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Soweto

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    Live: Spoek Mathambo Gets Loose At S.O.B.'s

    Spoek Mathambo S.O.B.'s Thursday, March 22 Better than: Probably any other African rap act. "So much posse in the house!" exulted Spoek Mathambo at the beginning of his midnight set. "It's a family thing—like a coke family." Or maybe he meant the Koch family; hard to say. Nevertheless, half ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    Watch R. Kelly Kick Off the 2010 World Cup in South Africa

    The song is "Sign of a Victory," R. Kelly's Soweto Spiritual Singers-assisted bonkers paean to the evils of global warming and the glory of rainbows, the light at the end of the tunnel, the spirit of nations, sung with the bombastic, reality-denying conviction that is Kelly's signature. He perform ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    My Favorite Things

    ​Hollywood's voyage to the Third Dimension is continuing apace with announced plans to re-release newly 3-D-ized versions of 2001, Star Wars, and The Passion of the Christ, but the first 3-D musical -- an all-star remake of The Sound of Music -- is proving to be more difficult than anticipated ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    Curtis Sliwa: Tour Guide

    Guardian Angels founder, radio talk show host, mob target, and champion pickle eater Curtis Sliwa recently added a new feather to his red cap: he's now a tour guide. In a video on the site dedicated to his new venture, "Underbelly Tours," Sliwa explains how his three-hour tours begin in the subw ... More >>

  • Film

    September 4, 2007

    Angels in the Dust

    Guardian Angels founder, radio talk show host, mob target, and champion pickle eater Curtis Sliwa recently added a new feather to his red cap: he's now a tour guide. In a video on the site dedicated to his new venture, "Underbelly Tours," Sliwa explains how his three-hour tours begin in the subw ... More >>

  • Dance

    February 27, 2007

    Call to Earth

    Ancestral spirits and physical prowess animate a company

  • Film

    February 14, 2006

    Baby Steps

    Guns for diapers: Kidnapping leads to thug's turnaround

  • Dance

    January 25, 2005

    Dance

    Guns for diapers: Kidnapping leads to thug's turnaround

  • Theater

    January 18, 2005

    Theater

    Guns for diapers: Kidnapping leads to thug's turnaround

  • Film

    February 18, 2003

    Fight Songs

    This Music Kills Fascists

  • Art

    March 19, 2002

    Darkness Visible

    This Music Kills Fascists

  • News

    September 4, 2001

    A Summit of Their Own

    Youth Demand Action Outside the World Conference Against Racism

  • Books

    August 22, 2000

    Breaking the Spell

    Youth Demand Action Outside the World Conference Against Racism

  • News

    July 4, 2000

    Debating the Obvious

    Inside the South African Government's Controversial AIDS Panel

  • Music

    April 18, 2000

    True to Their Schools?

    Inside the South African Government's Controversial AIDS Panel

  • News

    December 21, 1999

    Part 7: South Africa Acts Up

    Building a Movement on the Ruins of Apartheid

  • Long Island Voice

    December 14, 1999

    Eyes on the WTO

    Building a Movement on the Ruins of Apartheid

  • Dining

    December 7, 1999

    Bunny Chow

    Building a Movement on the Ruins of Apartheid

  • News

    December 7, 1999

    Life or Debt

    Jubilee 2000 Provides a Missing Link to the WTO Saga

  • News

    May 11, 1999

    A Woman's Work

    How HIV Caught Fire in South Africa: Part Two

  • News

    March 23, 1999

    Disobedience Training

    Mayor Taunts City and a Coalition Forms

  • Music

    January 5, 1999

    Not Yet Uhuru

    Mzwakhe Mbuli in Mandela's South Africa

  • News

    December 15, 1998

    Problem Pregnancy

    Doctors regard AZT as an AIDS vaccine for babies. But South Africa says it's too expensive.

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