Book Reviews

Book review – East of Eden by John Steinbeck

“Thou mayest.” Some books find you at the exact right moment, when you’re raw, uncertain, searching for something solid to […]

I’ve always had an interest in Greek mythology and its subsequent impact on worldwide culture through colonialism and Hollywood is

Elon Musk wasn’t the first South African to end up in the white house discussing the United Nations and having

In recent decades the word ‘epic’ has been co-opted for colloquial use and applied in areas where the subject is

The lives and loves and desiccated dramas of the upper class, it’s what Mr Fitzgerald seems to know. He knows

I went to an event recently where GG Alcock was speaking. He had some incredible insight into the informal economy

Growing up in the middle class suburbs of South Africa amidst the angsty white youth I was introduced to punk

I must admit I adhere to a bit of the ad hominem fallacy when it comes to taking advice from

In early 2024 I found myself in Gqberha (formerly Port Elizabeth – not named after the English queen). At the

Nadine Gordimer is quite well known in South Africa. I think anyone who wins a Nobel Prize becomes pretty famous