Weekend Argus Saturday 2022-06-25

When Wendy Williams debuted her syndicated daytime talk show in 2009, some industry-watchers wondered if the brash host, who made a name for herself on hip-hop radio stations in Philadelphia and New York, could translate to a national audience in the US. Williams quickly proved her critics had nothing to worry about. By the autumn of 2010, the talker, distributed by Debmar-Mercury, had been renewed in 80% of the country, including 18 of the top 20 markets. Last Friday, The Wendy Williams Show aired its final episode amid her ongoing health struggles and reports that the 57-year-old host was placed under a financial guardianship after Wells Fargo argued in a petition that she had been the “victim of undue influence and financial exploitation”. (Williams has publicly insisted she is of…

Keen observers of popular culture will have become aware of the recent inclusion of Kate Bush’s 1985 song Running Up That Hill into the storyline of the widely-watched Netflix show Stranger Things. As a result of this inclusion, Kate Bush’s classic song was catapulted (again) into the mainstream musical scene, experiencing a true resurgence in popularity and ranking highly in download charts around the world. Kate Bush herself provided a response by issuing a rare message on social media about the whole affair, not only declaring her enthusiasm over Stranger Things, but also her gratitude for its ability to bestow “a new lease of life” upon her now famous song. As a result of the boost in popularity of Running Up That Hill, there has been great talk of a…

Billie Eilish used a “body double” so she could explore Coachella undetected. The Bad Guy hitmaker headlined the music extravaganza in California in April, and in order to be able to go and explore the rest of what the festival had to offer, she persuaded one of her backing dancers to dress up as her, while she opted for a low-key black outfit to mingle with the crowd. She told Apple Music: “I had a body double, one of my dancers. We got a black wig and we put buns in it and we gave her a mask and sunglasses. “Everybody thought it was me. I put on a big black coat and a traffic vest, hood and glasses.” The 20-year-old singer will headline Glastonbury in the UK this weekend…

According to Variety, the new logline, 1923, focuses on the Dutton family’s next two generations as they struggle to survive historic drought, lawlessness and prohibition, and an epidemic of cattle theft; all battled beneath the cloud of Montana’s great depression, which preceded the nation by almost a decade. The show will also touch on the end of World War I, reports Variety. The show serves as a follow-up to the Yellowstone prequel 1883, which followed a generation of the Dutton family as they move across the country to settle in Montana. It debuted on Paramount+ in December 2021 and starred Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, and Sam Elliott. Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford are set to star in 1923, which is set to debut on Paramount+ in December. Sheridan created…

SHOW Me The Honey is not an easy theme. There are so many ways to interpret it that it may become too complex to execute. However, it shouldn’t be that deep. It’s either you wear the colours, or go for the texture of the bee’s body, the wings and how translucent they are. Be inspired by the flowers and the pollen the bees collect and then, of course, the characteristics of honey. Look at the shape of the honeycomb. Look at how honey drips. How it flows and folds when poured out of a bottle. And what about the beekeeper? There are various ways you can be inspired by apiarists in terms of the garments they wear when harvesting honey, without it being literal. We have taken all these things…

WE’RE stuffed. It’s the devil and the deep blue sea dilemma on an epic scale. It is difficult to imagine any president in any democracy that we might want to emulate could survive such a scathing assessment by the nation’s Chief Justice of his integrity and ability. And it leaves South Africa in an existential dilemma of tragic proportions. If President Cyril Ramaphosa were to resign or be ousted now – as seems possible – the criminal gangs identified in the Zondo Commission’s previous findings again immediately seize control of the state and resume their plunder. Even worse, they would also ensure that, as with Zimbabwe, which the cadres so admire, no democratic election would take place in South Africa in the foreseeable future to interrupt their criminality. South Africans…