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Strauss & Co’s upcoming sale week celebrates all things golden, glittering and iconic…
The Friday song (on a Sunday): ‘Love Goes On!’ by the The Go-Betweens
Mark Rosin takes us on another short journey into and around a song he admires: this week, it’s a track by The Go-Betweens called…
We’ve got the spirit, how about you?
South African school war cries are having a moment in the spotlight – plus, it’s a raucous, joyous one to embrace, irrespective of your…
Smash and grab your happiness
Optimism isn’t as passive as people assume. If you make a habit of looking for four-leaf clovers, chances are you’ll find them…
Eight questions for the interested and interesting: Arlene Mains
She’s head winemaker for one of South Africa’s top wines, but here Arlene Mains weighs in on some of life’s other good stuff…
What we’re drinking this week: Kilchoman Sanaig and Machir Bay Scotch whiskies
These two Kilchoman Scotch whiskies are worth a taste…
Tom Eaton: On crime, comedy, and creating Arnold Prinsloo
South African writer Tom Eaton talks murder, comedy, and mistaken identity in his new crime novel featuring actor-turned-detective Arnold Prinsloo…
G20 and Havoc – skop, skiet, donder… and deep confusion
Two new action-packed streamer films bring bullets, body counts and a whole lot of cinematic chaos.…
The key ingredient: quinces
In the first of a biweekly series of ingredient-focused food columns, we examine the transformative, transcendent quince.…
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RIP Davos, the birthplace of ‘woke banks’ and ‘lab-grown meat’
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