I bought my first pair of short shorts in August of 2022. Describing them as “short shorts” might be a touch exaggerated; they hovered just an inch above my knees. Still, they marked the briefest shorts I’d ever owned. Plot twist: When I stepped out in them for the first time, I barely made it to the end of my street before retreating to change into something that offered more coverage and extended beyond my knees. At twenty-one, I considered …
Category: Lifestyle
Written by Mariam Seme As a Muslim woman, I have always felt anxious during Ramadan, worrying about my period arriving during the 30 days period of fasting. If it does, I have to explain why I …
What My 20 Year-Old Self Thought She Knew and What She Should Have Known The first time I had sex, I felt as though my whole body was engulfed in fire, raging from my cervix straight …
Written by Melony Akpoghene There is a growing subculture of mostly African Gen Z women who are making the choice to become celibate for a period of time. These women are intentionally abstaining from sex with …
Written by Mide Olabanji For many reasons, 2019 was a defining year for Thee Stallion. It was the year she landed her debut spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and solidified her entry into …
Written by Shalom Esene Amidst the fervor of peak romance season, where expressions of love abound among families, friends, and lovers, a prevailing narrative dominates the cultural landscape. This narrative is one centered around straight, monogamous, …
“What’s your sexy secret?” This was the closing question we asked all of our guests on Season 2 of the Adventures Podcast, as well as during our sold out live show in London last year. If …
Written by Tawakalt Oseni Every now and then, social media inundates us with heartwarming images and videos of adorable children. There are kids, a couple of months old, all wrapped up for photoshoots, toddlers making the …
The idea to write this came to me as I drove towards Baatsona for a shoot. My brilliant photographer in our logistical prep told me to arrive at 8am so we could get some of the …
See, I’m angry. I’m so angry that I have paused the writing of the essay just to rant in these paragraphs. I am the one who lives in my body. I know the pain I’m going …
In the end, all I want is for the Ghanaian healthcare system to collapse in on itself and burn till not even ashes remain. Then from this funeral pyre, a better, more sensible, more patient-oriented system …