FRENCH LESSONS
By Peter Wilhelm
In the season leading up to the Oscars, all manner of movies manage to sneak in. Except that, for some, From Paris with Love is what movies are all about. From the studio that gave us The Fifth Element and the more rece...

FROM HO-HUM TO HO-HO!
By David Furlonger
What is it about brands that makes us love or loathe them? We like to believe we're rational creatures but most of our purchasing decisions suggest otherwise. Why do we pay 10 times more for an item of clothing because it carries ...

MISSING THE FORMULA
By David Williams
So what's wrong with the Sharks? It wasn't just that they were thrashed 35-6 by the Crusaders in New Zealand last Friday. The score wasn't a disgrace - the Crusaders are historically the most successful side in the Super 14 (and before...

WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT
By Don Albert
I did my first Jazz Cruise to the Caribbean in 2003. More than 80 world-class jazz musicians and vocalists performed in various rooms and bars on the ship. Oddly enough, I was also impressed by a young woman passenger who sat in and sa...

TOYS AND GAMES
By JUSTICE MALALA
As you read this, the president of our fine republic is luxuriating in the bosom of the hospitality of Her Majesty the Queen of England. Some 170 SA businessmen are accompanying him. May many deals be struck. Of course you cannot coun...