Author archive: Alex
Three Years On: Has Kony Won?
An article from Relevant Magazine has raised quite a quandary: did Joseph Kony come out on top in the “Kony 2012” documentary from three years ago?
DetailsNadia Favre: Nairobi Radio’s Queen of Comedy
If you’re a fan of rock and roll, then you’ll probably recognise Nadia Favre’s voice from frequently causing you to spit out coffee onto your desk at work
DetailsKenya Rocks: Gregory Limbe of Dove Slimme
UP Magazine sits down with Dove Slimme lead guitarist Gregory Limbe to discover just how much Kenya is starting to love all things rock.
DetailsThe Disco Soup Survival Kit
Tonight’s Plastic Fantastic edition of Disco Soup is going down at Juniper Kitchen. Here’s a list of the five things you’ll need to help make the event’s soup sing.
DetailsWorld’s Loudest Library: A Loud Meditation on Selfies
This past weekend at World’s Loudest Library was all about the selfie: society’s personalized narcissism in pocket sized form.
DetailsFive Places to Chug Some Guinness This St. Patrick’s Day
While it is possible to drink everywhere tomorrow, you can’t drink just anywhere! Here are five places you should hit up to make questionable choices dressed in green.
DetailsOlith Ratego Shakes Up Thursday Night Live
Olith Ratego’s performance at Thursday Night Live was one of the best we’ve seen at the series. UP takes you through the carpenter by day and musician by night’s show.
DetailsIntellectual Scum: Jason Corder Channels Cultural Quandries to the Extreme
We sat down with Jason Corder to get his take on how to play a man of such a taboo and controversial line of thought.
DetailsSpin the Globe: Rabbit and Jorm Take on Nairobi Strangeness
Slapstick rap and sheng rap come together in this hilarious video by Rabbit and Jorm from Lonely island.
DetailsVideos of the Week: Kenyan-International Collaborations
Nairobi’s worldwide visibility is getting massive these days and it only makes sense for the good Kenyan-International vibes to be extended to the YouTube arena. This week’s videos are the best of Kenyan/Foreign collaboration.
DetailsThe Future:New Track by Moseh Drumist & Masta Luminary
Moseh the Drumist new track The Future was released on MDUNDO and introduces a whole new aspect to East African or Equatorial House.
DetailsKwezi Comics: A Lot Of Potential
Kwezi comics are striving to make their hero the biggest African superhero ever to grace a comic book cover. The first edition was a bit of a wash but we see a lot of potential.
DetailsTop Ten Tuesday’s: The Places to Eat When You’re Drunk in Nairobi
This week’s Top Ten Tuesdays is a celebration of those pesky drunk munchies that pop up during those hard hitting nights of boozing.
DetailsThe Pressures of Protest: Teacher’s Strike Enters Third Month
The ongoing strike by non-local teachers from North Eastern Kenya has shown no signs of stopping and no word from the government regarding the situation.
DetailsQuestions of Kenyan Poker: The Most Confusing Rules of Nairobi’s Most Popular Card Game
Kenyan Poker is an often insane game, subject to change at a moment’s notice. Here are the most confusing and often changed rules in Kenya’s most widely played card game.
DetailsFive For Free: The Five Best Things to Do in Nairobi For No Cash
What is one to do in a city that’s notoriously pricey? Never fear, here are five things to do in Nairobi that will cost you exactly nothing.
DetailsNorth Side Blues Be Gone: Paintballing on Thika Road Has Arrived
If your life is a long, drawn out endeavor of thankless monotony, then it may be time for you to let off some steam with paintball before you self destruct.
DetailsViral Videos of the Week: Everybody is Fighting Something
We look at a series of videos that have had viewers debate on who is actually winning their fight.
DetailsThe Oddities of Kenya’s OLX
One barely needs to dig into OLX Kenya to feel deeply unsettled by all the possibilities you can buy and services that can be rendered with just a little cash and a depraved mind. From strange clowns to pirated cell phones, this is the strangest that OLX Kenya has to offer.
DetailsFive Tips To Make Sure Employers Will Read Your Journo CV
Ever wondered why your plans to become a hotshot high-paying journalist seem to be slipping away, as each refusal brings you closer and closer to the brink of going and applying for a job writing Pampers manuals? Well when was the last time you looked over your CV? UP cares for you (and does not want to have to see poorly done CVs everytime we are hiring), so we compiled a checklist you should use before handing in your next resume’.
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