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”
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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 Blurb Made Me Do It: Fat – A Love Story (In Which Age Is Not Just A Number, and I Give Away the Ending)
On the back of this Barbara Wersba book is an extract which reads: “Getting fat is really a feminist act… It is a challenge to sex-role stereotyping and our concept of womanhood.”I just had to read the rest of the book to find out what the story really was- I like reading most things aboutContinue reading “The Blurb Made Me Do It: Fat – A Love Story (In Which Age Is Not Just A Number, and I Give Away the Ending)”
What To Listen To Now: Beatenberg
I was at PUMA Social Club last Friday for the first time in a long time, and I am so glad that I got to see Beatenberg perform. I had never heard of them before I saw the line up for PUMA Social, so I consulted the wisest music guru I know, YouTube. This CapeContinue reading “What To Listen To Now: Beatenberg”
Missions at the National Arts Festival: A Recap
It’s trip diary time! (FINALLY) 28 June – Arrival in Grahamstown After the 15 hour bus drive from Johannesburg, I arrived in town full of a mix of excitement, anxiety and nostalgia. What would the place I was staying at be like? How would I find the festival? Was I going to be okay onContinue reading “Missions at the National Arts Festival: A Recap”
What the Cool Kids Were Reading: Tama Janowitz and Bret Easton Ellis
Slaves of New York is a collection of short stories by Tama Janowitz. She was part of the art crowd of the 1980s (Tama, Jay McInerney and Bret Easton Ellis were considered the “literature brat pack”) and was a close friend of Andy Warhol’s. The stories are about the lives of young New Yorkers- thatContinue reading “What the Cool Kids Were Reading: Tama Janowitz and Bret Easton Ellis”
Nkhensani Manabe 