OCTOBER :: The Best of Global Lens: Africa
OCTOBER :: Angelique Kidjo
Her Sunday routine, with a recipe, as profiled in the New York Times.
An excellent album.
Interview via NPR: The Sounds of Benin.
An upcoming show at Carnegie Hall.
OCTOBER :: Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemon and Olives
Here, Melia Marden's Moroccan-inspired recipe.
-2 Tbsp. olive oil
-6 bone-in split chicken breasts with skin (ribs removed if possible)
-1 large yellow onion, peeled, halved and thinly sliced
-2 cloves of garlic, crushed
-1/2 cup roughly chopped cilantro, plus more for garnish
-1/2 cup roughly chopped parsley
-1 tsp. ground ginger
-1/2 tsp. ground cumin
-1/4 tsp. saffron, crushed
-4 cups pitted green olives, rinsed
-1 preserved lemon, sliced into 4 wedges
-salt and pepper to taste
Heat olive oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium/high heat. Pat chicken dry and place skin side down in a single layer in pot. Cook in batches until skin is golden and crispy, about 5 minutes. Flip and cook until other side is slightly golden, about 3 minutes. Remove chicken and set aside. Add onion and garlic to pot and stir well to incorporate the fat. Return all the chicken to the pot. Add cilantro, parsley and 4 cups of water. Stir in ginger, cumin and saffron. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook uncovered for 30 minutes. Add olives and preserved lemon and cook until chicken is very tender, at least 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Top with cilantro and serve.
Find Melia cooking at The Smile and in a past issue of Me Magazine.
A perfect tagine.
Preserved Lemons.
OCTOBER :: Duro Olowu
The Duro Dress. An exclusive collection for CoutureLab. The other half of museum director and muse Thelma Golden. Nigerian-born King of Prints.
OCTOBER :: 2011 TED Prize: JR
TRAILER " WOMEN ARE HEROES" from SOCIAL ANIMALS on Vimeo.
“Photograffeur” JR has been named the recipient of the 2011 TED Prize. JR is a French artist who works with a team of volunteers to plaster enormous black-and-white photographs across slums in Paris, Brazil, Cambodia, China and throughout the Middle East and Africa. His images then become a part of the local landscape. The "Women are Heroes" project turned Kibera, Nairobi into a gallery of local faces, raising awareness of the women's individual stories. "JR's mind blowing creations have inspired people to see art where they wouldn't expect it and create it when they didn't know they could," said TED Prize Director Amy Novogratz. "He's putting a human face on some of the most critical social issues while redefining how we view, make and display art. JR has moved all of us at the TED Prize. There is no doubt that his talent - paired with the resources of this amazing community - will lead to a wish that changes the world." More of JR's images here.
OCTOBER :: merci
Ed Alcock for The New York Times
© Oliver Knight/Time Out
merci is a concept store in Paris created by Marie-France and Bernard Cohen, founders of the renowned children’s clothing line Bonpoint. merci offers three stories of furniture, home accessories, fragrances, children's clothing, textiles, flowers, specially designed pieces by Stella McCartney, YSL, and Paul Smith, a vintage bookstore, and an organic café overlooking a courtyard garden. "A personal mix of rare pieces and daily objects, which illustrates my life philosophy" according to Marie-France. merci's mission combines fashion with philanthropy; vintage with contemporary design; and bespoke creations with the accessible. All proceeds are donated to various children's charities and to provide work for impoverished youth in Madagascar.
OCTOBER :: How To Read the Air
The second book by acclaimed Ethiopian-born writer Dinaw Mengestu is available tomorrow October 14 and illuminates the immigrant experience across two generations. Here, the short story "An Honest Exit".
OCTOBER :: Tangier
Since 1921, Café Hafa in Tangier has been serving a special brew of mint tea on its twelve terraces. The café overlooks the exact point on the strait where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic, with Spain in the distance. A Moroccan mint tea recipe. Boutique Majid. Galerie Tindouf. Cinematheque de Tanger. Hotel Nord Pinus Tanger.
OCTOBER :: Zwelethu Mthethwa
Currently, and through October 24, the Studio Museum in Harlem is exhibiting the work of South African photographer Zwelethu Mthethwa. The show is comprised of three series: "Interiors" and "Empty Beds" document the domestic lives of migrant workers around Johannesburg, South Africa, while "Common Ground" focuses on the shared experience of natural disasters in urban areas. The photographer's first monograph is available for purchase via the museum's shop.
OCTOBER :: Linda Ferrol Studio
OCTOBER :: Shompole Lodge
Founded by Brit/Kenyan Anthony Russell, Shompole Lodge in Kenya is a partnership between the local Loodokilani Maasai and private investors (including the Ford Foundation and Christina Kim from the Dosa label). Shompole was chosen for the UN-sponsored 2006 Equator Prize for grassroots efforts to reduce poverty through the sustainable use of biodiversity and conservation. In less than 15 years, the local tribe will have majority ownership. The design is contemporary, with natural materials, white walls, water and minimalist lines. Russell's partner, Liz Gilbert, has worked with local Maasai women to create jewelry for the Shompole Collection.
OCTOBER :: Chris Ofili
OCTOBER :: Conservation Cotton Initiative
In 2007 EDUN, together with the Wildlife Conservation Society and Invisible Children, created the the Cotton Conservation Initiative to support sustainable farming communities in Uganda. Photographer and filmaker Peter Sutherland's documentary on the initiative and EDUN's work in Gulu, Uganda. The documentary will air on the Africa Channel in October.
OCTOBER :: Kahina Giving Beauty
"A deeper kind of beauty is one that gives back." Kahina Giving Beauty uses Moroccan Argan Oil as the featured ingredient in its products and assists the Berber women who harvest it to become independent and empowered.
The company blog is full of inspiration and insight while the natural skincare line works wonders.
OCTOBER :: Malene Barnett
Textile designer Malene Barnett's Brooklyn townhouse as photographed by The Selby for New York Magazine.
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