Author: Dax
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Men’s Health – The magazine men die by
In the May 2007 issue of Men’s Health, there is an article entitled “Guess who’s coming to dinner – should you give frankenfoods a chance?”. This article spends 6 pages basically extolling the virtues of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), without mentioning many negatives. The negatives that are mentioned, are done so with an explanation of…
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Fast Food Nation review
Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser is a great book. I know it is now a documentary, but I find the book has a lot more information than a documentary generally does. I wouldn’t mind watching the documentary as well, actually. My expectation of the book was very different from the reality, but I much…
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Buena Vista Social Cafe review
I’m surprised I haven’t done a review of Buena Vista yet, it’s definitely a favourite. Buena Vista is one of those places that you can rely on when you are looking for a bit of a vibe on a quiet night. They have a live jazz band on Monday nights which makes for a great…
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Go Cuba!
There is a documentary showing at the Labia on the 3rd, 4th & 5th of June (2007), which looks very interesting. It’s called The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil and basically it’s about how Cuba survived the Soviet collapse in 1990. It shows how a society can change from an industrialised, global…
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May Newsletter
The May newsletter has been sent out. It’s available under ’Newsletters’ on the navigation pane.
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Braza Review
Hunger is definitely one of the banes of my life. It doesn’t matter how much you eat, you always get hungry again. You can stuff yourself till you are in pain and can’t stand the sight of food, but in a few hours time you’ll be hungry again. The big problem with hunger is that…
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River Cafe Review
Restaurants on wine farms range from fantastic to very average. I have been to a few which are very obviously taking advantage of their location. They think that because they are on a wine farm they can charge the earth even though the service is really average and the food worse. However, it’s a magic…
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Where is James Bond?
Many of the plots of James Bond movies, revolve around some individual or company that is trying to enrich themselves by monopolising world resources. For instance, in The Man with the Golden Gun, James Bond uncovers a plot to corner the world’s energy supplies. In Goldfinger, the main villain attempts to increase the value of…
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Top 50 restaurants of the world 2007
South Africa only has 1 restaurant in the Top 50 this year and that is Le Quartier Francais in Franschoek at position 47 (it was 38 last year). Bosman’s in Paarl came in at 81. In the less competitive Middle East and Africa category, the top 5 are all in the Western Cape: Le Quartier Francais…
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Cheese Festival 2007 review
Traditionally, talking about the weather indicates that topics for conversation are running low. However, in Cape Town, the weather is a popular topic for locals and visitors alike. The reasons being its unpredictability and extremeness and the fact that it’s a major factor in the success or enjoyment of many events. Click here for gallery…