Bill Bailey Thank God for Darwin
Dylan Moran I don't do drugs. If I want a rush I just stand up when I'm not expecting it.
Given the amount of schlock on the internet (and yes, I include much of what I write under that disparaging blanket) it’s always refreshing to come across a blog that isn’t (a) self-indulgent (ditto my caveat above) (b) an attempt at omnipotent prosthelytizing on the state of our planet/nation/backyard (ditto again, sigh) or (c) just [...]
Possibly the most famous newspaper headline blunder was made by the Chicago Tribune of 3 November 3 1948, which bannered “Dewey Defeats Truman”. When the decision to print the paper was made, returns from the US election were coming in very slowly and time was running out before the deadline for the edition. The Tribune [...]
So it is the evening after election day. Like millions of others, I am curious about the results – having queued at Home Affairs for three hours to get a temporary ID, then another two hours at the polling station to actually make my mark, I feel sort of part and parcel of the process. [...]
I’m usually pretty open-minded when it comes to reading or hearing the views of foreign journalists about South Africa. I enjoy hearing their perspectives, even if they are sometimes a bit naive and dewy-eyed. Occasionally I will get frustrated that they fail to see a broader picture or take our unique context into consideration. Rarely, [...]
Hours after posting my rant about the ANC YL’s response to the Nandos ad, I went back to the post to see if it was still there (we all do it – its the Blogger’s equivalent of looking into your tissue after blowing your nose, we can’t help it). It was. But then I tried [...]
Sometimes writing a blog entry is hard work. Occasionally, though, someone gives you material – an idea, a reference or image to work from – that is so rich, so ripe with possibility it makes you want to hurl yourself at the feet of the giver, weeping with gratitude.
Like a couple of thousand others I have listened to ANC Spokesperson Jesse Duarte’s interaction with Times journalist Philani Nombembe with my jaw on the floor. If you haven’t yet heard it, listen to it now. http://multimedia.timeslive.co.za/audio/2009/04/duarte-blows-her-top/ A more deeply patronising, arrogant assault on a young guy just doing his job you’re unlikely to hear [...]
So Wednesday is Election Day. Today I filed this week’s M&G Podcast, which features some great analysis from the ever-eloquent Mandy Rossouw, plus a whole bunch of soundclips from various parties stating their election positions on a range of issues. So if you don’t yet know who you’re going to be voting for, you can [...]
As much as I agree with the overall sentiments he expresses (as I usually do – I love his no-holds-barred style), I cannot help but feel that Chris Barron’s obituary for the late Minister of Communications, Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, was harsh, disrespectful and insensitive.
