THE CONVERSATION How social media forces stand-up comedians like Trevor Noah and Basket Mouth to self-censor 3 min 0 By Izuu Nwankwọ
THE CONVERSATION Monkeys can sense their own heartbeats, an ability tied to mental health, consciousness and memory in humans 3 min 0 By Joey Charbonneau and Eliza Bliss-Moreau
THE CONVERSATION Bridgerton: The real 18th-century writers who used pseudonyms to stoke controversy 4 min 0 By Adam J Smith
KEEP AN EYE OUT This month on your screen: True-crime thrillers, science fiction adventures and photorealistic dinosaurs 4 min 0 By Tevya Turok Shapiro
THE CONVERSATION The pandemic’s gardening boom shows how gardens can cultivate public health 3 min 0 By Alessandro Ossola
BOOK REVIEW Joy Watson’s ‘The Other Me’ is a sinister, psychological take on the masks we all wear 4 min 0 By Sarah Hoek
THE CONVERSATION Africa has ambitious goals for 2063: plans for outer space hold the key to success 4 min 0 By Etim Offiong
This Weekend We’re Watching Painting with John: A hilarious unscripted series on Showmax 5 min 0 By Tevya Turok Shapiro
PODCAST REVIEW Threats of a nuclear war and fear for survival — three podcasts address the issue 4 min 0 By Sarah Hoek
THE CONVERSATION South African universities are training their gaze on the United States. Why it matters 3 min 0 By Tawana Kupe and Christopher Isike
BOOK REVIEW Ismail Lagardien’s memoir is a spirited determination not to be defined by the melanin level of his skin 3 min 0 By Ferial Haffajee
THE CONVERSATION Twitter: not even Elon Musk is wealthy enough to bring absolute free speech to the platform – here’s why 3 min 0 By Eric Heinze
BOOK REVIEW What is South Africa’s future? Five excellent books have the answer 6 min 0 By Ferial Haffajee
THE CONVERSATION What the new science of authenticity says about discovering your true self 5 min 0 By Matthew Baldwin
THE CONVERSATION Grab a rope: seven reasons why skipping is so good for you 4 min 0 By Lindsay Bottoms
Book Excerpt LA Times Book Prize for Fiction winner: In the Company of Men 5 min 0 By The Reading List
A DIP IN THE OCEAN 'Supermums': Four Joburg women swim to Robben Island and reach their bucket-list goal 4 min 3 By Craig Bishop
THEATRE REVIEW ‘The Red on the Rainbow’: On recognising the humanity of black people in South Africa 2 min 1 By Michelle Banda
THE CONVERSATION We’ve discovered why some whales stop feeding in response to the sound of sonar 3 min 0 By Patrick Miller, Charlotte Cure and Saana Isojunno
