14 May 2013

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Blinging winning

Top story in entertainment news this week is the announcement of the winners of the often debated and highly contested SAMA Awards. We reserve judgment and give a hearty congrats to all the winners!

In other news, I report back on my maiden venture to the middle of the Karoo to take part in the life-changing artistic event, AfrikaBurn; Sensation is set to bring "Innerspace" to Joburg in September; and photographer Johnny Lai Sang snaps some up-close-and-personal pics of the Bon Jovi concert in Cape Town.

Nina Timm discusses her favourite food brands which have stood the test of time, and the foodie celebs taking part in the Good Food & Wine Show are announced.

Daniel Dercksen gives his thoughts on must-see-movie of the season, Dead Man Down, and the twisted, surprise-ending shocker, Stoker.

In stage news, Eugene Yiga is impressed by the witty satirical farce, The Miser, and gives his impressions on the gritty production, Long Street Nights.

Last, but not least, we have three juicy new comps this week - two tickets to the Outdoor Expo in Joburg, two tickets to Park Acoustics third birthday bash in Pretoria, and two tickets to either the Cape Town or Joburg Snoop Dogg concert are up for grabs. Fo shizzle!

Ruth Cooper, Co-editor: Lifestyle & Production Manager (@Biz_Lounge)

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Weekly top stories

AfrikaBurn: fiery embers of Tankwa Town
[Ruth Cooper] All good stories should include a worthwhile journey and a journey to the arid semi-desert, mood-swinging Karoo is no stroll on the promenade. It takes preparation; it takes perseverance and, most of all, a high level of concentration. Read more >>


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Food & Wine
Iconic foodie brands
[Nina Timm] Everybody has an icon or hero; we have just survived the Justin Bieber tsunami and, for we old rockers, Bon Jovi brought new life to our nine-to-five exsistence. Middle-aged people stood in queues remembering days when life was carefree and wild. Burger King just landed in South Africa and everyone rushed off to sink their teeth into a giant Whoopie Burger. Read more >>

Top SA chefs, authors and food bloggers at the Cape Town Good Food & Wine Show
The Cape Town Good Food & Wine Show is to host to some of South Africa's most celebrated chefs, authors and food bloggers who will show off their culinary skills. Read more >>


Travel
Time to unlock Africa's travel potential
The South African Tourism Indaba should expand its platform by attracting even more exhibitors and buyers from the African continent, Tourism Minister Marthinus Van Schalkwyk said on Sunday (12 May). Read more >>


Art
AfrikaBurn: fiery embers of Tankwa Town
[Ruth Cooper] All good stories should include a worthwhile journey and a journey to the arid semi-desert, mood-swinging Karoo is no stroll on the promenade. It takes preparation; it takes perseverance and, most of all, a high level of concentration. Read more >>


Movies
Dare to be stoked
[Daniel Dercksen] Stoker is a deliciously dark and twisted shocker that will hit you like a ton of bricks. No, it's not a film about the infamous vampire king, but the killer in this nerve-wracking psychological thriller is as charming and malevolent as the Lord of Fangs, an opportunist who preys on the innocent. Read more >>

Dead Man Down
[Daniel Dercksen] If there is one film that everyone will be talking about, it's Danish-born director Niels Arden Oplev's entrancing and not-to-be-missed Dead Man Down. Oplev stunned the world with his adaptation of Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and with Dead Man Down, his craft as a filmmaker and vision as a storyteller are irrefutable. Read more >>


Music
Toya Delazy and Khuli Chana dominate SAMAs 2013
Millions of SABC1 viewers were witness to the 19th annual MTN South African Music Awards as Toya Delazy and Khuli Chana dominated the evening taking home three awards each at the Sun City Superbowl on Saturday, 11 May, 2013. Read more >>

First-night SAMA 2013 winners announced
The 19th annual MTN South African Music Awards (MTN SAMA 19) kicked off at the Royal Ballroom at Sun City on Friday, 10 May, 2013. The Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented by the renowned Vusi Mahlasela and Ray Phiri to three legendary icons in the South African music industry: Dr Thomas Chauke, Sizwe Zako, and posthumously to Johannes Kerkorrel. Read more >>

Sensation comes to South Africa
On Saturday, 7 September, 2013, Sensation will be coming to present the famous "Innerspace" show at the Coca-Cola Dome, Joburg. Read more >>

New album and tour from The Black Cat Bones

Theatre
Getting lost on Long Street Nights
[Eugene Yiga] Cape Town's Long Street has earned a reputation as one of the city's favourite party spots, what with all its restaurants, bars, and clubs. Many local residents and international visitors make this place their home late into the night and early into the morning. But do you really know who they are? Read more >>

The Miser is rich and rewarding
[Eugene Yiga] "Miss Molière's The Miser," wrote a reviewer in The Star, "and you are sacrificing the South African production of the year. Any year." Part satire and part farce, the adapted 17th-century classic, which won four Naledi Theatre Awards following its premiere at Johannesburg's Market Theatre last October, is now showing in Cape Town. Read more >>

Jersey Boys comes to the Artscape

International
Bugs are food of the future: UN agency
ROME, ITALY: Beetles, caterpillars and wasps could supplement diets around the world as an environmentally friendly food source if only Western consumers could get over their "disgust", the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Monday, 13 May 2013. Read more >>

KFC sales plummet on bird flu fears
SHANGHAI CHINA: Sales of fast food KFC in China slumped an estimated 36% in April, according to parent Yum! Brands, as consumers shunned chicken due to the H7N9 bird flu outbreak in humans. Read more >>

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