Product Review: Cricut Joy – Cutting Comments, Or Precision In Creativity
By KATE DENNILL The Cricut Joy is an extraordinary little machine – very compact. If you’re used to using a bigger version, there’ll obviously be a bit of adjustment needed, but the benefit of this size is that it’s highly portable, so if you’re wanting...
Dance Interview: Holly Gruver – Artists First, Or Of Wholeness And Humility
By BRUCE DENNILL American dancer and choreographer Holly Gruver is the founder of the Bryanston, Johannesburg-based WGRUV Dance Company (that first part pronounced “double-u groove”, for the first initial of Gruver’s husband Will’s name – he is a staunch...
Opinion: Why Work Doesn’t Work, Or Industrious Insanity
By CHANTAL HERMAN So a few years back, Leonardo DiCaprio interviewed Elon Musk in his movie Before The Flood, and Musk said just 100 of his clean-energy factories could power the planet. THE PLANET. I was so excited by the news, but now I realise South Africa would be...
Travel – Quickening Climate Change, Or Creating Holes In Bucket Lists
By EMILY SHERLOCK The last two years have seen record-high global temperatures and more extreme weather events as a result of climate change, and it is becoming increasingly clear to many that the future of the planet’s much-loved destinations is no...
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Theatre Interview: A Star Is Born – A Radiant Garland, Or Music And Melancholy
By BRUCE DENNILL A Star Is Born / Directed by Amanda Bothma / Theatre On The Square, Sandton, Johannesburg There is no way to spin Judy Garland’s life and the trauma she endured. She was a generational talent responsible for some of the American...
Music Review: James Blunt – Who We Used To Be, Or Humour Without Hubris
By BRUCE DENNILL James Blunt: The Who We Used To Be Tour / SunBet Arena, Time Square, Pretoria James Blunt has carved out a very specific pop-rock niche, knowingly built on a career blast-off – the 12 million-selling Back To Bedlam album – that...
Theatre Review: Urban Circus – Making The Cirk Bigger, Or Absorbing Athletic Ability
By BRUCE DENNILL Urban Circus / Directed by Daniel Buckland / The Teatro, Montecasino, Fourways, Johannesburg With the definition of the word and concept of “circus” having changed dramatically in recent decades – there are no captive animals...
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