Hair

 

I have no idea who this guy is, but his hair is amazing.

 

via http://72dotsperinch.blogspot.com/2008_11_01_archive.html

Disturbance

For the third time since moving to Johannesburg, I was awoken last night at 4am to the sound of gunshots right outside my window. My flat is directly opposite a large public park, and a river, and I believe that people are taken there from nearby Alexandra township to be murdered. The worst was the accompanying sound of a French man screaming, over and over again, “Comment? Comment? Comment?” (“How? How? How?”).

 

Ah, Johannesburg.

Nixon in China

I watched a filmed version of the Met's Nixon in China last night by the incomparable John Adams. It's an incredible work, and fascinating how good a subject for opera modern politics makes.

Enjoy a yummy clip above - that's the sublime Kathleen Kim singing 'I am the wife of Mao Tse-Tung', my favourite bit.

Bittereinder - Not Another SA Rap Outfit

Bittereinder, definitely one of the SA bands I'm most excited about right now. Check out 'Tale of 3 Cities' - probably their most accessible - but the whole album is worthwhile.

Unfortunately, too many people seem to be immediately jumping onto the 'they're the new Parow/Die Antwoord. They really aren't - they're serious and considered rather than ironic.

Between these guys and Spoek Mathambo, I'm seriously excited about SA music at the moment.

HTC Wildfire - First Impressions

Originally published on GirlGuides

I’m not sure I’m going to be able to do justice to this review, folks. Seriously, the phone could be a hand-me-down Windows 7 phone with all the buttons missing and I would still think it was space-age technology, as long as it doesn’t advertise its top feature as ‘FM Radio’. (Yup. Some people still think that ‘FM Radio’ is a feature worth advertising.)

Here it is, out of the box and in my hand. In fact, it’s unlikely to ever leave my hand again. I give little squeals of pleasure every time I stroke its lovely shiny screen. People in the office think I’m cracking up.

So, stay tuned as I take my first happy steps into smartphonedom and experience the joys and sorrows of touchscreens, autocorrect and app stores for the very first time. I may even get around to listing the features of the HTC Wildfire along the way.

It's Me, on ZA Tech Show!

Big excitement for me... I was a guest on ZA Tech Show last week. This has always been one of those big dreams and it feels *friggen super*.

http://zatech.co.za/podcasts/episode-149/

Supa Strikas... and Tron?

The cover of 'Supa Strikas!' caught my eye this week. Notice the Tron-esque rival team? Awesome genre-bending.

Supa Strikas could really be a great comic book, were it not for the uncomfortable product placements... and the vague sense that it's actually written by white guys trying to be hip.