Movies - March 30, 2006
"Tsotsi" rides line between touching and tepid
Tsotsi is a cold-blooded thug, until he shoots a mother and takes her baby. Then the story becomes -- depending on your view -- either an uplifting story of emotional redemption and rebirth or a hackneyed, over-simplified story of emotional redemption and rebirth.
Tags: Tsotsi, South Africa, township, Johannesburg, Gavin Hood, Athol Fugard, Presley Chweneyagae

Travel & Visitors Guide - May 12, 2008
Johannesburg's Beauty and Sadness
I’m continuing my week of blogging for a few reasons; firstly having a contest to win a vacation is never a deterrent, and secondly, I feel like I’ve been to some interesting places, and this is a great venue in which to share those adventures. I have to say thanks to OMC for puttin...
Tags: johannesburg, south africa, travel, pilanesburg, soweto