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/ 16 November 2004

Far East in the near east

From birth we hear food being prepared, savour its aromas, see it displayed as art-about-to-be-eaten, touch and taste it. In marvelling at how food makes the unknown familiar, we acknowledge its role as ambassador for other ways of being in the world, for perspectives, tastes, values and aesthetics different to our own. Chinese restaurants in South Africa offer a chance to explore the soul of that vast country — and great food.

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/ 23 April 2004

Framed by real life

"Stories. We were always going to be saved by stories. Not any stories, but our own — those that had been suppressed, neglected, discarded and forgotten: the untold that were yearning to come to life on screen". A new generation of filmmakers is needed to break the rules of an industry that is distribution-driven, writes Darryl Accone.

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/ 24 September 2003

Worthy of applause

Music is more than the food of love for the winners of the Most Successful Project funded by the Arts & Culture Trust — it is their staple. The Field Band Foundation (FBF) and the Buskaid Soweto String Project (BSSP) share an award open to all projects that have been partly or wholly funded by the trust since 1996.