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Monthly Archives: June 2013
Everyone is Edward Snowden
Are we so caught up in the story of Edward Snowden that we lose sight of the real issues at stake? Gareth Langdon takes a closer look at the curious rebirth of dystopia.
Speak Up Speak Out
This year, the SLiP workshop poets were back at the Youth Day celebrations. Tazneem Wentzel reflects on the changes she perceives since last year’s event.
Confronting the Naqba
A new documentary film, ‘The Village Under the Forest’, shows South African Jews confronting a history of Palestinian displacement. But while the film challenges and unsettles some cherished myths, it reinforces others.
Observations of an ornithologist
In this week’s poem blog, John Eppel renders our feathered friends in lyrical detail.
Facing the climate
SLiPnet’s Pieter Odendaal stumbles upon an exhibition of cartoons that address the issue of climate change.
Language policy in South Africa and the unfounded fears of a Zulu hegemony
Should citizens be concerned at the ‘Zulufication’ of South Africa? T.O. Molefe thinks not.
The middling good Gatsby, maybe
The 1920s, Blade Runner style? J Brooks Spector discusses Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby.
