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I know I said I was going to be on hiatus due to exams but, in the spirit of true procrastination, I’ve found so many “amazing things” that I “absolutely have to write about” since the exam period started. On Thursday afternoon, almost immediately after leaving Hall 29 (also known as “Hell 29” to anyContinue reading “Otelo Burning. (Ster-Kinekor Stunting)”

The reality is, exams are around the corner. As in, “in 2 weeks’ time” around the corner, and I am nowhere near prepared.This is why this page is going to be very, very quiet until mid-June at least.I’ll think of you everyday, and I have already started the Eat Pray Love review (in my head).Continue reading “I Must Leave You Now”

This picture has been re-posted so many times that it was hard to find the correct source, but I saw it over at Just Let Them Eat Cake. Tell me Sir Mix-A-Lot‘s song is not playing in your head right now.

To all the women who have ever taken the time to comfort, teach, encourage and love me.

I’ve been waiting for this day for over a month now, and while I wasn’t at the first official screening, I do plan to watch Otelo Burning this weekend.  I really am so excited about South African film. It’s good to see that the actors in this film are not just the country’s “celebrities”, butContinue reading “Happy Otelo Burning Day!”

One of my favourite South African music groups at the moment, Mi Casa, released the video for their third single off their self-titled album. It’s called La Vida, and it’s in Portuguese, but that doesn’t mean I enjoy it any less. Thank goodness no one actually hears my attempts at “singing along”! I think theContinue reading “La Vida Lego”

The Beastie Boys. Even if, like me, you’re not the biggest fan of this trio you know who they are.I think they’re one of those groups whose music we’re constantly hearing: advertising campaigns, samples by younger artists, greatest hits compilations…And so this past weekend, when the world heard of the death of the group’s foundingContinue reading “A Tribute”

Elle Varner. Refill. Conversational Lush mixtape. Wale and T-Pain. Yes.

When I read the review for this book in a past issue of ELLE magazine, I was proud that a South African author had done such commendable work (the list of awards for this title? I didn’t even know some of them existed), but I was also a little apprehensive: science fiction has never beenContinue reading “Zoo City (As Promised)”

The Breakfast Club. Miss Congeniality. Never Been Kissed (I felt particularly cheated during this one- Drew Barrymore had me). Clueless.All the romantic comedies and their “want man, buy lipstick” formulas (‘formulae’? I don’t know- my job is to look pretty, not to have good grammar) have been summed up in this article– an oldie, butContinue reading “Hollywood. Lies.”