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M&G needed now just as much as it was 30 years ago
Governments and big business might be good, or bad – they require the same amount of oversight and investigation by media and civil society.
On Freud, Twitter and cunnilingus
Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud’s ‘Dora’ case study illuminates the tumescent myopia of Twitter’s self-fellating idiots.
Dylan’s immaculate conception
Bob Dylan’s collection of cover songs are all now pure Dylan, writes Chris Roper
Charlie Hebdo: God isn’t like freedom of speech
Freedom of speech, unlike unquestionable laws of religion, involves our ever-fluid interpretations.
Narcissism: When the pool stares back
Could photographs of oneself be anything but narcissistic? It may be possible. Chris Roper writes in defence of the selfie.
In conversation with Chris Chameleon
The singer’s melodies continue to pioneer Afrikaans rock music but, for some, his conservative inclinations may blur their beauty, writes Chris Roper.
200 Young South Africans: A selection of propelling talent
Of the thousands of words I write a year, these are the ones that give me the most pleasure.
Broken Monsters: A concatenation of nanospaces
SA’s trending author has expertly embraced new media as a medium of horror, and the characters of her female protagonists defy casual stereotyping.
An apology to our readers
Chris Roper, editor-in-chief, apologises for an offensive ad inadvertently run in the M&G newspaper.
NEW MUSIC
A look at four distinctly talented artists across four genres of music.
Jackie Selebi is Jesus
The truth is that our psychotic nation needs Selebi. In the same way that Jesus had to die for the sins of Christians, says <b>Chris Roper</b>.