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Send Help blends dark comedy and horror in a survival showdown
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Send Help blends dark comedy and horror in a survival showdown

It’s been a while, but filmmaker Sam Raimi is back behind the camera, and on form, with twisted survival thriller and pitch-black comedy Send Help. Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien play the castaways in this battle of wills.

By Noelle Adams
IN PICTURES

The world’s smallest penguin species, and other stories from around the globe

By Daily Maverick Photo Team
The world’s smallest penguin species, and other stories from around the globe
IN PICTURES

On this day: Nelson Mandela’s walk to freedom

By Daily Maverick Photo Team
On this day: Nelson Mandela’s walk to freedom
THE CONVERSATION

Exercise snacks: the best bursts of activity to incorporate into your day

By Jack McNamara
Exercise snacks: the best bursts of activity to incorporate into your day
PHOTO ESSAY

Klein Karoo Magic — where Roadside America meets South African charm

By Chris Marais and Julienne du Toit
Klein Karoo Magic — where Roadside America meets South African charm
Get Set on your 90-day growth sprint for 2026
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Get Set on your 90-day growth sprint for 2026

By Get Set
Traces of the Timeless — Creating space for complexity through art
THE INTERVIEW

Traces of the Timeless — Creating space for complexity through art

By Kristen Harding
Why is my migraine worse in summer?
THE CONVERSATION

Why is my migraine worse in summer?

By Elspeth Hutton
The Spell explores the dark legacies of Western civilisation and the stories that shaped them
BOOK REVIEW

The Spell explores the dark legacies of Western civilisation and the stories that shaped them

By Deborah Rudman
Why keeping quiet about the family feud gave Brand Beckham a commercial boost
THE CONVERSATION

Why keeping quiet about the family feud gave Brand Beckham a commercial boost

By Ashleigh Logan-McFarlane
More than just reading — Book clubs offer belonging through shared stories and lived experience
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More than just reading — Book clubs offer belonging through shared stories and lived experience

By Joy Watson
Wonder Man redefines superhero storytelling with a meta take on Hollywood
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Wonder Man redefines superhero storytelling with a meta take on Hollywood

By Tracy Benson
THEATRE REVIEW

Nobody Told Me: A gripping holocaust tale brought home to Johannesburg

By Douglas Mason
Nobody Told Me: A gripping holocaust tale brought home to Johannesburg
IN PICTURES

Athletes in training ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympic games, and more from around the world

By Daily Maverick Photo Team
Athletes in training ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympic games, and more from around the world
PHOTO ESSAY

In Pictures: At the Westminster Dog Show, a doberman named Penny takes top honours

By Daily Maverick Photo Team
In Pictures: At the Westminster Dog Show, a doberman named Penny takes top honours
THEATRE REVIEW

Maynardville’s Twelfth Night: Shakespeare’s middle finger to romantic convention

By Keith Bain
THE CONVERSATION

Why do smart people get hooked on wellness trends? Personality traits may play a role

By Nick Haslam
THE CONVERSATION

5 types of ‘wellness woo’ that borrow from mainstream medicine

By Philippa Martyr
PHOTO ESSAY

In Pictures: Teyana Taylor, Bad Bunny, Trevor Noah and the 68th Grammy Awards

By Daily Maverick Photo Team
Gabrielle Goliath and the enduring struggle between art, power and the policing of meaning
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Gabrielle Goliath and the enduring struggle between art, power and the policing of meaning

Gabrielle Goliath’s legal challenge over the cancellation of Elegy at the Venice Biennale revives an old story: the uneasy, enduring struggle between artists and the powers that seek to contain them.

By Lucinda Jolly
THE CONVERSATION

Midlife weight gain can start long before menopause, research says

By Anna Barton Bradley
OP-ED

Why small changes, not grand resolutions, sustain real progress

By Louise Janovsky
WHAT WE'RE WATCHING

Cringe with a helping of polony as The Office gets a lekker local twist

By Kristen Harding
REHEARSAL NOTES

Maynardville’s Twelfth Night set to be a screamer as it channels Fellini, Noël Coward and a Rolls-Royce cast

By Keith Bain
Doha Fashion Fridays — migrant labour, visibility and power in the Gulf
PHOTO ESSAY

Doha Fashion Fridays — migrant labour, visibility and power in the Gulf

By Aparna Jayakumar
Nicki Minaj joins US President Donald Trump on stage at Summit in Washington DC, and more from around the world
IN PICTURES

Nicki Minaj joins US President Donald Trump on stage at Summit in Washington DC, and more from around the world

By Daily Maverick Photo Team
In search of Viv — how Facebook helped reunite me with my violin
SOUL MUSIC

In search of Viv — how Facebook helped reunite me with my violin

By Diana Neille
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple — a cerebral shift in the zombie apocalypse
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple — a cerebral shift in the zombie apocalypse

By Noelle Adams
Tattoos, toxins and the immune system – what you need to know before you get inked
THE CONVERSATION

Tattoos, toxins and the immune system – what you need to know before you get inked

By Manal Mohammed

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