New on The BlaBla Blog today... U2 South Africa Pre-Sale Ticket Update

We are moving comment on this topic to our newer post here: Feedback from eTix re U2 Tickets. Please review the post there and add your comments to it. U2 fans who purchased tickets via the U2.com Subscriber Pre-Sales offer for the bands’ upcoming 360° Tour dates in South Africa [...]

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... RIP Leslie Nielsen

Actor Leslie Nielsen passed away on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale from complications arising from pneumonia brought on whilst he was battling a serious staph infection. He was 84. He will probably be most remembered (and most loved) for his Detective Frank Drebin character. The bumbling, accident-prone, hilariously slap-stick and sight [...]

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... It’s Been 10 Years Since You Looked At Me

It’s been 10 years since you looked at me. Cocked your head to the side and screamed “I’m hungry”! 10 Years since you stole my heart. You’re a priceless treasure, a work of art. [with sincere apologies to The Barenaked Ladies] Happy birthday Mouse. Welcome to double digits. The Big [...]

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... Aung San Suu Kyi Released – A Message from The Edge

  I’m sure, like us, you’re delighted with the news of the release of Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma at the weekend. We should all be relieved, if cautious, that she has been able to take a step towards freedom. However, we must remember that her release is not [...]

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... Friday Photo 34: Haloed Sun

As I mentioned in my comments on Monday, the subject of my Friday Photo today is the halo that formed around the sun. The phenomenon was visible across large parts of Johannesburg for most of Monday morning, and caused a flurry of activity on Twitter and Facebook pages. It even [...]

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... Lyrically Speaking: OMD–“88 Seconds in Greensboro”

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) circa 1980   (l – r) Dave Hughes, Paul Humphreys, Malcolm Holmes, Andy McCluskey 88 Seconds in Greensboro I’ve been listening to a lot of 80s British synth-pop and electronica recently – stuff like early Depeche Mode, Gary Numan, the Human League, New Order. And [...]

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... Friday Photo 30: Appulse for When the Moon was in the Seventh House

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a Friday Photo here. Let’s make up for that with a double dose today… These are pictures taken last week on Saturday evening during the conjunction of the Moon and Venus.

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... Bantu Stephen Biko (18 Dec 1946 – 12 Sep 1977)

Today marks 33 years since anti-apartheid struggle hero and Black Consciousness Movement leader Steve Biko died in police custody in Pretoria. His death in detention was reported by the authorities to have been caused by Biko being on hunger strike. This was a lie. The reality was that Biko had been literally tortured and beaten to death.

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... Rosh HaShanah Wishes – L’Shanah Tovah: May Your Year Be All Apples Dipped In Honey

Rosh HaShanah begins this week, and we want to take a moment to wish all of our Jewish family, friends, neighbours and BlaBla Blog readers L’Shanah Tovah – may you all have a very good year! Rosh HaShanah is the Jewish New Year. It falls once a year during the [...]

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... Friday Photo 29: Happy Birthday Dad

This dusty bottle of 1984 Meerlust Merlot is the gift I bought to give to my father on his 50th birthday. That was exactly 19 years ago. Today he would be celebrating his 69th birthday. My dad loved red wine. He introduced me to its’ subtle pleasures and we shared [...]

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... Children vs Cars: Cars Win Each Time

In light of the tragic death in a car accident of Mr. Mandela’s great-granddaughter, the issue of the safety of child passengers in motor vehicles has come up again. Again and again as I drive around I see unrestrained children in cars, babies held on laps in the front seat, [...]

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... An Open Letter: Dear World Cup Visitors

Dear World Cup visitors, Now that you are safely in our country you are no doubt happily realising you are not in a war zone. This may be in stark contrast to what you have been bracing yourself for. As you emerge blinking from your luxury hotel room into our big blue winter skies, you will surely realise you are far more likely to be killed by kindness than by a stray bullet. [Guest post by Eric Fookes]

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... New Apple iPhone 4.0 Revealed

Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the new look iPhone – the iPhone 4.0 – at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in the US earlier today. Scheduled to be available in the States from June 24, Jobs called the redesigned phone “the biggest leap” Apple has taken with the phone since [...]

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... Friday Photo 28: World Environment Day – Many Species. One Planet. One Future

In acknowledgement of World Environment Day (which is tomorrow – 05 June) this weeks’ Friday Photo is dedicated to all those who take the natural environment, and the incredible diversity of fauna and flora that we have, for granted. Regardless of your feelings about climate-change, global warming or ensuring sustainable [...]

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New on The BlaBla Blog today... 2010 Fifa World Cup Team Bases, Hotels & Training Venues

Here’s an extended list of the bases, hotels and training venues of the 32 nations playing in the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa. The “NC ratings” are from Neal Collins (@nealcol), the UK-based football journalist and author, who has visited many of the bases personally. His inspection of [...]

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