Archive for May, 2012

Down and Out in the MP3 Market

Posted by Jonathan On May 31, 2012 3 COMMENTS

Read the full 3bute… I recently discovered this new 3bute adapted from a blog post by Chris Kirkley (on Sahel Sounds), in which he recounts a visit to an MP3 market on the streets of Nouakchott, Mauritania. Kirkley’s brief but vivid account perfectly illustrates the radical digitization of the urban African landscape over the past  [ Read More ]

Five Continent Reading

Posted by Jonathan On May 2, 2012 ADD COMMENTS

On Saturday 5th May, five authors from five continents will be reading science fiction stories on the Secondlife Virtual Reality platform, inside Kafe Kruemelkram in the Ataria region. I’m very excited to represent the African continent in this historic undertaking, which I hope will become a trend in the future. The Science Fiction Literature Mega  [ Read More ]