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Peddling peace and pudding
Parktown North now offers an exciting culinary refuge from the fight or flight of city living at the Pudding Shop, writes Lisa Johnston.
Da Vinci exhibition elicits mixed reaction
An international edu-exhibition about the work and achievements of Mona Lisa painter Leonardo da Vinci both impresses and disappoints.
Angkors, away from the crowd
Exploring Angkor Wat and Cambodia’s other jewels without being swamped by hordes of shutterbugs requires exquisite timing.
Humanity traced in original lines
The fine link between ?humankind and otherness is explored in artwork that resurrects its creator.
Back to the beginning
If architects saw cities as part of the ‘self’ they would create places that are kind to their inhabitants, writes Lisa Johnston.
Life in a small town through Rosendal-coloured spectacles
The Free State town lives up to its botanical name, but locals hardly slow down enough to smell them.
More than just a hearty broth
Lisa Johnston expands her repertoire of soup beyond the usual butternut variety.
Where the bubble-skirt is queen
African elegance and global chic were on display at this year’s Cape Town Fashion Week, writes Lisa Johnston.
The ties that bind
In the opening paragraph of Alice Sebold’s <i>The Almost Moon</i> (Picador), the narrator Helen Knightly sets the searing tone for the rest of the novel by telling the reader:…
A human soup of vulnerability
Lisa Johnston finds some of Sue Pam-Grant’s latest works to be darkly humourous
Book reviews
<b>Lisa Johnston</b> reviews Kleinboer’s <i>Midnight Missionary</i>.
Self-censored: Zimbabwe’s artists
Political art from our northern neighbour is thin on the ground, writes Lisa Johnston.
Dedicated follower of fashion
Okay, so maybe I am being a girl about it, but they really are gorgeous little buzzers. From their flowing metal curves and sturdy demeanor to their a cute headlamp faces, Vespas…
Quilt of Dreams
Lisa Johnston reviews Patricia Schonstein’s new book, <i>Quilt of Dreams</i>.
Mora, mora to relaxation in Madagascar
When the gods created Madagascar, they panned the universe for things weird and wonderful, flung them to the heavens and let them fall willy-nilly to the island below. Anything…