I’m back on the beat of the Oscar trial after time away from the action. Like a voyeur, I’ve been playing catch-up, tracking the replays of the Oscar Pistorius trial on Channel 199 as his uncertain fate nears. I’ve missed writing about Oscar. Like anyone with a habit, I had withdrawal symptoms and couldn’t wean […]
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A MEMORABLE ENCOUNTER WITH LOU REED
Fifteen years ago, we were in New York for my nephew’s bar mitzvah at a little synagogue in Manhattan. Lou Reed was among the invited guests called up to read or recite a prayer, which he did nervously, in Hebrew. A long-time fan of Velvet Underground and their frontman, I’d be lying if I said […]
DARLING – THE FINAL DAYS : A memoir by the magazine’s last editor, Suzanne Brenner
My introduction to Republican Press was a real baptism by fire. Luckily, I was not fazed by challenges, but the uproar that surrounded my appointment as editor of DARLING was nonetheless a test of endurance. Perhaps I need to start at the beginning. A Durbanite by birth, I’d written since my schooldays. Eve Stuart had […]
PUTTING A PRICE ON GOOD WRITING
How much is a writer worth? If one looks at many magazines, newspapers, print advertisements, PR communications and even TV soaps’ sub-titles, you may be forgiven for thinking not much. So then the question would be how much is a good writer worth? That really depends on who is picking up the tab and on […]