| 15 Jan 2013 |
Lucky 2013! Hello there and welcome to the first Lifestyle newsletter of the new year! Seems like there are many great events to look forward to this year. Our early 2013 diary entries foresee the Cape Tattoo Expo, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Up the Creek, the Skrillex SA tour and The Music Exchange Conference on our imminent horizon. But before we look too (forward) to the future one must look to the past and catch up on some news published during the holiday break. First up is a report on the most popular articles and contributors of 2012. And on that note our number one 2012 contributor, movie buff Daniel Derksen, reviews recent releases; the gritty but beautiful Gangster Squad and proudly local animation Adventures in Zambezia. While our second most popular contributor of 2012; Eugene Yiga reports back on current theatre productions; Mayardville's Shakespeare adaption of Cardenio and David Kramer's Kalahari Karoo Blues. Motoring Editor Henrie Geyser was busy over the holiday beak and reviews the sexy SL 500, the new double cab Land Cruiser and the latest addition to the Honda family; the entry level Honda Brio. We also have some great competitions to kick start your year; tickets to the Cape Tatoo Expo, Up the Creek and the Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concert featuring Jimmy Dludlu are all up for grabs! Here's to an entertaining 2013! Ruth Cooper, production manager (@biz_lounge)
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 Here they are, Bizcommunity.com Lifestyle's 2012 lists of most popular articles and contributors. Read more >>
 [Nina Timm] A Blessed New Year to everyone from Nina's Kitchen. I hope that you all had a lovely break and time with your friends and family. May 2013 be filled with love, laughter, happiness and lots of happy meals! Read more >>
 [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] We all love two-seat convertible cars with supercar performance, even though they tend to be noisy, impractical and uncomfortable - but not so Merc's latest sexy SL 500 scorcher. Read more >>
 [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] New vehicle sales increased to 623,914 units last year which is a growth of 9.2% over 2012 and 2% more than expected by automobile industry body NAAMSA. The 2012 total does not include 7,794 units sold by Great Wall Motors. Read more >>
 The Africa Cup of Nations matches, which are set to create football mania in Johannesburg from 19 January until 10 February, will also be shaking things up on the TV front. Read more >>
 [will smith] If you are planning a vacation to relax, enjoy pleasant weather and see the beautiful serene locations with your family or a group, then renting a luxury Caribbean villa can prove to be an excellent choice. A villa will not only provide you a new travelling experience, but also make your stay easy and comfortable. Read more >>
 South African Airways (SAA) has won Global Traveler's highest honour, being named "Airline of the Year" by the publication for global business travellers and fans of luxury travel. Read more >>
 [Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] I'm not grateful to my Neanderthal forebears. While facial hair might be a hipster requirement, having it sprout from all orifices as it does in my case, is not. I, and those of us who don't want to look like Uriah Heep or some other Dickinsonian character, have to keep facial and, for that matter, body hair, in close check. Read more >>
 The Cape Tattoo Expo, which is to be held at Cape Town City Hall from 25 to 27 January, 2013, will feature top international tattoo artists as well as an arts and concert event schedule. There will be more than 80 renowned tattoo artists representing 15 different countries present. Read more >>
 [Daniel Dercksen] Gangster Squad is an exceptional work of art revealing that there is no difference between an apocalyptic world ravaged by zombies and a post-war City of Angels consumed by malevolent greed. Read more >>
 [Daniel Dercksen] With the art of animation exploding and taking us on imaginative journeys into the mindscape of gifted storytellers and crafted story makers, it is great to see South Africa give the world a journey into the heart and soul of Africa. Read more >>
 [Charles Siboto] "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit." Thus, one of the greatest children's books introduced our little furry-footed friends to the world and all were amazed, and the world has never got over hobbits since. Read more >>
 Skrillex, arguably the world's sickest beat-dropper, will be playing Joburg, Cape Town and Durban in his 2013 Skrillex Mothership SA Tour. Read more >>
 Joburg's eclectic soul trip group The Muffinz have been added to the line-up for the Red Hot Chili Peppers concert in Joburg only, performing along with Die Antwoord on Saturday, 2 February, 2013, at the Soccer City Complex, FNB Stadium, Joburg. Read more >>
 [Issued by Triple M Entertainment] Music Exchange, South Africa's two-day independent music conference that gets everyone in the music industry talking, is set to take place from 21-22 March 2013. Read more >>
 The line-up for the Up the Creek Music Festival, from 31 January to 3 February, 2013, has been announced. There will be live music on three stages throughout the weekend: The 4th Street Main Stage, the MK river stage, and the late night Rolling Stone stage, as well as a new addition down at the river: the BOS acoustic river stage, which will be keeping things flowing between sets. Read more >>
 [Eugene Yiga] Do you trust your best friend? That's the question posed in Cardenio, best known as one of Shakespeare's lost plays. Written with his collaborator John Fletcher and set in 17th-century Spain, the work explores themes of friendship, family, honour, betrayal, money, power, and the true nature of love. Read more >>
 [Eugene Yiga] "Early church people called it "Duiwel's musiek" (Devil's music) because it's associated with dancing under the moon and all the traditions that used to exist. The church comes along and says you shouldn't be dancing under the moon like that. You should be in church playing gospel hymns." In case you're wondering what award-winning entertainer David Kramer is talking about, I suggest you join him in Kalahari Karoo Blues at Cape Town's Baxter Theatre. Read more >>
 LAS VEGAS, USA: It can talk to your car, your refrigerator, water your plants and help you stay fit and healthy: the smartphone is become the consumer's remote control for life. Read more >>
WASHINGTON, USA: Binge drinking is an under-recognised problem for US women and nearly 14m engage in it about three times a month, downing about six drinks each time, says a study released on Tuesday (8 January). Read more >>
LAS VEGAS, USA: Videogames are moving further into the Internet cloud with new devices and services unveiled at the big Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. Read more >>
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