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/ 19 October 2001
Baz Luhrmann’s film Moulin Rouge! is a musical of a kind you’ve never quite seen before. Though set in Paris in 1899, it makes use of a plethora of late-20th-century songs, reworked and often collaged into medleys. The combination of these with the film’s delirious, luxuriant visuals add up to an experience that leaves one somewhat stunned.
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/ 19 October 2001
The controversial painting of a black Christ is back in South Africa and has found a permanent home at the South African Gallery, writes Charlene Alexander.
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/ 19 October 2001
Some of the world’s top young DJs are in town for Yfm and 5fm birthday bashs, writes Riaan Wolmarans.
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/ 19 October 2001
Not quite the movie of the week: Nicolas Cage as Captain Corelli pretty much sinks what is otherwise a fairly watchable movie, and undoes the hard work of the script and the direction, writes Shaun de Waal.
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/ 19 October 2001
Actual judgement day, the documentary <i>Judgement Day</i> suggests, comes when people have to decide whether to opt for war or peace, writes Matthew Krouse.
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/ 19 October 2001
Born in Trinidad, he had a breakdown at Oxford but went on to build a reputation as a world-class novelist. More recently, his personal life has come under scrutiny, his views have drawn accusations of racism and homophobia, and he has found himself at the centre of a literary feud. Maya Jaggi on an outspoken […]
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/ 19 October 2001
Leslie Tilley looks at whether there are any safe bets left when it comes to investing Forget previous investment strategies: the world economy has entered a new era and in the process pushed aside the financial tenets of the past. The September 11 attack on the United States has caused a paradigm shift in Western […]
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/ 19 October 2001
analysis Sean Jacobs and Jessica Blatt The terrorist attacks in New York and Washington and the United States retaliation in Afghanistan have resulted in an outpouring of patriotism in the US, among African-Americans as much as anyone else. But the crisis has also put African-Americans in some odd and uncomfortable positions. Recent weeks have been […]
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/ 19 October 2001
ATHLETICS Martin Gillingham Let me tell you a true story. There’s this national leader who approaches the president of a global sports body and pleads him to stage his world championships in his country. “But you haven’t got a stadium big enough,” replies the sports boss. “I know,” says the politician, “but if you give […]
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/ 19 October 2001
Matthew de Wet The recent attacks in the United States have placed stock markets under significant pressure. This has opened up a number of opportunities for investors and capital is flowing from the equity markets into the perceived safe havens of money market deposits and bonds. The fact is, however, that interest rates in the […]