At first glance, Isabelle de Borchgrave’s creations seems made of expensive materials like silk, pleated cotton and damask, but in reality, her 18th century-inspired garments are made exclusively from paper.
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Friday, 29 June 2012
CREATIVITY: Artist Creates Elaborate Dresses Out of Simple Sheets of Paper
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Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Chinua Achebe Battles 50 Cent Over 'Things Fall Apart' Film Title!
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One of the most powerful performers in the United States, 50 Cent has made a fortune out of his image as a reformed criminal. Boasting genuine gunshot wounds, there are few who would cross the media mogul.
However Nigerian author Chinua Achebe seems to be made of sterner stuff. The author is one of the finest writers in the English language, with countless awards and seminal works to his name.
Achebe was recently forced to act after 50 Cent confirmed that he was working on a film titled 'Things Fall Apart'. The rapper was set to write and star in the movie, which is already on the release schedules.
Of course, 'Things Fall Apart' is far from an original title. The phrase was coined by WB Yeats and used by Chinua Achebe as the title of his 1958 novel, a savage indictment of the Imperial experience.
Setting his legal team on the rapper's trail, 50 Cent offer Chinua Achebe $1 million for use of the title because - according to a source - "50 Cent prefers to keep the title".
Replying, the writer's legal representatives stated that "the novel with the said title was initially produced in 1958 (that is 17 years before rapper 50 Cent was born), listed as the mostly read book in modern African literature, and won't be sold for even 1 Billion Dollars".
Forced to back pedal, 50 Cent consulted his legal team. Assured that victory was out of sight, the rapper was forced to change the title of his forthcoming picture to 'All Things Fall Apart' (via Broadway Ghana).
Of course, this isn't the first time 'Things Fall Apart' has been used in a hip hop context. The phrase also lent itself to the title of The Roots' 1998 masterpiece, although the Philadephia outfit intended this as a conscious nod towards the Nigerian author.
Tuesday, 13 September 2011
Nigeria Songstress & Award Winning Poet, Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo Visits Wellesley College!
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The "Yellow Brick Road Song" features hip hop artist B.Cap, and is the first song on Iyeoka's album, "Say Yes." Incidentally, it's also the theme song for the USA network show, "Fairly Legal."
Monday, 31 January 2011
Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo among the 10 Nigerian writers to watch in 2011
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Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo – The poet
Like Tolu Ogunlesi, Boston-based Nigerian American Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo is living proof that Nigeria has the highest ratio of pharmacists-turned-poets in the world. A bard, singer, activist and educator with a degree in pharmacy, Okoawo was also appointed a 2010 TED Global Fellow, a move which underlines her commitment to let her message be her medicine. Okoawo released her first solo album of poetry and music (“Black and Blues”) in 2004 and at the beginning of this month she put out her third, an album titled “Say Yes” which made history as the first-ever ‘Evolving Album’ which gives purchasers added content for free as the album evolves. Her name means “I want to be respected” in her native Esan language, and with her extraordinary talent we don’t see how we could do anything but.
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