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REVIEW: AUSTRALIA |
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| Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman star in Baz Luhrmann's aesthetically pleasing, but not entirely satisfying epic. - Read Review |
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THE TEMPEST |
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| A collaboration between Cape Town's Baxter Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. Janice Honeyman directs award-winning actors Antony Sher and John Kani. 17 Jan - 6 Feb. - Computicket |
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TORCHWOOD |
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| The acclaimed British sci-fi series, featuring the bisexual Captain Jack Harkness, finally comes to SA on BBC Entertainment. From Sun 18 Jan at 8pm. |
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DILLON BUCK AT SA LEATHERMEN PARTY |
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| Fri 30 Jan. SAleathermen has announced that that adult film star Dillon Buck will make an appearance at its Hellfire Club Party in Centurion. - Read More |
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CAPE TOWN PRIDE 2009 |
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| Celebrate Pride, Mother City style! CT Pride '09, under the theme of Pink Ubuntu, is from 19 February to 1 March, with the Parade on Saturday 28 February. - Website |
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THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW |
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| British gay icon Graham Norton presents the cheekiest, rudest and funniest talk show you're likely to see on TV. Every weeknight at 11.30pm on BBC Entertainment. |
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WRAPPED ISSUE 19 |
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| The latest edition of SA’s leading LGBT magazine is out now, with a focus on ‘festive fashion,’ the Xmas season, Jay from Eden and much more! - Website |
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SO YOU THINK YOU CAN MINCE? |
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| SA's slickest drag team, Mince, are back with a new show. Join Keiron Legacy and Lilly Slaptsilli at Cape Town’s On Broadway this December and January. - Website |
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SHAME NYE POOL PARTY |
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| Some of Cape Town's hottest gay citizens (and a few visitors) kicked off New Year's Eve at the Glen Boutique Hotel's Shame pool party. Mambaonline was, of course, there.
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MCQP: WAS IT ALL THAT? |
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| Cape Town drag performer Odidiva had a fabulous time at this year's MCQP party, but asks if the theme Lights! Camera! Action! should rather have been No Lights! Dodgy! Robbery! - Read more... |
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A COLONIAL HERITAGE |
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| Half the world’s countries that criminalise homosexual conduct do so because they cling to Victorian morality and laws originally imposed by colonial Britain, says a new report. - Read more... |
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MCQP 2008 GALLERY 1 |
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| Africa's biggest queer party brought the glitz and glam of 'Lights, Camera, Action' to Cape Town on Saturday. Mike Van Der Merwe was there to take it all in. - View Gallery |
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MCQP 2008 GALLERY 2 |
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| The 15th annual MCQP party saw thousands of costumed revellers boogie into the early hours of the Cape Town morning to the theme of 'Lights, Camera, Action'. - View Gallery |
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MAMBA XMAS SPINS |
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| Mambaonline brings you eight CDs we believe are great gift ideas; whether you buy them for yourself or for that someone special. And you could win a hamper with all of them! - Read more... |
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MOTORING: DIESEL DYNAMOS |
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| The days when SUVs and 4X4s were considered the domain of the macho are long gone. Christo Valentyn puts the BMW X6 xdrive35d and the Audi Q7 4.2 V8 TDI to the test. - Read more... |
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LEGENDS 4TH BIRTHDAY GALLERY |
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| Pretoria’s Legends nightclub recently celebrated its fourth birthday with a party to remember. Mambaonline was there for champagne and a night of boogying to the birthday beats.
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MAMBA GOSSIP |
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| Josh Holloway gets wet, Ricky Martin flaunts his kids, Michael Jackson's expensive garage sale, Oprah admits she's fat, T.R Knight’s career change... and more! - Read more... |
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GAY IN THE COUNTRY |
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| Who decided that gay people are part of urban decay and not entitled to a wholesome rural life? Al Mackay visits his mom at the seaside, and takes his boyfriend along for the ride. - Read more... |
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GALLERY: QC LAUNCH OF MCQP |
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| The Qc monthly parties hosted the Joburg launch last Friday of the upcoming annual MCQP mega costume bash in Cape Town. It was all about ‘Lights, Camera Action’ at FTV in Sandton. - View Gallery |
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GAY DATING AND THE AVERAGE JOE |
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| What if you’re a single guy who might be low on the “hotness scale”? Brian Rzepczynski offers some tips to help Mr Joe Average navigate through the often cruel waters of gay dating. - Read more... |
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Q&A: FULVIO DE STEFANIS |
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| Pretoria’s Legends nightclub turns four this weekend; a remarkable achievement in the fickle gay clubbing scene. Mamba talks to Legends owner Fulvio De Stefanis about SA’s gay club-land. - Read more... |
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| D A T I N G |
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| LINDSAY LOHAN DENIES SPLIT - |
| Actress Linday Lohan has denied media reports that she has split from her girlfriend Samantha Ronson. - Read more... |
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| JOBURG DRAG PERFORMER PASSES AWAY - |
| The much-loved face of Simply Blue nightclub in Johannesburg, Madame La Rochelle, has passed away. - Read more... |
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DEMI MOORE "TREATS GAYS LIKE HANDBAGS" - |
| Madonna's brother, Christopher Ciccone, has slated actress Demi Moore for treating "gay men like handbags." - Read more... |
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| ANTI-HOMOPHOBIA FOOTBALL VIDEO PLANNED - |
| The UK's governing football body has agreed to fund a video featuring high profile premier league players speaking out against homophobia. - Read more... |
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| SA'S GAY JUDGE APPOINTED TO TOP COURT - |
| Edwin Cameron, an openly gay, HIV positive judge, has been appointed to the Constitutional Court; South Africa's highest court. - Read more... |
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| GAY MAN BECOMES MAYOR OF US CITY - |
| Portland, Oregon has become the largest US city to boast an openly gay man at its helm. - Read more... |
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| CAROLINE KENNEDY SUPPORTS GAY MARRIAGE - |
| Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of assassinated US President JFK and Senate hopeful says that she supports same-sex marriage rights. - Read more... |
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| ANTI-GAY GROUPS ZAPPED BY FACEBOOK - |
| UK Gay News has reported that two anti-gay Facebook groups targeting LGBT Serbians have been removed by the social networking site. - Read more... |
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| REJECTED LGB YOUTH AT RISK OF BAD HEALTH - |
| A new study has concluded that lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth who are rejected by their families have a higher risk of having future health problems. - Read more... |
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| GAY ICON PASSES AWAY - |
| Eartha Kitt, the international gay icon remembered for her sex-kitten cabaret performances, has passed away at the age of 81. - Read more... |
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| ANGER OVER ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS MESSAGE - |
| The UK's Channel 4 has been slated for broadcasting an "alternative" Christmas message by Iran's homophobic president. - Read more... |
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