I’ve been so nervous to sit down and write about Lana Del Rey. I’ve loved her music during sad times, during happy times, while in a partying mood, while getting dressed in the mornings… And…
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Spring bucket list: Head to an Open Gardens event near you
I can very confidently say that I do not have green fingers. I literally struggle to keep succulents alive! That does not mean, however, that I do not enjoy gardens! One of my very first…
What does Monica Lewinsky, American Crime Story and cyber-bullying have in common?
If you’ve lost track of Monica Lewinsky over the years, or if you are reading this thinking ‘who is Monica Lewinsky again?’ you definitely need to be reading this. Recently, it was announced that she…
The state of women at work
Someone once told me that men make better leaders than women in the office, because men delegate and enable processes, while women at work create little authoritarian states around them. This statement stuck with me…
Kokkedoor verhuis na die gróótstad en jy kan dit nie misloop nie
Kokkedoor en nostalgie loop hand-aan-hand. Jou ouma se Suid-Afrikaanse onthoukos in kombinasie met die nuutste kookgiere is ‘n wenresep wat nog altyd in Kokkedoor se guns getel het en die derde seisoen van hierdie gewilde…
We had a sneak-peak at HBO’s Euphoria dropping on Showmax next week
I’ve often had the discussion with my friends and peers – what if we were teenagers today? What if, on top of all the normal teenage angst, you have to deal with all the social…
Giving in to the frenzy: How I learned to stop worrying and love wedding planning
Don’t let the title of my article fool you… I still don’t particularly enjoy wedding planning. But fear not, that is not the end of the article. Since getting engaged in early March, I’ve been…