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TRANSPLANT SABC3, DSTV CHANNEL 193, 9PM As Bash and Mags work together to treat a patient with a tricky diagnosis, Mags learns that Bash’s experience as a war doctor has taught him to have an instinct-based approach. Head nurse Claire Malone is concerned that Dr. Bishop is already back at work following his accident. EMILY IN PARIS S2 NETFLIX More fun. More fashion. More faux pas. As Emily finds her footing in Paris, the fallout from a night of passion could send her stumbling into trouble. DON’T LOOK UP NETFLIX Two astronomers go on a media tour to warn humankind of a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth. The response from a distracted world: Meh.…
Bang Showbiz Jay Z compared his wife Beyoncé to the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson, in a recent chat with Alicia Keys on Twitter Spaces, saying Beyoncé had surpassed Michael with her iconic 2018 Coachella performances. He said: “Bey’s gonna be mad at (me) for saying this but Michael Jackson never had a Coachella. “The kids are the same. Find me a concert that’s as culturally relevant and thrilling as Coachella. Beyoncé is gonna be one of the best singers we ever heard because she is such a student.” Back in 2015, Charlamagne Tha God also compared Beyoncé and Jackson, saying: “I think she’s the greatest entertainer that our generation has seen. I mean, the previous generation had Michael Jackson. “But for our generation I think it’s Beyoncé. “And…
Sonia Rao James Franco addressed the sexual misconduct allegations against him in a podcast interview released on Thursday, marking the first time the 43-year-old actor has publicly spoken about them in nearly four years. “In that silence, in the vacuum of me speaking out, now my family and friends have had to answer for me,” he told podcast host Jess Cagle. “And I don’t think that’s right. I don’t want anybody to have to answer for me.” In 2018,shortly after Franco accepted a Golden Globe Award while wearing a pin for Time’s Up, the non-profit organisation supporting victims of sexual harassment , the Los Angeles Times reported that five women had accused Franco of “inappropriate or sexually exploitative” behaviour. The next year, actresses Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal sued…
Shingai Darangwa shingai.darangwa@inl.co.za The “Fame vs Clout” boxing match marked one of the few occasions in recent memory where South African boxing had us all glued to our screens. Perhaps not since the days of former two time lightweight world champion and former super middleweight world champion Dingaan “The Rose of Soweto” Thobela, have we been so collectively captivated by anything boxing related. The Rose of Soweto himself was in attendance on Wednesday night. Before the fight, culture commentator Siya “Slikour” Metane spoke to him briefly. Slikour asked him how important it was for boxing to be viewed in that light by young people with more of an interest in music and culture. “I’m happy to see it. This will help to ignite boxing. You know, boxing right now is…
The Washington Post The familiar cascade of green hieroglyphics greets viewers of The Matrix Resurrections, assuring them of the dopamine hit they’ve been looking for. As one character observes in the courseof this alternately pandering and perplexing sequel, there’s no better cure for anxious times than nostalgia. Director Lana Wachowski, who created the original 1999 Matrix with her sister Lilly, leans into that concept with winks and nods that border on the passive-aggressive. (Wachowki co-wrote the script with novelist David Mitchell and screenwriter Aleksandar Hemon.) Larding the new version with Easter eggs, note-for-note recapitulations and even literal clips from the earlier film and its sequels, Wachowski seems to be at war with her audience, rewarding them with deep-cut callbacks one moment only to roll her eyes at the entire…
Nhlanhla Mbatha nhlanhla.mbatha@inl.co.za THE passing of the Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu marks the end of a moral compass for South Africa, the African continent, and the world. The last surviving South African Nobel Peace Prize Laureate died on the Day of Goodwill in Cape Town. He was 90. His death was announced to the country and the world by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday morning. In their book Moral Intelligence, authors Doug Lennick and Fred Kiel poignantly ask: “What makes humans human?” The authors go on to answer: “Morals.” Tutu had many attributes: they included global moral compass, global moral voice, global reconciler, and global human rights campaigner. He was a citizen of the world. In 1994, during the inauguration of Nelson Mandela as the first black president…
