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The Grand cafe & beach
On Sunday we went to The Grand cafe & beach in Granger Bay (that's near the Cape Town Waterfront, for those of you who don't know) and I found my new favourite place to have sundowner...
Art
Classic, talented and...
With the subtlety of Vermeer in his portraiture and the passion of Dali in his more expressive work, Karl Lilje realizes the magic that potentially lies in any paintbrush.
Events
Naked for Climate Action
Running in the dark along the Seafront Promenade, a rain cloud tied around my face, a camera flashing wildly in one hand, the other pulling my panties off whilst trying to toyi toyi and...
Music
Simric Yarrow - A Story and...
Spoken tales are slowly seeping into the shadows of our lives. They die with the old in the homes we shove them away in, as regurgitated Disney characters fill the kids heads with...
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Toasted talent at Raw Vision
Raw talent? Not this time. Raw Vision gallery is currently hosting a dual art exhibition with two more established artists. Sharle Matthews not only creates beautiful work, but also...
Events
Rocking the Daisies (in a...
It comes in waves, these outbursts, sheer lunacy, with an urgency that is almost violent. A cold shiver tells me it is gone, for now, and in this state of grace I study my predicament,...
Bar
Melting, Mixing and Merging...
Mix in some great vibes, amazing music, and inspiring people into a space that serves as platform for creativity, community and music, and you have The Melting Pot. Situated in Muizenberg,
Events
A Weekend at the Loeries
Neither my press credentials nor my VIE pass get me into the Velocity party, but a tricky climb involving a barbed wire fence and a ramshackle down pipe do. Fortunately, the cubicle into...
Events
Muddy Daze: Flashbacks from...
The day had dawned dark and stormy. All enthusiasm to spend a weekend in a tent had vanished as quickly as the sunshine. So it was with some trepidation that I set off for Earthdance.
Music
5th Floor.
When I first started going to Hip hop parties, it was early 2001 and I was a young and impressionable first year student at UCT. I had just moved to 'the city' from the suburbs and took...
