I loved The Family. Seriously, check my Twitter feed – I live-blogged the whole thing. The first episode centred around the 60th birthday of dad Sunday and all the things that revolve around such a momentous occasion. In this case, there was the baking and icing of several cakes, preparing for a special church outing [...]
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First Night: The Family
Posted in Family, Humour, Identity, London, Nigeria, Television
Also tagged Best Of British, Black People, Family, Nigeria, Telly
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Meet The (Nigerian) Family
Returning tonight on Channel 4 is the third series of their documentary, The Family. This one follows the adventures of the Adesinas from Hackney (insert postcode whoop here). I’ve only seen a few episodes of previous series (series 1 had a white British family, season 2 a British Asian one), but I really enjoyed what [...]
Posted in Family, Humour, Identity, London, Nigeria, Society, Television
Also tagged Best Of British, Black People, Family, Nigeria, Telly
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Talk About Targeted Reading…
Last weekend, I went walking through my neighbourhood. En route to the library, I walked past the man who sells secondhand books outside the Hackney Empire. I gave him and his wares a vague friendly smile and carried on walking, until my eyes alighted on one book in particular. Behold: It was £1. Clearly, I [...]
Posted in Books, Literature, London, Love, Shopping
Also tagged Feminism, Joy, Literature
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Autumn
I am currently sitting at my desk in my cosy flat, feet encased in woollen socks and fluffy slippers, a tatty purple shawl/poncho about my shoulders, and a hot water bottle in my lap. My thighs feel like they’re on fire – it is a highly pleasurable sensation. A toffee apple candle my sister bought [...]
Posted in London, Love
Also tagged Best Of British, Joy, Seasons, Things That Make You Go Mmm
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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in London
On Wednesday night, I put on a pretty frock and shiny shoes and made my way to Sadler’s Wells, a venue which if it isn’t the home of dance, is at least a favourite hangout of it. I love Sadler’s Wells – it’s so warm and welcoming. And it was especially welcoming this week; I [...]
Posted in America, Black Fridays, Culture, London, Review, Theatre, Video
Also tagged Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Dance, Joy, Theatre, Things That Make You Go Mmm
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A Disappearing Number
This week on YGD appears to have unofficially been christened the week of Brown People Entertainment™. I have awesome friends, and so it’s no surprise that a ticket for a terrific play, A Disappearing Number, came into my possession at the weekend. On Monday night, I headed to the Novello Theatre and watched a truly beautiful play [...]
Settling In
Apologies for the recent silence. As I explained last Friday, I moved house on Saturday. The following day I collapsed, exhausted, in between bouts of frantic floor scrubbing, intensive clothes folding and manic hoovering. On Sunday evening, delirious with tiredness, I had myself a little self-pitying cry. I ache from the tips of my hair to [...]
Posted in Home, London, Love
Also tagged Getting started, I Want To Go Home, Joy, Things That Make You Go Mmm
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Alone vs. Lonely
Next week, I shall be moving into my new flat. At the moment, I am caught up in the minutiae – packing everything six levels deep, with the top and most accessible layer made up of the things I’ll need immediately – socks, tea, clean pants, deodorant and my radio. But I know that when I move [...]
Posted in Home, Identity, London, Love, Video
Also tagged Gaah!, How To Be Alone, I Want To Go Home, Joy, Singledom
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What a Difference A Year Makes
This time last year, I was in Nigeria, coming down from the high of my high school reunion and gently simmering in the sub-Saharan heat. Today, I am in north London; the weather’s hardly blazing and the most exciting thing on my social calendar is a visit to my threader’s at the weekend. My blog, [...]
Posted in Health & Fitness, London, Uncategorized
Also tagged Family, Friends, Life, Stress
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Sloane Crosley: Love At First Reading
One of the joys of living in London is that I get to indulge my inner media wanker on a pretty regular basis. She enjoys going to the theatre before loudly and (probably) obnoxiously recounting how good/bad/avant-garde* the staging/lighting/re-interpretation of the text* was. Sometimes, she attends concerts in cramped/poorly ventilated/extremely grand* venues and then pontificates [...]
Posted in America, Books, Culture, Literature, London, Love
Also tagged Literature, Shoreditch House Literary Salon
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The Naija Connection
On Friday, when I met up with lovely Jeremy Weate of Naijablog, London was ‘enjoying’ a dry Nigerianesque heat of 30°C. We went to dinner at Manna [4 Erskine Road, Primrose Hill, NW3 3AJ], a vegan restaurant (Europe’s oldest: not killing things to eat since 1967). After dinner we walked up Primrose Hill – a [...]
Posted in Blog, London, Nigeria
Also tagged Blogging, Jeremy Weate, Naijablog, The African Experience
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Total Mirandas
Last weekend, I attended a bachelorette party for my friend, L. No, I haven’t lost my head up my own arse, I say ‘bachelorette’ because she’s American and besides, have you ever heard an American say ‘hen party’? Anyway, we went the classy route – retro bowling in Bloomsbury [All Star Lanes - Victoria House, Bloomsbury Place, [...]
Posted in America, London, Love, Movies, Society, Television
Also tagged 'Lady Things', Feminism, Miranda Hobbes, SATC, Telly, Women
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Night At The Museum
A couple of nights ago, I attended a debate at the British Museum entitled Nigeria: Africa’s Superpower? I was there in a journalistic capacity – you can see the fruits of my labour here. Beforehand, I got to wander through the Kingdom of Ife exhibition, which has been hailed as a sensation, exceptional, unmissable and indeed, [...]
Posted in Culture, Education, Exhibition, London, Nigeria, Review, Work
Also tagged Black People, British Museum, Kingdom of Ife, Museum, The African Experience
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Good Hair at The Ritzy: Part I
The Ritzy Cinema in Brixton has been enjoying some Hollywood star power recently. Last Friday night, it hosted the premiere of Tyler Perry (sigh)’s movie, Why Did I Get Married Too, with the director and one of the stars, Janet Jackson, in attendance. Imagine – a red carpet in Brixton! Anyway, last night I went to the [...]
Posted in America, Beauty, Hair, Identity, Movies
Also tagged Black Hair, Black People, Chris Rock, Film, Hair, Ritzy Brixton
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FOTC – So Hot They’re Making Me Sexist
Continuing the theme of May i.e. The Month of Lovely Things on Yoruba Girl Dancing, I did a lovely thing on Monday night. I went to see one of my favourite bands in the whole world, Flight of the Conchords, live in concert for the first time. I love them. I know people say that all [...]
