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SORRY. It’s one of those words that slips out so easily. Sorry, can I ask . . . Sorry, I need to . . . Sorry, I disagree . . . It’s the way we’ve been taught – polite manners and all that – yet it could be doing far more damage than good, experts say. Read why on page 46. I’m definitely not sorry for taking a few moments to curl up on the couch with a hot beverage while doing a crossword. It’s one of the most enjoyable things to do as the much-needed rain pelts down outside. It’s been a wet winter in Cape Town the past few weeks – perfect for staying indoors and tackling a puzzle or two. Our new 10-minute puzzle magazine is out…

The rich are so lucky. I wouldn’t mind a bit of their cash. They must be so happy, right? Wrong. Just ask Princess Caroline and her husband (YOU, 21 July). Maybe I don’t have it so bad after all. PATRISH, SMS In the late ’70s Dad would buy us animal and insect sticker packs and the accompanying sticker book. I learnt very quickly about diversity on Earth. Thank you to Pick n Pay and Checkers for bringing back simple pleasures to our primary school youth in the form of animal cards and mini products! JENNY ESTERHUIZEN, PRETORIA I’m 68 and have done my own housework for 27 years. To my friends who are career women with full-time domestic workers and who tell me so often how lucky I am to…

WHEN the Olympic torch is lit in Rio de Janeiro’s Maracanã Stadium on 5 August to herald the start of a fortnight-long sporting spectacle, many will breathe a sigh of relief. Brazil has faced an uphill battle to get the Games off the ground – a doping scandal, the Zika virus, the threat of terrorism and a shaky economy. But the show must – and will – go on. Presided over by the giant statue of Christ the Redeemer, the opening ceremony will be attended by nearly 75 000 spectators and watched by millions of viewers around the world. For two weeks the world’s best athletes will take centre stage as they try to live up to the Olympic motto of citius, altius, fortius – go faster, reach higher and…

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There is a fountain of youth: it’s your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love – ITALIAN ACTRESS SOPHIA LOREN IT’S TAKING TOO LONG A reader who retired three months ago is still waiting for her pension fund to pay out her money. She wants to know how long it usually takes from when you leave your employer’s service until your money is paid into your account. And, she asks, if it takes a long time, do you earn interest on that money in the meantime? Each pension fund’s procedure is different but most take between two weeks and three months to pay out – some even longer! Let’s look at how it works. GET THE BALL ROLLING Two things…

‘By three methods we may learn wisdom – first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest’ – CHINESE PHILOSOPHER CONFUCIUS I CAN’T BE HAPPY AND STAY FAITHFUL Q I’m 44, married and I love my wife, but I can’t stop having affairs. They usually don’t last long – just until the next woman comes along. I don’t think my wife suspects anything, but the affairs are costing me money and if she finds out she’ll definitely divorce me. I did try to be faithful for about a year – we’ve been married for 10 years – and it was the most miserable time of my life. It was as if nothing was exciting any more. My wife isn’t…

Fancy yourself a joker? We pay R50 for every joke published. Email original contributions with your name, postal address and bank details to mailto:chuckles@you.co.za chuckles@you.co.za or send them to Chuckles, YOU, PO Box 7167, Roggebaai 8012. IF LIFE WAS LIKE A COMPUTER . . . You could add someone to or remove them from your life using the control panel. You could put your kids in the recycle bin and restore them when you feel like it. You could improve your appearance by adjusting the display settings. You could turn off the speakers when life gets too noisy. You could click Ctrl+F to recover your lost remote control and car keys. To get your daily exercise, you just click “run”. If you mess up your life you could always…

You’ve visited South Africa before. Anywhere you’re looking forward to visiting again? Your country is so lovely that I can’t wait to visit so many places – Johannesburg as a world city, Cape Town as a holiday destination and all these little villages with a variety of cultures. Why do you think you’re still so popular? The reason my fans are loyal is because through the years I always tried to be honest – in music, lyrics, in my shows. People experience the true Julio, on stage and these days via social media. What classic songs can we look forward to hearing? All the favourite songs of your country will be in the show: To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before, Moonlight Lady, Un Canto A Galicia – and I’ll…

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS LEISURE AND WELLBEING: A LEO . . . Is often happiest when having fun. Feeds on attention – lots of it. Shines when they’re the best, in anything and everything. Is satisfied when receiving due recognition. Tends to overindulge in rich food. Participates wholeheartedly in sport and leisure activities. Likes to be the captain of the team and the leader of the pack. LEO 22 JULY – 22 AUGUST Now’s the time to make your romantic move With the Sun well settled in your sign it’s a week not only to bask in the warmness of others’ attention but also to spread your light. Use your talents and gifts to inspire those around you – whether you move them with your art, motivate them with your words or…

FLORAL GARLAND You can use any garden flowers for this project but trumpet-shaped ones work best. Thread the flowers by inserting one end of a piece of thin wire (such as florist’s wire) or a pipe cleaner through the calyx (the outer lower part which is usually green) and middle of each flower. Continue until the wire is covered with flowers, and twist the ends of the wire together. TIP Younger children can use pipe cleaners instead of wire. WREATH OF LEAVES Thread thick leaves onto wire or a pipe cleaner as for the floral garland. Bend and fit the wire or pipe cleaner according to the size of the child’s head. Twist the wire or pipe cleaner ends together. TIP Use leafy twigs to make the garland, tying them…

AS FAR as starts to the year go, his was a rather rough one – and that’s putting it mildly. You don’t get much rougher than being knocked down in a hit-and-run incident in the first week of January. But Thapelo Mokoena was determined to turn things around as soon as he was up and about again. And that’s exactly what he’s done. It’s hard to believe the 33-year-old actor was in a wheelchair just a little more than six months ago. The tall man who greets us is the picture of health and vitality, dressed in jeans and a Nike top, a wide-rimmed, olive green hat perched jauntily on his head. And then there’s that smile. South Africans came to know his easy grin in his nine years as…

They got married in 2013 but kept the details quiet. Now in a new TV interview KRISTEN BELL (36) has shared photos of her special day to fellow actor DAX SHEPARD (41) for the first time. “We got married in a tiny room in the Beverly Hills courthouse” the House Of Lies actress said as a few candid images were displayed on the screen. “And it was still one of the best days of my life.” The mom of two went on to gush about her hubby, saying he’s a “wonderful father” despite his past as an addict. “He knows the value of things. He was an addict for many, many years and he pulled himself out of it and he’s been sober for 11, 12 years now.”…

Our hearts go out to SHANNEN DOHERTY. The actress – who starred in Beverly Hills, 902010 – is battling breast cancer and took to Facebook and Twitter to share photos of her shaving her head in the presence of her mom, ROSA, and friend ANNE KORTRIGHT-SHILSTAT. Shannen (45) labelled the photos Steps One To Six. The pictures came after she’d posted a photo of empty cupcake holders, with the caption, “Cupcake pan, chocolates and a razor . . . Stay tuned. @annemkortright has got this. #cancersucks #thankgodforfriends.” Shannon revealed her cancer diagnosis last year when she filed a lawsuit against her former business manager, whom she says bungled her health insurance payments, causing a delay in getting a lump checked out.…

Pop diva Mariah Carey posed with Leo, who persuaded his A-list pals to auction off valuables to raise money for environmental causes. Earlier in the evening on board a yacht on their way to the event were (from left) an unnamed hunk, models Constance Jablonski and Xavier Serrano, businessman Tommy Chiabra, designer Siran Manoukian, models Lily Donaldson and Joan Smalls, businessman Alshair Fiyaz, film producer Mohammed Al Turki, models Anja Rubik and Doutzen Kroes and her husband, DJ Sunnery James. 1 English model Lily Donaldson’s black dress featured a range of textures, including fringes, embroidery and sheer panels adorned with glitter. 2 Dutch model Doutzen Kroes chose a floaty peach-coloured silk frock with a thigh-high slit in the front. 3 Singer Lionel Richie’s 17-year-old daughter Sofia, who’s making a name…

IF YOU’RE on social media you’ve probably seen those cute pics of a friend with puppy ears or weird pictures of two people with their faces “swopped” and wondered how they did it. Wonder no more – it’s called Snapchat and it seems everyone is getting in on the fun. Initially what set this social-networking app apart was that – unlike Facebook, Twitter and Instagram – the messages, videos and photos you shared with your friends would automatically vanish a few seconds after being viewed unless you screen-grabbed them. The simple idea Snapchat was based on – which made founder Evan Spiegel, now 26 and the company’s CEO, a billionaire at the age of 25 – is that the moments we share with others are temporary. Just like face-to-face communication,…

IT WAS a chilly winter morning in the pretty seaside town but she was warm and toasty next to the heater as she prepared to work at her easel in her studio. The ethanol heater was the size of a tissue box but the ceiling was low and the room not too big so it did its job beautifully. Little did Lize van der Walt know the potential dangers of that small heater – or the destruction it was capable of. Lize (50) is sitting on her hospital bed, her head and left hand swathed in bandages. “I do get a bit discouraged every now and then” she admits. “But I have a lot to be grateful for. My eyes were spared as well as my right hand – I’m…

COCONUT AND RED CURRY SOUP SERVES 4 Preparation: 10 min Cooking: 20 min 30 ml (2 T) oil 4 garlic cloves, crushed 5 cm fresh ginger, grated 30-45 ml (2-3 T) red curry paste 2 chicken breast fillets, cubed 750 ml (3 c) chicken stock 125 ml (½ c) coconut milk 15 ml (1 T) fish sauce 15 ml (1 T) lime juice 500 g spaghetti, boiled until just done TO SERVE 10 g fresh coriander 2 spring onions, chopped 1 Heat the oil in a pot and fry the garlic, ginger and curry paste until fragrant. Add the chicken cubes and stir through. 2 Add the chicken stock and cook for 10 minutes. 3 Stir in the coconut milk, fish sauce and lime juice. Add the spaghetti and simmer…

MAKE this weekend chill-buster in a cosy double-knitting yarn for that special man in your life. MEASUREMENTS To fit chest 92 (97;102;107;112) cm Actual chest measurement 102 (107;112;117;122) cm Length to back neck 61 (63;65;67;70) cm Sleeve seam 47 (48;48;48;49) cm MATERIALS 9 (9;10;10;11) x 50 g balls of Elle Family Knit Classic DK in Indigo shade No 56 (colour A). 1 x 50 g ball of Elle Family Knit Classic DK in Wintersky shade No 58 (colour B). 1 pair each of 3,25 mm and 4 mm knitting needles 1 spare needle or a stitch holder Coloured marker Zip fastener with closed end to fit Matching coloured sewing thread Tapestry needle and sewing needle suitable for stitching zip tape NOTE The instructions are given for the smallest size, with…

SORRY. It’s such a simple little word. And it slips out of your mouth so easily. “Sorry I didn’t reply to your message sooner” “Sorry but I need to change the time of my dental appointment.” “Sorry, can you pass me the salt?” Is saying sorry just harmless good manners? Or is it a modern plague, as American actress Lena Dunham, star and creator of the TV show Girls, wrote in a recent blog? There are times when it makes sense to apologise – when you’ve made an actual mistake. But saying sorry whether you’ve done anything wrong or not is a problem – and women, Lena says, do this a lot. “Id be willing to bet (though I have zero scientific research to back this up) that many women…

1 NOT ALL SWEDES ARE BLONDE AND PALE “I always get that question, ‘Where are your parents really from?’ ” the 27-year-old says. “I am a real Swede! In fact I’m a quarter Finnish.” Alicia, who was born in Gothenburg to Maria, a stage actress, and Svante, a psychiatrist, says her tanned complexion has led to movie make-up artists asking her to cover up and wear SPF 100 lotion in the run-up to filming so she stays as pale as possible. 2 ASPIRANT BALLERINA The Ex Machina star dreamt of becoming a ballerina after seeing The Nutcracker at age five and moved to Stockholm at 15 to study at the Royal Swedish Ballet. She also attended the School of American Ballet in New York and began to take acting more…

I’M REALLY worried about Dad” Rachel said as she arranged biscuits on a plate. “I try to tempt him by cooking his favourite things but he’s not eating. Haven’t you noticed?” “He’s not singing any more,” Emma mumbled, her mouth full of biscuit. “I noticed that. He had a song for every occasion. Do you remember A Rose In A Garden Of Weeds?” Emma remembered how hed smile at them as he sang, their mother laughing softly and telling him not to be so daft. “It always made me cry” “Most things made you cry” her sister said dismissively. “Besides, Dad’s still mourning Mom. You can’t expect him to go around singing all over the place. It’s only been six months” “Then you can’t expect him to go around eating…

IT’S not for nothing Val McDermid is known as the queen of psychological thrillers – her addictive page-turners have sold more than 11 million copies to date and have been translated into 30 languages. The Scottish author is best known for her suspenseful Wire In The Blood series, featuring clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill and DCI Carol Jordan and which was adapted for television. She’s also written two series focusing on private detective Kate Brannigan and journalist Lindsay Gordon, in addition to several award-winning standalone novels and a children’s picture book, My Granny Is A Pirate. McDermid (61) lives in Edinburgh and is a passionate supporter of Raith Rovers Football Club. In this quirky interview she offers some clues about what makes her tick. Ten words to sum up your…

THE CALVIN HARRIS CONNECTION She recently teamed up with Scottish DJ Calvin Harris (32) on his infectious new club tune, This Is What You Came For. They previously collaborated on her chart-topper We Found Love. SQUAD GOALS How we wish we could trade places with her bestie, Melissa Forde! RiRi’s childhood friend gets to tag along with her to A-list parties, sits in the front row at fashion shows and poses for endless selfies with the Barbadian beauty on her Instagram profile, @badgalriri. SHE’S A TREKKIE! RiRi (28) is a huge Star Trek fan and her latest track, Sledgehammer, is the theme song to the franchise’s new movie, Star Trek Beyond! “Star Trek has been a part of my life since I was a little girl. My dad introduced me…

Lloyd Cele STAND BY ME BY BEN E KING What did you think of the song you were asked to perform? Ben E King is a legend and I think it was a great choice for me and for the show. The song is spectacular and it fitted perfectly with the best YOU Spectacular to date. My range and vocal ability also suited the song. I sang as though it were mine – as though I’d written it . . . I love it that much. I felt honoured and privileged to have been entrusted with this opportunity by YOU. What are you up to at the moment? I’m in studio most days working on my fourth album. I’ve just released a new song called Umona Phansi featuring rap artist…

They wed two months ago but EVA LONGORIA (41) and JOSÉ BASTÓN (48) are clearly still in the honeymoon phase! The American actress and the Mexican media mogul packed on the PDA while frolicking in the ocean on Spain’s Balearic island Formentera where they were joined by a bevy of pals, including Eva’s Telenovela co-star AMAURY NOLASCO (45, above). The Devious Maids producer is clearly intent on spending quality time with her man before she heads to the UK to start filming a new mini-series, Decline And Fall, based on the novel by Evelyn Waugh.…

NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL SERVICE! MY FRIEND and I went shoe-shopping in Kenilworth, Cape Town, recently and the service we received from the shop assistant made our day. He went about each task enthusiastically and kept asking how he could help us, what sizes we needed or what colours we were looking for. He even made recommendations on what he thought wed like. He fetched a bench for my friend, who’s eight months pregnant, and insisted she sit down to be comfortable. The way he packed the shelves was meticulous and methodical. He hummed cheerfully as he worked. This man reminded me of this quote from Martin Luther King Jnr: “If a man is called to be a street sweeper he should sweep streets even as a Michelangelo painted…

MOMMY Middleton must be delighted. It’s long been rumoured she sent her first daughter to the University of St Andrews in Scotland in the hope of catching a king-in-waiting – now her younger daughter has landed a Prince Charming too. Not a royal one maybe but a well-off member of English high society capable of giving her the kind of lifestyle that even a duke could find daunting. There were declarations of happiness all around when Pippa Middleton (32) recently announced she was engaged to James Matthews (40). The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were “absolutely delighted”, while Pippa’s parents, Carole and Michael Middleton, were “thrilled” at the news. And Pippa? There’s little doubt she’s as pleased as punch. The young woman who nearly upstaged her big sis on her…

KEVIN HART – KevinHart4real The comic’s Snapchat posts are bound to get you laughing. Kevin (37) uses his signature aggressive comedic style and often features his fiancée, Eniko Parrish (31), and kids, Heaven (11) and Hendrix (8). RIHANNA – Rihanna The Barbadian pop star, who has more than 40 million Instagram followers, reigns on Snapchat too. RiRi (28) posts regular Snaps of her fabulous holidays and behind-the-scenes looks at how she gets so glam. KIM KARDASHIAN – KimKardashian The 35-year-old reality TV star used Snapchat to post a series of videos of her husband, rapper Kanye West (39), talking to singer Taylor Swift on the phone about his song Famous, a track Taylor labelled offensive. MADONNA – Madonna Ever the trendsetter, Madge (57) was the first to take full advantage…

Ethanol heaters are popular because they’re clean-burning and can be attractive décor items. But beware: there are flames inside the heater the minute it’s been switched on, says Wessel Slabbert, a former fireman and safety specialist with IFRT Spill Response, a company specialising in industrial firefighting, rescue and safety. If ethanol is added when the heater hasn’t been turned off, the flames could shoot up and set the heater on fire. Adding ethanol must be done only when the flames have been extinguished. “This means after the heater has burnt up all the fuel,” Slabbert says. “And you must wait until the heater has cooled down and the combustion chamber is cool enough to touch.” All heaters have dangers you should be aware of, he adds. If an electric bar…

WE TRY recipes from celebrated cookery writer Antoinette De Chavonnes Vrugt’s newest book, Stories From My Namibian Kitchen: Life On A Table, which was recently awarded a prestigious Gourmand Award – the culinary equivalent of an Oscar – for best African cuisine book. Crammed with pics and anecdotes, the book provides easy, tasty meals typical of Namibia, as well as recipes reflecting Antoinettes many global food travels. GAME LOIN WITH SALSA VERDE AND PAP FINGERS SERVES 6 Preparation: 10 min Cooking: at least 6 min Marinating: 2 hours or overnight 1 game loin, such as gemsbok, or beef 30 ml (2 T) mustard powder 45 ml (3 T) olive oil 45 ml (3 T) lemon juice sea salt flakes SALSA VERDE 45 ml (3 T) finely chopped parsley 30 ml…

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Your feelings. You can’t help how you feel about something, so don’t apologise for it. This doesn’t mean it’s okay to throw a temper tantrum – simply that there’s no need to apologise for your emotions. Other people’s feelings. It’s not your problem if people around you are unhappy, uncomfortable or angry. You’re not responsible for how other people feel. Be understanding, supportive and compassionate – but don’t take responsibility for making other people happy and don’t internalise everything. Asking for help or information. “I’m so sorry but I have a question”; “I’m sorry, can I come in?” Why are you saying sorry? We invalidate ourselves when we apologise before asking a question, Donna Flagg says in her book Surviving Dreaded Conversations. If you want to ask a direct question…

DEADPOOL 2016. 104 min. 16LSV. Action comedy. R129* Former special forces soldier Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) makes a living as a mercenary. He meets a prostitute, Vanessa (Morena Baccarin), and falls in love but then finds out he has terminal cancer. When a mysterious agent (Ed Skrein) approaches him to be part of an experimental drug trial, he’s subjected to hours of torture and though it cures him by giving him accelerated healing powers, it leaves him horribly disfigured. Convinced he can never go back to Vanessa, Wade sets out for revenge. After X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) made such a mess of the Merc with a Mouth, Reynolds finally gets the chance to do the character justice. This gleefully irreverent, foul-mouthed and ultra-violent movie pokes fun at other superhero franchises,…

A All ages D Drugs H Horror L Language N Nudity P Prejudice PG Parental guidance S Sex V Violence LISTEN TO THIS! TRINKETS, RELICS & HEIRLOOMS THE PARLOTONES More than a decade after their debut album and numerous Samas later, local indie group The Parlotones release an album of previously unrecorded tracks recorded while working on their eighth album, 2015’s Antiques & Artefacts. Halfway Down and Ticket To The World feature the band’s signature sound and you can dance to tracks like Nothing Is Impossible and My Midnight Life. Guest singers on the 12-track CD include the groups Lost & Found and Das Kapital. Fans will enjoy this collection, but it’s no surprise these tracks didn’t make the cut for previous albums – they’re not the group’s best work.…

Describes herself as “Crime writer and broadcaster, Scottish, mother of teenager, bidie-in (sexual partner), lesbian, feminist, RRFC (Raith Rovers Football Club) devotee, lives a geographically varied life and loves ellipses . . .” @valmcdermid July 19 Having a meeting this morning re an idea I’ve been playing with for 35 years! Ideas need time; writers need patience. @valmcdermid July 15 I truly have no idea. No master plan; I write from book to book. @valmcdermid July 13 Only the mediocre are at their best every day. @valmcdermid July 13 BOJO (Boris Johnson) for foreign secretary? Oh, FFS. Just when you think it can’t get any worse. How many countries can we offend by Saturday? @valmcdermid July 7 I’d really like to be able to rejoice at the news that our…

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BUDGET, BUDGET, BUDGET! “Everyone always says, ‘Oh, that again!’ But it works,” financial journalist Maya Fisher-French says. “Go through your financial statements to see what you spend on petrol and groceries – don’t just thumb-suck amounts. Then put a detailed budget together to see how much you can save by cutting back on unnecessary expenses.” HAVE A DEBT-REPAYMENT STRATEGY “I call it the snowball effect. Take your smallest bill and settle it as soon as possible. Once you’ve settled that bill you’ll have more money to add to the payment on a larger bill. Many people try to spread a little bit of money across all their creditors and end up wasting a lot of money on interest in the long term.” START AN EMERGENCY FUND “Even if you pay…

JUST when we thought LINDSAY LOHAN’s love-life was all good the drama starts again. In a series of bizarre posts on social media the former wild child let rip at fiancé EGOR TARABASOV (22), accusing him of cheating on her – then trying to kill her! Things got ugly after Lindsay (30) shared a video on Snapchat with the message, “My fiancé’s being really angry at me.” She later posted a series of pics on Instagram – since deleted – showing Egor out at a club and accusing him of partying with a “Russian hooker” named DASHA PASHEVKINA, who’s actually a friend of theirs and a fashion designer. After that Lindsay tweeted a link to her 2009 comedy Labor Pains, writing, “I’m pregnant!” Egor then returned to their London flat…

‘I feel like life is really short and it’s important to enjoy yourself ’ MIRANDA KERR CONGRATS to model MIRANDA KERR (33) and Snapchat founder EVAN SPIEGEL (26)! The couple recently got engaged, with the Australian beauty announcing the news on Instagram with the simple caption, “I said yes!” next to a black and white photo of a diamond ring with two Bitmoji (personalised emoji) characters and the words “Marry Me!” Just a few days earlier Miranda – one of the world’s richest models who’s launched her own organic skincare range – showed off her enviable figure during a swimwear photoshoot on a beach in Malibu, California. It will be Evan’s first marriage while Miranda was previously married to actor Orlando Bloom (39), with whom she has a son, Flynn…

Seems NICK CANNON (35) has traded in one ’90s diva for another. The America’s Got Talent host and ex-husband of Mariah Carey was seen getting hot and heavy with TLC’s Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas (45) at a music bash recently. They were seen canoodling at the WDKX Summerfest Concert in Rochester, New York, where the girl group performed. According to friends Nick “always had a crush on her growing up”. Hmm. CHER (70) has blasted Fabletics, the clothing range owned by actress Kate Hudson (37), after experiencing problems signing up. “Made mistake of going 2 Fabletics. What a pain in the ass. Won’t even let u see anything till u give them ur 1st born. Felt I was being conned,” the pop legend tweeted. Fabletics – a subscription service that charges…