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SA's Candid Camera King
From an early age Leon Schuster loved making people laugh. As a child he and his brother played practical jokes on family members and recorded their antics with an old movie camera. By the age of 17 he would sometimes don a wig, dress up in his mother's nursing tunic and visit patients in the Bloemfontein hospital where she worked. As the other Sister Schuster he would then cause havoc to make the patients laugh and "finally just make them feel better about being sick".

Rodriguez
Despite a successful local tour in 1998, many South Africans still only know Rodriguez as the man who sang the legendary "Sugarman" somewhere in the early 1970s and then disappeared without a trace. Guest writer Nils van der Linden sheds some light on this mysterious folk singer.

New Order
Rising from the ashes of the legendary British post-punk group Joy Division, New Order triumphed over tragedy to emerge as one of the most influential and acclaimed bands of the 80s. Nils van der Linden looks at the highs and lows spanning this enigmatic band's 25 year history.

Live | Birds of Pray
Live’s sixth offering, 'Birds of Pray', lacks the vigour, passion and volatile energy of their previous albums. Rather, it uses a formula that is repeated throughout the album, creating a collection of individually acceptable rock songs that, together, blend into one, homogenous sound...

Jewel | 0304
Alaskan singer-songwriter Jewel is back with a new album, '0304', which is certainly the most energetic and entertaining of her records to date. It might sound unassuming and lightweight at first, but this adventurous album has enough depth, variety and class to hold up to repeated listening.

MOVIE REVIEWS
Shanghai Knights
'Shanghai Knights', the sequel to 'Shanghai Noon', is good, slapstick fun, even as it rehashes the same formula as the original, writes reviewer Nils van der Linden. Featuring Owen Wilson and Jackie Chan, this time round the mismatched partners head to England to find the murderer of Chon Wang's father and claim back some sacred Chinese seal.

Anger Management
'Anger Management' once again finds Adam Sandler playing a simple, unassuming man in a broad, lightweight comedy with a wafer thin script. Directed by Peter Segal, the man responsible for 'Nutty Professor 2', one could hardly expect a stellar, or even hilarious comedy, despite its stellar cast that includes Jack Nicholson.

Rules of Attraction
Daring, brutal, darkly funny, tragic, but ultimately empty, 'Rules of Attraction' is just like the characters it portrays.