Nigeria
How Uzo Aduba's Mom Helped Prepare Her To Play A Therapist 'In Treatment'
After winning two Emmys for playing Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren on Orange Is the New Black, Uzo Aduba says her current role as a psychotherapist in HBO's reboot of its In Treatment series is an exciting change.
Film critic David Edelstein
David Edelstein reviews Tears of the Sun the new action film starring Bruce Willis.
David Oyelowo On Acting, His Royal Roots And The One Role He Won't Take
The British-born Nigerian actor talks about playing an American veteran in Nightingale, the reasons he stays in character for weeks at a time and his aversion to playing "the black best friend."
Nigeria's Boko Haram 'More Extreme Than Al-Qaida,' Journalist Says
Journalist Alex Perry wrote the new e-book The Hunt for Boko Haram: Investigating the Terror Tearing Nigeria Apart. He says Boko Haram doesn't have logical reasons for the atrocious acts it commits.
'Americanah' Author Explains 'Learning' To Be Black In The U.S.
When the novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie moved from Nigeria to the United States for college, she was suddenly confronted with the idea of what it meant to be a person of color in America. Her new novel explores issues of race in contemporary America.
The 10th Parallel: Where Christianity And Islam Meet.
More than half of the world's Muslims live along the latitude line 700 miles north of the equator — so do most of the world's Christians. It's a place where ideological conflicts often arise. Journalist Eliza Griswold spent seven years examining how the two religions influence clashes over natural resources, tribal issues and faith.
Peter Maass: 'The Violent Twilight Of Oil' Looms.
In Crude World, journalist Peter Maass argues that our relentless pursuit of oil has created a host of problems in the world — particularly in the countries that hold the most deposits. He explains why our dependence on the fossil fuel is not without social and environmental costs.
'Hostage Business' Survives Economic Downturn.
Despite the economic recession — or perhaps because of it — the kidnapping business is booming. In his recent New York Times Magazine article, journalist Nicholas Schmidle explores the international hostage market and its impact on workers.