Embark, Film and Television, People
By Jonathan Ali ● Issue 153 (September/October 2018)
Q&A with Khalik Allah | Screenshots (Sept/Oct 2018)
A Q&A with Khalik Allah, director of Black Mother
By Franka Philip ● Issue 153 (September/October 2018)
Some like it sweet | Cookup
It used to be that sweet-toothed Caribbean people were satisfied with a good old-fashioned sponge cake. But, as Franka Philip explains, the profusion of delectable dessert images on Instagram in recent years has raised expectations, and more sophisticated tastes. Bakers and pastry chefs across the Caribbean are keeping up, with unexpected flavours and elaborate techniques
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 152 (July/August 2018)
Balandra | Wish you were here (July/August 2018)
Postcards from the Caribbean’s most extraordinary places
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 152 (July/August 2018)
Datebook | Events calendar (July/August 2018)
Your guide to Caribbean events in July and August, from CPL cricket across the islands to Emancipation commemorations
Embark, Festivals and Events, Barbados
By Robert Edison Sandiford ● Issue 152 (July/August 2018)
AnimeKon: welcome to the multiverse | Word of mouth
Robert Edison Sandiford visits Barbados’s annual AnimeKon and finds everything from cosplay to sci-fi writers and video games
Embark, Business, Trinidad and Tobago
By Shelly-Ann Inniss ● Issue 152 (July/August 2018)
Mother knows best | Be well
For centuries, Caribbean women delivered their babies with the help of traditional midwives. Now a new generation of mothers are opting for natural birthing centres like Trinidad and Tobago’s Mamatoto, reports Shelly-Ann Inniss
By Nigel Campbell ● Issue 152 (July/August 2018)
Playlist (Jul/Aug 2018) | Music reviews
This month’s listening picks, with reviews of the latest by jointpop; Kellie Cadogan; John Arnold; and Jeremy Ledbetter Trio
Embark, Film and Television, People
By Jonathan Ali ● Issue 152 (July/August 2018)
Q&A with Matthew Smith | Screenshots (July/August 2018)
A Q&A with Matthew Smith, director of The Past Is Not Our Future: Walter Rodney’s Student Years