'Nigeria has long faced interlocking security crises, esp. in the north.
The attack in Kaiama [mid-western Kwara State] is a reminder that the violence has spread alarmingly close to urban centres farther south.
Ultimately, what would help is better governance.'
www.economist.com/middle-east-...
Yes, it's stunning work & beautifully presented 🤝🏾
An art work depicting a young Nigerian woman with long braids or locs, sitting in a cross-legged position. She's cradling fire in her cupped hands. The background of the illustration is circular & coloured red, orange, yellow & green.
An art work depicting two sculptures. The first sculpture is of two little girls, one behind the other, with her hands on the other's shoulders. The second sculpture is of a little girl sitting by herself on a block of what appears to be wood.
An art work depicting an older Nigerian woman embracing a young Nigerian girl. The woman is wearing a beautiful gown with orange & red. The girl is wearing a beautiful yellow gown. They both have their eyes closed in a shared moment of serenity as they hold each other close.
An art work depicting the head of a Nigerian woman of indeterminate age. Her eyes are closed & her hair appears to be set in an afro. The sculpture is mounted on a supporting block in the same dark colour as the head.
In honour of #InternationalWomensDay, here are 4 art works from an art fair I went to yesterday.
Unfortunately, I don't have the names of the artists, but they were all Nigerian.
oliver loquats, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1905
oliver loquats, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1905
Presented by Tetrad Press through the Institute of Contemporary Prints 1975
Ian Tyson, Untitled, 1972
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1115322
closeup of the aged raw Puerh
#teasky
Yellow tea from Sichuan
Wild Huang from 2025 spring
Polish poster for EASY RIDER (1967)
Starring and cowritten by Peter Fonda - BOTD in 1940
Poster artist: Jacek Staniszewki
A photo of the full moon seen through lit clouds in an evening sky.
You can't really take the moon's photo but yesterday evening I got fairly close.
A photo of a spread of purple, white and yellow crocuses in a park.
A photo of purple, white and yellow crocuses in a park.
Good morning.
Eva Hesse. from Circles and Grids Drawings, 1950's
Milan Adamčiak. I° per dieci strumenti a piacere, 1971
His documentary narrations are simply lovely.
Across more than 400 pages, Albert Watson: Kaos offers a definitive overview of the photographer’s legendary output, ranging from celebrity portraits to breathtaking landscapes. trib.al/DCldz5M
We notice the substitute teacher knows our names without the roster. Knows which desk is whose. She calls on Danny before he raises his hand and predicts the fire drill to the second. After lunch, she tells Emma, "Don't worry, it heals clean." Emma hasn't scraped her knee yet. We count ourselves at dismissal. Twenty-three this morning. Twenty-two now. None of us can agree who's missing. --- *Enjoyed today's story? Share your thoughts and follow us for more tiny daily tales.* #Horror #Mystery #Paranormal #Creepy #School #Teacher #TimeTravel #Supernatural Your daily treat from TinyTalesDaily.com
"She had become the kind of reader authors dream of, for whom each sentence revises the universe."
- Harry Mathews, Cigarettes
Wrapt Words 21: not leſs than three weeks
I just finished hand washing my bespoke Studio Imo dress, which I'll be wearing for my exhibition opening later this month.
It's a work of art.
Shull 691: damaged,
source/full list: data.ipu.org/women-rankin...
% of Women in Parliament. Top 10, as of January 2026:
Rwanda 63.8%
Cuba 57.2%
Nicaragua 55%
Bolivia 50.8%
Mexico 50.4%
Andorra 50%
UAE 50%
Costa Rica 49.1%
Australia 46%
Iceland 46%
USA is 28.9%
United Kingdom is 40.6%
A photo showing Sophie Oluwole discussing the meaning of a Yorùbá carving. She is pointing at an intricate wood carving behind her, while looking into the camera. Photo credit • Screengrab/YouTube/Juul vaan der Laan
'She focused on the corpus of Ifá, a vast body of oral literature linked to ethics, cosmology & reflection on human destiny.
At its centre stands Òrúnmìlà, a figure associated with wisdom & knowledge.
For Oluwole, Òrúnmìlà functioned as...a teacher of critical inquiry & moral reasoning.'
'Sophie Oluwole (1935-2018) was a Nigerian scholar & the 1st woman to earn a PhD in philosophy in Nigeria.
She not only placed Nigeria’s rich Yorùbá philosophical tradition on the intellectual map, she helped redefine African philosophy, a field dominated by men.'
theconversation.com/sophie-oluwo...
color photo of brown-skinned black woman with large afro wearing a green top and yellow pants stands in an interior corner between a window and a wall with daylight streaming down upon her. she embraces a few books or folders,.holding them against her torso.
a young bell hooks in the late 1970s. photographer unknown.
Metallic grey crystals of Andorite from Romania
#MineralMonday for all !
Nice metallic grey shiny crystals of Andorite, from the type site in Romania.
With Pyrite and Quartz for a perfect combination.
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Writing is thinking.
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