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  • Short Story – Jomfruland

    Short Story – Jomfruland

    This room smells like lavender. I haven’t been able to find any vases or bottles of essence, so I assume its just part of the room itself, seeped somehow into the hundred-year-old wood of the walls and the floor. For now I don’t mind it, but perhaps tonight – god, why do they make all…

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  • This is tumbleweed blowing across the food tab.

    This is tumbleweed blowing across the food tab.

    I had big plans regarding this food tab. Sure, it was a poorly-veiled excuse to eat out more under the guise of being a local travel guide informing all the tourist hordes about the best places to grab a bite in non-touristy locales. But I was quite excited about it. Then I went and had…

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  • OVERHEARD… at UCT this morning:

    OVERHEARD… at UCT this morning:

    “So, like, in your house, when it’s Lent & stuff… what do you DO?” “Oh, you know,  we eat fish and um, try to avoid sugar and…stuff.” “Erg.” “Erg.”

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  • The Fighter: Jongi Kanko

    The Fighter: Jongi Kanko

    So Cape Town has quite a number of people worth turning our short attention spans to. This is the first cool person I’ve been fortunate to profile, and I’m really excited about the various projects he has going. But apart from the projects, it’s his persona, too, which has people lining up to join his team. When…

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