George W. Bush’s Scottish terrier, Barney, the former first dog, has died of lymphoma at the age of 12. While in the White House, Barney was the subject of annual “Barney Cam” videos and even had his own website, Barney.gov. He was a gift to Laura Bush from Christine Todd Whitman, the then governor of New Jersey, […]

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Groupies keep an eye out and search for mysteries with an I Spy Tank. Operated by an iPhone, iPad or iPod, the Tank takes live video and stills and features a built-in microphone. With night-vision to see conspiricies in the dark and a wireless range of up to 20 metres, the I Spy Tank is the ideal tool for secret spy missions.

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A tip for survival, don’t piss off a biker, and definitely don’t piss off a whole mob of bikers! One way to piss off a biker is to mess with his ride. The driver of this black SUV learnt that the hard way when he was involved in minor fender bender with a motorcyclist taking part in the annual “Hollywood Block Party” bike rally.

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Star Wars fans rejoice, you’re one step closer to becoming a Jedi Knight. Scientists at Harvard and MIT have discovered a way to bind protons together to form a new state of matter that behaves like Luke Skywalker’s weapon of choice, the lightsaber.

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Marina Shifrin has quit her job in one of the most imaginative ways yet – with interpretive dance. Check out this hilarious video of her resigning in style, to Kanye West’s “Gone.”

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A haunting photograph has been uncovered from the possessions of an officer on board the Mackay Bennett that shows the victims of the disaster being buried at sea. Records show that 166 out of 306 victims’ bodies, which were collected by the Mackay Bennett, were buried at sea, but no images have been seen until now.

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We’d like to introduce you to Southeast Asia’s giant freshwater stingray. This badboy can grow to more than 16 feet long and 600 kilograms. And while it packs a 15-inch, poisonous, serrated stinger, it’s actually a gentle, inquisitive creature which was first described by scientists in 1990, and is already on the verge of extinction.

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So the US Government might “shutdown” tomorrow – but what does that mean? Don’t worry, we’re here to educate, keep reading…

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Miss Philippines took the title of Miss World in Bali, Indonesia on Sunday. 23-year-old Megan Young, who was born in the United States, and then moved to the Philippines. Check out the beautiful Miss World here.

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Twitter is the modern day gangland. The social media network is being used by gang members and criminals to boast, recruit new members and promote their gangs all in 140 characters or less.The most recent and shocking use of Twitter by a group of criminals happened last week when the terrorist group, al-Shabaab live tweeted about their take over of Westgate Mall in Kenya.

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Tech Central has reported that South Africa’s most Twitter-famous CEO, Michael Jordaan has joined Mxit as Chairman of the Board. The appointment is immediate. Because Jordaan has not yet vacated his CEO position at FNB, he will not draw a salary from Mxit or take a stake in the company for the time being. Here’s […]

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You know what the first words out of Kanye West’s mouth are when a paparazzo asks him a question now days? “Shut the fuck up!” We can’t help but feel this is reaching a head.

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Check out these unbelievable photos taken by a camera trap in the Russian Far East. The camera was set up to photograph Siberian tigers for a study, and instead captured a Golden Eagle taking down a 88-100 pound deer.

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American wingsuit pilot, Jeb Corliss, performed a death defying stunt this weekend in China’s Zhejiang Province. He jumped out a helicopter and flew through a narrow crevasse in the Langshan Mountain. The stunt was dubbed ‘The Flying Dagger.’

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Could this redefine console gaming? Valve, the company behind Half-Life, Portal and the Steam digital gaming service is totally re-inventing the game pad. Valve’s new controller, the Steam Controller, will be based around “super-precise haptic feedback,” and will allow keyboard and mouse gamers to move their gaming onto a television to get the ‘living room’ experience.

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Apple’s product leak problems aren’t going away. A chinese parts supplier has posted this video, allegedly comparing the body shapes of the fourth-gen iPad and the iPad Mini with the forthcoming fifth-gen iPad. Apple is set to unveil the new iPad in October. Still, one can’t help but feel Stevo would never have stood for this.

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Next time you have a fried chicken craving and you find yourself at KFC, here’s what you can do to turn good old Colonel Sanders into the devil.

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Alec Baldwin’s wife, Hilaria, has made this awesome prenatal yoga video, and guess who’s in it? That’s right, her very loving husband. Watch as Hilaria explains how to move through the posture, while stone-faced Alec presses lightly down on her hips to help expand them. But the best part is at the end.

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A man needs a new nose. Where does he go? China, of course. China, where they’ll stick a new nose on you no problem. One catch, it has to go on your forehead.

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Mashable voted the Kindle Paperwhite . “The Best Digital Reading Experience Money Can Buy.” GAnd now you can get yours, with a R1,200 discount. Shame!

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Guys, looks what’s coming out of Brackenfell these days. I’m telling you, we’ve always had the greatest of respect for our brothers and sisters north of the curtain, and now you can see why. There’s some genetic excellence happening there, and you cannot deny that. Enjoy this spotlight on young Miss Meyer, who details where […]

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After being denied entry to the University of South Africa to give a talk, Julius Malema referred to white people as his brothers and encouraged them to give up land without compensation. He then went on to criticize the University, and SA Students Congress.

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Happy Friday, friends. Take consolation that you don’t live in the wilds of South America when you climb in to your car this afternoon. Take it away, NatGeo…

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My latest wedding gripe might go relatively unnoticed by the vast majority of wedding goers but I guarantee you that it takes place at every single wedding- I’m explicitly referring to the section of the evening where the MC or Best Man reads out messages from those who couldn’t attend.

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Political analyst Richard Calland released a book this year titled, ‘The Zuma Years: South Africa’s changing face of power’. In the book he said while he is still critical of the past, he misses Mbeki.

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71-year-old Professor Stephen Hawking was at the Cambridge Film Festival to chat about the biopic detailing his life. While speaking about the film, Hawking spoke about the possibility of preserving brains on hard drives. He was asked if he thought a person’s consciousness could live on after death. His response:

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Candice Swanepoel is in Cape Town. Now before you run off on a frenzy to find the super hot Victoria’s Secret model, finish reading this article, it might give you clues as to her whereabouts.

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The 16 second clip features YMCMB (Young Money Cash Money Billionaires) branded caps, Paris frolicking in water, Cash Money CEO, Birdman, L’il Wayne, robots, bottle service, more robots, an awesome diamond encrusted swimsuit, oh and she wears a “Rich Girl,” tank top. If you didn’t know — Paris’ Cash Money family nickname is “Rich Girl.”

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William Boyd is the award winning author who wrote the latest 007 novel, ​Solo. ​Boyd based his Bond on Daniel Day-Lewis, and says that his vision of James Bond is almost identical to the original author, Ian Flemming’s depiction of James Bond.

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The latest episode of Zach Galifianakis’ web series, ‘Between Two Ferns’ features one Justin Bieber, esq. The insert is comprised of the usual layering of offensive and awkward questions followed by pregnant silences – so far, so good. And then Zach stands up, belllows “You’re too young to be smoking pot and pee-peeing in buckets and driving up and down the highway fast! I don’t think your mom would really mind if a stranger beat her son.”, and beats Bieber with his belt.

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