Tag: South Africa

I think I love soccer

We're exactly halfway through the World Cup 2010 and although the vuvuzelas aren't blowing 24/7 anymore, I still Philip (and feel it). I took my parents to the first match at Cape Town Stadium, which I found a little soulless, but the pre-match festivities along Somerset Road were fantastic. Dad, being an old school English…
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June 25, 2010
27 Songs of Freedom

Free Ride - The Edgar Winter Group Rockin' In The Free World - Neil Young Stay Free - The Clash Freedom Now - Tracy Chapman Free To Decide - The Cranberries I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Nina Simone
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April 27, 2010
A History Forgotten Is A Future Lost

These new ads for the Apartheid Museum are clever. They obviously didn't cost a fortune and clearly demonstrate the rather worrying fact that many young people don't know our history. I love advertising like this - it doesn't just sell, it starts a conversation. Well done TBWA/Hunt/Lascaris.
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April 22, 2010
Jozi has soul (and golden hearses)

Ah, Soweto. A name that was invented via a public competition, the prize money being 10 pounds. Idiosyncratic and surprising, it’s a community of heartbreak, hope… and guys mowing the lawn on a Saturday morning. I was astounded by how much housing there is, even in the poorer areas, and the manicured green parks that…
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April 21, 2010