Striking photography by Cuban artist Liset Castillo. 

In my new body of work, “Human Studies,” from 2010, I subvert notions of enduring beauty with life-size images of women sculpted in a labor-intensive process out of sand, which I then photographed before destroying them. I create life-size sand sculptures of models typically found in high-gloss fashion magazines,…

Another rather talented photographer, known as Julien Palast has taken on the “skindeep” series. What I find rather amazing is the fact that this vivid-image based project silhouettes the beauty of the human form. For her to do this, she shrink-wraps bodies, exposing the contours and curves of male and female figures with the use of vibrant…

Tsuchinoco is a new brand of cardboard kids furniture that’s debuting at the Baby & Kids Expo in Tokyo. Made from Reinforced Corrugated Fiberboard, it’s light-weight, durable and also completely recyclable. Designer Masahiro Minami who was responsible for not only the logo and branding, but also the ingenious…

From July, leading skincare specialists QMS Medicosmetics will stock their popular range of products at a new Spa – Salon at Acorn Lane in Sandhurst.   Visitors can pamper themselves or loved ones with a special educational QMS, 60 minute facial for just R400. Other treatments that will be offered include massages, reflexology and Shellac nails.

 The luxurious new salon will be run…

Lenny's Spring/Summer 2013 collection brought forth floral tropic prints and dark geometric designs that I really love. A refreshing take to this season’s beachwear, where designs evoked a constant sense of femininity that allowed one look to flow perfectly into the next. Obscure cut outs were incorporated into almost every look, adding sporty styles…

Ok so these are most certainly and undoubtedly something that Lady Gaga or Daphne Guinness would wear. Different and unique, these very limited Creative “Thorn” heels were created by Iris Van Herpen and United Nude which is their 6^th shoe collaboration for…

Thank you to neofundi and my good friend Socs - a friendship now into its 35th magnificent year - for providing such an amazing platform for me to share some of my thoughts ... and now my music.

So ... emboldened by my friends' positive reaction to my posting of one of our band's songs "My Death" yesterday, today I'm posting the vid of one of our live performances earlier this year. The song's called "East Cape Blues" and was shot exclusively on iPhone and edited on laptop by good…

FITE (Financial Independence Through Entrepreneurship) is an amazing initiative which empowers female entrepreneurs to start or grow a business by giving them access to small loans.  It is an unprecedented partnership between Dermalogica and Kiva.org whose goal is to help 25 000 women over the next two years.

Today on Mandela Day we are urged to do our…

Fabian Oefner a Swiss Photographer has taken the fun from the word “bubble” and explored the art of its bursting aspect. The project was called “iridient”, and it is coaxed through the funnel of a sugar dispenser. The air pockets are immortalized in two states: (1) the moment immediately before and after rupturing and (2) the famous…

I just received my invite to what should be the play of the season, The Line is written and directed by Gina Shmukler.

THE LINE is a play about the 'nature of human' and moments in time in South Africa. Having spent several months in the townships THE LINE is constructed from a series of interviews with South Africans involved or affected by the xenophobic attacks that took place…

Lady Gaga launched her perfume FAME

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Mystery was the center of Marc Jacobs’ fall 2012 show at New York fashion week. The hairstyles seemed grungy, magical and freaky at the same time, and best of all, the runway secret was revealed backstage. The Jacobs show defied all logic with extravagance…one would think that it was an average updo but we would all be wrong.

Jacobs instructed…

French architecture agency Palatre & Leclére have done an amazing job with their latest project, the Ecole Maternelle Pajol in Paris, combining all the elements necessary for the education of tomorrows brightest stars, the children!  With bright colors, art installations, and just pure happiness, who wouldn’t want to send their…

Having blogged intermittently about the 2012 Grahamstown National Arts Festival; and written bits and bobs for the last year about SunshiP - the band I drum in - finally I have something to show my friends in Jozi, most of whom haven't seen me play - in fact all of whom knew me before my exit from Jozi and mid-life existentialism drove me to finally actualise the dream I've had since childhood. 

So ...

SunshiP is the band; and "My Death" is the single that appears below. The…

 Kate Moss takes centre stage in George Michael's new 'White Light' Video that was released earlier today. Scroll down for the video. ........................................................................................…

“What do you mean, you ‘aren’t lonely’??” Mouth in a very “O” shape, Guy Friend exclaims over a bucket of beers.

Welcome to the magical world of Motel Mari (I am not spelling correctly because I dont know how to use the characters on my keyboard correctly)

So, this is a new project from Mpumi Mcata, Tshepang Ramoba and João Orecchia. Mpumi and Tshepang are two of the founding member of the Blk Jks and Joao performs solo as well as in a Duo called…

Parking outside Scusi at 7.30, the local homeless person says “Morning Madam, I clean your car for you, sparkle sparkle.” Fuck no. No. I don’t need a sparkling car. I can’t be kind, so early in the morning. I yell at him, step over the next homeless guy, dodge the doiley seller, and sit down at my usual table. Good coffee, and I manage to ignore the blind kid selling trinkets. I drink, pay, tip the waiter – double - and leave.

And then back to my car. By this time the car guards are all…

25% of Facebook users live in Asia and Australia and are mad about shopping Online. Check out this infographic...................................................................................................................…