Month: October 2011

In Photos: Possibly Strange Sights in West Africa

Taxi interior design in Bamako. Minimalist taxi interior design T-shirts in English in Francophone countries. "PMS - Putting up with Men's Shit." He's not trying to be ironic. He just doesn't know what the shirt says. I'm starting a restaurant in Abidjan with this guy...

Let’s Talk about Dance

Dance never meant anything to me. I spent most of my life doing the drunken two step, with stiff hips and arrhythmic gyrations. In other words, looking like an idiot. But a few steps of coupé-décalé rewired my brain and now dance is important to me. Dance is important...

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Scoot West Africa

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