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How Penn Badgley Lived Long Enough To Become The Villain
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How Penn Badgley Lived Long Enough To Become The Villain

On Netflix’s You, the former Gossip Girl breakout finds himself playing a deranged stalker – one who convinces himself he’s doing it all for love. And that he’s pulling it off during a cultural moment when more bad men are revealed every day is nothing less than a high-wire act

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5 mins  |
May 2019
Executive Power
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Executive Power

To celebrate their upcoming centenary, Bentley launched a limited edition Grand Tourer, inspired by its fast and refined predecessor

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4 mins  |
May 2019
Blue-Sky Thinking
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Blue-Sky Thinking

Haven’t you heard? Our cities are full, bulging, engorged… and yet demand for luxury homes is ballooning. No wonder, then, that enterprising architects are throwing up ultra-skinny residential skyscrapers around the world. NYC is leading the size-zero revolution with a cluster on the south side of Central Park known as Billionaires’ Row. Here, we tour some of the skyline’s slimmest ‘super-slenders’ and ask: are they pillars of the community or pinnacles of post-crash inequality?

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4 mins  |
May 2019
Exclusive: Kim Jones On Dior
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Exclusive: Kim Jones On Dior

Having presented one collection for the menswear side of Dior, Kim Jones discusses what’s next

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10+ mins  |
May 2019
Shooting Star
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Shooting Star

Next stop for Capetonian singer-songwriter Matthew Mole? The world

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2 mins  |
March 2018
Saving By Default
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Saving By Default

Everything you need to know about the new retirement fund regulations, and what they mean for you

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2 mins  |
March 2018
The Thunder From Down Under
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The Thunder From Down Under

Best known as the god of thunder, there’s so much more to Chris Hemsworth than those ridiculous biceps

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10 mins  |
February 2018
Nambitha Ben-Mazwi
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Nambitha Ben-Mazwi

We get to know the Broken Vows star who’s lighting up our screens

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2 mins  |
April 2018
Am I The Worst For Looking At Other People's Texts On Public Transport?
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Am I The Worst For Looking At Other People's Texts On Public Transport?

Am I The Worst For Looking At Other People's Texts On Public Transport?

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3 mins  |
April 2018
Origin Story
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Origin Story

Gucci Mane’s new autobiography reveals the man behind the ‘Trap God’

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2 mins  |
April 2018
Thandi Ntuli
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Thandi Ntuli

We talk to the young Joburg-based pianist and composer who’s successfully (re)arranging the local jazz landscape

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2 mins  |
April 2018
Get Your Fair Share
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Get Your Fair Share

Complain, whine, kick-up a stink, anything but accept poor service, and even worse, advice and products that leave you less well-off than you should be

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2 mins  |
April 2018
The Rebirth Of Kit Harington
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The Rebirth Of Kit Harington

At the end of the final season of Game of Thrones (set to air in 2019), Kit Harington will return to real life. After spending ten years living on the edge of The Wall, dying, and coming back to life again, he’s ready to lay down his sword. We find out what he’s doing after winter is over

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9 mins  |
July - August 2018
Leaving A Lasting Legacy
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Leaving A Lasting Legacy

Olympic and Commonwealth Games champion Chad le Clos is a man on a mission – in and outside the pool. He plans not only to add to his already impressive medal tally, but also to give back to the sport

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5 mins  |
July - August 2018
Charting His Own Course
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Charting His Own Course

From starting an indie label to launching his fourth album, singer Chad Saaiman shows no sign of slowing down

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3 mins  |
July - August 2018
Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite, Technologie
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Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite, Technologie

For the president of France, AI is the next revolution

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5 mins  |
July - August 2018
Riding The Crest
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Riding The Crest

Durban-born professional surfer Jordy Smith first hit the big time in his teens almost two decades ago. And now that the sport has entered the Summer Olympics for the first time, we get to know the surf star who could likely be representing SA in Tokyo, Japan, come 2020

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4 mins  |
October 2018
What Happened When I Asked My Friends To Rate Me
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What Happened When I Asked My Friends To Rate Me

Were all constantly being judged and rated these days. It can make a person feel s#!%ty. But what if we tried to find out what all these ratings really say about us?

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4 mins  |
October 2018
The Real-life Diet Of Mat Fraser, The Fittest Man On Earth
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The Real-life Diet Of Mat Fraser, The Fittest Man On Earth

The back-to-back CrossFit Games champion shares his secrets for dieting, training, sleeping, and staying positive throughout all of it

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5 mins  |
October 2018
Speaking Truth To Power
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Speaking Truth To Power

In The Lost Boys of Bird Island, former cop Mark Minnie and journalist Chris Steyn expose how three prominent National Party cabinet ministers were complicit in the rape and possible murder of vulnerable black children

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7 mins  |
October 2018
Man Vs Wild
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Man Vs Wild

Kodi Smit-McPhee tackles the wilderness in Alpha

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4 mins  |
October 2018
Black Coffee's African Dream
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Black Coffee's African Dream

DJ and producer BLACK COFFEE has long been one of SAs hottest exports. Now hes inviting other African artists to share the world stage through his latest business venture. BERND FISCHER finds out more

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6 mins  |
October 2018
Couch Sex Is The Best Sex
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Couch Sex Is The Best Sex

Is that the remote, or are you just happy to see me?

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4 mins  |
October 2018
Talk Of The Town
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Talk Of The Town

The Ned in London is undoubtedly one of Soho House’s most elaborate ventures to date

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2 mins  |
May 2018
Africa Is Now
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Africa Is Now

We go behind the scenes at The African Getdown In LA, where five local music hit makers were recently invited to bring the continent's creativity to the world stage.

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7 mins  |
June 2018
The King Of African Hip-Hop
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The King Of African Hip-Hop

Hip-hop icon Kwesta talks to GQ about staying original and taking his sound to the world

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6 mins  |
June 2018
Guitar Hero
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Guitar Hero

Cape Town-based musician and children’s rights proponent Shen Winberg is changing lives, one note at a time

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2 mins  |
June 2018
The Murse Is No Joke
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The Murse Is No Joke

The cross-body bag may seem like a frivolous accessory, but it’s as essential and old-school as it gets

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2 mins  |
June 2018
A Beginner's Guide To Cognac
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A Beginner's Guide To Cognac

How to drink it, buy it, and mix it into cocktails

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2 mins  |
June 2018
Egg-istential Angst
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Egg-istential Angst

One woman’s search for meaning inside The Egg House, a pop-up ‘experience’

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3 mins  |
June 2018