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Charles Mudede

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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 his 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.

Articles by Charles Mudede from 2004

Section

Date

  • News

    Not My Tribe

    Real African-American Culture Is Superior to Psuedo-African Culture
    Posted on 12/23/2004
  • Visual Art

    Radiant Spain

    Royalty's Perception of Itself
    Posted on 12/23/2004
  • Music

    Where I'm From

    The Street Art of Specs One
    Posted on 12/23/2004
  • News

    Police Beat

    Animal Laws
    Posted on 12/16/2004
  • News

    Police Beat

    The Problem with His Jewelry
    Posted on 12/09/2004
  • Film

    Two Films Too Many

    'Blade: Trinity' Is Schizophrenic
    Posted on 12/09/2004
  • News

    Police Beat

    L'Avventura
    Posted on 12/02/2004
  • Books

    Violent Swamp

    Vollmann's Graphomania Rages On
    Posted on 12/02/2004
  • Music

    Political Party

    The Coup Spark the Marxist Moves
    Posted on 12/02/2004
  • News

    Police Beat

    The Old Bruise
    Posted on 11/25/2004
  • News

    What Are the Odds?

    A lucky Starbucks barista wins the lottery in Los Angeles and suffers a fatal case of bad luck in a Pioneer Square parking lot.
    Posted on 11/25/2004
  • News

    Police Beat

    The Store
    Posted on 11/18/2004
  • Music

    Soul to Soul

    Posdenous Describes the Ideal Marriage Between the Lyricist and the Beat Maker
    Posted on 11/11/2004
  • News

    Police Beat

    Child of God
    Posted on 11/04/2004
  • Visual Art

    Bonetown

    Welcome to America, Santiago Calatrava
    Posted on 11/04/2004
  • News

    Paranoia, Paranoia

    Bush Is Here to Stay
    Posted on 10/28/2004
  • Music

    Rhythm Runners

    How Sly & Robbie Keep Reggae's Heart Healthy
    Posted on 10/28/2004
  • Books

    After Derrida

    Terry Eagleton Sells Out the Golden Age
    Posted on 10/21/2004
  • News

    Police Beat

    Man Eater
    Posted on 10/14/2004
  • Film

    Fuck the Dancer

    And Fuck the Dance Lessons
    Posted on 10/14/2004

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