The New York Times has announced the appointment of its first perfume critic, in what the paper describes as a breakthrough for olfactory journalism and a wake-up call for a secretive, hype-driven industry. As far as the paper is aware, Chandler Burr, a journalist and author, will be the first full-time perfume critic for an English-language newspaper.
Brett Kebble had already appeared in a well-publicised court case on fraud charges when the Democratic Alliance accepted a R250 000 donation from him. It was also in February 2004 — the month of Kebble’s donation to the DA — that the <i>Mail & Guardian</i> revealed his dubious role in supporting ventures of the ANC Youth League’s business arm, Lembede.
It is ironic that in the New York of Africa there is not a single gallery where you are guaranteed to find African art on display. But this is about to change, writes Hila Bouzaglou.
The annual Lake of the Stars festival is bringing international flair to Malawi’s palm-fringed shores. Maria McCloy speaks to event promoter Will Jameson.
An extremely rare occasion to hear the music of Ignatius Sancho presents itself when Durban’s Baroque 2000 ensemble performs a selection of the composer’s minuets on August 27, writes Alex Sudheim.
Ordinary people, given the right motivation and circumstances, can easily make the jump to suicide bomber, writes Anthony Egan.
The Joy of Jazz festival line-up enforces the notion that the genre is a state of mind, writes Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya.
In its latest contribution to society, the CBS reality show Survivor has announced that in its upcoming season the competing teams will be chosen according to race, much to the concern of United States minority rights organisations.
Jake White and the Springboks have had three weeks to reflect. They lost their last Tri-Nations game against Australia by two points, a 47-point improvement on the previous meeting between the two sides. A week earlier they had been competitive against the All Blacks before being fairly comprehensively beaten.
Australia’s Adam Scott seized the first-round lead at the World Golf Championships Bridgestone Invitational on Thursday, continuing the solid form that saw him finish tied for third at the PGA Championship. Scott (26) nabbed nine birdies in his last 12 holes en route to a seven-under 63 in the -million limited field event.