Innholdsfortegnelse for 25 Nov 2021 i You South Africa

IF IT’S inspiration you’re after, this is certainly the edition you want to hold on to because there are feel-good vibes aplenty this week. From former Miss World Rolene Strauss sharing how she’s learnt to love herself, to a young man once mocked for how he looked now flourishing in a special school. The couple who helped in the return of the kidnapped Moti brothers share how their parental instincts kicked in when they realised who the boys were. And there’s a feature on Malala Yousafzai getting married, putting yet more happy memories between her and the time she was shot by the Taliban simply because she wanted to get an education. Although not quite in the same vein, I’m also feeling pretty inspired by the Christmas baking feature in…

Leverne Williams’ letter about thetrouble she has opening tins (YOU Say, 4 November) intrigued me. I used to experience the same challenge in opening ring-pull tins. I also endured split fingernails. Now I prefer these tins. Here’s the secret: take the blunt edge of a knife – the opposite side you cut with. Slide it under the ring and lift it gently. Put the knife away. Anchor the tin firmly with one hand as you put your first finger of the other hand through the ring from top to bottom. Gently pull back while resting the base of your hand on the lid. The lid area furthest away from you will easily rise and slide back with no spills. JUDY BARNES, JOBURG ■ Regarding Leverne’s letter, I just want to…

HE WAS shutting up shop when he heard the call for help. At first, Rendani Vhulade thought it was all in his imagination: it was around 8.30pm and the kitchen at his fast-food business had already closed so he wasn’t expecting any customers. “At first I thought I was hearing things,” he says. “When I got to the gate I saw four Indian boys in school uniforms standing there. That was a surprise in itself because we don’t often see Indian people here.” He went to fetch his girlfriend, Stephina Kulani Simango, and she realised in a flash who their surprise visitors were: the Moti brothers, Zidan (7), Zayyad (11), Alaan (13) and Zia (15) – the kids whose kidnapping she’d seen in the news in the previous three weeks.…

THE forest has always been his safe space. There, among the soaring trees, dense foliage and cool glades, he’s found refuge from the taunts and torments he’s been subjected to all his life. Zanziman Ellie doesn’t look like other people. He has an abnormally small head and his ears are large. His face is unusual and he doesn’t speak. People call him an ape and a monkey. The Rwandan-born 22-year-old was born with microcephaly, a condition that manifests in an underdeveloped head. Zanziman has lived much of his life as a recluse in the forest, hiding from the villagers who bullied him. He’s been likened to Mowgli, the wild child from Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, who was raised by animals in the forest. “When he sees people, all he…

MINI RING FRUITCAKES These scaled-down versions of a traditional fruitcake can be made just a week in advance. MAKES ABOUT 12 MINI RING CAKES PREPARATION: 20 MIN STANDING: 1 WEEK BAKING: 35-40 MIN COOLING: 30 MIN 250g dates, finely chopped 500g dried fruit mix 100g glacé cherries, coarsely chopped 125ml (½c) almonds, finely chopped 250ml (1c) light brown sugar 250ml (1c) rooibos tea 60ml (¼c) sunflower oil 10ml (2t) ground cinnamon pinch of ground nutmeg 2,5ml (½t) fine salt 5ml (1t) bicarbonate of soda, dissolved in 15ml (1T) water 2 eggs 500ml (2c) cake flour TO FINISH 125ml (½c) brandy (optional) Preheat the oven to 160°C. Grease 12 mini ring-cake tins or 12 hollows of a muffin tin with nonstick spray. 1 Put the dates, fruit mix, cherries, almonds, sugar…

I’M STILL A VIRGIN A YEAR INTO MARRIAGE Q I’ve been married for a year and my husband and I have not been intimate in the real sense of the word as I somehow freeze up when he wants to penetrate me. I get so anxious that at times I have run out of the room. My husband is a kind and considerate person and it’s not as if he’s trying to force me to do anything. He’s kind and gentle but I do not know what is wrong with me. I am still a virgin. What should I do? Margo, email A You may be suffering from a form of sexual dysfunction called vaginismus. It’s actually more common than people realise because women suffering from this are often too…

Fancy yourself a joker? Email original jokes to chuckles@you.co.za or send them to Chuckles, YOU, PO Box 7167, Roggebaai 8012, and we may publish them on this page. STRICT RULES A woman realises her elderly mother is no longer able to take care of herself so she arranges for her to move to a retirement home. Her mother likes the place and she especially likes sitting on a bench in the garden, admiring the pretty flowers. One day, two attendants notice the old lady sitting on the bench and leaning over to the side. They rush over and put her upright, but soon they see she’s leaning the other way. They rush to put her upright again. Then they notice she’s leaning the other way again and go back to…

FINN’S PHANTOMS Finn (18) is best known for playing Mike Wheeler in the hit Netflix series Stranger Things. But when he auditioned for Ghost-busters he didn’t know what movie he was trying out for. All he knew was that it would be directed by Jason Reitman (Juno, Up in the Air), the son of Ivan Reitman, who directed the original Ghostbusters. “I didn’t know what [the movie] was,” he says. “I was kind of thinking, in the days after, I was like, ‘I wonder why it’s so secretive. I wonder why there’s such a big codename behind it’.” Even the scene used for the audition gave nothing away. “It wasn’t a scene with action or anything. It wasn’t talking about ghosts. It was just a scene between an older brother…

Documentary. Legendary actor and director Orson Welles’ name is synonymous with genius and failure. He cemented his status as a Hollywood great with his debut film, Citizen Kane (1941), but his creativity and experimentation were often at odds with film-studio bosses, who weren’t willing to give him full creative control and free rein to go over budget or schedule. Subsequently many of his films were heavily re-edited and in his later years he struggled to find financing for his projects. This fascinating doccie, narrated by actor Alan Cumming (sounding a bit stilted as he seemingly tries to tone down his Scottish accent), looks at the torturous process behind the release of The Other Side of the Wind, Welles’ final film which remained unfinished when he died in 1985. It was…

1 Which two planets have no moons? 2 The first letter of the Greek alphabet is “alpha”. What is the last letter? 3 Niagara Falls separates which two countries? 4 What is the currency of South Korea? Who is the former Spring- 5 bok and flyhalf who last month announced his retirement from international rugby? SOURCES: BBC.COM, SMITHSONIANMAG.COM, NYTIMES.COM, THEGUARDIAN.COM, NETWERK24.COM, WIKIPEDIA.ORG, EDITION.CNN.COM, THECONVERSATION.COM…

MY INTERVIEW with Priscilla Chan comes in yet another bad week for her husband’scompany.Face-book, the social networkMarkZuckerberg founded when they were students at Harvard together, has been headline news – and not in a good way. I keep expecting Priscilla to cancel, but she doesn’t. Instead, her office asks me to avoid asking questions about Face-book because she can’t answer on behalf of her husband’s business. That’s not going to be easy when a media and political firestorm is raging and Facebook is drawing comparisons with Big Tobacco over allegations that it put profits before the health and safety of its customers and deploys algorithms that amplify divisive and potentially harmful content. I’m meeting Priscilla in the heart of Silicon Valley – not far from the couple’s home in Palo…

‘THE PREVIOUS BOARD COMPLETELY MISMANAGED ALL OF THE FUNDS AND MONEY THEY HAD AT THE CLUB’ THEY’RE knee-deep in debt, on a serious losing streak and several of their star players are plagued with injuries. By all accounts Barcelona FC – once a crown jewel of global football – is a club in despair and distress as what must be their annus horribilis draws to a close. Not only is it the year they lost Lionel Messi to Paris Saint-Germain FC, they’ve been mired in a corruption scandal and sacked an apparently ill-suited coach after just 14 months on the job. They’ve also been pulled back from the brink of bankruptcy – and are now left with debt after big-bucks bailouts. Yet the club believes it can turn around its…

We must be careful not to unfairly discriminate against those who can’t take the vaccine, either for health or religious reasons. Even families are divided. It’s so sad. Where is our humanity? ANON, CAPE TOWN Does Babbs (YOU Say, 11 November) not realise that the so-called vaccination is still experimental and that even when jabbed one can still transmit and get Covid? Maybe Babbs must lock herself up in isolation. REALIST, SMS A hearty thank you for the Jumbo Print blockbusters edition. It makes life so much easier on my old eyes. ELVINA VAN HEERDEN, EMAIL My grandad is 86 and thoroughly enjoys YOU puzzle books. He’d love to let you know that he enjoyed the jumbo-print edition. The clues were easy to see, which made it easy on his…

ON THE surface, they seemed to have a lot to live for: they were engaged, they both had steady jobs and they had a baby son they adored. Yes, they’d had their challenges – he worked 300km away and trying to make the long-distance thing work could be rough. Jason Jonker (26) and Rochelle Drury (24) even broke up recently but decided to give it another go and were looking forward to celebrating their little boy’s first birthday at a family party in December. Then the unthinkable happened – and now, instead of having both parents by his side when he blows out his birthday candle, the baby boy will have none. An orphan. Jason was found dead in his room in Griekwastad, where he worked as a building site…

1936 FW de Klerk is born into an elite Afrikaner family. 1972 The year he joined the National Party. 1978 The year he was elected to parliament, after just six years as a backbencher. 1989 The year he became South Africa’s last apartheid president. 1990 The year he unbanned the ANC and other political organisations and released political prisoners like Madiba. 1993 The year he shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Madiba. 1996 The year he left the NP to launch the New National Party because he disagreed with elements of the constitution the ANC government proposed. 1997 The year he retired from active politics.…

THERE’S something rather special about Princess Jasmine. In fact, you might say she’s well on her way to becoming a bone-a-fide pawlebrity – and her owner is so proud of her she wants to shout about it from the wooftops. This one-year-old rescue pup has become something of an internet sensation, thanks to her expressive little face, fluffy white coat and natural ability to pose for pictures. Jasmine the golden retriever cross poodle – Golden-doodle – began her rise up the doggy fame ladder when her owner, Evashnie Govender (38), who is originally from Durban but now lives in Pretoria, started posting pics of her precious pooch. Virtual love started to pour in and Evashnie is still surprised by how much attention she’s received. “It’s phenomenal to just see the…

HENLEY & HUES Be at one with nature with earthy shades. Combine colours such as olive and tan for an understated look. Add a different hue with your mules and wear gold hoop earrings for an elegant touch. WEAR IT WITH T-SHIRT TIME In the hot summer months breathable fabric is a lifesaver. This cotton printed T-shirt and pleated skirt is the perfect combo of comfy and casual chic for a day out. WEAR IT WITH PRETTY IN PAISLEY Paisley is an oldie but a goodie. Embrace the trend with this batwing top and cropped jeans. Finish the look with complementary accessories in soft pinks and plum colours. WEAR IT WITH BERMUDA BABE Life will be peachy perfect in these Bermuda shorts. Team this flattering cut with a white shirt,…

TIPS FOR TRANQUILITY Use these tips to create a tranquil haven at home, using blue as the inspiration. SHADES of blue add a sense of calm and tranquillity to a space. Play with deeper shades of blue in other décor pieces for touches of modern elegance and offset with white for a bedroom that still feels serene. Play with shades of blue in pattern and colour for a more visually and texturally pleasing look. DECLUTTER Make an effort to keep clutter in the bedroom to a minimum. Invest in items that help organise the room like a bedside table with drawer inserts to “hide” papers, chargers and cords. Beautiful ceramic items that can hold jewellery or bits and bobs also double up as pretty décor. MOOD LIGHTING A naturally lit…

■ Persistent lethargy, listlessness or exhaustion. ■ Easily affected by other people’s emotions – when some people leave you feeling drained or unwell. ■ Sensitive to busy places such as supermarkets and malls. ■ Feeling anxious, tense and on edge most of the time. ■ Lack of emotional boundaries, you find it hard to say no, you constantly feel guilty. ■ Unexplained physical symptoms, aches and pains. ■ Strong food cravings. ■ Feeling spacey, ungrounded, dizzy or overwhelmed; fuzzy thinking. ■ Uncharacteristic thoughts that don’t make sense.…

PICKPOCKETS like to hang around holidaymakers. Not only are you more laid-back when on holiday, but public places such as beaches, restaurants and airports are usually crowded, making it easier for bag-snatchers to get away. Having your wallet stolen is an awful experience, but there are things you can do to limit the risks. BLOCK YOUR CARDS Call your bank to cancel or stop debit and credit cards temporarily so they can’t be used by the thief. You can do it online on your bank’s app but if you’re not proficient online or are struggling, the quickest way would be to phone the bank’s fraud division. Also call suppliers of any store cards to cancel the cards or temporarily stop transactions on the accounts. REPORT THE INCIDENT TO THE POLICE…

While her husband is away for the weekend, a woman invites her lover, who’s also her husband’s best friend, to visit her. As they lie in bed the phone rings. The woman picks up the handset. “Hello?” she says. “I’m so glad you called. . . really? That’s wonderful . . . Oh, that sounds terrific. I’m happy to hear you’re having such a great time. Love you too. Goodbye.” As she hangs up, her lover asks, “Who was that?” “That was my husband,” she says, “telling me about what a wonderful time he’s having on his fishing trip with you.”…

WAYFARERS’ HYMNS By ZAKES MDA Penguin Random House THE Zulus of New York was meant to be his final adult novel. Two years ago SA author Zakes Mda thought he’d said everything he’d wanted to say and decided that he would rather spend his time writing for young readers. But one day an idea sparked in his brain and try as he might, he couldn’t ignore it. “Sometimes, a story haunts you,” Mda, who was born in the Eastern Cape and currently teaches creative writing at Johns Hopkins University in the US, told The Penguin Post recently. “The story assailed me, grabbed me by the scruff of my neck and demanded that I narrate it. I had no say.” Now as he chats to YOU via video call, the author…

Namibia’s national coat of arms bears images of the gemsbok and the welwitschia plant. The welwitschia symbolises stability despite the moving desert sand while the two gemsbok on either side of the shield represent the arid regions, but also symbolise elegance, pride and courage. The fish eagle represents the water-rich northern regions of the country and symbolises power and the future.…

GALAPAGOS CONSERVATION AREA INCREASED Guillermo Lasso, Ecuador’s president, recently announced at the COP26 climate conference in Scotland that his country’s marine conservation area surrounding the Galapagos Islands would be increased by 60 000km2. These islands and the surrounding ocean are known for their biodiversity (a large variety of animal and plant species). Environmental experts are hoping that a larger conservation area will help save and protect more indigenous animal species.…

‘IT’S GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF RESOURCES TO BUILD A CITY ON MARS. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE’ TRY picturing $335 billion – that’s more than R5 trillion. Now try to get your head around the fact that all of this belongs to one man. Imagine what it must be like for Elon Musk to lie in bed at night and know that his net worth is larger than the annual GDP of South Africa, the country of his birth. Yes, the Pretoria-born tech mogul really is wealthier than the entire country! Elon’s bank balance was bolstered after the price of shares of his electric-car company Tesla surged to $1 208 (R18 120) a share. The 50-year-old owns a 20% stake in Tesla, which helped him surpass…

CFDA Awards, New York 1 Actress Zendaya (in Vera Wang) received the fashion icon award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). 2 The Stand-In’s Drew Barrymore in Christian Siriano 3 Actress Anya Taylor-Joy (in Oscar de la Renta) was named face of the year. House of Gucci premiere, London 4 Salma Hayek (who plays Pina Auriemma in the movie) wore Gucci. 5 Lady Gaga (who plays Patrizia Reggiani) in Versace Baby2Baby Gala, Los Angeles 6 US model Natalia Bryant in Monsoori 7 Truth Be Told star Kate Hudson in Carolina Herrera 8 US journalist Lisa Ling in Prabal Gurung 9 Rooted singer Ciara in Dundas…

I’m 12 turning 13 and I’ve had the vaccine. The process is so quick and simple. I didn’t feel like I was being controlled by anyone. I do know how the vaccine works and I know that if I didn’t get it I might be restricted in the future, and for good reason. I know life will never go back to normal, but having the vaccine is saving lives, and being able to receive it is just one step closer to getting back to a safer life. We as teens can make informed decisions. Getting the vaccine is one of them. People must stop sounding like we have no brain. Allowing kids to be vaccinated with or without parental consent is brilliant! Please, think towards our future. Everyone, get the…

IT’S taken 13 years, dozens of court appearances, four documentary films, a tsunami of misery and plenty of family drama but she’s finally shed the shackles that made her a prisoner in her own life. Britney Spears, one of music’s hardest-working stars, can at last look forward to a normal life after being freed from the conservatorship that gave her father, Jamie, control over every aspect of her life. A judge recently pronounced the star liberated from the handcuffs she has long sought to unlock and the 39-year-old couldn’t be more delighted. “Good God, I love my fans,” she tweeted, praising the Free Britney movement that had been instrumental in keeping her plight in the public eye. Britney (39) had fought long and hard to end the conservatorship while working…

SHE seemed to have the world at her feet: drop-dead gorgeous with a handsome husband and a glittering career ahead of her. Yet deep down she was racked with insecurity, despite having been crowned the most beautiful woman in the world. Rolene Strauss won the Miss World title in 2014 after taking home the Miss SA title, yet she couldn’t shake the niggling self-doubt and thought everyone was judging her. It all started when, as a sixteen-year-old, she was told her hips were too wide to become an international model. Rolene slimmed down from 95cm to 92cm, but the damage was done. The comment and incidents thereafter started eating away at her confidence and she worried constantly about what people thought of her. Things came to a head when she…

Frederik Willem de Klerk was born into a prominent Afrikaner family, several of whom were active in politics. He studied law at Potchefstroom University but became part of the National Party machinery at the age of 36. He rose through the ranks and became the last apartheid president of South Africa when PW Botha stepped down in 1989. In February 1990, De Klerk announced dramatic political changes including the unbanning of political organisations and the release of Nelson Mandela. His actions laid the foundation for a democratic country in which all South Africans would have equal rights. This, his supporters say, is something he’s not given enough credit for. In 1994 he became deputy president, along with Thabo Mbeki, to Madiba but was heavily criticised for not coming clean about…

STEP one: hold your hand up with your palm facing out. Step two: tuck your thumb into the palm of your hand. Step three: use the remaining four fingers to trap your thumb. This simple hand gesture, introduced by the Canadian Women’s Foundation to signal distress and domestic violence, went viral on TikTok last year – and thanks to its universality it could have been the one thing to save the life of a kidnapped teenager. The 16-year-old girl from North Carolina in the US was recently reported missing by her parents. She was taken to a house in Ohio owned by the kidnapper’s relatives, but he fled with the girl when he learnt she was a minor and that authorities were looking for her, according to police. As he…

TRAPEZE ARTIST White and gold are always a winning fashion combo. This tie-dye print trapeze dress with gold accents in your accessories will cement your status as a style queen. WEAR IT WITH THAT’S A WRAP You won’t be a wallflower in this gorgeous green wrap dress. Style it with yellow block heels, a lime bag and pink flower accessories. WEAR IT WITH GO GOLFER Whether you’re sporty or not, athleisure wear will turn you into a fashion champion. Look preppy and stylish in this golfer dress and sneaker combo. Finish it off with a sun visor and crossbody bag. WEAR IT WITH MINT CONDITION Nothing says relaxed fashion better than the easy, breezy A-line dress – especially in refreshing mint green. Grab attention with glam details on your accessories…

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To prevent negativity from building up in your body and mind, it’s wise to cleanse it regularly – think of it as maintaining your “energetic hygiene”. Immersing your body in saltwater, ideally through regular ocean swims, is very cleansing – the use of salt as a purifier dates back thousands of years. In the South African context, December sees scores of people heading to the local coasts to bottle up litres of salt water to take back home for the same reason. “Adding a handful of sea salt to your bath has a similar cleansing effect, as it replicates the ocean,” says Paul Fenton-Smith, author of Intuition: Keys to Unlocking Your Inner Wisdom. “For most people, a salt bath once or twice weekly is sufficient, although you may need them…

SAGITTARIUS 22 NOV – 20 DEC START MENDING RELATIONSHIPS You’re likely to find yourself right in the centre of things this week. With the conjunction of the sun and Mercury in your sign, you can come up with clever ideas and have the opportunity to have your say. Put this to good use as it’s a time for mending relationships and building new alliances. Empathy will go a long way towards giving you insight and understanding difficult people. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 1, 37, 39, 43, 38, 29 CAPRICORN 21 DEC – 20 JAN If you’re working on an idea or a plan which you think will make a significant difference to your workload, continue doing so but keep these thoughts to yourself. Sharing it prematurely may see the essence of…

TV MOVIES / THURSDAY 25 NOVEMBER – WEDNESDAY 1 DECEMBER THURSDAY ■ MODEL CITIZEN ★★★ 2020, 90 min, 16V, e.tv, 00:00. Thriller. A model held hostage in a remote cabin must fight to escape and get back to her daughter. Cassie Howarth. ■ SEVENTEEN AND MISSING ★★ 2007, 90 min, PG, e.tv, 01:40. Fantasy thriller. A woman with psychic abilities tries to use her powers to find her kidnapped daughter. Dedee Pfeiffer. ■ JUGGERNAUT ★★★ 2017, 105 min, 16VL, M-Net, 02:40. Crime drama. A criminal convinced that his mother didn’t commit suicide but was murdered returns to his small hometown looking for the truth. Jack Kesy. ■ THE MUSIC IN ME ★★★ 2015, 87 min, PG, e.tv, 03:20. Music drama. An aspiring singer who gave up her dream to…

Drama. A mother and daughter are unexpectedly ripped from their happy life in America to follow the man of the house as he chases his dreams to England. Rory O’Hara (a pouting Jude Law) has big opportunities in London. Carrie Coon (The Leftovers) is magnificent as his wife, Allison, who spirals out of control due to her obsession with her racehorse. Will they survive their new life on the estate in Surrey with the manor house where the music group Led Zeppelin once stayed while recording an album? It’s the perfect setting to watch the family unravel. The daughter, Sam (Oona Roche), is just a shadow figure strung along by her parents’ toxic marriage. As with their black racehorse, Rory can’t wait to show off his family in the high-society…

A PINCH OF NOM QUICK & EASY Kate Allinson & Kay Featherstone In 2016 British foodies Kate Allinson and Kay Featherstone set up the Pinch of Nom Face-book group as a forum for members to share weight-loss tips and tasty recipes that were slimming but didn’t feel punitive. Today they have more than 1,7 million Facebook followers and 1,2 million Instagram devotees plus three bestselling cookbooks under their belts. Quick and Easy is being hailed as their best yet and it’s not hard to see why. Yes, it’s a slimming book and, yes, the emphasis is on being calorie-conscious, but once you page through the recipes your tummy will start to rumble. The mantra is minimum fuss, maximum flavour. If I wanted to choose one recipe book to be my…

DEFORESTATION STILL DEVASTATING THE WORLD’S FORESTS The United Nations (UN) estimates about 420 million hectares of the planet’s forests have been destroyed since 1990. The main reason for this is agriculture. The UN has come up with several plans and programmes to prevent or slow down deforestation, yet 4,7 million hectares were still destroyed in the past decade. Forests are important to the environment because they reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and carbon dioxide is one of the main contributors to global warming.…

At her wedding in Westminister Abbey in London, the young Elizabeth was still a princess. Her groom, Philip Mountbatten, was born on the Greek island of Corfu. To marry the future queen, he had to give up his Greek citizenship and his affiliation with the Greek Orthodox Church. Once married, he was given the title of Duke of Edinburgh. On her wedding day, Princess Elizabeth had eight bridesmaids. The material for her dress was bought with coupons. After World War 2, supplies of food and other items were limited, and the UK government distributed these ration coupons to ensure that everyone got their share, and that stock of certain items didn’t run out. The couple received more than 2 500 wedding gifts from all over the world, as well as…

SUBTROPICAL DESERTS • Earth’s deserts mostly occur between 15 and 30 degrees north of the equator, and between 15 and 30 degrees south of this 0-latitude line. • The hot, moist air from near the equator cools down as it rises into the atmosphere, releasing its moisture in the form of heavy tropical rains. • The cooler, drier air drifts away from the equator and as it moves further away, it warms up again. • The descending air has lost most of its moisture, preventing the formation of clouds and less rain falls on the earth beneath it – in the subtropical regions. COASTAL DESERTS • Cold ocean currents help create coastal deserts when hot air from land comes into contact with cold, moist air from the ocean, forming thick…

SHE’D always vowed marriage was not for her because it seemed to go against everything she’d fought for as an activist for the rights of women and girls. “I questioned its patriarchal roots, the compromises women are expected to make after a wedding,” she says. “I feared losing my humanity, my independence, my womanhood.” But when fate steps in and Cupid’s arrow hits, everything can change. Malala Yousafzai, the Nobel Peace Prize winner shot in the head by the Taliban at the age of 15 for campaigning for education for women, has fallen in love. She recently married handsome Pakistani cricket executive Asser Malik in an Islamic ceremony in Birmingham, England, the city where she found refuge after her horrific ordeal. “Today marks a precious day in my life,” Malala…

HE’S cute, yes. Funny, sure. Aging well, absolutely. But sexy? A heart-throb? Come on. This was the general reaction when the news broke that Paul Rudd had been named People’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2021, propelling him into the same sexy stratosphere as previous winners Michael B Jordan, Idris Elba, Brad Pitt and Ryan Reynolds. Even Paul’s wife, Julie Yaeger Rudd, couldn’t believe it. She was “stupefied”, Paul admits. “After some giggling and shock she told me, ‘Oh, they got it right’. She was probably not telling the truth but what’s she going to say?” As for Paul, he couldn’t be more delighted. “I’m going to lean into it hard,” he says. “I’m going to own this. I’m not going to try to be like, ‘Oh, I’m so modest’. I’m…