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Welcome to Vol 165 of the Spread!

Hello and welcome back to the Spread, your weekly edit of all the best stories and global news about Africans shaping mainstream culture.

Remember how I went completely off last week about December in Lagos being a battlefield of overlapping events, double-booked nights, and FOMO-induced anxiety? How we're all out here playing event Tetris, trying to figure out which concert clashes with which album listening party, and which art exhibition is on the same night as that rooftop thing your friend won't stop posting about?

As a solution to that problem, we're proud to present—drumroll please—Experiences by Marmalade! Specifically designed to end the December chaos once and for all.

We've built a live website that curates the best of December in Lagos, taking all the stress out of finding events worth your time. Even better? You can connect with other people who want to attend the same events.

If you're already in Lagos, booking a flight, planning your trip, or know friends and family who are flying in; this is for YOU.

December is going to be mad, but at least now you'll know exactly where to show up (and who's coming with you).

Mary x,

Now on to the real peel 👇