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It is almost midwinter, as anyone can see, by looking out the window onto frosty landscapes, or feel, once you set a foot out of bed. We are one week shy of our winter solstice, and everyone is likely engulfing health supplements to keep the colds and flu (even the Dreaded One) at bay. So here is something to warm you up with a wide variety of thoughts, entertainment, 'medical advice', and insight.
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Time Off: What we will be watching this week:
The start of this semi-documentary will have to leaping up to search the cupboards for something sweet, but after a while you will swear off sugar forever. This buddy-ish Australian doccie sees a health-nut decide to change his diet to processed and packaged foods that contain hidden sugar. The lavish production includes cameos by Hugh Jackman and Stephen Fry, but its message will shock you, as it means to do. And - seeing that we are now thinking of a healthier way of life (well, aren't you?) - it might convince you to patronise more frequently the fresh-produce aisle of your supermarket. Click on the picture to watch the trailer.
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A weak in the news: Fair coverage of Miss SA? Fat chance!
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Finding news in this trouble time that is not somehow connected to our ubiquitous virus is quite a challenge, as our news editor found out.....
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Some Durban Public Spaces
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Photographer John Robinson ventured into the 'forbidden' Great Outdoors during lockdown in order to document what our public spaces looked like.
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Can African Wormwood Cure Cancer? Or COVID-19?
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With the whole world scrambling for a vaccine against the Dreaded Virus, scientists are looking in both in likely and unlikely places.
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The science behind our extreme vulnerability
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Resilience is the ability to recover from disaster. Some people do it better than others. And it can be learned. Here is a thoughtful article about how to 'get over' the pandemic pandemonium.
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And finally, one of the best ways to forget human-made disasters is to head back to nature. Here is some people who made it.
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