Best Movie of the Decade

3D movies with their inflated movie rates, coupled by inflation in general and the significant increase of movie tickets as a whole means that the “highest grossing movies of all time” usually end up as the more recent films of our time – not an accurate indication of best movie. With these considerations in place, Avatar, with its $2 billion profit, whipped the “highest-grossing” title away from Titanic, and, more recently, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.  Add a comment

Best Music Video of the Decade

Okay, so Justin Bieber may hold the YouTube record for most hits, but Beyoncé Knowles’s Single Ladies video not only scored more than 145 million hits and three million downloads, it has also been credited as having started the first major dance craze and garnered the most spoofs by celebrities. Single Ladies dominated the charts to become the singer’s highest-selling song of all time. Add a comment

Best Invention of The Decade

If “liking”, “defriending” and “poking” are not part of your daily vocabulary, then where the hell have you been? Facebook is not just a website, it’s a worldwide phenomenon that has had a hand in marriages, divorces, promotions, dismissals and even overthrowing of governments! Add a comment

Wandering through the streets of the Bo-Kaap, Cape Town, is like stepping into a colouring book. Rows of houses, one block after the other, are painted a myriad of pinks, oranges, lime greens, yellows and turquoise.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, this multicultural area is tucked into the fold of signal hill and is well known for its steep cobblestone streets, beautiful mosques and lively community – and for the rows of brightly coloured houses, of course! Add a comment