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C o v e r p h o t o g r a p h b y : A n d r e w B r a u t e s e t h

T h e v i e w s e x p r e s s e d i n F L U F F a r e t h o s e o f t h e w r i t e r s t h e m s e l v e s .

TIM HARRIS

THE MAN IN THE

SHADOWS

GRANT PAYNE

MYNAMEISGRANT

THEY’RE

AMONG US

BY ALEXANDRA NAGEL

ANDREW BRAUTESETH

GUY WITHOUT

HIS CAMERA

THE TALE OF

KIM KARDASHIAN

AND THE GAY

TOKOLOSHE

BY DARIUS MEADON

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KAMINI PATHER

IT’S A MATTER OF

TASTE

DAVID COPE

A PUBLIK FACE

We are FLUFF. An unlikely pair who are not originally from the Mother City; we want to get to know the DNA that makes up this body we call home.

We are not tr ying to make that paper promise called money; we are profi l ing Cape Town’s people and tr ying to cut that cl iquey crap Cape Town has.

Let’s get to know each other.

Emil Lime

Founder & Creat ive D i rector / @the l imel ine

f lu f fmagaz inesa@gmai l .com

Alexandra Nagel

Edi tor - in -Chief / @AlexandraNagel

f lu f fmagaz inesa@gmai l .com

Andrew Brauteseth

Cover photograph / @guy_wi th_camera

www.guywi thcamera.co.za

Grant Payne

Off ic ia l FLUFF photographer / @mynameisgrant_

www.mynameisgrant .com

Darius Meadon

Off ic ia l FLUFF wr i te r / @Dar iusMeadon

Cindy Horton

Hai r & make-up / @cindyhorton

www.c indyhorton.co.za

www.fluffmag.co.za

@f lu f fmag_sa | #FLUFF

www.facebook.com/f lu f fmagaz inesa

#FLUFF

GUY WITHOUTCAMERA

ANDREW BRAUTESETH

Taking a lift up to Heaven was definitely not

what I had planned in my lifetime, but visiting

Andrew Brauteseth was something worth

walking towards the light for.

Nice gold AK47 on your wall there, Andrew.

Welcome to Heaven.

How did you get into photography?I fell into it. Bought a camera to help with my design projects. Soon I couldn’t call myself a designer anymore.

What inspired you to create your two blogs ‘Bree Street’ and ‘guywithcamera’?‘Bree’ was for promoting a cause and associating my work with ‘Cape Town’s hippest street’. ‘guywithcamera’ reveals the process around being a photographer.

What photographer would you like to shoot your portrait?Patrick Demarchelier.He’s old but classic, simple.

What is your absolute favourite past-time in Cape Town?Surf at the Glen and coffee shop cruise like other ‘professionalCapetonians’ who all do something vague in media and marketing.

If you had a pet fern, what would you call it?I already have an 80s plant called Mauricio Cool, named after the most hilarious Spanish guy who takes the worst Instagram pictures ever.

What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘fluff’?Poppy culture, candy floss culture…like froth, isn’t it?

Why ‘Heaven’ (studio name)?Irreverence idea: If it makes people laugh, and makes me laugh then it’s more memorable. Nice to put on an invoice.

Do you think filters on Twitter and Instagram are taking the rawness out of photography? They’ve just leveled the playing field. Only a certain amount of times you can filter a cup of coffee.

What is your favourite dish to eat in Cape Town and where can we find it?Chicken sandwich from Clarke’s.

If you could be a natural disaster, which would it be and why?Tsunami, because they’re so fucking scary and they take you by surprise. Nothing beats a good tsunami…

Who is your muse at the moment? Do you feel you are a muse?I hope I have inspired people, like “I wanna put a fucking cross in my logo”.

What is the significance of the “X”/cross in your logo?It caught on as a design trend for hipsters; those slightly-confused Christians.

IT’S A MATTER OF TASTE

KAMINI PATHER

“PEOPLE AND FOOD ARE THE BEST COMBINATION OF INGREDIENTS. I LOVE THAT YOU CAN’T REMOVE ONE FROM THE OTHER…”

WINING AND DINING IS NOT WHAT KAMINI IS ALL ABOUT THOUGH…

What makes food so amazing?Love making pasta; it’s like being a

magician. Took eggs and flour and I

made this thing. MAGIC!

How has the chef-ing come along since your win of MasterChef 2013?‘Chef’ is a title that you need to work

your way up to, and I didn’t do that.

I won a reality show around food.

How do you feel about cooking whale with a side of butternut?Well, whale and butternut gnocchi…

first I would need a really big knife.

As a young Kamini, did you always want to go into the food industry?I loved Whitney Houston in the 80s,

but I can’t sing; I wanted to be many

things when I was growing up.

I didn’t really plan on going into the

food industry.

What is your favourite past-time in Cape Town, besides chef-ing?If I’m not working, I exercise, sleep or

I’m at Publik.

Where can I find the best rack of ribs in town?I buy mine from Frankie’s and make

my own.

How happy are McDonald’s Happy Meals?Not that happy. Franchises influence

kids to eat badly.

Shag, marry, kill: Nataniël, Kurt Darren, Julius Malema.What if I kill myself first?

What is your favourite piece of cutlery?Fork. Love when they have four

long prongs.

What is your party trick?The Sabrage.

Did you ever play Mr Chef on Eye Toy for Playstation?No, but my little brother did have a

Tekken party once and I beat them

all.

If you could have a superpower, which would it be?Shape shifter; It’s kind of like my life

too. Today, I was on a wine farm,

tomorrow I’m a radio presenter.

THE MAN IN THE SHADOWS

TIM HARRIS

Tim Harris, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister

of Finance, better known for his chiseled face

than his fiscal policies.

In the middle of an election campaign, we

managed to get into his hectic diary between his

travels to the UK and JHB...

“Only 28 days left to go, he said”

Are you aware that you have a

profile on Wikipedia?

All the DA members required a profile.

I should probably check it…

Tell me about your family

background.

Born in Claremont, grew up in

Durban, moved back to Cape Town,

worked in a bank. Cape Town is a

proper global city. Meet people from

everywhere.

What type of local music are you

a fan of?

Felix Laband. Frustrated the new

album hasn’t come out yet. He is

by far the best in South Africa even

though they are a bit under

the radar.

What is your favourite past time in

Cape Town, entertainment-wise?

Surfing, getting out into nature.

How do you feel about all of this

hype surrounding your looks?

It’s just funny. People find it amusing.

How did you find your experience

on the Anne Hirsch Show?

Trick is to get out alive. Awkward

experience, but that is her style.

Did you keep her goodbye gift that

she gives to all her guests?

I think her DNA swab is still in my

jacket pocket.

In three words beginning with “T”,

how would you describe yourself?

Trustworthy, trenchant, and tall.

How would you describe your

street style?

Stuck in the past a bit. Still dress like a

surfer from the 90s. I don’t wear skinny

jeans, if that’s what you mean.

Do you go to any live gigs?

Not as much. I’m a parent now,

not a joller.

Do you think dogs and cats really

do see black and white?

My wife is an animal behaviourist so I

will ask her.

How do you feel Cape Town’s

youth culture is progressing

towards becoming future leaders?

They need to take responsibility

by getting involved in politics or

whatever they are passionate about.

THE TALE OF KIM KARDASHIAN AND THE GAY TOKOLOSHE

BY DARIUS MEADON

I was that awkward kid… over-sized incisors, unruly hair, and a tad more effeminate than is expected of a boy. I was eight when my parents broke the news.

We drove to the open veld where the majestic maroon tent was pitched. A surprise trip to the circus was honestly the most exciting thing that could happen to suburban, middleclass me.

Whilst the animal wranglers, glitter canons, and high kicks thrilled me, the show was completely usurped by a mousy magician called Mick. Despite Mick’s ill-fitting suit and alcoholic’s red nose, he did the most spectacular things. Floppy wands, hankies, flying doves…I marveled at the deceptive dexterity with which he performed his magic.

I conjured this memory when chatting to a friend about the state of the media industry, likening magicians to editorial teams who skillfully use psychology, timing, and misdirection to accomplish their magical effect.

Mainstream media are perhaps best at misdirection – where timing and movement combine to distract us into paying more attention to impossibly

glamorous celebrities over pressing social issues.

Who cares about minority rights when Kim Kardashian is gracing the latest Vogue cover because Anna Wintour believes her “presence in the world influences the way we see it” ? If Kim Kardashian’s cunty – the latest addition to the Oxford English Dictionary – behaviour shapes our worldview, I fear very much for the future of the human race.

South Africa is an interesting case study for this, a country where so many socio-economic issues are being shaped yet so few South Africans of all creeds know or even care.

Populist newspapers like the Daily Sun would far rather have us read more about the threat of a gay tokholoshe than the fight for socio-economic rights.

And while I’m not expecting the average South African to froth over the latest issue of The Economist, I believe mainstream publications ought to make some effort in informing it’s readers of topical and socially-relevant news. But until then, we are stuck with Kardashians and the curse of the gay tokoloshe.

A PUBLIK FACEDAVID COPE

“Don’t define me by bacon”,

he utters as he scans the

question paper from behind

the thick-wooden bar, “I’m

more of a salmon guy”. Young

entrepreneur David Cope, a

warm guy with a glowing halo

crowning his head (the lights

above in Publik Wine Bar hang

quite low). Is he Cape Town’s

underground God of food and

wine, or a Foodie who prefers

JOMO to FOMO?

Where did your obsession with bacon come from?From my blog. People started defining me as a lover of bacon, but I actually eat more salmon.

And your wine-loving obsession?Worked on a wine farm at a bar and then strangely enough, when I worked at an advertising company, my first client was a wine.

The word “Foodie” sounds a bit fluffy. Your opinion on the term?It’s more a part of a phase that became mainstream. Anyone who is into food, reading about it or cooking it, even you, would be defined as a “Foodie”.

Pick a place in Cape Town that makes the best pork crackling.(Picks up a big glass jar of pork crackling and offers me a piece)

Have you ever raised a pig and then turned it into bacon?No, but I look forward to it.

What inspired you to start Alphabetical Boutique Wine and Publik Wine Bar? I was inspired to start Alphabetical because wine is fucking awesome. I always loved the idea of a wine bar, but it was more of a pipeline dream.

Do you think FOMO is a real disease or just insecure people making excuses to join in on everything?JOMO is the new FOMO. Joy Of Missing Out – when you come of age, you find joy in missing out on certain things.

What music makes you simply go cray-cray?Gazelle’s, who have the most fun by a mile. (Turns to iTunes on Mac laptop) Black Keys, Beach House…oh wait, this playlist is in alphabetical order.

What is your opinion on seal biltong? Maybe if you gave it a fancy name...but I’m more of a traditionalist and rather stick to beef and game.

You are quite the wordsmith yourself?Yeah, I’ve written for GQ, Men’s Health, Sunday Times. All food-related of course.

If you had just R17 in your pocket, what would you do with it?Buy a soft serve from the Seapoint Promenade for R15. Tip the guy R2.

THEY’RE AMONG USHudsons. No doubt one of the best burger places in the City Bowl. With its darkish interior and bouncy young waitresses, moderately affluent folk matching the modern décor of the restaurants bold interior flock here. A review of Hudsons I wish to type away from, and rather towards the young person with the bushy, triangle-cut hair proudly displaying a novel titled ‘Master of Sex’ sitting at table number three over there. What is that seemingly-confused being doing at a place like Hudsons? Is she lost and starving? Are her Dumbeldore-bearded friends also without a shelter tonight?

No, they’re just hipsters. A strange breed of man and woman who seemed to have evolved from absolutely nothing, are suffocating the streets of Cape Town CBD. Dressed in tight-buttoned tops, rhombus-shaped glasses, ankle-high socks (sometimes shin-high, if they are feeling extra sexy), and muffin-top hairstyles that will make you want to throw your Charlie’s Bakery cupcake to the pigeons, hipsters could not stand out more obviously as a group than they had ever hoped to as individuals.

Ask them who they are I guarantee they won’t say a hipster. It’s simply not ‘groovy’ to acknowledge that you are a part of a larger clique. ‘Totes’ not. Not as outrageous as the punks, nor sporty like the jocks, hipsters aren’t interested in the superficial, but rather in the leftover materials that modernism has progressed from. Vinyls, tapes, novels from the 1800; anything covered in moths really.

They enjoy life ironically since they cannot actually identify themselves with doing anything except buying brown leather satchels, drinking coffee, and publically displaying the novels they claim to be reading (seriously, what would a hipster be doing with a ‘Master of Sex’ book?).

In all truth, they are undercover heirs and heiresses who just buy objects that appear useless and cheap, but are actually pretty damn expensive. They will probably become extinct like those kids with long, black fringes, and skinny jeans who wrote poetry, and sang along to ‘I’m An Emo Kid’ by Skrillex in his shadier days. What happened to the emos? Anyone?

By Alexandra Nagel

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“Well basically, the mynameisgrant.com is my visual diary. It’s my go-to place

to post images from my day-to-day life. It’s kinda like a behind the scenes to

my life as a photographer.

I love shooting candid portraits of everyday interesting characters. I will

always be drawn to people with interesting features...clothes, big hair,

blinging sunglasses, and a huge fat belly. Something will always spark, and I

have to try and capture that.”

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