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By Jessica Hazel There’s a new gang on the streets of East London. More terrifying than any gun-wielding estate mob and more wayward than the hobos found loitering outside the job centre. They call themselves, Gaggle, a choir of twenty-odd women led by classically trained choir master (and ex-586 member) Deborah Coughlin.
I asked the subject of this week’s MOOKS Report, to give me three adjectives that describe a photograph? And he gave me two… not because he couldn’t conjure up a third, but because following rules isn’t really his style.
“You can now travel. Before he arrived (it) was a mess here. The highways were full of bandits and you couldn’t get out of the cities”. José Miguel explains while driving his taxi through the busy streets of Bogotá. He is referring to President Álvaro Uribe Vélez, undoubtedly the most popular leader in recent Colombian history. “So you travel a lot now?” I reply, trying not to distract him. He bellows with laughter: “No – emphasizing the ooo… I don’t have enough money to travel.”
These days most jobs come with some type of perk, whether it’s a shiny company car, a blackberry, or even a fat expense account. So what are the perks of working behind a bar? Well the answer is simple, free gigs, yes people ‘FREE’ gigs. As many as a person could want. And if you’re a music slut like me, then there’s no better perk to be had. So keep your company car, cell phone or expense account, I want live music and I want it free!
Only 20 minutes south from the concrete couture, assembly lines and hard nights, you’ll find the endless serenity of Kalk Bay. While many are quick to complain about Cape Town, I’m sure even some MOOKS Report readers have felt discontent towards it - you know – can’t really see yourself ‘living it up’ in a city filled with crime and punishment. But just like Dostoevsky’s classic novel, it’s a city with depth and intrigue that requires you read between the lines to fully understand. To look without judging and to venture off the beaten track where you’ll discover a different side to South Africa’s mother city.
Melbourne based filmmaker, artist and serial Tweeter, Joel Sabadin, is recovering from the glitz and glamour of the 2010 Tropfest short film competition, held in Sydney at the weekend. Joel attended the world’s biggest short film festival as a VIP guest, after his short film entitled ‘Frequency’, made it to the top three in the Telstra Mobile Masterpiece category. |
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