There’s a new popular show on tv and in the advert for this coming week’s episode we see the father giving his sons advice “do not ever date girls that have children”. I laughed. I also remembered that this is actually a real thing that parents tell their boy children. It is also a preference...
Month: May 2017
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Nairobi Nights: Sex With A Cause
Late in my high school years I was a rebel without a cause. After listening to some Millie Jackson I reasoned I could develop a feeling bitchy attitude like her. Or look like her in that cover jacket where she is seated on a toilet bowl with her pants down. Certainly there was nothing I...
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Sharpeville Beer
I attend a lot of alcohol events in Johannesburg, and they all have some sort of history of where and when they started – most of them are still family owned. You can sense the pride when the story is told that the great, great, great grandfather started this whiskey or cognac for whatever reason...
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I Am A. Co. Parent?
The thought of not spending Christmas with my children makes absolutely NO sense to me…they will spend Christmas with me until they’re adults and are married – non-negotiable! This led me to think about co-parenting. Kimora Lee and her ex’s and current are such an idealistic family, she has four children with three men who...
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It’s A New Dawn …
Change comes in all different shapes and sizes and like Oprah said if you listen to the whispers of your life you will understand where your life is trying to take you therefore you should well prepared. I have been going through changes, big changes and subtle changes. While others are hard not to miss,...
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Redefining Masculinity
I was weird looking when I was growing up, I looked like a girl when I was a child – I would wonder what my parents thought about it at the time. I had a lot of soft features such as small eyes, small ears, eye lashes enough to be teased that I was putting...
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Six Shirts Every Marvin Man Needs
Whether it’s a chambray, grandad-collar or poplin day, these are the essentials to see you through the season Words by Mr Anish Patel, Commissioning Editor, MR PORTER. We may not have seen a great deal of it so far, but here at MR PORTER we’re still holding out for a spring of glorious sunshine. It’s in this state of...
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The Fast-Love Professional …
Friends call me “the fast-love professional”, and they’re not far off. I fall in love easily and quite often. And it’s often with the wrong type of man. Sweet and sensitive, Dick bought me flowers and opened the door for me, before turning out to be a psycho Harry, screaming at me for calling other...
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Dj N.Dubble presents Marvin’s Room Mixing May 2017
1. World on fire – Louis the Child 2. Get Bigger – NxWorries 3. Be Free (DJ Jazzy Jeff and James Poyser remix) – Moonchild 4. High – Little Dragon 5. Coming Home – Colombia Nights 6. Sugar – SiR 7. Wonderfool – Phantom Threat 8. Frozen – Little Simz 9. Black Girl Magic –...
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Introducing an English Wife to my Zulu Ancestors
[dropcap_sty color=”” back=”” font_weight=”normal/bold”]I[/dropcap_sty]AM not getting married to my English wife again anytime soon. Yes, folks, the whirlwind wedding ceremonies (four already down) wagon came to a screeching halt at the Easter Weekend. Readers of this column will recall that in the piece titled “Four Weddings Down and Three More to Go,” I wrote thus:...