I Need a New NameThe revolution will be quiet: thinking about Frank Ocean’s Blonde and making of our surplus energyMost albums that confront the dredges and heights of romantic love, and friendship, are usually focalised through the memory a past…Apr 3, 2018Apr 3, 2018
I Need a New NameSobriety and other forms of alienation in #feesmustfall2016I don’t know how to write this. As in, I’m not sure what format or genre to use. This is because writing about sobriety is something that…Oct 30, 2016Oct 30, 2016
I Need a New NameTo be black, ‘suburbanised’, and angry in South AfricaI came across the term ‘suburbanised’ while I was bartending a few years ago. The customer, a teacher, mused with his partner and friends…Oct 30, 2016Oct 30, 2016
I Need a New NameinApplaudienceHow to photograph/snap/vine your dark-skinned friendI had a lot of white friends in high school and perhaps the most trying aspect of all these friendships was the inability to capture all of…May 14, 20161May 14, 20161
I Need a New Namefuckboy chronicles: i’ve decided to spend the rest of my 20’s soberThe decision was spawned by many things - physical, emotional, medical- but I really just wanted to experience what it would be like to be…May 11, 2016May 11, 2016
I Need a New Namefuckboy chronicles: a drake thinkpieceTruth is, I don’t know a lot about drake and don’t listen to his music as often as his fans do; but I’ve got to admit that the man…May 1, 2016May 1, 2016
I Need a New NamePeeling Back the Skin: Petina Gappah’s The Book of MemoryI had met Petina Gappah when she graced the Open Book Fest in Cape Town last year (2015). Unlike those who attended her talks, my encounter…Feb 28, 2016Feb 28, 2016
