Pre-meditated cruelty, the cruelty that oozes from a sense of power and entitlement, appears to be a uniquely human attribute. This may be because cruelty demands a set of justifications. … Read More

The poorly written book is a fascinating phenomenon. Unless you bump into Melinda Ferguson, it is notoriously difficult to get a novel published. Best-selling writers such as John Grisham, James … Read More

Trans-disciplinary artist Sue Pam-Grant, 58, has a new tattoo. It states: “All of The Gone 31.12.2020”. She says: “It is my first tattoo. I was inked on the last day … Read More

Cusk’s philosophical musings seem a by-product of a conversation with herself, to which we as reader are invited to participate. She freely considers other possibilities; that yes, things can also be viewed in a different light.

Zimbabwean-born Vongai Shava is making a go of it in New York despite a global pandemic. For performers and artists around the world, 2020 has been a year of dissipated … Read More

If you feel an involuntary blush of irritation at a peleton of cyclists taking up half the lane, or clacking over self-congratulatory lattes as their bicycles comprising small fortunes take … Read More

The first story starts with: ‘The dolphins left a chocolate in the fridge.’ Which is a near-perfect setup for the 39 stories contained in Jo-Ann Bekker’s asleep awake asleep. The … Read More

The increasing corporatisation of universities in which the focus is on the financial bottom line, rather than the less tangible but more rewarding project of developing and refining critical thinking, … Read More

What’s going on in Portland USA today, and elsewhere in the ‘States – the teargas, pepper spray, rubber bullets shot at protesters by armed men in riot gear – is … Read More