Hipsters love their coffee, as much as they love wearing ironic clothing and pretentious facial hair. If you have been to a coffee shop in a hipster hot spot, you would be familiar with these bizarre coffee requests.

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That’s right, shoppers. You can LITERALLY selfie yourself (and a friend) all the way to the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ final. This is what you need to do. Are you listening closely? Good. FIRST: Buy something with your Visa card. NEXT: Take a selfie. THEN: Share the hell out of that selfie on Visa’s radical Facebook […]

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Cameron Diaz knows that the only way to spice up her sex life is to make a sex tape. Where was this movie at the height of her career? Well, better late than never.

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Many a planned party or event has suffered the wrath of ill weather. Meteorologists’ long-term predictions of weather patterns have until now been no better than flipping a coin. Finally – British scientists have announced that they have developed the world’s best long-term forecasting model.

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1 April is a dreaded day for the gullible, and it gives a chance for companies to join in on the pranking action. Here are some of the best April Fools pranks from around the globe, for your enjoyment.

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No-one does white-trash like the Brits. A 27-year-old jailed murderer is set to become Britain’s youngest grandfather. The current holder of the title was only 29 when he was crowned with this dubious honour.

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Things might not look so peachy right now, but Cape Town is doing us a special meteorological favour this weekend for the Taste Of Cape Town. Take a look at these numbers.

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Watch this incredible Italian with a couple of planks strapped to his feet, clad in latex, go at a speed the average car doesn’t even reach. On Monday, Simone Origone beat the world record for speed skiing, clocking in at 252.454km/h, at the French ski resort Vars.

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A famous British lads’ magazine is shutting its doors thanks to, what a leading senior female journalist termed, a “tsunami of internet porn.” We wonder if Oscar Pistorius’s obsession with YouJizz added to the tremor..

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There aren’t many venues in Cape Town which cater for the modern day ‘wine and dine’ crowd. Our man on the ground, Steviemyboy, took young Sophie for a spin and found just the place..

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What’s worse than crashing your Porsche GT3? When the car is not yours and some Jo’burg boet captures the moment in all its glory. Please enjoy the worst test drive ever.

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Good news for your credit card. From 1 April bad credit rating information and information relating to paid up judgements will be removed. The process referred to as credit amnesty will allow you to start with a clean slate. However, it doesn’t mean your debt disappears.

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Local car-purchase start up, 7days.co.za lifted off exactly 365 days ago. They have officially survived the 12 month timeline of death that so many businesses fall prey to. Not only have they survived, but they’re starting to eat a lot of their competition’s lunch. With a weakening Rand and rising petrol prices, consumers are looking […]

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Oh, Mugabe. The nonagenarian is quite the controversial leader. Here are a couple of facts from Robert Mugabe’s upbringing, life and numerous terms as Zimbabwe’s president that we bet you didn’t know.

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320,000 pints of beer means there was a lot of spillage, guzzling, downing, bad decisions and drunk rugby fans at the Hong Kong Sevens. Here’s another cool fact: fancy dress sales rise by 40% in the lead up to the event. Check out some other amazing facts about the biggest annual rugby event in Hong Kong.

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We are a bit suspicious of this due to April Fools shenanigans, thus Apple junkies might have to wait for more conclusive evidence. But with the supposed iPhone 6 looking this sexy in leaked images, we hope this is the real deal.

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If you have failed to take note of the date, you may have been the unsuspecting victim of the odd prank. If you haven’t managed to nail anyone yet, you still have a few hours. Here are a couple of awesome April Fool’s pranks for around the office and home.

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Unlike animals, humans like to stay put. However people do migrate for various reasons: war, strife, job opportunities or even technology. Check out this cool interactive graphic that shows global international migrations between 1990 and 2010.

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Hark! Worldly travelers should heed these hand signs. Knowing them might save you from landing in hot water with the locals. Crossing your fingers may be perceived in the west as wishing for good luck, but in Vietnam it’s a lewd sign for female genitals.

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Pout it like Beckham. Victoria and David Beckham’s oldest son makes his modelling debut. The 15-year-old Brooklyn Beckham, has inherited his mother’s pout and his dad’s looks.

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The crazy white supremacist okes from the KKK are struggling to adapt to the social media age, resorting to spamming the world with flyers in their new recruitment drive. Residents in Texas, Louisiana, Illinois and Pennsylvania woke up with this KKK flyer attached to their cars and houses yesterday.

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Malaysian authorities have issued a new version of the last words spoken by the cockpit of the still-missing flight MH370. It is not clear why the Malaysian authorities got it wrong the first time, or why it took so long to correct.

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The moment when a R4.3 million supercar became a massive and expensive paperweight has been caught on film. Watch as a matte black Lamborghini Aventador brings London to a stop in this three-car smash. Car lovers might want to look away.

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GM announced another massive international recall of 1.5 million cars due to malfunctioning of electric-power steering. This announcement comes as GM CEO Mary Barra prepares to testify at a US congressional hearing about a previous recall of the manufacturer’s cars which was sparked following a spate of ignition failures.

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Pornhub is a porn website, as its name implies. It’s also the the biggest competition to Oscar’s preferred brand, YouJizz. It also enjoys the attention of 20-year-old rappers from Florida, which is how this music video got made.

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Stay in the loop with a Blackberry 8700, 9380 or 9790. Packed with useful tools, these phones all feature Blackberry’s own operating system, custom made to fit their phones. Boasting 3.5mm input jacks, high resolution screens and either a 806 MHz, 312 MHz or an 11 GHz CPU, the Blackberry is taking the world by […]

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The All Black Seven’s team have a habit of ripping off their shirts when they win a tournament, but fans were in for a special treat in Hong Kong this past weekend, when the weather gods conspired to deliver a sopping wet shirtless haka.

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The Springbok rugby jersey has undergone a design overhaul at the behest of their main sponsors, Absa. From today onward, the Springboks will play in the corporate colours of Absa, one of South Africa’s largest banks.

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Drones will launch over Gauteng today as part of a pilot programme to relay a live video feed of traffic conditions to news outlets. The project is a joint venture between Kagiso New Media and Jacaranda FM.

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Sony has unveiled its new Digital Paper tablet. This Kindle-esque A4 sized tablet is only 7mm thick and uses the well-known E-ink technology. You might decide to stick with the old tried and true traditional paper, while you save up for its R11,600 digital brother.

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