Surprisingly, or perhaps not so surprisingly, Jay Brannan, to be seen engaged in a sexually explicit (and hilarious) gay threesome in Shortbus, was “raised religious”. Brannan is in South Africa as a guest of the Out in Africa gay and lesbian film festival, accompanying another film he stars in, Holding Trevor. He’s probably still answering […]
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Traffic is cool
I sat in traffic for about an hour this morning. No big surprise there — most people in Cape Town living outside the City Bowl probably sat in traffic for about an hour this morning. What was unusual about my early-morning traffic experience was that I enjoyed it. Not endured it, but enjoyed it. Allow […]
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Origin of the blog revealed
Scientists have found a 60 000-year-old neck bone that suggests Neanderthals were anatomically able to produce the speech sounds modern humans make … That implies that voice-production machinery has changed little over the past 60 000 years. – News report “You have reached the cave of Ak Ar. I’m away right now, but if you leave […]
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Oprah’s school is tragic, but Jokela is symptomatic of something more dangerous
Last year, in the face of the new legislation relating to child abuse, I went out and bought a coffee-table-sized wooden book on child psychology. And what a joy it’s been — every time the kids give me crap, I hit them with it. I mean, what are parents supposed to do? You can’t touch […]
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Addictive reading
I just finished reading the final Harry Potter. I know, I know, I’m a writer — I should be reading intelligent, “grown-up” fiction. But Jeez Louise, was it exciting! Death Eaters! Dementors! Powerful wands! Body-bind curses! We’re talking serious stuff here. Dangerous stuff. And yes, there were moments during the three-week reading of this monster […]
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My exotic automotive round-up — with pictures
Selecting your number-one dream car is no simple task. But lucky for you I’m making your decision a tad easier by showing you 10 of the best automotive marvels of the past five years. No, you most probably can’t afford any of them and, yes, they will all exist as production cars for those who […]
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I’m the PR person of the year (and you can be too)
Last year, Time magazine voted me (and you) as Person of the Year. Advertising Age also voted me (and you) as Marketing Agency of the Year. Why? Because suddenly, you and me, we’re important. And we have a voice. And people listen to us. And they respond. Pity then, that many businesses are missing this […]
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Back to basics
I’ll be the first to admit that my neighbour’s cat has seen more action than this blog these past few weeks. But a dire social scene and the weather to match is enough to get any party-goer to sit down and reflect, which is what I have been doing. I have been taking a breather […]
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Here, piggy piggy … get your licence!
No one likes to be called names. But let’s face it, when there is a generalised stigma towards a certain group (the metro police, in this case) people often whip out the verbal guns and start shooting. Take a look (with pictures) at one of the reasons why … When the metro police didn’t exist, […]
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Blogging Player of the Week: Charl Norman
Meet Charl Norman. At first sight, he doesn’t look dangerous. You might even encounter him at business or social events, exchange business cards and not even think of contacting the authorities. “Hmm, nice logo, you might say,” as I did, and then carry on with the business of the evening. Mistake. Charl Norman is a […]
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A meanie in iRhini?
Thabo Mbeki has thrown a spanner into the Bafana Bafana works by suggesting that the national team change its name. “Boys, boys” just ain’t good enough for a national side. (Perhaps it’s time that somebody pointed out that the players themselves ain’t good enough for a national side. Ouch!) It’s not the first time the […]
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Gods with stethoscopes
So I’m walking into a hospital recently when an interesting sign catches my eye: “Designated smoking area”. Nothing out of the ordinary there; I see signs like these everywhere. But of course this is a hospital, a place in which there are rooms filled with people breathing through holes in their necks because their lungs […]