Kwesé Makes A Play For South Africa

Jul 30, 2018 | ,

Confession. I started writing this six months ago and kept on meaning to finish and post. So here it is. The evolution of video entertainment is a wonder to behold. Where once television ruled, the space has become highly competitive with everyone from the teenager in their bedroom to YouTube content producers to Netflix to media houses/practitioners reaching beyond their traditional mediums jumping into the fray. Multichoice (initially M-Net), which has had a monopoly on the satellite TV front, particularly in South Africa, has had to compete on multiple fronts, and has repositioned itself...

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For The Love Of A Good Cigar

Jun 3, 2018 |

Being a cigar enthusiast, I have been exploring the landscape more and more over the last couple of years. Towards end of 2017, I wrote an article for Afropolitan magazine on my favourite cigar lounge, Pedro Portia, and what I have been learning about cigars. I also broadcast my Kaya FM show, Life With Kojo Baffoe, at Pedro Portia. In the interests of sharing more of the content I create for magazines and other spaces, I am going to be posting my past articles and the like on here regularly. Cigar 101 The soundtrack to our lives can sound like the buzzing of a mosquito on a hot summer’s...

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So What If You Had More Time?

Feb 12, 2018 | ,

Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics are going to render many jobs obsolete. Copy and paste that sentence into your search engine and prepare to be freaked the hell out. In addition to links to a multitude of articles, at the bottom of the first Google search page: Searches related to Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics are going to render many jobs obsolete. will artificial intelligence lead to massive unemployment technology taking over jobs statistics artificial intelligence and employment negative impact of robots on employment jobs lost due to technology jobs...

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Fulfilling Promises With Visa Checkout

Nov 28, 2017 | ,

In the song Trenchtown Rock, from the 1975 Live! album recorded at a 1975 concent in London by Bob Marley and the Wailers, Bob Marley opens with the following lyrics: One good thing about music, when it hits, you feel no pain, One good thing about music, when it hits, you feel no pain, So hit me with music, hit me with music now… Friedrich Nietszche once said, “Without music, life would be a mistake” while Louis Armstrong said, “Music is life itself. What would this world be without good music? No matter what kind it is.” Music. It has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. It...

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Following The White Rabbit With Jameson Cult Film Club

Nov 22, 2017 |

It was 1999. There was talk of a new film called The Matrix by The Wachowski Brothers, now simply known as The Wachowskis, and starring Keanu Reeves (Neo) and Laurence Fishburne (Morpheus). It was said that the actors spent months training in martial arts and the like before starting to even shoot. The special effects were like nothing seen before and significant parts of the dialogue became part of our lexicon. I don’t know how many times I have watched The Matrix. I watched the sequels The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, both released in 2003, but it was the original that has...

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Playing with the Acer Spin 7

Jul 13, 2017 | ,

I have been writing about technology for some years now – granted, not as much in the last couple – but one of the challenges I have always had is the jargon. My approach to most products, experiences, etc. is generally based on two things, namely functionality and aesthetic/design. The reality is that I do not consider myself an expert on anything so to write about anything as the ‘final authority’ feels uncomfortable. Plus, a lot of things are subjective, opinions formed on the basis of our own experience, understanding, interests, etc. For these reasons, and more, I have always tried to...

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