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/ 28 November 2006
In this era of virtual-reality combat games, pinball is a hopelessly outdated anachronism that astonishingly continues to capture a small but significant share of the games market, writes Joel Pollak.
The boycott of Israeli universities by the British Association of University Teachers enthusiastically supported by Ronnie Kasrils and Victoria Brittain (”Silence from academe”), was being repealed even as the Mail & Guardian went to press. The AUT reversed its April boycott by a two-thirds majority. Opposition to the boycott rallied around three central arguments, writes Joel Pollak.
Both Saddam and Bush are willing to use force and deception to achieve their foreign policy goals. Both have recently violated international agreements such as the Geneva Convention. But it is wrong and extremely dangerous to consider the two sides to be politically or morally equivalent.
The national musical treasure of the Malay choir remains undiscovered by many Capetonians and most South Africans, writes Joel Pollak.
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/ 24 December 2002
South Africa’s nine provinces weave a fascinating tapestry of the vibrant and awe-inspiring, as well as the peculiar, embarrassing and moribund. Many small towns grapple with transition and big cities are asserting their importance.
The American comic book industry has come back to life with its reflections on the September 11 attacks, writes Joel Pollak.
There are many ironies in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; most are tragic, but some are hopeful. Among the latter is the story of Shayna Gould, a 19-year-old Jewish student who was shot in January by a Palestinian from the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, then treated by Palestinian doctors.