This was meant to be a piece about gaining one’s definition. You know, thoughts about mastering my perspective. That’s too deep I thought, people won’t receive it well. These are thoughts about your perspective, not theirs. How long will it take them to relate when it took you a lifetime (and counting). Good advice from...
Category: Lifestyle
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The Meaning of Life.
If I spend one more minute trying to answer that blerrie question no one’s really been able to answer since… hmm… err… Let’s see, I think it’s almost FOREVER to the day now, I will have the contemplative part of my brain surgically removed. What is life? Or, what is the purpose of life? For...
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Letting Go. Celebrate Life.
Ever since I can remember I’ve played the responsible role. In every situation and every relationship. I gained independence from a very young age, something which happens to kids who start making money too early. To me, failure was never an option, it still isn’t. Sometimes I catch myself wishing for less in order to...
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Orphaned — Perpetually bereaved
Somehow, you know it when you are engaging in pillow talk with someone who you have no business having pillow talk with: it is characteristically awkward… there is no intimacy and rather than being relaxed, minds are racing with a million different ideas of getting out. But pillow talk is polite, and manners never killed...
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A Perfect Night In November – Tshepo Hlongwane
I am reflecting on a perfect night in November, where Tshepo Hlongwane, founder of Brown Eyed Boy Curators, partnered with Nelson Makamo to create a unique un-curated, in-studio, art experience. Nelson generously agreed to open up his studio space to a group of art patrons, enthusiasts and those fresh to the art scene. The event...
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Nkululeko Bhekizwe Mkhwanazi
My love for wine started in 2000 when our post matric class visited Rustenberg Wine Estate during a trip to Cape Town. Simon Barlow hosted us and took us on a vineyard and cellar tour of his farm before he presented wines. I studied at UCT and naturally joined the UCT Wine Society where I...
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The Curated Cool: Vision Is Seen In The Doing
What is your vision? Four simple words that continue to send shockwaves down the spines of the burly and eloquent alike because, how does one begin to articulate, in simple words, what is locked away in the depths of the most vulnerable and precious corners of one’s mind? While it is necessary to do this...
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Exclusive Interview with Loyiso Madinga
We are so proud of you here at Marvin because we have been there since the beginning and we are so happy to see that we were right about you. Thank you for making the time for this interview. Q: You started you career in Advertising and after a couple of few years there was...
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Show Us Your Souce …
It’s that time of the year again where everyone is on holiday and I’m hoping that everyone is with their friends, family and loved ones. Its been a challenging year in general but for some it has been a bad year, while for some it has been an amazing year. What I love about this time...
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Jay-Z and Dean Baquet, in Conversation
My conversation with Jay-Z began with O.J. When I was a kid growing up in black New Orleans in the 1960s, O.J. Simpson was a god. We imitated his moves, his swagger. We didn’t want to just play like him. We wanted to be him, gorgeous and running in the California sun. We practiced his...