Ladies, start peeling your onions for the modern man. This poor confused creature is no longer afraid of tears, especially if they are neither his own nor shed in public. And if you want to know why you should cry for him, just look around at what is happening as we speak. First, women are flaunting, enhancing or lifting their cleavage all the time, clearly because they want men to notice them …
The South African conflict journalists covered in the lead story of <i>The Media</i> may not necessarily subscribe to war correspondent Martin Bell’s brand of advocacy journalism — one wouldn’t want to slap a category on them without their consent — but it’s plain that they all "care" and "know".
The finale of <i>Friends</i> may have drawn bigger spend than the Superbowl, but sitcoms are in a slump in the United States. Harry Herber returns from an extended trip with stories of the bizarre.
The second series in the political soapie that closed with Judge Hefer’s report is currently on air. Professor Tawana Kupe unpacks the media’s role in the intrigue.
A new generation of web ad is fuelling the dot.com recovery, writes Matthew Buckland. The keyword search advertising model, with Google as one of the main players, now accounts for 35% of online spend in the US.
Qatar coach Philippe Troussier was sacked on Tuesday, paying the price for his team’s disastrous start to the Asian Cup. The experienced Frenchman, who saw Qatar crash to a shock 2-1 defeat against Indonesia on Sunday, had already announced his decision to step down after the tournament.
New Zealand made two changes to its starting XV for Saturday’s Tri-Nations rugby union Test against South Africa at Christchurch from the line-up that beat Australia last weekend. Greg Somerville replaced Carl Hayman at tighthead prop and rugged Jerry Collins was selected on the blindside flank in place of the injured Jono Gibbes in the line-up announced on Tuesday.
Everton are braced to sell Wayne Rooney to Manchester United when the teenage striker returns from his Caribbean holiday this week. Goodison Park director Paul Gregg admitted it is ”incredibly sad” that the club has to even think about offloading their 18-year-old superstar.
Lance Armstrong may not have won his record sixth yellow jersey yet, but a day before the Tour de France restarts with the mountainous 15th stage, his team manager Johan Bruyneel could not feel better. After just two weeks of racing, Armstrong has taken massive steps towards a sixth consecutive yellow jersey.
The South African Football Association has appointed a new referees’ technical committee following the arrest of some top referees and club officials by the police on allegations of match-fixing and bribery. The committee is tasked to appoint referees and assistants for the Premiership and First Division matches.