Ahead of this weekend’s protests, Pussy Riot also published a video on what to do if you’re detained at a Russian demonstration (since translated into English). “Detention is an unpleasant experience,” says the punk and protest group’s Nadya Tolokonnikova, adding that it’s often illegal in the case of political activists. “If you know how to behave when you’re arrested,” she adds, “it might not end up being such a traumatic experience.”
“I am not a lawyer, nor am I an expert, but I have a lot of first-hand experience.” In 2012, Tolokonnikova was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment alongside Maria Alyokhina and Yekaterina Samutsevich, for “hooliganism motivated by religious hatred”. She was also involved in organising the 2018 World Cup protest that saw the group charged with “the organisation and holding of public events without prior written notice”.
Last year, SZA returned with her Ty Dolla $ign-featuring single “Hit Different”, followed by the track “Good Days”, which arrived just in time for Christmas. Now, the musician has floated the idea of linking up with Frank Ocean for a remix of the latter.
The statement comes after a fan wrote on Twitter: “Good Days by SZA Ft. Frank Ocean would literally cure corona.” Responding on her Instagram stories, SZA said: “Imma ask lol.”
While that’s not exactly solid confirmation of an upcoming collab, Ocean has previously teased a cover of SZA’s
CTRL single “The Weekend”, posted in an Instagram story back in January 2019. The song also featured at one of the singer’s PrEP+ clubnights.