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Joshua Broomberg says people need to learn to talk and engage on social media about more than what they had for lunch.

Social-ism for the masses

How are South Africans using social media? Eamon Allan asked a few of them to find out.

Harmless

Harmless, harmful or medicinal

Is cannabis a wonder plant for every ailment or downright dangerous? Here’s what the different sides argue.

Kate Middleton in polka dots. The high street dress sold out within an hour.

The politics of what you wear

From hoodies to a Speedo or a pair of pope-type shoes, your clothes make a statement about you.

A ride on the ghost bus

The ghosts that haunt Jo’burg’s tales of tragic love, betrayal and murder can be darkly entertaining.

Multi-award winning rapper Eminem is a resolutely anti-gay artist in a hip-hop ­community that has progressed in attitude.

Eminem’s glaring homophobia

The hip-hop artist will tour SA in the new year, but his lyrics are inflammatory in a country where homophobia is a heated issue, writes Eamon Allan.

Despite international military intervention

Why budget flights aren’t for the faint of heart

For just £370, a flight from London to Johannesburg with one short ­layover in exotic Addis Ababa seemed like a great idea.

The cluck stops here

In a chicken coop for the Seoul art-appreciation set, Eamon Allan finds birds of a certain feather flock together, even when they’re ceramic.

Heritage champion: The formidable Flo Bird

A Bird’s eye view of Parktown

Eamon Allan takes a walk through Jo’burg suburbia with Flo Bird, heritage champion of the great north.

Movies like The 40-Year-Old Virgin have inspired men to give the painful process of waxing and ‘manscaping’ a try

Manning up for the Bro-zilian

There is a profusion of treatments for removing body hair on the market these days plucking, laser, shaving, depilatory cream, bleaching and so on.

Cuddly vegan vs tantric porn star

Cuddly vegan vs tantric porn star

Critics say the new People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals advert normalises domestic violence against women.

Where the Cold War never thaws

Where the Cold War never thaws

The unflinching face-off between the Koreas is a curious hangover in a world that has moved on.

Art of cruel laughter

There is more to a wicked portrait of Kentridge than meets the eye, writes Eamon Allan.

Does my aura look big in this?

Eamon Allan confronts his true colours and finds out he’s really just an orange blob.