Bus stations. Traffic stops. Beaches. There’s no telling where you’ll find the next story in Accra, Ghana’s capital. Peace Adzo Medie shares some of her favorites.
Category: Writing and Writers
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Trevor Griffiths, Marxist Writer for Stage and Screen, Dies at 88
For him, “art played a particular role in social change,” the director Mehmet Ergen said. “Everything was political.”
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Kate Coleman, Who Documented the Bay Area Counterculture, Dies at 81
She wrote about politics and the patriarchy as a left-wing writer, then alienated her compatriots with exposés critical of the Black Panthers and the environmental movement.
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‘Romancing the Stone’ and Its Screenwriter’s Tragic Tale
Diane Thomas was a waitress when she made headlines for the script sale of what would become a box office smash. But the Cinderella story had a sad ending.
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The Dinner Party That Started the Harlem Renaissance
The Dinner Party That Started the Harlem Renaissance
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‘Modern Love Podcast’: Why Samin Nosrat Is Now ‘Fully YOLO’
The chef and writer is known for bringing people together over delicious food. She reads an essay about the importance of making connections and the most of your time.
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I Was Lonely In a New City. This Tech Trick Helped Me Belong
There is a comfort in having somewhere tried and true to go, especially when you’re a stranger in a foreign city.
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David Seidler, Oscar-Winning Writer of ‘The King’s Speech,’ Dies at 86
He drew on his own painful experiences with a stutter in depicting King George VI’s struggles to overcome his impediment and rally Britain in World War II.
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For Ytasha Womack, the Afrofuture is Now
The writer and filmmaker discusses the blend of theoretical cosmology and Black culture in Chicago’s newest planetarium show.
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Andre Dubus III Built His Dream Home With a Boiler Room Office
When the writer built a dream home for his family, he forgot to include one important thing: a place to write. So he found an unconventional solution.