I have been thinking about the power of friendship. My thoughts have been triggered by creative partnerships. Elton John and Bernie Taupin, Skin and Len
Over the past few weeks, it has felt to me that we could all do with some gentleness, with some love and kindness. When one
Good morning friends Before contemplating failure, let’s warm ourselves with some success… Vusi Beauchamp’s solo show “The Cult of One” will open in New York in
Good morning my friends I’ve had a fun week watching South Africans popping up all over the global stage. Cape Town illustrator, Russel Abrahams contributed the editorial illustration to
Good morning friends Before we get started today, a few practical things. First, I won’t be writing to you next weekend. I will be taking
Good morning Today is South Africa’s Human Rights Day. In my 6 December letter, I promised to share my reading of Charles van Onselen’s The Night Trains in
In the face of the unfathomable, the most powerful thing that one can do is to seek hope, joy, and connection. It doesn’t make the
Good morning friends I’ve missed you. I’ve missed the ritual of sitting down each week to write to you, to communicate with you. I’ve missed
Good morning everyone Like all of us, South African artist Simphiwe Ndzube was forced to improvise during lockdown. Last week, the Stevenson gallery shared 6 new works that emerged
Good morning friends The focus of today’s note, came to me via Chip Conley’s Wisdom @ Work, in which he recounts this proverb, “When an
Good morning friends Today, I thought it worth reflecting on the dichotomy of change – that is both hard and necessary. This letter explores change
Good morning I sat down to write a different letter. It was meant to reflect on Columbia Business School Professor, Rita McGrath’s book on strategy, Seeing
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