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Is Manyi being dishonest, or practical? »

In the great Jimmy Manyi vs the Media debate, I find myself conflicted. On the one hand, like most sensible people, I want to be outraged by what seems to…

Jun 13 2011 / No Comment / Read More »
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Why sport is like Sandy Bay »

A few months ago, before the global credit crunch hit South Africa really hard, I wrote on bizcommunity.com that arts sponsorships offered better value for the big brands than sports…

Nov 24 2010 / No Comment / Read More »
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Google TV ad »

I used this ad in a recent presentation on Social Media I did to some Rhodes Drama students. I was using it as an example of an ad that got…

Nov 7 2010 / No Comment / Read More »
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Fight for Freedom of Speech – Great ads »

Award-winning advertising agency, Ireland Davenport, have created a great series of ads to promote the fight for free speech. Creative Director Phil Ireland got his team to drop everything today…

Aug 6 2010 / No Comment / Read More »
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An open letter to Stephen Grootes »

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Dear Stephen Grootes I must insist that you stop writing for The Daily Maverick. Now. Put away your pen, shut…

Aug 4 2011 / 10 Comments / Read More »

Something always sings »

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(This is a speech I gave at the recent opening of the Atheneum in PE – if you find yourself…

Jul 29 2011 / No Comment / Read More »

I need to get out more… »

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Love Angry Birds. And am rather good at it. As you can see from the pic….yes, my friends. Ranked #2…

Jul 21 2011 / No Comment / Read More »
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When Music meets Microsoft »

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Some time back I heard of a group of people on the internet who were spending their time creating graphs of songs titles and lyrics and posting them online – in fact there was a whole song chart pool on Flickr that was collecting them…

Dec 3 2008 / 1 Comment / Read More »

The Internet Buzz Election – Britney pips Obama? Not quite…. »

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Every time you turn the television on these days you get more talking heads crunching numbers about the US Elections – whispering urgently about who is going to win which states and why. I’m feeling a little left out, so I thought I would do…

Oct 29 2008 / 1 Comment / Read More »

Sosaties and roosters: dipping a big toe into Potch »

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It is either slightly disconcerting or enormously flattering when you arrive at a hotel for the first time and the receptionist greets you by name. In the case of my arrival at the Rapid Waters Hotel (and I use all three of those words advisedly)…

Oct 26 2008 / No Comment / Read More »

Thabo Mbeki Explained: By the US Congress »

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I don’t know if you saw this recently — but it’s an actual screen capture of President Mbeki’s diary, as published on government’s own website. I wish I was making it up, but I’m not: (Source: http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/diary.asp?show=President%20Mbeki) No, you nerd, the important thing here is…

Jun 1 2008 / No Comment / Read More »
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SABC CEO tunnels his way out of trouble »

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Staff at the SABC continued to stage a sit-in outside Acting CEO Gab Mampone’s office yesterday, despite loud hammering and drilling from the inside of…

Jun 13 2009 / No Comment / Read More »

Jesse Duarte Slams Swine Flu »

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Johannesburg — ANC Spokesperson Jesse Duarte has spoken out against the swine flu virus, saying that it is yet more evidence of a media conspiracy…

May 2 2009 / No Comment / Read More »
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The world's best known urinal?

Right now I’m glad I don’t work here….…

Mar 11 2009 / Read More »
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Razorlight

Ok so having overcome the numbness I got in to the Razorlight concert – eventually. Great venue, great show. Johnny Borrell is a manic madman and great showman. And at $7 a beer I left sober,…

Mar 11 2009 / Read More »
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I remember it well…

…the Chelsea Hotel. Leonard Cohen fans feel free to use this as your wallpaper.…

Mar 11 2009 / Read More »
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Parlotones FTW

It’s not often that I’m moved to gush. Oh, alright, I’ll be honest. I am frequently moved to gush when it comes to music I love. It’s just that too often I couldn’t be arsed to…

Nov 25 2009 / Read More »
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Concert reviews – Twitter style

One of the panellists I listened to at SXSW put a slide up containing the world’s shortest sci-fi novel: “The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door…”…

Mar 22 2009 / Read More »
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Thoughts from Austin

(This is a piece I did for the M&G Podcast this week) I’m in Austin, Texas. Well, that’s true but not absolutely true. I’m at South by Southwest – a week long orgy of a conference…

Mar 22 2009 / Read More »

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