Charles Mudede

Charles Mudede

Charles Mudede—who writes about film, books, music, and his life in Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, the USA, and the UK for The Stranger—was born near a steel plant in Kwe Kwe, Zimbabwe. He has no memory of this birth, but he does remember noticing himself in the mirror for this first time—it happened on May 3, 1972. Mudede is also a filmmaker: Two of his films, Police Beat and Zoo, premiered at Sundance, and Zoo was screened at Cannes. Mudede directed Thin Skin, and has written for the New York Times, Cinema Scope, Ars Electronica, C Theory, and academic journals. He also wrote the liner notes for Best of Del Tha Funkee Homosapien: Elektra Years. Mudede has lived in Seattle since 1989.

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City Feb 15 2:45 PM

Seattle's City Council Is Now Run by Children

And Now I Must Tell the Children a Story About a Boy and a Cow

Tech Feb 9 10:45 AM

What If AI Becomes Less Racist than American Society?

It's Already Starting to Happen

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Transportation Jan 29 2:08 PM

Seattle Is Now in Its “I Give Up” Stage

There are No Buses, There Is No Money for the Public, and the City Council Caved to Corporate Overlords—Seattle's Public Spirit is Dead

Economy Jan 25 10:52 AM

How the Demise of Bartell Drugs Is Fucking over an Employee

It’s Hard to Believe This Story Is an Anomaly

Enviro Jan 17 4:16 PM

All the Pipes Bursting in the Cold Show Seattle Is Nowhere Near Ready for the Future

Flooded Homes, Businesses Is What 300 Years of Unchecked Economic Growth Looks Like

Economy Jan 4 11:15 AM

Seattle Should Be Proud That It Has the Country's Highest Minimum Wage

But It’s Still Not Enough for Most People to Make Ends Meet

Film/TV Dec 29 3:08 PM

Gaza, the Empire, and Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon

What It Means When Hollywood Films Make the Insurgents the Good Guys

Tech Dec 21 10:09 AM

AI Is Not an "Other," AI Is Us

Watch Part Two of Charles Mudede's Interview with Blaise Agüera y Arcas