
Taking A Sabbatical
It's a wrap! For our last hang of the year, we huddled around the critically acclaimed film Sabbatical, created by Karabo Lediga. A grounded portrait of mother-daughter relationships that left us with many thoughts. Also

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It's a wrap! For our last hang of the year, we huddled around the critically acclaimed film Sabbatical, created by Karabo Lediga. A grounded portrait of mother-daughter relationships that left us with many thoughts. Also

Ya'll, lonely hearts risked it all to find love on Married At First Mzansi. So, out of respect, we called in our darling bestie Nombulelo Fox to help us chew on the dating show as an experiment, and the state of mjolo in

You guessed it, we're getting childish with comedian, actor and filmmaker Donald Glover who also doubles as rapper and false-setto extraordinaire Childish Gambino - which he may be retiring. From his earlier role on Comm

She's a musical treasure and we happen to be true stans (can you tell, it's all over our faces!) For this instalment, we basked in the presence of singer and songwriter Zoe Modiga herself. From arriving at her first ever

We had to regroup for a meaty catch up on the music that’s been on our minds. From the electric stages of Standard Bank Joy of Jazz all the way to our beloved D’Angelo and why he chose to leave the spotlight. We love to

We had the absolute pleasure of tapping into the eclectic mind and world of curator, writer, art critic and founder of Glide Through The Gallery - Mpumi Mayisa. A true art whisperer, she led us down her fascinating journ

She's been building communities since she was knee high and she's behind many of your favourite queer functions. We picked the electric brains of award-winning creative entrepreneur Mandima Qunta and you're gonna wanna d

Travel does wonders for the soul but Tracee Ellis Ross shows us that doing it alone achieves that and more. We watched the short first season of Solo Travelling with Tracee Ellis Ross and we want more. Come let's go vica

If RnB was a writer, it would have to be Mara Brock Akil. The showrunner and television writer who created Girlfriends, Being Mary Jane and Love Is - also wrote on Moesha - has given a GenZ love story that follows the co

She's true to this, not new to this. We sat down and collected some precious nuggets from veteran music journalist, author, and podcaster Helen Herimbi-Moremi. With years and years of experience under her belt, she's cra

She is feminist writer, historian, cultural and media worker and "semi-professional yapper" according to IG (read: same). What may be missing from her bio however, is "knower of internet and musical deep cuts" and "selec

One of the best live music stages around is actually a desk. We're talking music's finest and hidden gems on intimate live music platform Tiny Desk. We love live music! Listen. To. Us. #BlackSterring #BSRadio #TinyDesk #

The first ever Black Sterring Awards are finally here! We've been paying attention and reckon the time has come for an awards show that doesn't just look at at blackness but centres the female gaze. With criteria rooted

On our next instalment of The Black Sterring Interview Masterclass, where we get to know creative practitioners and voices, we caught up with fellow critic, your favourite Tik Tok reviewist Nombulelo Fox. A seasoned publ

We are thrilled to introduce our new thing here; The Black Sterring Interview Masterclasses, where we sit down with a few really dope creative practitioners and voices for edu-chats and deep dives into their worlds. We'r

When Music stepped out of the church and danced with Superstition at the duke joint, they had Sinners! We, too, enjoyed fraternising with the devil in Ryan Coogler's already classic horror flick. Drink up! Listen. To. Us

Dan Fogelman has done it again! The brilliant creator of This Is Us is back again with dystopic sci-fi thriller about the end of America, Paradise. Listen, we vote for this version, okay! But our real question is, do Pre

Jazz is in the air! Grab your dlazz'ov and let's talk SA Jazz from it's roots in Africana and Indigenous sound and storytelling to it's modern influences and icons. Listen. To. Us. #internationaljazzday #jazzmusic #mzans

Stop whatever you're doing because the girlies are going through it, okay. Enter One Of Them Days where two besties Drew and Alyssa take a long winding road of L's just to pay this rent. We're always more than happy to l

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth is today regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time. And we don't disagree. On this episode we shine the spotlight on his discography, compelling creative prowess, the status of his ongo
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