Sep 27, 2014 | ARTicle
By SIBUSISO MKWANAZI Perspective is an integral part of any discussion, and to demonstrate this, take a look at the episode of Carte Blanche on which the team presented a segment about street art and in particular the works of Cape Town artist Faith 47. Her...
Sep 27, 2014 | ARTicle
By HARRY FREEDMAN One of the remarkable things about the Talmud is that it came from nowhere, entering a national-religious culture that was already strong and thriving and nevertheless became that culture’s dominant text. The Bible and the subsequent, vast...
Sep 12, 2014 | ARTicle
By KIMON NEOPHYTE Were they still alive today, two titans of literature would have celebrated their birthdays within days of each other: Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), 28 August (new style 10 September), and DH Lawrence (1885-1930), 11 September. Both wrote...
Sep 9, 2014 | ARTicle
Jeremiah Goldswain Most people have little knowledge about an ancestor four generations removed but Ralph Goldswain has come to know his great, great grandfather very well. His edition of Jeremiah’s memoirs – The Chronicle of Jeremiah Goldswain, 1820...
Sep 8, 2014 | ARTicle
By JEAN SHORNEY Writing. Painting. Acting. Music. Our love of all things artistic successfully manages to inspire us. For me, as a writer, all the above are ultimately conducive. Music sets my scenes, but the music has to be of a particular kind. The waltz...
Sep 8, 2014 | ARTicle
“Buy a book, plant a tree” Scandinavian based non-fiction publisher Pine Tribe, who focuses on wellness and personal growth books, have launched an initiative which aims to ‘Eco-Revolutionise’ the publishing industry. Through their PlantATree campaign,...
