THE SOUL IN THE KITCHEN
By Linda Stafford
One of the first things I noticed about the Oyster Box's public area, and found quite off-putting, was it seemed to be a sea of tables and chairs. But it became apparent that this is necessary because the food & beverage side of the ...

PARIS IN THE FALL
By Peter Wilhelm
I am perfectly aware that the movie of the season - which some have embraced as a pointer to the strange mood of contemporary America - is The Twilight Saga: New Moon. On its opening weekend in SA, New Moon venues wer...

TWO BASS HIT
By Don Albert
The following CD is for those who enjoyed the wonderful trio of saxman Joshua Redman when they played at the 2008 Standard Bank Joy of Jazz. Compass (Nonesuch) has Redman working within either the trio format of saxophone, ba...

AND THE WINNER WAS
By David Williams
One thing about the movie world's Academy Awards - the Oscars - that has always puzzled me is the separate recognition of best picture and best director. Surely the one should imply the other? How can the best picture have been created by someone who...

FINDING THE FUNNY
By Hilary Prendini Toffoli
It's an informal pre-rehearsal workshop for Three Wiser Men, sequel to last year's sell-out, Three Wise Men. I'm at the Victoria Junction Hotel lounge, looking forward to witnessing three of Cape Town's funniest mickey-ta...

MISSING PLEASURES
By JUSTICE MALALA
I don't know about you, but just the awareness that in two weeks I will be out of Johannesburg and lying on a beach somewhere hot and nice, with a crazy tall drink with an umbrella in it, fills me with pleasure. Well, I will pass on the ta...