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 Novelist learns to get by in LA Satellite LInk, with John Harvey WHEN it first appeared on South African television, I very much doubted whether American series Californication was all that it was cracked up to be. Firstly, I had only come in at the tail-end of one episode, and while the one-liners delivered by David Duchovny in the role of Hank Moody bordered on breaking new TV boundaries in terms of impudence, I still questioned the storyline, as has often been the case with previous Showtime productions. It must be remembered that this was the self- same Duchovny who moonlighted in between shooting the X-Files as a guest star on the lascivious Red Shoes Diaries – a series whose pretentiousness was only belied by the amount of nudity contained therein. Duchovny, as the famed novelist Moody, relocates to LA after his acclaimed book is optioned, but it later becomes a terrible romantic comedy, which sparks a horrible case of writer's block. He's struggling to get his career back on track with the help of his agent/best friend, raise his pre-teen daughter, all the while pining for his ex-girlfriend. It may sound desperate, but he enjoys life and owns all his various vices – drink, drugs and women – with a refreshing sense of honesty and unapologetic candour. The show appeals to fans of the anti-hero, and the second season screens on M-Net on Tuesdays at 10pm.
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Maturity vital in SA politics THERE is no doubt the birth of the Congress of the People (Cope) towards the latter part of last year caused a major upheaval in the South African political landscape, perhaps the most significant realignment since Dr Andries Treurnicht‘s arch-conservatives broke away from the National Party in the early 1980s to form the Conservative Party. The result is that it has injected new life into politics and there is renewed interest in the forthcoming general election. This is good for the country and a sign democracy is working here.... 
Brain drain turnaround ‘soon‘ Yolandé Hayward WEEKEND POST REPORTER THE global economic meltdown and resulting widespread job cuts could result in South Africa‘s crippling brain drain soon becoming a brain gain as South Africans living abroad are forced to return home.... 
To market, to market ... Timothy Twidle THE Friday Evening Market in Knysna is a feast of good fun and good food. Every Friday, from 4pm to 8pm, more than 20 food stalls serve up a variety of cuisine, sufficient to fire up the gastric juices and tempt the most jaded palate. The range of food on offer is quite astounding.... 
Bay‘s best are ready for Santos in survival fight Chumani Bambani WEEKEND POST REPORTER BAY United continue their fight for survival in the Absa Premiership tomorrow when they face Cape Town‘s Santos at the EPRU Stadium in Port Elizabeth.... 
East Cape social investment initiative celebrates 20 years Bob Kernohan BUSINESS EDITOR AN Eastern Cape social investment initiative has received international praise as it celebrates its 20th anniversary with allocations of R8-million taking its total spent over the two decades to R58-million.... |
