Sue de Groot Deputy features editor: Sunday Times

Sue de Groot is a writer with a special interest in words, books, people, hedgehogs, cricket and the universe; a former scriptwriter for various drama series; and the winner of some awards. Currently completing a master's degree in applied ethics through Wits University's philosophy department.

Learning curves: get your hooks into the lingo like a good hooker

Weeken Post

“Hook” is a word oft heard in media companies. “What’s the hook to this story?” an editor might ask a reporter, ...

The gory bells have rung for a leader with balls of iron

Weeken Post

Late former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has been widely lauded this week for his contribution to world peace.

Ketchup session: to chow with the chinas or chuck tomatoes at the shogun?

Opinion

One of my favourite lame jokes (and I do so love lame jokes) involves a small tomato with short legs who is lagging ...

A cultured look at cults and cultivators

Weeken Post

  My friend and colleague Jennifer Platt, who is books editor for the Sunday Times, wrote a column recently about ...