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Social Networks and their Effect on Human Relationships

 This was originally written for publication in the July 29 edition of VARSITY. To read a different take on whether our lives are being consumed by social networking technology, click here. We are living in a time where a person cannot exist outside of an online social network. If your existence is not verifiable viaContinue reading “Social Networks and their Effect on Human Relationships”

DVD Review: Pad Na Jou Hart

Huisgenoot Running time: 111 minutes Starring: Ivan Botha, Donnalee Roberts, Marius Weyers Director: Jaco Smit The variety and standard of films produced locally over the past four years or so has been quite impressive. Examples such as Jozi, Bakgat, Otelo Burning, Material, Hoofmeisie, Fanie Fourie’s Lobola, Copposites and many others are a testament to theContinue reading “DVD Review: Pad Na Jou Hart”

This Is What’s Happening

It’s time for the mid-year break! Finally. I’ll be away from a steady internet connection for a while (regular readers understand this struggle), so posts will be sporadic if not altogether non-existent.Part Two is up, and I know that stories need titles, but I can’t seem to come up with something that suits this one. IContinue reading “This Is What’s Happening”

Cover Me, I’m Going In: My Girl RiRi’s CFDA Dress, and the Important Conversation We Should Be Having

I don’t usually like to jump in the fray when people are brawling about celebrities and their fashion choices. Standing on the sidelines (read: sitting at my laptop and scrolling down the Twitter timeline) and laughing at people who slip up on their own hypocrisy or step in without first working out their moves isContinue reading “Cover Me, I’m Going In: My Girl RiRi’s CFDA Dress, and the Important Conversation We Should Be Having”

It’s Been 10 YEARS Since "Mean Girls"? I Am Old. (Or: "Boo!, You Whore")

I remember the first time I watched Mean Girls, I was at a sleepover at a friend’s house. It was the end of our Grade 7 year, and we were taking the weekend to celebrate. Mostly, we just couldn’t wait to be in high school: at the time, having Grade 8 status seemed like theContinue reading “It’s Been 10 YEARS Since "Mean Girls"? I Am Old. (Or: "Boo!, You Whore")”

The Feature: Why You should Read "Unimportance"

An edited version of this article appears on the VARSITY website. Click here for that. This April, Thando Mgqolozana, author of A Man Who Is not A Man (2009) and Hear Me Alone(2011), will debut his third novel Unimportance. Before the release of the novel, I wanted  to find out a little more about theContinue reading “The Feature: Why You should Read "Unimportance"”

Excerpts of an Interview with Thando Mgqolozana

I have been writing for the UCT newspaper, and the second feature I was assigned was a review of the latest novel from Thando Mgqolozana, Unimportance. I was excited to read this new book, because last year when I read A Man Who is Not A Man I was really impressed.  Here are some ofContinue reading “Excerpts of an Interview with Thando Mgqolozana”

"Papa, Can You Hear Me?" (Or: I’m still here- Don’t Worry)

Well, this is awkward. I haven’t been here in the longest time, there are cobwebs and crickets everywhere, and I don’t even have a great reason for my absence. The best I can do is “I’m busy with…school, and…life, and stuff”. But that is just so lame, so I won’t even try to explain myself.Continue reading “"Papa, Can You Hear Me?" (Or: I’m still here- Don’t Worry)”