Noir’s ArcGyms, Yoga & Racial Anxiety 💪🏾This one’s for those who think black people like to make everything about race.Jan 15Jan 15
Noir’s ArcWhy my WhatsApp number is different from the country I live in.Why do I live in the Netherlands, but have a Nigerian phone number on my Whatsapp?Oct 23, 2021Oct 23, 2021
Noir’s ArcUnbreakable: We break down the Notorious B.I.G.’s rap verse on Invincible’s first track.A defiant lyric that epitomizes peerlessness & immortality is Michael Jackson’s clapback to detractors.Oct 8, 2021Oct 8, 2021
Noir’s ArcShopping While Black, in The NetherlandsHow come the Netherlands’ biggest supermarket is such a racist, sexist enterprise?Oct 7, 2021Oct 7, 2021
Noir’s ArcDutch Disease: One man’s corruption is another man’s civilization.The Pandora papers are out this week, and the scandalous rag name drops every who is who from Tony Blair to Boris Johnson, to Joe Biden and…Oct 4, 2021Oct 4, 2021
Noir’s ArcUpdate: Dutch Karen faces backlash, but gets to keep job.Sooo, our Karlijn from last week is now “under fire” for openly showing her racist beliefs about the human rights of refugees from…Oct 4, 2021Oct 4, 2021
Noir’s ArcWhat’s a Karen in Dutch?It’s an important question, not the least because the Dutch have a liberal, progressive façade, and race & racism do not often go in the…Oct 2, 20211Oct 2, 20211
Noir’s Arc1998–2001: How we survived the turn of the millennium, and made new music.Remember Y2K? At the turn of the millennium, the world was supposed to end. Instead, we made new music. Here’s how it all went down.Sep 28, 2021Sep 28, 2021
Noir’s ArcInvincible @ 20: Does Michael Jackson’s final album reenact his first?October 2021 is the 20th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s Invincible. Could his least listened to album be his most necessary? Deep Dive…Sep 15, 20211Sep 15, 20211