GET YOUR COPY with your MR DELIVERY order from FREE Thurs-Sat each week YOUR FREE GUIDE TO YOUR FREE TIME ÷ 15 April - 21 April 2016 ÷ Issue 619 ‘The Jungle Book’ gets a filmic makeover– page 8 Your kid could be a bona fide Mini Chef – page 10 - Page 3 Learn the facts of modern love with Alan Committie Nataniël’s latest audacious creation is here – page 11 Follow us online: @48hrsincapetown • www.facebook.com/next48hours • www.48hours.co.za Mariah� e Sweet Sweet FantasyCarey Tour 26 APRIL 2016 CAPE TOWN STADIUM TICKETS ON SALE NOW FROM COMPUTICKET & BIGCONCERTS.CO.ZA The Next 48hOURS • Socials Seen at the Spoilt Hair & Nails’ Autumn Winter Trends Soiree Pictures by Abdurahman Khan School of Rock students perform at Zip Zap Circus Pictures by Abdurahman Khan How healthy is your pessimism? edifying conversation I had with a question right back at her, by ask- truth and integrity, then what you come a slave, or at the very least be- friend last week. It started with her ing her what she meant by the word are about to tackle, or say will be come nearly obsessed with the world telling me that she enjoys reading my “cynicism” but even before I could, unhealthy. And when I answered I and its uglification (is there even Encore columns. she also used “pessimism”. And, I also used the word “consciousness”. The such a word?). I remember the word “You say things that many of us thought: would throwing the ques- “healthy” part of my cynicism refers from one of my then favourite films, By Rafiek Mammon want to say, you just add that funny tion back at her not just be a stalling to the consciousness of the moment, uttered by Lena Olin’s character, in a [email protected] twist or say it in a way that people tactic, only because I am unsure of of the content; of my responsibility movie called ‘The Unbearable Light- can relate to. I like that.” But then how to respond to her question? And as a writer, and more importantly to ness of Being’. she added: “But, God you are so I thought of the many times in my the intention of what I mean. And I wonder if this “uglification” was going to talk about my an- cynical most of the time.” life that I did exactly that: buy time And it is so appreciated that I am is indeed happening, or is it only noyance with waiters that ask This is someone who has known in order to first formulate an argu- the one afforded the opportunity to happening in my head? Am I on my you: “Table for one?” whenever me for a very long time – some- ment in my mind. share my thoughts with the world – way to becoming a bitter old fool, I happen to walk into a restau- thing like 26 years. That is exactly And I thought of how disingenu- something that many others would or are my comments just innocuous Irant by myself. My response is usu- half my life. Yes, I am turning 52 ous that is. It made me think of my love to do – and now can, with blogs mutterings and observations? ally: “Thanks for asking, but rather next month. And I guess “cynicism” writing. Do I perhaps do that with etc. And although the one is a paid The bottom line is this: irrespec- wait until I tell you how many peo- comes with the territory of “getting my writing as well? Am I doing that job and the other may not be, it is tive of where it is happening, the fact ple I shall need a table for, please.” on”. I always maintained that as long right now, for example? still a platform to express oneself – that it is in my consciousness and in When we are two people and they it is healthy, disparagement it is okay. Then, the word came to me – the however cynical those expressions many other people’s (who read my do the: “Table for two?” question, When I said that to her she wanted word I had been searching for in my might be. And cynicism should be work and who share their thoughts) I would say: “No, table for one. He to know what I meant by “healthy”. mind, in those few seconds. And that taken with a bag of salt, celebrated means that it is real. usually sits on my head!” I wish it I had to think about my response for word was “intention”. I remember even, what with the constant ham- So, here’s to continued healthy were original, but alas, I heard it in a a minute. For, although I had used my parents teaching us about that mering of consumerism and “fake” doses of cynicism/pessimism/dispar- film somewhere...usually it goes over this “healthy cynicism” glibly for as word – about the importance of it. down our throats. She agreed, re- agement. Maybe you haven’t even their heads and I am sure I am the long as I can remember, I never re- What are your intentions when you minding me that I just “did it again.” thought of its name, let alone how one whose food they spit on before ally thought about what I meant by tackle anything? And if you are un- “Did what again?” I asked. “Be- much or little it has affected your ut- serving… it - until now. able to answer with a self- satisfac- come your cynical self,” she replied. terances. Allow me to share a part of an At first I thought of throwing the tory answer – one that speaks to And that is when it hit me…I had be- The Next 48hOURS is published by EDITORIAL STAFF Editorial Address Editorial COnTRIbutors Rani Communications. Every effort has Managing Editor: Naushad Khan Postal: P.O. Box 830, Jenny Morris Maitland, 7404 been made to ensure the accuracy of Production Editor: Peter Tromp Rafiek Mammon the information provided. 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With the re- consult Computicket.) lease of ‘Touch My Body’ (2008), Carey Throughout her career, Carey has gained her 18th number-one single in sold more than 200 million records the United States, more than any other worldwide, making her one of the best solo artist. selling music artists of all time. Throughout her career Carey has Famed for her five-octave vocal won five Grammy Awards, 11 American range, Carey rose to prominence af- Music Awards. This is the first time that ter releasing her self-titled debut stu- she will perform in South Africa. dio album ‘Mariah Carey’ in 1990. It went multi-platinum and spawned * The concert is scheduled to start at four consecutive number one singles 8pm. on the Billboard Hot 100 chart ‘Vision of Love’, ‘Love Takes Time’, ‘Someday’ WIn! and ‘I Don`t Wanna Cry’. Carey con- One lucky reader can win a set of tinued her success with follow up al- highly coveted double tickets to bums ‘Emotions’ (1991), ‘Music Box’ see Mariah Carey perform at Cape (1993) and ‘Merry Christmas’ (1994). Town Stadium. Send your name and ‘Daydream’ (1995) made music history “Mariah Carey - Sweet Fantasy” when its second single ‘One Sweet Day’ in the subject line in an e-mail to: a duet with Boyz II Men, spent a record [email protected] before 12pm on sixteen weeks on top of the charts. Monday, April 18. Good luck! Mariah Carey Alan Committie puts 21st century love under the comedic microscope Everyone’s favourite one-man Com- radioactive clown from a travelling be you. Meeting the other person. mittie of comedy is back with his circus show. Although seemingly nor- And creating a connection (or not) in latest love-themed comedy extrava- mal on the outside, I had uncontrol- the moment. ganza. lable urges to leap around, make silly In ‘Love Factually’, showing at Pi- noises and make people laugh. It was Is it safe for people to bring their eter Toerien’s Theatre On The Bay in only years later that I realised people dates to the show? Camps Bay until May 14, the former might actually pay me to do this…. Of course. This is the perfect date ‘Caveman’ will be investigating eve- Seemed like a better option than be- show. An opportunity to laugh at our rything from Tinder to text breakups, ing a taxidermist. own experiences and see how many online attractions and detractions, of those experiences are shared by surviving as a post-modern, metro- What inspired you to tackle the other people around us… quasi-dexi-semi-multi-mano-sexual, topic of “love” at this time? exploring single vs mingle, the ap- Having performed 941 shows of When was the last time you parent gift of having children and ‘Defending the Caveman’ and of- “snaughled”? (SNAUGHLING: Laugh- the supposed burden of family.