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...Commander.” These vignette-like accounts depict the violence latent in the everyday “tactile processes,” telling the stories of men who ostensibly work for the President/Commander in an intimate though non-political capacity, shaving his hair or disemboweling crayfish for his dinner.Dovey emphasizes that while the creative seed of “Blood Kin” can be traced obliquely to her desire to understand current South African president Thabo Mbeki—whom she once sought to explore by interviewing his barber, his chef, and his portraitist—the project...
...speaker showed how eight deer can be raised for venison at the cost of feeding one cow. Other topics covered: growing garbanzo beans, converting corn into lighter fluid and raising edible snails and crayfish. The farmers were interested, though some were skeptical. "A lot of good ideas got thrown around here," said Ed Ackerman of Minnesota. "But the bottom line is profit. Anybody can raise a crop, but you can't succeed unless you can sell...
...fynbos menu started with a small sampling of pâté made from snoek, a wonderfully oily fish caught in the cold waters off Cape Town. Starters include ostrich rolled in wild rosemary and drizzled with grapeseed oil from the wine district east of Cape Town, and crayfish bisque with wild fennel. Mains include loin of springbok wrapped in marogo, a type of leafy vegetable, and cured bacon. There's also kingklip, an eel-like fish served with wild garlic and vegetable sosaties, a sweetly marinated kebab popular in South Africa. My favorite use for fynbos, though...
...says the wiry farmer, rolling a cigarette. "Because you've already been to Heaven." Some district cattlemen consider him a blow-in, but Burton is finding this stage of his life busier than he expected. "Supposedly ret-ired," he says, with mischief in his eyes. "I was happy catching crayfish and sinking piss." But now he's living at Springvale and running several properties for his son Jack, whose base is Yeeda Station near Derby, a 600-km drive west. "Bought this place three years ago for $15.2 million. Now it's worth $38 million. Maybe. We're here...
...Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder have transformed Le Domaine de Fontenay, a rambling French colonial house with huge verandas, into a relaxed nine-bedroom hotel. Its restaurant serves such local fare as grilled crayfish and fillet steaks of zebu, or Malagasy cattle, and serves South African wine. The hotel's décor reflects its history: the honeymoon suite's marble bath was salvaged from the captain's quarters of a 19th century French corvette, and the restaurant's stone fireplace bears the official...