Trump Reportedly Planned To Rip Open Shirt To Reveal Superman Logo After Discharge From Hospital – Donald Trump suggested wearing a Superman T-shirt that would be revealed when he ripped open his shirt as he left hospital last week, according to a report. [ind] Brilliant!
MDMA Therapy Helped Me Overcome Trauma From Growing Up In A War Zone – A startup founder who fled from a chaotic and violent childhood in Myanmar opens up about how MDMA-assisted psychotherapy helped her come to terms with repressed shame and grief. [vice]
A Significant Number Of Wealthy South Africans Have Left The Country – Data from New World Wealth and AfrAsia Bank shows the latest trends in the movement of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) around the world, including which countries are losing the most millionaires, and where they’re settling. [btech]
King Mohammed Of Morocco Buys French Mansion For €80 Million – King Mohammed of Morocco, one of the world’s richest monarchs, has bought a mansion by the Eiffel Tower from the Saudi royal family for a figure said to be over €80 million. [times]
England Has Reached A Tipping Point Similar To First Wave, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Says – Professor Jonathan Van-Tam says the country is “running into a headwind” as “winter in the NHS is always a difficult period”. [sky]
Meghan: ‘I Was The Most Trolled Person I The Entire World’ – Meghan says she was told that “in 2019, I was the most trolled person in the entire world – male or female”. [sky]
Microsoft Makes Remote Work Option Permanent – Microsoft has told staff that they will have the option of working from home permanently with manager approval. [bbc]
Why You Shouldn’t Panic If SARS Audits You – Nobody likes receiving the news that they’re under audit from SARS, but there’s no need to panic just yet. [here]
Unexploded 45kg Bomb Found Off Australia’s Lord Howe Island – Navy divers remove live bomb after fisherman called in find on Lord Howe Island’s Elizabeth reef. [guardian]
Witches Are Trying To Figure Out Whose Spell Gave Trump COVID-19 – Witches have been casting spells on the president since he was inaugurated. His COVID-19 diagnosis fell on a suspiciously auspicious date. [vice]
He’s Sorry For His Bad Reviews. He May Now Avoid Prison – An American who went to jail for disparaging a hotel in Thailand online apologized profusely as part of a deal to avoid prosecution, in an episode that laid bare that country’s harsh defamation laws. [nyt]
‘Real And Imminent’ Extinction Risk To Whales – More than 350 scientists and conservationists from 40 countries have signed a letter calling for global action to protect whales, dolphins and porpoises from extinction. [bbc]
Robert Redford: The Big Question I Want Answered – I’m not in the habit of quoting lines from movies I’ve appeared in, but every once in a while, something brings one of those old lines to mind. Recently, I’ve been thinking of a scene from a film I did in 1972 called “The Candidate.” [cnn]
The Wild Wild World Of Fashion Eccentricities – Here is an incomplete but highly enjoyable gallery of images from the September/ October fashion weeks. [mav]
Phil Collins Booting Ex-Wife Out Of Home After Alleged Secret Wedding – Sources close to the famous drummer and singer-songwriter tell TMZ … his long, rocky relationship with Orianne Cevey is officially over … after all, she remarried in August, and he wants her out of his Florida house STAT. [tmz]
Watch Mark Knopfler, Rosanne Cash, Darius Rucker, Peter Frampton and More Cover ‘Stand By Me’ – Sixty years after the release of Ben E. King’s immortal “Stand By Me,” a massive crew of artists including Mark Knopfler, Rosanne Cash, Darius Rucker, Richard Thompson, Peter Frampton, Keb Mo, Jimmie Allen, and Rick Wakeman have come together for a remotely recorded tribute to the immortal ballad. [rollsto]
Doc Antle Of ‘Tiger King’ Indicted On Animal Cruelty, Wildlife Trafficking Charges – The Tiger King’s mentor has been indicted on wildlife trafficking and animal cruelty charges, Virginia’s attorney general’s office announced Friday. [mash]
Meghan Markle And Prince Harry Went On A Double Date With David Foster And Katharine McPhee – Meghan Markle and Prince Harry made a rare public outing this week to celebrate their friends David Foster and Katharine McPhee’s pregnancy news. [vanfair]
CLICK HERE TO GET THE MORNING SPICE SENT TO YOUR INBOX
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL DEALS MAILING LIST
______________________________________
DON’T SAY WE DIDN’T TELL YOU…
There are a number of ongoing deals set up at our various exclusive partners. Here they are – just for you;-)
Buy Any Product From Websites That ‘Don’t Ship To SA’ – One of our most exciting partners offers you a PO Box in US, UK or Hong Kong, for you to deliver overseas online purchases to. Postbox Courier handles it from there – getting the package to you in under a week. [more]
There Is Only One Company When It Comes To Import Export Logistics – Your freight forwarding / shipping partner is probably more important than the actual products you want to move from country to country. Choose the wrong guys and you can get stung in so many ways. Be smart, use 2ov’s partners, Berry & Donaldson. [here]
First Month Storage Space 50% Off At Stor-Age – Whether you need a locker for a bicycle or a garage for your house contents, Stor-Age has the space you need. And they’re offering a special ‘50% off the first month’ deal – no strings attached! You can take your stuff out after one month – no problem! [check it out]
Affordable Cane Furniture – If you’re buying cane or wicker furniture anywhere else, you’re wasting a lot of time and money. These guys import directly from Malawi. Hand-Made cane furniture – buy online and have it delivered! [check it out]
[imagesource: Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn] A woman in Thailand, dubbed 'Am Cyanide' by Thai...
[imagesource:renemagritte.org] A René Magritte painting portraying an eerily lighted s...
[imagesource: Alison Botha] Gqeberha rape survivor Alison Botha, a beacon of resilience...
[imagesource:mcqp/facebook] Clutch your pearls for South Africa’s favourite LGBTQIA+ ce...
[imagesource:capetown.gov] The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee has approved the...