Friday, April 15 2022
The Eclectic Long Weekend
16 GREAT READS FROM THIS WEEK'S SUNDAY TIMES DAILY CURATED FOR YOU
Crusaders’ altar discovered at site of Jesus’s crucifixion and burial
Experts believe the medieval slab found at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre dates back to the 1100s
Teen sensation Viwe Jingqi sprints from Eastern Cape to global stardom
17-year-old made headlines last week when she broke the SA under-18 100m record three times in seven hours
SKA’s the limit: SA telescope shows us what happens when galaxies collide
Discovery is good sign of how the Square Kilometre Array will help us understand the workings of the universe
Credit card chargeback is a real thing. Just ask your bank
Reversing credit card charges if sellers don’t play ball works. Banks just need a little nudging from time to time
Shroom for improvement: magic mushrooms work better than anti-depressants
Psilocybin has been found to create connections between regions of the brain and ease depression
To make wardrobes sustainable, we must cut clothing purchases by 75%
Want to save the planet? Buy fewer or second-hand items, revive lost mending skills and focus on quality not quantity
Hello, hello, hello, how high will you go to entertain yourself?
Kurt Cobain’s guitar in Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video is expected to fetch nearly R12m on auction
Willemse has the inside track to regular Bok game time
Damian Willemse’s versatility has hindered him at international level, but he may have found a home at No.12
Just say where I am and when, or it’s reader’s block for me
When reading, I want to know where books are set and when. I don’t want to guess, even though it's usually Canada
Diving into the light
Helen Walne was scared of the ocean. Then she plunged in and discovered a magical world of kelp forests
SuperSport United fired Tembo and left the real problem untouched
The club’s management expected the coach to deliver some miracles while giving him little to work with
Plane what? Plain mad? Skydivers to attempt world-first aviation feat
The US’s Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington hope to become the first pilots in history to pull off a ‘plane swap’
Palm Sunday resurrected at Jerusalem’s crucifixion church
After two years, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre welcomes Christians to celebrate the start of Holy Week
Experience Jean-Michel Basquiat as you never have before
The life of the New York artist and some of his rarely seen works are being showcased by his sisters
Thanks to Putin, Boris pulls off his escape-artist act yet again
Police find the UK PM and Rishi Sunak broke pandemic rules with lockdown gathering but focus has shifted to war
Diabetes and Covid’s toxic relationship is a two-way street, study finds
The diseases feed off each other in unexpected ways