I knew I didn't want to come out in the 'New Yorker'; it just felt wrong. It needed an African conversation. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes african conversation felt
Every human being has a bit of gangster in him. Binyavanga Wainaina bitegangsterhuman Change image and share on social
I'm extremely optimistic about rapid transformation and change of things in Africa in general. Binyavanga Wainaina africachangeextremely Change image and share on social
It's like I was always not quite sure even how to move in space somehow; I would watch people and then copy them. I found it really hard to walk straight. My brother was always on at me for walking off the pavement. I guess I always expected people to bring me back into line. Binyavanga Wainaina backbringbrother share on social
Ever since I watched 'Roots,' I've dreamed of tracing my African ancestry and helping other people do the same. Henry Louis Gates africanancestrydream Change image and share on social
We exist in this weirdly schizo culture, where sex is everywhere in the media, and yet, at the same time, you don't sit down and have a conversation about what you did in bed last night with your friends. Despite the ubiquity of sex, it's still a taboo when it comes to day-to-day conversation. Mary Roach bedconversationculture share on social
My feeling for reality TV isn't ironic, guilty, or apologetic. Reality TV is one of the few remaining modes of popular entertainment in which characterization is permitted as plot. Andrea Seigel apologeticcharacterizationentertainment Change image and share on social