Innholdsfortegnelse for 9 February 2023 i You South Africa

WHAT’S your favourite love story? Or your best memory with your significant other? Do you remember the first time you felt that special kind of flutter or felt weak at the knees? And how it felt when you decided this is the one? I know Valentine’s Day can be a bit of a cheesefest but this year I’m feeling all the love vibes out there. I’m not buying into the commercial elements and am instead focusing on the amazingness of the emotion. There’s so much to love about love, after all – sharing meals and creating memories, holding a space for each other that only that one person occupies, growing together and making each other stronger and better. Of course, there’s so much more to it than that and I…

HEART-SHAPED chocolates and corny cards. Pink bubbly and dinner by candlelight. Red roses and teddies with bows around their necks. Yes, it’s that time of the year again when romance rules, couples coo and sayings like “love makes the world go round” are trotted out. And let’s face it: no matter how cynical you may be about Valentine’s Day, there’s something about Cupid lining up his love arrows that makes us feel a little warm and fuzzy. The path of love isn’t an easy one: there are many twists and turns, bumps and bends – but when people stick it out, it’s enough to make us believe in happily ever after again. So, to celebrate the most romantic day on the calendar, we’ve done a round-up of celeb couples who…

SHE played a child sex worker at the age of 11 and romped naked on a tropical island at 14. A year later she posed provocatively in a jeans ad and uttered the line that helped cement her status as one of the hottest young things in Hollywood: “Do you know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing.” Back then the world was a different place and sexualising kids had few taboos – and Brooke Shields was probably the most exploited of all. Now, at the age of 57, her early years in the spotlight is the subject of the hard-hitting documentary Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, named after the 1978 movie co-starring Susan Sarandon and Keith Carradine in which Brooke plays a sex worker. The film examines how Tinseltown…

IT’S the season of love and whether you’re getting dolled up for a night out, flying solo with your girlfriends or having an intimate night in, sporting a memorable fragrance that lingers long after an embrace is a must. From floral to spicy, fruity to woody, whatever your fragrance of fancy is, these new and classic scents will uplift your senses and entice anyone you get close to on the day off love! Fancy Dinner For a romantic dinner out, a rich, sultry and spicier scent is the right call. Perfumes with cedar musk, vanilla, amber, heady florals and wood notes are sexy, bold and mysterious and will leave a lasting impression. Try these Intimate Night In Whether you’re having a chilled movie night or sharing an intimate evening over…

AM I CHEATING ON MY HUSBAND? Q I’m 45 and have been married for 18 years. My husband and I have three children aged between 8 and 16 and we are a happy family. Our marriage has been through the usual ups and downs but we are generally happy and hardly ever argue about anything. However a year ago, I met a man through a mutual friend and we have many similar interests, get on extremely well and have become quite close. We don’t see each other often but communicate on WhatsApp almost every day. I feel we can talk about anything and I find myself telling him things I have never told anyone. He is married too and has two kids. We both feel an attraction and have been…

EXILES By JANE HARPER Macmillan A new book from Australian crime-thriller writer Harper is always something to be excited about. In this, her fifth novel, she brings back Melbourne investigator Aaron Falk introduced in her amazing first novel, The Dry. Aaron is visiting the small town of Marralee for the christening of Greg Raco’s son, Henry. Greg is the cop Aaron befriended in The Dry, and he and his wife have asked Aaron to be Henry’s godfather. This is the second time Aaron is making the trip to Marralee for the christening – which was cancelled the previous year when a family friend, Kim Gillespie, disappeared. She left her baby in her pram at the town’s annual food and wine festival, and it’s suspected she drowned. A year later she’s…

HE LOOKS younger than his 21 years, smooth-faced and almost angelic, but don’t let it fool you. Bukayo Saka has the instincts of a killer, ready to pounce on the ball like a cat – and his prowess on the pitch is making him one of the top players in the English Premier League. The Arsenal midfielder scored a superb long-range goal in a recent match against Manchester United, making him only the third Gunners player in history to score against the Red Devils in three successive games. Going into the match, Saka knew he could write his name next to Arsenal legends Thierry Henry and Freddie Ljungberg if he scored and he was ready to rise to the occasion. “Challenge accepted,” he said before the game. “It will be…

YOUR GUIDE TO THE WORLD OF CELEBSHave Heard SONGBIRD MILEY CYRUS has her fans reading between the lines with a newly released song which has been shattering records and causing a lot of buzz. Flowers, the first track from the new studio album by the pop star is out now – and it’s causing all kinds of speculation among fans who are convinced it contains a number of pointed references to Miley’s ex-husband, Liam Hemsworth. Within its first week of release, the song shattered Spotify’s record for the most streams in a single week, with just over 100 million streams. “I’m glad that Flowers is number one around the world. This song is dedicated to my fans and the steadfast love I wish for each of you,” Miley (30) shared…

MIRROR, mirror on the wall, who’s the handsomest of them all? It will probably come as no surprise to Bridgerton fans that, mathematically speaking, REGÉ-JEAN PAGE is the hunkiest man in Hollywood. A new study using the golden ratio equation of beauty shows that the 34-year-old’s face has 93,65% accuracy. Coming in a close second is Thor actor CHRIS HEMSWORTH (39) at 93,53%. Next in line is Creed star MICHAEL B JORDAN (35) at 93,46%, and fourth is singer HARRY STYLES (28) at 92,30%. Dr Julian De Silva, the British cosmetic surgeon who’s been compiling the list for years, uses digital face-mapping software to analyse the faces of several celebrities. The software relies on a mathematical formula, also known as Phi or the Fibonacci number, to calculate a ratio of…

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IT’S a typical young kid’s picture and shows a stick-figure family smiling next to a swimming pool. But there’s another element to this seemingly happy scene: a red heart that seems to be floating above the happy family to a single cloud next to a big yellow sun. The father figure is Erik Rautenbach (35) of Riebeeckstad in the Free State, who drowned in a freak accident at the Aldam holiday resort near Ventersburg recently. And the artist is six-year-old Zonike Rautenbach, who tried desperately to save her dad that day. Erik drowned when he was sucked into the outlet of a powerful pump in a pool at the bottom of a water slide at the resort – a tragic ending to what started out as a day of fun…

HOMEMADE BEET PASTA with PANGRITATA and CRISPY BACON SERVES 4 / PREPARATION: 40 MINS / STANDING: 30 MINS / COOKING: 15 MINS PASTA DOUGH ▸ 1-2 beets, oven-roasted until soft, then peeled▸ 500ml (2c) cake flour (plus extra as needed)▸ 2,5ml (½t) salt▸ 2 eggs, beaten PANGRITATA ▸ 30ml (2T) olive oil▸ 100g bacon, diced▸ 60ml (¼c) ciabatta crumbs▸ 2 garlic cloves, grated grated zest of▸ 1 lemon▸ 60ml (¼c) chopped fresh parsley▸ 30ml (2T) chopped fresh basil TO FINISH ▸ olive oil, as needed ▸ extra fresh herbs ▸ few thin slices of raw beet (optional)▸ squeeze of lemon juice 1 Pasta dough Put the beets in a food processor and process until puréed [you need about 60ml (¼c) purée]. 2 Mix the flour and salt and make a…

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IT’S A familiar scenario: you’ve managed to get your pet into the car and to the vet, but now they’re acting up in the waiting room, the minutes are stretching into what feels like hours and you’ve become a nervous wreck. “Fear and anxiety around vet visits is quite common, not only for the patient but also for the owner,” says Dr Ingrid de Wet of Ebervet Country Animal Clinic in Somerset West. Luckily there are some things you can do to take the stress out of going to the vet. 9 TIPS TO REDUCE ANXIETY 1 Find a gentle vet Make sure you use a vet who uses “fear-free” handling techniques. This means not holding your pet down by force during an appointment. “This is what ultimately makes…

AQUARIUS 21 JAN – 18 FEB DON’T WORRY – HOPE IS ON THE HORIZON Your finances might resemble a birds’ nest at the moment and you may feel clueless as to how you’re going to manage and resolve the matter. But there definitely is hope on the horizon. Once Mercury, the planet of the mind and intelligence, settles into your sign on the 11th, greater clarity of thought will be forthcoming. Meanwhile, try not to be too gullible, especially regarding people who seem to offer miraculous help with their time and effort. YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS 8, 40, 46, 47, 45, 17 FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS THE AQUARIUS STYLE GUIDE ■ Electric blue is their colour. ■ Their style is eclectic clothing. ■ Fabrics that shimmer or shine appeal to them. ■ They…

They’re both screen legends in their own right, so when BARBRA STREISAND (80) and ROBERT REDFORD (86) were cast as love interests in the 1973 movie The Way We Were everyone expected sparks to fly. And boy, did they – but not in a match-made-in-heaven kind of way. In a new book The Way They Were: How Epic Battles and Bruised Egos Brought a Classic Hollywood Love Story to the Screen, writer Robert Hofler reveals that Robert didn’t think the Funny Girl star was a serious actress, and he felt she’d be difficult and controlling on set. “She’ll direct herself. It’ll never work,” Robert reportedly told director Sydney Pollack. “She’s not going to sing, is she?” the actor asked. “I (don’t) want her to sing in the middle of the…

ANOTHER VICTIM OF POLICE BRUTALITY Five police officers in custody over killing THE family of Tyre Nichols, the African American man who was recently beaten to death by five Memphis police officers, has called on the US Congress to pass police reform legislation. Nichols (29) was pulled over by police on 7 January, allegedly for reckless driving. Video footage of the incident taken by police body cameras shows the army of officers delivering blow after blow against him as he cries out for his mother. Nichols, who was punched, kicked, and repeatedly struck with a baton, died of his injuries in hospital three days later. The five officers involved in the incident, who are all black, were fired following the incident. They’ve also been charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault,…

THERE are many things she’s just had to learn to accept: if she goes into a bar she’ll invariably be asked for her ID and if she goes shopping for new clothes she’ll be directed to the kids’ department because everything in the adult section will be far too big for her. As viewers of her reality TV show I Am Shauna Rae know, life is much more complicated for 23-year-old American Shauna Rae Lesnick than it is for her friends. Standing just 1,21m tall, she’s roughly the same height as an eight-year-old and this leads to all kinds of humiliating problems and misunderstandings. But the stares and judgemental comments Shauna from Long Island, New York, has had to put up with most of her life are nothing compared to…

YOUR nails are a pretty good reflection of the general state of your health. They’re like a map of what’s going on inside your body and believe it or not, problems in your lungs, heart and liver can show up in your nails. Since it can point to disease elsewhere in your body, if you notice any changes in your nails it’s best to see your doctor. Here’s what the condition of your nails reveals about your wellbeing. BRITTLE NAILS This is one of the most common nail problems and is generally caused by exposure to the elements, detergents or chemicals and frequent wetting and drying of the hands. But it can also be a sign of something more serious. “Accompanied by thinning hair and fatigue, it may signal thyroid…

YOUR MONEY SORTED Send suggestions for topics and requests for info to yourmoney@you.co.za. We may answer your questions in this column but won’t reply personally. IT’S not that easy to rent these days. Your credit record will probably be checked to ensure you’re able to fulfil your monthly financial responsibilities. So before you apply, you need to ensure your finances can handle the rental amount. These seven facts about renting can help you be ready for the move. 1 LIKELY EXPENSES Your expenses are more than just your rent. You should plan for the following too: ■ A deposit equal to one to two months’ rent (the contract will specify the deposit amount) ■ The first month’s rent in advance ■ You must be able to comfortably afford your…

1 QUEEN SHANIA Shania Twain is strutting into 2023 with the release of her sixth full-length studio album, Queen of Me – her first in six years. The popular country star hasn’t released anything since 2017, but she introduced the new album with the release of the aptly titled Giddy Up!, her brand-new single The That Don’t Impress Me Much hitmaker sounds as fiery, flirty and fun as always on the new track. “These lines come to me when I’m thinking about how to put a little pep in my step’,” the 57-year-old says. “I want people to feel good when they hear the new album. I want to set a celebratory tone and Giddy Up! is a way to call to the audience and say, ‘Let’s get ready…

PEOPLE began farming in the African regions we now know as Nigeria, Cameroon and Sudan between 2 000 and 4 000 years ago. Unlike hunter-gatherers who moved around following wild animals to hunt, these farmers and their communities settled in fertile regions where they cultivated crops. Between 1 700 and 2 000 years ago, the first groups of these farmers migrated south in search of a suitable summer rainfall climate, which is good for growing crops. They brought with them their languages, skills and ideas, as well as livestock – goats, cattle, sheep and chickens. MEETING THE KHOISAN The African farmers’ lifestyle was less nomadic than that of the Khoikhoi herders and San hunter-gatherers who already lived in Southern Africa at the time. But there were enough similarities between the…

Count them out How many of each animal can you see? Add it up Add and subtract the amounts in the strawberries to find the one that equals more than 10. Match the shadows Match the shadows of farmers to the images below. Spot the difference Find 10 differences in the image below. Twins! Find the matching pair. How many? Circle the correct number of animals in each picture. ANSWERS Match the shadows A-3, B-5, C-6, D-2, E-1, F-4; How many? 7, 2, 5, 9.…

TO THE residents of the small town, she was an inspiration. She’d fled her abusive boyfriend with just the clothes on her back, yet she put on a brave face. She’d also dug deep to start a whole new life – and her new community embraced her. The children she read stories to at the local library sent her letters saying how much she meant to them and neighbours supported her when she told them she wanted to get a degree in child psychology. They were delighted when she enrolled in a university and was able to get financial aid, which gave her access to thousands of dollars in grants and student loans. But it was all a lie. Lauren Ashleigh Hays wasn’t a victim of abuse. She wasn’t 22,…

Glitz and glam were the order of the night at the première of season 2 of Netflix series Kings of Jo’burg last month. The City of Gold-themed event took place at The Zone, Rosebank, and saw stars shimmering in slick ensembles. Executive producer CONNIE FERGUSON and actor ZOLISA XALUVA, who’s known for his role as Mogomotsi “Mo” Masire, turned heads as they arrived, hitting the red carpet with a special escort by bikers from Crusaders Motorcycle Club. Local and international talent joined in celebrating the legacy of the late Shona Ferguson, whose brainchild the show is. “We needed to honour him, and keep his memory alive,” says Connie, who was married to Shona for nearly 20 years before his death in 2021 of Covid complications. Shona played the role of…