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Here Are The 2014 Oscar Nominations
17 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As with any year, this year’s Academy Awards promises to be a glittering evening filled with joy, voyeurism and bitter disappointment. But before we get to the disappointments, lets have a look at this year’s nominations.
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Absolute Proof That Zuma Can’t Read, Or Think [VIDEO]
16 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments
On the one hand, this video is absolutely hilarious and should be viewed by every one of us South Africans.
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Remember BatKid? Enjoy This Behind-The-Scenes Footage [VIDEO]
16 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Remember Batkid? Sure you do – it’s basically the best thing that we’ve ever pulled off as a human race. But what you missed was the behind-the-scenes story of how 5-year-old Miles Scott became Batkid.
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North Korea’s New Ski Resort Has Opened – Enjoy This [VIDEO]
16 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
North Korea, a country that can barely keep its citizens fed, has just opened a lavish new ski resort.
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Radvertising: This New Axe Ad Is Not What You Expect [VIDEO]
16 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We all know the drill when it comes to Axe adverts. One geeky guy, one can of Axe deodorant, and about a hundred scantily clad women with a hunger for geeky men.
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Mad Go Pro Footage Taken By Ski Jumper [VIDEO]
16 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We don’t care much for the winter olympics here in South Africa. But in the Northern Hemisphere, people tend to get pretty excited about it. Especially Norwegians.
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Facebook Is Losing Teens At “Terrifyingly High Rates”
16 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The hordes of teens that once made Facebook the company that it is today are now leaving in a mass exodus of millions. A recent report has revealed that the number of teens on Facebook is down 25% from 2011.
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Listen: Sandy Hook Mass Killer Called A Radio Station A Year Before To Discuss Mass Murder [Audio]
16 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The man behind the Sandy Hook shootings, Adam Lanza, has spoken from beyond the grave.
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Gigantic Sperm Whale Falls From Crane – Explodes [VIDEO]
16 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Remember when we last posted a story about an exploding whale? Well get out your sick-bags ‘cos we’ve got another one for you.
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Paul And Ringo Will Be Performing Together
16 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Beatles’ two remaining members, Paul and Ringo, are due to perform at the Grammy awards next week. The scouse pair will also be accepting a lifetime achievement award on behalf of the band during the ceremony, while McCartney has also been nominated for best rock song and best music film.
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The Doomsday Clock Shows 5 Minutes To 12 – ‘Civilisation Catastrophe’ Is Imminent
16 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Originally created as an analogy for the threat of global nuclear war, the Doomsday Clock still hangs on a board in the University of Chicago – and still ticks over with doomsday predictions.
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Last Chance To Enter The Bacardi Oakheart Challenge!
16 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
This is it – we’re calling last rounds on the Bacardi Oakheart competition where you and your best Oaks can win the ultimate local Oaks’ getaway worth R8,500. Simply tell us where you and your mates would go and what you would get up to while you’re there, like sand boarding in the Kalahari or […]
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Incredible: This Is How The Game Of Monopoly Helped POWs Escape During World War II
16 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The game of Monopoly has been around for longer than most of us have lived (apologies if your are, in fact, 80).
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They’re Back! Now That Pot’s Legal In Colorado, Check The Baby Boomers GO!
16 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Since Colorado legalised recreational marijuana use and distribution a few months ago, dispensaries have been inundated with baby boomers who have finally got what they’ve wanted all along.
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They Reckon This Is The Cycle Tour Of A Lifetime [GALLERY]
16 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Tired of cycling that same old route? Check this out. The Carretera Austral is known as one of the most spectacular and challenging cycle tours in the world.
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If You Use Headphones In The Day, Why Aren’t They These Headphones?
16 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Keep the party going with a pair of Bluetooth Over Ear Headphones, providing superb sound quality and comfort. With the ability to answer calls, connect with laptops or PCs and listen to Hungarian folk music
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Please Enjoy Bruce Springsteen Singing With Jimmy Fallon [VIDEO]
16 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In September 2013, Republican New Jersey Governer Chris Christie conspired against his Democrat rivals by causing major traffic problems in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
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A Short History Of Drug Abuse On Wall Street [INFOGRAPHIC]
15 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
What, you think a couple of bankers don’t like to kick back and smoke a doob every now and then? ‘Course they do. They do that, and a whole lot of other stuff.
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Drones And GoPros: This Is Probably The Best Surf Video You’ve Ever Seen [VIDEO]
15 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The “Pipeline” on Hawaii’s north shore is one of the most storied surfing spots in the world. Known for its (perilously dangerous) waves, this little spot attracts surfers the world over to test their mettle. A new video from aerial photographer Eric Sterman shows the area in all its glory. He did it by attaching a GoPro camera to a DJI quadcopter – and this is what he caught on tape.
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This Is Your Brain On Sugar [VIDEO]
15 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This fascinating animation by Dr Nicole Avena for TED-Ed explains how sugar causes your brain’s dopamine levels to spike, creating a sugar rush and causing you to crave more of it. She also reveals how the increasing amount of sugar in food today is increasing our desire for a sugar high, much like a drug addiction.
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Everyone In New York Is Freaking Out Over This ‘Devil Baby’ [VIDEO]
15 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Is it a good-natured prank? Was it made by people with daddy issues? The answer is neither, really.
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It Costs The NSA Almost Nothing To Tap Your Mobile Phone [INFOGRAPHIC]
15 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Snowden leaks of 2013 revealed the frightening and possibly abusive global capabilities of the USA’s National Security Agency (NSA). But you have nothing to worry about as a a good guy, right? Wrong. A fairly disturbing new paper in the Yale Law Journal illustrates how cheap it is for the NSA to track an […]
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Please Enjoy The Barbie Plastic Surgery App That Has Just Been Pulled From The App Store
15 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Sweet Mary mother of Jesus – this one is a shocker. Apple’s App Store had to pull a ‘Barbie-inspired’ plastic surgery app off their digital shelves this week, because it was so obviously, clearly, unambiguously and definitely wrong.
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You Won’t Believe What This Woman’s Hair Looks Like After Not Washing It For 5 Years
15 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Shampooing seems as much a part of our daily routine as brushing your teeth or drying yourself after a shower – but some people have eschewed the practice altogether.
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Shakespeare Invented The Words ‘Hurry’ And ‘Undress’
15 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Shakespeare, whoever he really was, can be given credit for inventing thousands of words that we use almost everyday. He was a particularly prolific wordsmith because, when he was writing his works, the English language was in a state of flux.
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TIME Magazine’s 10 Ways To Be Incredibly Happy
15 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The pursuit of happiness. That’s what we’re all doing, isn’t it? Although, one gets the feeling that we don’t always pursue it in the right ways.
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You Won’t Believe How Many Famous Movie Quotes You’ve Been Misquoting
15 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Correcting someone when they misquote a movie line can generate a significant amount of smug pride, but it can also generate a fair deal of anger. Make sure you’re on the right side of the equation with this list of the most famous misquoted movie lines.
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Monster Porn Is A Thing Now
15 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yes, truly. Innocent, if poorly written, Mills & Boon novels have given way to classics like ‘Cum For Bigfoot’. It seems ’50 Shades of Grey’ has woken the Kraken of human sexuality, and now the ferociously horny are looking for something a little more…exotic.
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Kim Jong Un’s Uncle Had A ‘Pleasure Brigade’ Of Young Women
15 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The mystery surrounding the execution of Jang Song Thaek is thinning, as new information comes to light. Kenji Fujimoto, the sushi chef who worked for the Kim family between 1989 and 2001, claims that Jang was being punished for his taste in young women.
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Grootbos Receives Daily Beast’s ‘Grand Award’ For Best Hotels Of 2014
15 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Grootbos Private Nature Reserve has scooped the Daily Beasts ‘Grand Award’ in their list of the best hotels to visit in 2014.
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