i just think it’s incredibly powerful and beautiful and i kinda wish the big names talking about football right now (*cough - john green - cough*) had given his art a little bit more of a shout out than just noting it as a weird and kinda funny thing that happens at DR Congo matches
2/2 but i’ve now sat through 3 different essays in which Michel Nkuka Mboladinga is mentioned, but none has noted that his stance is an artistic and patriotic art piece celebrating dignity, freedom, and national sovereignty and that his pose perfectly mimes the famous statue of Patrice Lumumba
it's the final days leading up to the world cup and as such, many people are doing rundowns of each national team and what you should know about them. inevitably when they get to the democratic republic of congo, they mention the fan who stands with his arm raised through each match 1/2
Every staff update in every university right now:
1. We are excited to announce a strategic investment of eleventeen squillion pounds in ACRONYM, a new AI-powered centre for the development of strategic acronyms.
2. Staff have until Friday to apply for enhanced Voluntary Death.