s big-screen fortunes have floundered

‘How I sought identity through photography’

As a northerner growing up in Lagos and Port Harcourt, Halima Abubakar sought a way to self-discovery. In the end, she found it in photography. In 201

‘Surviving R. Kelly’ had a big impact. So they made a sequel

A new Lifetime series examines the criminal charges against the singer, and how accusing him changed the lives of the women who came forward. By Eliza