May 10 2024

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A devil’s feast of contradictions

MKP infighting, coalition plots and flights of fancy … political analysts are struggling to read the May 29 crystal ball.

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Hello. My name is Max. I am woke

If you used to be a libtard, a commie fellow traveller or a left-wing whiner, today you're probably just woke.

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I’m progressive. But conservative too

The world is so much more interesting when we look beyond labels.

News & Politics
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A recipe for ballot confusion

The process to accommodate independent candidates is so complicated that even experts struggle to understand it.

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Veldskool and the loss of innocence

In the 1980s, Veldskool in the old Transvaal was yet another strand of the state's paramilitary indoctrination web.

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Have an espresso at the Death Café

We need to talk about dying. Open conversation robs death of its sting.

LIFESTYLE

Lifestyle
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Mincemeat made easy

Just admit that it's your secret weapon and use it to conjure up a multitude of dishes.

Books
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Lengthy, jazzy classic is like a game of chess

Don DeLillo's 1997 novel is thicker than a Bible and foreshadowed so many world events.

Books
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Doors open to new worlds

Tan Twan Eng's third novel took 13 years to emerge but it was worth the wait.

Books
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Never trust a sociopath, but revel in Ripley

This week's selection also includes a children's book about Taylor Swift and an inventive small-town crime thriller.