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It was in 1956 when my grandmother first landed on South African soil. As she explains it, there is no word based description that could describe the raging storm of that night. For any 22 year old young lady, this first experience of a new surrounding was daunting and frightening. Having come from a strong catholic and Italian origin, my grandmother was simply over whelmed, having taken her first steps out of the only country she knew and having taken them by herself. It was only a few days ...

The Phantom of the Opera an intricate and delicate web. Photo by Gina Robb
THE MAGICALLY CAPTIVATING WEB THAT IS THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

By Suzi Broom


The story of The Phantom of the Opera can be described as something not unlike a spider’s web. With Intricate details and moments so delicate your breath itself could destroy the mere concept. A Web brought together with a passion and a love like no other. In the middle of it all, a beautifully misunderstood creature whose strength as well as...

“I never had a slice of bread particularly large and wide that did not fall upon the floor and always on the buttered side”

We have all met him, in fact we are all very familiar with his work, we see the fruits of his labour everyday, in all that we do, and yet none of us like him, it would be better if he just stayed away, because he has a habit of arriving at the perfectly wrong time. It would best if we all remain seated, no one raises their glasses and there will be no round...

 

  No no. No need to panic, we’re not talking about those dangerous armed stalkers you’ll watch late on Friday night. Instead it’s that ‘sweet girl’ you meet at the bus stop and the next day she is giving you her number. Out of pity you give her yours,Your biggest mistake! Technically society believes that a guy is meant to be the chaser not the other way round but, partly because of the world we now live in; girls now have the courage to approach a guy and dish out their feelings....

As classic fairy-tales go, Alice in Wonderland has always been one of those tales that no one is quite sure where it comes from. With characters such as the White Rabbit, The Mad Hatter and the Queen of Hearts, it’s no wonder people have always wondered about Wonderland. The story of Alice in Wonderland written by Lewis Carroll is renowned for being a bit “trippy”, however I feel that it has only been in the production presented by the UJ Dance Company and directed by resident choreog...

By Gina Robb

The third and last leg of the Good Food and Wine Show visited Gauteng from the 22-25 of September 2011 at The Dome in North Gate. Having already been to Cape Town and Durban, the show was anything but disappointing to any food or wine lover. With a celebrity chef line up and all the big franchise names in South African food, the show was the place to be.

Among the best of them was British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay who hosted a number of cooking shows in the chefs in actio...

Its early Saturday morning the 1^st of October. The sun is rising, the birds are singing and it off to Sun City for Spring Break we go. The earlier you go the better because there’s less traffic and you get to Sun City sooner to start off the Spring Break weekend.

Valley of the Waves was the venue for Sun City’s Spring Break. The day was packed with lots of sun, hot guys and girls showing off their bodies and DJs Grant and Anele from 5fm and John Walland and Darren Scott from...

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When the word flash comes to mind the first thing that one thinks of maybe something along the lines of  lightning, perhaps something in the direction of a TV series or even a superhero. However in the last two weeks flash has taken on a new persona in the form of a musical blog.

Described by the director, Alby Michaels, “Flash is a social statement – an observation of our time.” With this concept crea...

At first glance the mixed mediums used by Christiaan Diedricks may send mixed messages, sending common thought as well as emotion into disarray. However on closer inspection, when one really looks into any one of his artworks, a new vision of intensity is experienced. With a simple stitch, brush stroke or even the clearly defined pencil mark you are swept up into another realm of thought, a perspective like no other.

A professional artist since 1994 Diedricks has been defined by his diversit...