Is She Hot? Are You Rich?
I live in Los Angeles, which means most of my single guy friends think they should be dating a model or an actress, or someone who looks like a model or an actress. Who can blame them? The most...
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The lights on Robben Island start blinking as the sun drops behind Lion’s Head. Sitting at Maestro’s across the bay, two old friends talk about life, the universe and beyond. They have seen 42 but...
View ArticleForum: A Taxi Grand Prix
When I actually wake up, after about three cups of coffee, there are few things I relish more than the daily comedy that is the South African morning rush hour. As I am presently residing in one of the...
View ArticleWhy She Hates Your Gifts
One of my closest friends considered dumping a guy who got her a fuzzy pink bathrobe for Christmas. She’s the nicest, most mellow person I know, but she never, ever wears pink. She’s not really into...
View ArticleWhy We Love Zombies
Granted. They’re not pale-skinned shimmering vampires that have adolescent girls and middle-aged women worldwide swooning over the taboo fantasy of illicit, dark netherworld romance. But, Zombies...
View ArticleStop Picking On Vegetarians
I get why vegetarianism used to be unmanly. No one likes the Neanderthal who says, “It’s partly health, partly ethical. look, I don’t want to be the cave scold. you have your fun hunting woolly...
View ArticleEnthusiastic Consent: Only Yes Means Yes
Note from the Editor: Seventeen year old Anene Booysen was brutally tortured, raped and murdered in February, and her death lead South Africans to do some serious introspection about the levels of...
View ArticleThe Awkward Hug: Sarah Britten
Italians have a code. So do Greeks, Arabs, the French and the Cambodians. There, when you meet people, or say goodbye to them, you do it in a particular way. In some cultures, men kiss each other on...
View ArticleSwinging
Q : My wife and I have decided to try swinging. What should we expect on a first meeting with another couple? – T. M., Johannesburg Q :Don’t expect anything. That way, you won’t be disappointed. In...
View ArticleMaking Your Girlfriend A Sports Fanatic
I grew up in Texas but always hated sports. When I wanted to talk to boys, they were watching sports. When I wanted to talk to my dad, he was watching sports. When my debate team needed money for a...
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