The passing of celebrated Kenyan writer and scholar Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o on 28 May 2025 marks the end of a remarkable period in ...

Odia Ofeimun is formidably learned and insightful. His poetry and journalism are distinguished by their eloquence and ...

The director of "When Harry Met Sally" and "The Princess Bride" was found dead with his wife Michele, 68, in their Los Angeles home in December. Their son Nick Reiner has been charged with two counts ...

Renowned Kenyan writer, the late Ngugi wa Thiong’o, in his influential essay collection Decolonising the Mind, observes that “language, any language, has a dual character: it is both a means of ...

A look back at world leaders, artists, athletes and cultural icons who died this year, spanning religion, cinema, music, ...