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‘The Activist’ reality TV show sparked a furore, but treating causes as commodities with help from celebrities happens all the time

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‘The Activist’ reality TV show sparked a furore, but treating causes as commodities with help from celebrities happens all the time

By Alexandra Budabin and Lisa Ann Richey

From Simpsons to Succession: Pop culture’s evil corporations

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From Simpsons to Succession: Pop culture’s evil corporations

By Christopher McMichael

Kick, push, move: skateboarding’s influence on creative industries and pop culture

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Kick, push, move: skateboarding’s influence on creative industries and pop culture

By Lusanda Luthuli

Review: ‘El Blanco’ is theatre at its simplest

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Review: ‘El Blanco’ is theatre at its simplest

By Lesley Stones

Etiquette school: never forget to feel natural

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Etiquette school: never forget to feel natural

By Greg Nicolson

Cresting the Hump-erdinck: Engelbert takes on Europe

World

Cresting the Hump-erdinck: Engelbert takes on Europe

By Richard Poplak

B-traq: the band land on Earth to lay down the funk

Media

B-traq: the band land on Earth to lay down the funk

By Richard Poplak

Heavy Metal Cairo

Politics

Heavy Metal Cairo

By Richard Poplak

Does South Africa have hipsters?

Media

Does South Africa have hipsters?

By Kevin Bloom