We’ve seen dogs do it, so why has it taken so long to see a cat on a skateboard?

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The description for local comedian Brendan Jack’s latest parody simply reads: “We asked men, what do you love about your body. And then they told us.” The results are lovely. Please enjoy this.

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Chateau Marmont is one of Los Angeles’ most historic and mythical hotels. Far more than a B’n’B, this place houses some of Hollywood’s best kept secrets.

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These photos were just sent to us from a driver on Cape Town’s N1. We’ll update with more info as it comes in. Check out the pics, below.

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The Winter Olympics in Russia have not yet begun, but the scandals surrounding the games in Sochi started a while ago. One would think that hosting an international event in a country run by a despotic, homophobic regime would be a bad idea. Washington Post journo, Charles Lane seems to think so – he called the olympics a “corrupt quadrennial exercise.”

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Snowden became one of the world’s most wanted men when he leaked information about the extent of the surveillance power of the NSA.

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Anyone who owns a cat will know that felines, despite their placidity, come with their share of problems.

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Rob Ford’s electoral campaign for the upcoming Toronto mayoral elections has gotten off to a magnificent start. The tubby politician was filmed rambling and drunk in a Toronto restaurant.

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That’s right! We have a new world leader in the dumbest-ever-password category. And it’s… Well, its pretty daft.

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‘Shapewear’. A recent phenomenon. It somehow dupes women into thinking that squeezing your perfectly normal body into a spandex suit the size of a matchbox is “generally a good thing”.

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Brad Pitt showed up at the Screen Actors Guild awards evening looking suspiciously like either a Nazi youth member – or a hipster.

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That soul-destroying sensation of patting your phone-pocket and finding nothing can only be matched in awfulness by the sight of your phone plummeting towards a concrete floor at high speed.

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Now more than ever, the still image is one of the most dominant forms of media in the world. More importantly, more people in the world have access to some sort of camera than ever before in history.

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If you’re still explaining to your wife/mom/friends why their tweets won’t send from the bathroom, it’s time you grew up. “The WiFi signal’s a bit weak over there” is no longer a valid excuse to serve to your guests, or yourself – not while these things are kicking around for half price.

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This new SpaceShipTwo rocket-powered test flight video documents the piloted vehicle’s flight on 10 January of this year, which set a company altitude record by reaching 71,000 feet (21,641 meters). SpaceShipTwo also attained a top speed of Mach 1.4, which is roughly 1,225 kph.

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More accurately, he’s aiming to eradicate the poverty, not the countries. Every year for the past five years, Bill and Melinda Gates have published an annual letter in which they tally the success or failures of their foundations, and set the philanthropic agenda for the next year. This year’s annual letter, which was released today, goes down a slightly different path. Rather than a letter, it’s more of a manifesto.

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When it sank to the bottom of the ocean, the Titanic took many secrets along with it. But one secret, now labelled as ‘the Titanic’s last mystery’ has just been cracked.

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With every new year come new possibilities. And with the rafts of societal, economic and social changes that happened in 2013, this year absolutely reeks with possibility.

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Nobody in Mandla Maseko’s family had ever stepped foot outside of South Africa. But now the young township DJ is going into space.

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Film maker Will Burrard-Lucas shot this stunning footage of the flora and fauna of the Serengeti with his “BeetleCopter” drone. Just rest your eyes for a while and give that TPS report a skip.

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At the Short Track European Championships, the final proper tune-up before the Winter Olympics, Russia’s Viktor Ahn had defeated the Netherlands’ Sjinkie Knegt in the men’s 5000m team relay. The race wasn’t a close one at all – and Knegt felt he needed to vent some anger. This is how he did it.

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Did you know that fabulously wealthy people enjoy reading, maintain a to-do list and wake up at least three hours before work? They also set goals, watch less television and maintain a healthy diet by eating less junk food and exercising four times a week. To find out what else they do, check out the infographic below.

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This one is not for the squeamish. A team of world-renowned forensic experts have found what they’re calling “direct evidence of systematic torture and killing” by Bashar al-Assad’s gruesome regime.

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This is just glorious. As a stunning reminder that life in South Africa will never be boring, we present ‘Girl Met Die Polo’, by a local artiste named Arri. Just enjoy that over your lunch break.

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When the authorities raided Justin Bieber’s home, they came back with quite the haul. Among all the cocaine, codeine, sizzurp and marijuana, they also found some nude photos. Apparently, the Biebs is properly addicted to a prescription drug called Actavis prometh, which he mixes with codeine and cough syrup in order to get a fix.

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For Prince Charles, the long wait to become King is nearly over, as a quiet, subtle coup takes places within Buckingham Palace.

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Okay, okay, we know you’ve been waiting for this one for a while – but wait no longer. The behind-the-scenes photos from the Paris Men’s Fashion Week are here.

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The Internet Addiction Treatment Center in Daxing, China, is one of over 400 prison-like ‘rehabilitation centres’ that seek to ‘deprogram’ teens, and wean them off their crippling addiction to the world wide web.

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The apparently secure credit card details of almost half the Korean population have been swiftly stolen and sold to marketing firms

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Unlike being stranded on an island with a volleyball for years, you can ensure your recovery with an Emergency Cigarette Lighter Jumper Kit to get your engine running again. Connected directly to the cigarette lighter charger, the car jump starter is a simple and safe operation that charges dead batteries quicker than Frankenstein’s creation coming to […]

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