Why Dawson’s Creek, in all its cringey glory, is the TV show 90s kids need right now
In times of flux and crisis, nostalgia works like a social ointment, mixed and mashed together through imperfect memory. Netflix’s ...
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How viral song Jerusalema joined the ranks of South Africa’s greatest hits
There’s something seemingly novel about a song from South Africa going viral to the extent that the 2019 house music ...
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Netflix’s The Social Dilemma highlights the problem with social media, but what’s the solution?
Facebook has responded to Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, saying it “buries the substance in sensationalism”.
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Journalism makes blunders but still feeds democracy: an insider’s view
Anton Harber has a new book out, 'So, For the Record: Behind the Headlines in an Era of State Capture'. ...
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How false advertising misleads consumers in South Africa
In SA, regulations about labelling don’t allow advertisers to use pictures likely to create a false impression of the product. ...
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Hollywood: a glitzy, queer recasting of Tinseltown that is perfect escapist TV
Some have criticised Hollywood for being smug and unrealistic. But the series is clearly not realism. It’s camp, it’s glitz ...
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