You see – even superstars use public transport. Jay Z, Chris Martin and Timbaland decided to take the tube to their show at the O2 Arena in London this weekend, as a part of Z’s Magna Carta Holy Grail Tour. Check out these pics snapped by some lucky commuters at Waterloo station.

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Banksy, the elusive street artist that everyone loves, seems to have made a couple enemies. His artworks have been popping up all over New York City over the last couple of weeks for his “street exhibit” entitled, ‘Better Out Than In’.

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Reports are coming in via Twitter that a swimmer has been attacked and killed by two sharks off Point at Jeffreys Bay. The account of the Sharks Spotters safety programme tweeted the following:

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Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro may have died from autoerotic asphyxiation rather than suicide, according to a new report. Castro’s trousers and underwear were around his ankles when he was found hanged on September 3 at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, according to a report from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Autoerotic asphyxiation is […]

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Nechama Brodie (who commonly writes for Africa Check) has penned an extensive analysis of crime data in South Africa in response to South African pop singer and occasional ‘7de Laan’ villain, Steve Hofmeyr’s repeated claims that white people in South Africa are suffering a genocide at the hands of black compatriots.

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Pride is a big deal for world championship boxers – especially those who have been retired for 10 years. Undisputed heavyweight champs need big bucks to mess with their legacy. Check this out.. Check this out from ESPN: Lennox Lewis is weighing up a comeback fight against one of the Klitschko brothers for a staggering […]

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Yoh yoh yoh! Look what they have in ‘Merica! US mobile network, T-mobile has announced that their customers will enjoy unlimited global data roaming at no extra charge as part of their Uncarrier initiative, starting October 31.

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But of course, this is exactly what we’ve been missing. I was definitely talking about this exact problem with the guys at the bar last night. “Why can’t we charge our phones with fire, guys?” Why, indeed, Simon. Turns out you actually can. And as with all things in the world, there’s a video of it on the internet machine.

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Several months ago, the Central City Improvement District (CCID) conducted the Central City Residential Survey, polling over 200 residents of Cape Town’s CBD. They’ve released the results of the survey in part as a fairly awesome infographic, which you should check out right now.

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The Health Professions Council of South Africa is fretting over a steep rise in the number of doctors on their books who are completely off their faces on dwelms and drink. Coke, alcohol, prescription pain medication. It’s all there…

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Don’t get me wrong- the basic idea of having a ‘photo booth’ at your wedding is, fundamentally, quite cool. I get it. It’s fun and all that but please… Stop it… Just stop it right now.

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Napoleon’s brother Kip, played by Aaron Ruell, is now as good looking as a secret ginger can be. Which, you know, is moderately good-looking. Ruell, 37, who played the online chatting, babe chasing, cage fight training character in the 2004 flick, was photographed at a California panel in January 2012. And for old time’s sake: […]

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Welcome to Friday. Here’s a guy jumping off the top of a mountain, flying down the slopes with a wing suit, and gliding on to the service of a lake for his landing. The jump took place at Lake Garda in Italy on September 30th 2013. Raphael Dumont, the guy who nailed it, has over 600 flights under his belt.

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Looks like Jusie-wusie is growing up. It has been a whole six days since Bieber posted a shirtless shot, and apparently he managed to cut a six pack in that time. Said six pack now has close to one million likes. If you’d like to see what a child’s face on the body of a juvenile detention inmate looks like, scroll down.

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Today we discuss why we haven’t declared summer open, rinsing dishes before loading a dishwasher and presidents being kidnapped and assassinated.

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Starring Bale, Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner and Jennifer Lawrence, “American Hustle” is out in American theaters on December 13, and we’re of the opinion that this has the potential to be the best broad-collar-suit film since Goodfellas, or at least Boogie Nights. Also, Christian Bale: that boep, my man. That boep.

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Yes, okay last weekend we slipped up a little. We admit. Time for redemption then. It is pretty simple this weekend – 3 Currie Cup games and 2 Momentum One-Day Cup matches. Easy. Well… On the rugby side of things there are some very interesting match ups. Given that this is the last weekend before […]

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The Department of Basic Educati0n yesterday issued a circular (you can read the circular here) that prohibits the use of open source software in schools that offer the subjects “Computer Applications Technology” (CAT) and “Information Technology” (IT). The move has massive implications for the quality of education in those subjects in South Africa, and essentially stifles the development of technology professionals in this country.

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Look, it’s been a while since we came across a place this special. Elevators, four floors and five levels, a fully integrated iTunes home entertainment system, a fully-besmegged kitchen – and then you forget about all of that, and smash an offer down right there and then. Because you just turned your head to look at the patio, and suddenly it occurs to you that whoever owns this house, owns the horizon.

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Local YouTube phemon, Anne Hirsch has been causing quite a stink (a nice stink) lately, and her success has begged the question: Is the future of South African comedy online? Watch the clip, and find out. Catch Tech Report every Thursday evening at 21h30 on eNCA Africa DSTV channel 403. Check out their YouTube channel, here. Follow […]

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A study by the Le Meridien hotel group has determined that 53% of their guests preferred coffee over sex as the best way to start their day. In fact, 78% of the survey respondents would go without sex for a whole year before they’d go without coffee for the same period of time. The research […]

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Kanye West made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel’s show yesterday to clear the air following a very public Twitter spat between the pair some time in the last 10 days. The full interview is well worth your time. If you don’t have much time to spare, hit part 2 straight away, and skip to the four minute mark for an amazing eight-minute long rant.

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Hot Pockets’ latest ad, titled “You Got What I Eat,” is a four-minute parody of Biz Markie’s “Just a Friend,” starring Kate Upton, Snoop Dogg and Bow Wow.And it’s pretty much one of the weirdest things on the internet right now. The video features a blinged out Larry King, a mini spacecraft and a cute video game death match. Weird, man.

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‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ is the latest movie to come out the Coen brothers’ wild minds. It stars greats like John Goodman, Cary Mulligan, Justin Timberlake and Justin Timberlake’s beard.

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Heavyweight boxing champion, Wladimir Klitschko, has taken the beautiful and petite, Hayden Panettiere, off the market. 24-year-old Hayden dropped the news on “Live with Kelly and Michael” yesterday and showed off her massive diamond ring. The pair are yet to set a wedding date.

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Look at Marilyn Monroe’s natural beauty. Now stop, because it’s all a lie. Medical files have been discovered that prove that the 1950s sex-symbol went under the knife to achieve that “natural beauty” we all know and love.

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If those plastic sunglasses you got on your face aren’t quite getting you the status you were looking for, how about some 18-carat gold Ray Bans to up your street-cred?

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77-year-old John Wildey was the only passenger aboard a Cessna 172 flying from Skegness to Sandtoft Airfield, near Doncaster, when the pilot fell gravely ill and passed out. John naturally did what any true legend does and landed the plane himself, completely in the dark.

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Look, we best be satisfied with the “low cost” airlines that we have, because it is apparently impossible to launch or sustain a third one in this country. Tw0 rival airlines launched an urgent application at the Pretoria High Court to have the airline grounded before its maiden flight – the court granted the order.

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Chopper Read, one of Australia’s roughest criminals and best-selling authors has died at age 58 of liver cancer. Read spent 23 years in jail, before being released in 1998. I wonder if Neville will be at the funeral.

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