Dominique Valente

Dominique Valente

Features writer, columnist, and lifestyle blogger. Mom to an English bulldog named Fudge, coffee addict, lover of wine and rooibos, Jozi girl, full-time nerd, and long-time viewer of chocolate as a verb. http://www.thebackpg.com

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My Fair Lament
Lifestyle

My Fair Lament

With rumours of the remake of the popular film, My Fair Lady, Dominique Valente wonders if Adam Sandler is to blame for all that is wrong with modern society. Is the film relevant to today’s audience? Have we entered a reverse-Pygmalion world? And what would need to change to set it in our ‘post-Sandler’ reality…

Finding the light among shadow
Lifestyle

Finding the light among shadows

Abe Opperman creates whimsical, yet powerful ‘shadow art.’ He spoke to Dominique Valente about why we owe it to ourselves to find the light hiding among the shadows in our lives, and why art is best when we glimpse the soul behind it.