A House for Mr. Soyinka

• Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún

If the estate's location deep in the bush inconvenienced his visitors, he clearly delighted in their discomfort.

Published on Aug 24, 2018 12:00PM EDT

Enemy of the Good

• Mik Awake

Perfection is not a goal; it has all the bottomlessness of compulsion.

Published on Aug 24, 2018 12:00PM EDT

April looked to have survived my absence quite well.

• Helen Bakojja

(April is a dog)

Published on Aug 24, 2018 11:00AM EDT

Hard to choose; Popula was amazing last week

• The Editors

NYT Fact Check, Jean-Luc Picard, Kofi Annan, Samuel Beckett, and a bikini wax in Nairobi.

Published on Aug 24, 2018 12:00PM EDT