The anxiety that I now experience when entering a lift is almost not worth the laziness of not using the stairs, writes Howard Feldman. At 21:00 last night,…
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Woolworths buckled to the outrage police
We need to get a grip. We need to call out vendors and companies when they actually do wrong and not when some sensitive, thin-skinned soul has…
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Are we too afraid to be worried about Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe has lived in the periphery of our vision. It is a taunt by those who have left South Africa and believe that we are headed along…
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Death to the author and identity politics
Identity politics is an intellectually lazy game to play. It reduces discussion and contemplation as it focusses on the participants and not the debate, writes Howard Feldman. A…
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Clifton 4th and what it says about our country
Clifton 4th Beach, December 2018 provides us with insight into how South Africa’s political election year is likely to play out. If Clifton is our guide, then it…
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Clifton’s Great Sheep-Shindig
I am not normally the type to easily take offence. Often, in fact, I am more relieved about not being invited to a function or celebration than…
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The Work Life Balance Myth
The Work Life Balance Myth I have bad news. Really bad. You know that work-life balance thing that they keep telling you about? Well, it’s as rare…
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Celebrating Christmas the way it’s meant to be
I was standing in the queue at Woolworths (Country Road) in Sandton yesterday when I overheard the following conversation: “Kian, stop that or I will call Santa!”…
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A Year That Flashed The Pan
A Year Of Outrage I can never be disappointed in a year that made me a grandfather. Nor can I be upset with a year that allowed…
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Looking in the light for things lost in the dark
One of my favourite stories is attributed to Sigmund Freud. He tells of a man who had lost his pocket watch while walking in the street. It…
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