Listen closely and you’ll hear a distinct silence. The deliciously soothing sounds of a normal working week where we’re not being bombarded by all things Bieber...

On May 4, a group of us gathered to remember our friend and fellow actor, Dale Cutts. He was a Renaissance man with so many appetites, who lived life to the full...

Hallelujah and happy days. Rihanna has, at long last, seen the light and kicked Chris Brown to the curb.

Much was made before the time of this winning Zwakala Festival production being reminiscent of Waiting for Godot and it’s easy to see why.

The concept of culture is a very curious thing. What may be deemed a practice steeped in rich traditional to some, can seem barbaric or outright odd to others.

In life, it’s not what you know, it’s who you know. And in the world of entertainment media, it’s not only who you know, but how famous you yourself can become simply by association.

Oscar night. An evening when people across the planet tune in to witness the toast of Tinseltown don their finest threads and paste on their plastic smiles...

There are three things guaranteed to polarise South African society: race, politics (though it could be argued these two tend to be one and the same) and a national hero who falls from grace.

Overbearing. Forceful. Fame hungry. Dictatorial. These are some of the titles attributed to the parent who fills the dual role of caregiver and career manager to their offspirng.

So here we are. January, 2013. Still breathing, still cursing and cussing our way to work through the traffic and, for some, fantasising about our next dream holiday...