“Dig deep and think about the messiest person you know… it’s a man isn’t it?” It has been a couple of weeks since the start of the highly anticipated Love Island UK season 8. Although the last season was a bit of a disappointment, it is obvious that the producers have gone back to their…
The overarching interest in mental, physical and spiritual wellness amongst various groups of people is high. The need to do better for yourself in the life that you live is of interest to many. The wellness “movement” has been wildly successful, especially online. There are coaches, gurus and influencers who are constantly giving out tips…
Defined as the ‘nepo baby’, this is one of social media’s more recent fascinations that has exposed the ordinary person to the fact that 50% of Hollywood – if not more – is a product of nepotism. Nepotism is essentially a system or structure whereby people with power and resources extend their assistance to their…
Morena boloka sechaba sa heso… What a special yet haunted place South Africa is. Thapelo ya Enoch Sontonga ents e le yona. Vuyiswa Xekatwane, June 2022 “Why is it so abstract yet tangible at the same time and all encompassing?” (Julie Nxadi). … Interlude in muffled echoes from the Wake. I had inherited her loss,…
In the early years of the 1800s, the English language arrived with the British in the Cape. From soldiers and settlers to missionaries, the prevalence of English travelled through various areas of the country, even in Dutch/Afrikaans areas where its arrival created a sense of animosity and was deemed ‘die vyand se taal’ (the language…
Sensitive. Delicate. Perspective. Precise. // A connection to life The most terrifying thing about being alive is that it really is an experience filled with small intricacies. It is probably also behind what makes life so beautiful. The combination of thoughts and behaviours from multiple people that accumulate and take shape within a community is…
Last Sunday, a man poured cake over the infamous Mona Lisa painting in what is now known as the Mona Lisa climate protest, temporarily obscuring one of the world’s most renowned pieces of art. The 16th century masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci remains unharmed, since it is housed in the Louvre museum in Paris and…
The clean girl aesthetic is more than just a makeup look, it’s a lifestyle. With just a quick search on Tiktok, user @h0tg1rl.advice — who has 70,0K followers and 4,2m likes — lists what makes one achieve the ‘clean look’. The list goes: Do a dewy makeup look. Make sure you always smell good. Do…
There is frequent discourse online about the effects of parasocial relationships, with most discussions viewing them as concerning and invasive. These relationships are the experience of closeness and friendship by audiences and fans with public figures with whom they do not know personally but have come to form connections with them through mass media platforms….
It comes as no surprise when yet another debate over identity especially race & ethnicity arises in our public consciousness and conversation. As many nations grow and morph from their distinct yet sometimes similar histories, people who feel in any way destabilised seek to establish who they are and how they would like to be…
As Minister Nathi Mthethwa sits in an interview with the host of ‘Power to Truth’ Dr Onkgopotse JJ Tabane on ENCA and stumbles over a very hilariously poor explanation of why the country needs an erected R22-million South African flag with LED lights, there is a collective sigh from the mouths of the public. A…
It’s much easier to say “I don’t give a damn” than it is to say, “I’m hurt“. Brené Brown, Rising Strong The wondrous, yet, completely terrifying reality of the digital experience embedding itself into our subconsciousness and consciousness is one that seems to be topically addressed continuously but this is for good reason. The evolution…
