Fine, jailing over Saudi school’s rainbow symbols
A school in Saudi Arabia has been fined for painting rainbows on its outside after the symbols were decreed to be “promoting” homosexuality. Buzzfeed reports that the Talee al-Noor International School’s colourful décor fell afoul of the Islamic religious police and resulted in a $25,000 penalty. According to tweets by the Saudi Society Channel, the […]
SA Menswear Week Spring Summer 2015 – Gallery 2
The second South African Menswear Week (SAMW) took place at the V&A Waterfront over four days in Cape Town from Wednesday, 01 July to Saturday, 04 July 2015. It’s the only men’s focussed fashion platform in Africa, showcasing over 25 leading and most sought after menswear designers. Here’s the second gallery of our selection from […]
Motoring: A little vanilla? The Hyundai i20
The Hyundai i20 competes in a very significant segment of the market (the B segment) which includes a range of options from some adventurous vehicle manufacturers and some from manufacturers that prefer to follow a safer, non-offensive path. Hyundai is one such manufacturer – the majority of the Korean manufacturer’s products are solid, unobtrusive and down-to-earth. […]
Controversy as UK Pride bans drag queens
In what some have described as social justice politics gone wrong, a Pride event in the UK has banned drag acts from its entertainment lineup. In a statement, the organisers of Free Pride Glasgow announced that “after much discussion, the trans and non binary caucus decided not to have drag acts perform at the event.” […]