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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

Magazine, Maverick Life

‘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

Magazine, Maverick Life

From Simpsons to Succession: Pop culture’s evil corporations

by: Christopher McMichael

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

Magazine, Maverick Life

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

by: Lusanda Luthuli

Review: ‘El Blanco’ is theatre at its simplest

Maverick Life

Review: ‘El Blanco’ is theatre at its simplest

by: Lesley Stones

Etiquette school: never forget to feel natural

Maverick Life

Etiquette school: never forget to feel natural

by: Greg Nicolson

Cresting the Hump-erdinck: Engelbert takes on Europe

World, Media, Maverick Life

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, Media

Heavy Metal Cairo

by: Richard Poplak

Does South Africa have hipsters?

Media

Does South Africa have hipsters?

by: Kevin Bloom

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