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Still Time: A Lesson in Physics
We might be bang in the middle of Summer, temperatures scorching, tan lines forming but I’m going to need to call class to order for today’s article. Now, bear with me: it’s been a minute since I’ve waded into the deep waters of STEM, but some things never leave you. …
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What Cher Horowitz Taught Me About Reinvention
Clueless is hands down my favourite movie. It’s fast, funny and filled with chaos and somehow still finds space for growth. Not the dramatic, life-altering kind, but the quieter kind. It’s the perfect reminder that reinvention doesn’t always come from momentum. Sometimes, it comes from pausing even if we’re doing…
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Still Time: A Pause for the Restless Mind
If you’re somewhere in the middle… not stuck, not sprinting, just… thinking—this is for you. A reflection on change, creativity, and what it means to move slowly when the world keeps spinning fast.
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5. leave the country
Leaving the country was a core memory. I landed back home in Zimbabwe with a soft landing, calm air, lightness. I thought I’d capture every second, bottle every moment, but what I found instead was stillness — and maybe that’s what I needed most.
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Becoming Something I’ve Never Been
This one’s a little more personal. I’ve been thinking about change, memory, and the weird space between who I’ve been and who I want to become.
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Their Eyes through My Eyes
Yesterday, I finished reading Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. I cried at the end, and when I looked closer, I realised they were tears of joy—not sorrow.
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In Conversation with Black Owned Studios
As part of Women’s History Month and my ‘The Future is Female’ series, I took a trip to Black Owned Studios—a place that’s more than just a store, it’s a community. And I got to sit down with the amazing Efia Mainoo, the founder behind it all. Black Owned Studios…
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One of Them Days: a long overdue laugh
Months after its U.S. release, One of Them Days has finally made its way across the pond, and I went to watch it on Friday. Produced by Issa Rae and starring SZA (Alyssa) and Keke Palmer (Dreux), the film piqued my interest, especially with a cast stacked with familiar faces…
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Zahra’s 20 Somethings…
Introducing 20 Somethings—my series where I challenge myself to achieve a set of goals before I turn 20. A year of discipline, growth, and proving to myself that I can do the things I say I will. Stay tuned!!
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Neo-Now: The Low Down
This article explores the origins and evolution of Neo-Soul, examining its fluidity, cultural intersections, and aesthetic. It’s a genre that I love because it challenges traditional genre boundaries, reflecting a movement that resists categorisation and embraces creativity.
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Love Jones: giving love a new soul
I didn’t realise how much I loved Love Jones until I rediscovered it this week. This movie is everything to me. I came for the soundtrack as part of my Neo-Soul deep dive but I stayed for the simple romance. Love Jones (1997) is a film that offers a narrative that…
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Previously on Thought Daughter Radio…
Last semester I did student radio as part of FuseFM at the University of Manchester and I had so much fun with it. Outside of lectures and work, it was an hour a week of escape and musical storytelling. The show didn’t go without its technical difficulties, but it definitely…