I’ve been hearing a lot of trash talk around our nation’s local airlines lately, and while I think most of it is probably well-deserved, I’d like to hear your opinions. So let’s have us an informal poll. I’m going to list the airlines up for discussion, along with what I perceive as their pros and […]
Bridget McNulty
Bridget McNulty is a writer, content strategist and creative director. She is the editor of Sweet Life diabetes lifestyle magazine (www.sweetlifemag.co.za) and the co-founder of Now Novel online novel-writing course www.nownovel.com.
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1 000 Tiny Things I Hate
I have written about funny websites before, but this one takes the cake, the pudding, the pie and every other sweet treat that wins a prize. Check out http://tinythingsihate.blogspot.com/ and I dare you not to laugh! Written by Jon Brown, a young comedy writer from the UK, it’s basically a list of extremely amusing and […]
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I read You magazine
There! I said it! Scandalous, isn’t it? Only, that “read” is past tense. Read. I read it, once, last week. And admittedly, the only reason I bought it was because my novel, Strange Nervous Laughter, was favourably reviewed in it (how’s that for fame? I’m reviewed in You magazine!) But I have to admit, I […]
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Would you like your own personal paparazzi?
You can have it! For a fee. I’ve written about Springwise (www.springwise.com) before, one of my favourite websites for innovative ideas. It sends out a newsletter each week with the hottest business spottings from around the world. Sometimes the ideas are smart (getting teenagers to teach adults how to use cellphones), sometimes they’re silly (getting […]
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And the winner is …
… East Coast Radio! No, not entirely. But they did sweep a good three or four categories (including best new blog, the one for which I was nominated! Sob!) and I’m guessing there’s going to be a backlash of bitter blog posts this morning. It’s not 100% fair, I suppose, when you can ask all […]
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The blogging Oscars
To be honest, when I first heard that the SA Blog Awards had a ceremony, I wanted to go mainly to see what bloggers look like. I blog, yes, but I don’t think I’m a Blogger (with a capital B). I don’t know about widgets and page views, and I don’t have ads and rankings. […]
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Of fire-walking festivals
I went to the fire-walking festival at the Second River/Umbilo Temple in Cato Manor on Sunday. Wow. What an amazing ceremony. A large (very large, I’d say about 5m long) pit is filled with burning coals, with a basin of diluted milk at the end and a basin of turmeric liquid at the beginning. The […]
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Along the Way: The real Durban
What happens if you take a writer, a photographer and an artist, give them 30 days and set them free in the inner city of Durban? Along the Way: 10 lives, 10 portraits. An intimate book of photographic portraits and stories from 10 different people living in Durban. From a priest to a retired whaler, […]
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Boston Legal. It’s brilliant
This seems to be the week of effusive praise. Have you watched Boston Legal? If not, may I suggest putting your computer to sleep (it’s environmentally friendlier) and heading down to your local DVD store to hire a series of it? Guaranteed, you won’t be able to do anything but watch it (and laugh, snort […]
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My Coke Fest 2008 report
I spent most of yesterday milling around with the many thousands of other people who turned up en masse for the Cape Town leg of My Coke Fest. How was it? In a word, fantastic. Here’s why: I’ve been to many a music festival and although I love them, they’re usually a tad exhausting because […]
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Say yay for long weekends!
Have you noticed that most people are rather grumpy this week? I think it’s the knowledge that there’s an impending four days of freedom, but before we get there we have to climb through a mountain of work, more than usual because of said freedom. Also, naturally, because everyone’s wondering if the Easter Bunny will […]
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More online treasure
Remember when I said that finding cool new websites was like tapping into a vein of gold? I seem to have hit the jackpot! Check these out, and tell me you don’t feel inspired. I won’t believe you. Freshly Found (http://freshlyfound.blogspot.com/) is a blog full to bursting with creative ideas and beautiful things, some homemade, […]