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This is the type of art that interest the Technology Generation. I applaud Scott Garner for finding a way to make a still life project more than just a boring art class assignment by using advanced 3-D (and I think even 4-D) technology to make this “still life” move its audience. Still Life from ScottContinue reading “Still Life: Scott Garner”

Apparently Comedy Central has been added to South Africa’s DSTV bouquet. Well, as long as I have an internet connection, I can just YouTube my way through all the material that’s tickling the ribs of the pop culture elite. I was sitting and watching this video, occasionally sniggering to myself, generally doing a good jobContinue reading “Donald Glover on Comedy Central”

Over the past week I have been totally engrossed in Lauren Beukes’s science fiction novel, Zoo City.I first read about Lauren in the December issue of Elle, and the reviews she got for this novel as well as for a previous work, Moxyland, piqued my interest.I immediately made plans to add the book(s) to myContinue reading “It’s Finished. I’m Sad.”

This week I finally sat up and paid attention to the work of one Donald Glover. Or Childish Gambino, as the radio stations (and even the cast of my favourite online sitcom, Awkward Black Girl) know him. Or even Troy, as regular viewers of Community know him. This young man is very busy, and heContinue reading “Late Pass Please”

When I should be writing reports or getting into my course readings, I’m browsing through blogs and picking out all the Pretty Things… (pictures from leluvette, It’s Janine, & Modcloth)

Last night, I let myself get talked into changing out of my pyjamas- which I had put on in anticipation of calling it a day after streaming and enjoying a  selection of videos online, my usual weekend routine- and going to Baqt. Since first year, I’ve been hearing about this Baqt place- where people apparentlyContinue reading “The Morning After the Night Before: FOMO”

The Twitter Spelling Nazis and the Facebook Grammar Police out there will appreciate this: More dark humour over at explosm.net.

I thought this was pretty funny. Spotted over at leethefree.tumblr.com.

Simply by scrolling down my Twitter timeline this morning, and not by making an effort to turn on a radio or a TV, I got what I consider to be the biggest news out of America in the past few weeks this morning: Whitney Houston, the legend, was found dead. Our thumbs are the newContinue reading “Legend. Diva. Ms Houston, to You.”

When family members’ quirks, which make me homesick during the school year, started to become incredibly annoying; when my parents were driving me up the wall; when nothing was good on TV and when I’d eaten my way through half of the house, one of the things that kept me sane during the holidays wasContinue reading “Last Look At The Holidays: Glossy, Glossy”