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A wash in the simile

The use of good metaphors is slowly dying — like good fiction at local bookshops.

Reinventing journalism

The internet, far from being the bane of journalism, is fast reinventing the industry, led by the avant-garde geek-cum-journalists.

The Infinity of Lists

The Infinity of Lists

The esteemed Umberto Eco brings us a weighty volume in <em>The Infinity of Lists</em>. The problem however is, that the book is arm-gnawingly boring.

Give it up bibliophiles, the ebook cometh

There seems to be a perception among bibliophiles (some of them, at least) that the ebook is a solution looking for a problem.

The reluctant raptured

Globally the Four Horsemen are running rampant in the newsroom. Advertising, readership and revenues are plummeting.

The heart of Troyeville

I felt that I knew the Troyeville Hotel before I ever set foot in it.

Rapidly changing landscape

Jason Norwood Young examines the everchanging relationship between traditional print media and the internet.

At last, bandwidth

The quiet tourist area of Mtunzini, 140km north of Durban, boasts scenic beaches, great bird watching, and the most internet bandwidth in SA.