PRETORIA HAS IT ALL
I once met a charming man from Belfast who argued that "the Troubles" were a cunning device developed by the people of the north of Ireland to repel the idiot Americans who flock to the south in search of their roots. He explained th...
AMONG THE GARGOYLES
By Peter Wilhelm
The release last week of what is possibly (though not necessarily) the final episode of the Spider-Man cinematic franchise gave Marvel comics and Sam Raimi the chance to cap a modern morality fable - enhanced by special effect...
DROPS BECOME A FLOOD
By Neil Pendock
A new-look Wine magazine is to launch in June after a 12% slump in circulation in the last quarter of 2006 compared with the same period in 2005. A Pinelands pundit might spin this as further proof of the crisis in the wine in...
THERE ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
Sometimes there are things about everyday life, a balloon unexpectedly floating up from behind an electrified suburban wall, a puddle of shattered glass at an intersection, the orange glow of a winter sunset, little things that resonat...
SMOOTH CROSSING
By David Furlonger
In its publicity blurb for the new CR-V, Honda boasts that the vehicle drives like a sedan. Could this be because it wants to be a sedan? Previous CR-V generations left buyers in no doubt about its intent: gently rugged looks marked it...
AFRICA FOR EYES AND EARS
By Don Albert
African culture, not unlike many other cultures throughout the world, is quite diversified. But the melting pot solidifies where music is concerned. And there is no better band to bring this idea home than Amampondo, which means "Peopl...
WHO'SH WATCHING THE SHOCCER?
By Mark Gleeson
The steadily declining crowds at SA Premier Soccer League matches has been the subject of much debate within the hallowed halls of the sports' administrators, but that's all it's been: talk and no action. Having spent a Sunday away ...
INGREDIENTS FOR A HOME FINAL
By David Williams
Two interesting and satisfying questions present themselves this week. How did we get two home Super 14 semifinals? And what are the Bulls' and Sharks' chances of making it an all-SA final? The two sides have several factors in co...
A DIVE FOR PEARLS
By JUSTICE MALALA
A reviewer once referred to Dias Tavern as "a bit of a dive". It is a bit unkind, methinks. Yet even those overly endowed with the milk of human kindness, such as I, realise that there is no way around it. The place is in many se...
