HEALTH: THE CATFISH* ON MY COUCH
*Catfish [kat-fish] verb: Posting incorrect information online in order to create a falsely positive perception of yourself. (Wikipedia) I guess you could say I had a catfish scare… Somewhere between Friday night and Saturday morning; porn collection playing on the flat screen; Soundcloud streaming epic tunes. I was chilling on the couch, having a dora […]
SA FASHION WEEK SPRING SUMMER 2014 MENSWEAR
Check out our selection of the best menswear on offer at the recent Spring / Summer South Africa Fashion Week in Johannesburg.
MAMBA SPINS – BEYONCÉ, LEA MICHELE, PHARELL WILLIAMS…
BEYONCÉ – BEYONCÉ Beyoncé has it all – money, fame, fortune, fans, friends in high places, a loving family. And now, worldwide musical industry infamy thanks to how she released her self-titled fifth album: no press release, no antici….pation, no build-up. Just, hey, here’s my new album that I totally worked on in secret y’all. And […]
A QUEER UNDERSTANDING OF COMMUNITY?
It should come as no surprise that South Africa’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex community is stratified along similar race and class lines as the rest of South African society. The big umbrella that is the LGBTI term actually falls short of being big enough to cover white gay men in suburbs on one […]
HIV RATE GOES UP, ‘UNCOOL’ CONDOM USE DOWN
As condom use decreased, more South Africans than ever – an estimated 6.4 million – were living with HIV/AIDS in 2012. This according to the South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence and Behaviour Survey 2012, released this week by the Minister of Science and Technology, Derek Hanekom, and the Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi. […]
JOBURG FASHION WEEK AUTUMN / WINTER 2014
The growing interest in fashion by South African men was reflected in the strong autumn / winter menswear collections at the recent Mercedes-Benz Joburg Fashion Week. Standouts included striking collections by Ruald Rheeder, Augustine and Duke. Check out our highlights below.
HEALTH: CHOOSE YOUR OPTIONS
It’s no longer just about condoms and lube! Thanks to medical advances, we, as gay and bisexual men or Men who have Sex with Men (MSM), now have more options than ever to help keep ourselves safe from HIV infection. To clear things up, here’s a simple guide to available HIV prevention strategies and their […]
MAMBA BOOKS: JUSTICE & AFRICAN QUEER STORIES
Two recently released local books should be on the bedside table of any self respecting South African gay reader. The one is an anthology of queer fiction stories from across Africa, while the other is another biographical gem from our very own ground-breaking proudly gay Constitutional Court judge. Justice – A Personal Account Edwin Cameron is one of […]
HEALTH: WARTS ‘N ALL
“Look, I’m not a perfect person. I have my warts. I sometimes say things that get me in trouble. I wear suits that are cheap. But I say what I think and I believe what I say, and I’m willing to say things that are not popular but ordinary people know are right.” – Howard […]
RAV4: BIGGER & BOLDER, BUT BETTER?
I remember the first time I went in a Toyota RAV4. It was the mid-90s, the car was new on our market and a friend’s dad had it on loan at the time. It was quite a revelation in the automotive world, especially the original three-door version – a compact, funky, go-almost-anywhere “cross-over”. The perfect […]