This is awesome: a nine-gigapixel photo of the Milky Way in all its glory and splendor. Click for the link of the full-size image on which you can zoom in, scroll around and search for the universes secrets.

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Complaining that sex education guidelines are woefully out of date, the UK teachers union, the National Association of Head Teachers has called for a novel new approach to helping kids learns about all those funny changes and why girls and boys get together. This shouldn’t cause any trouble with parents, I’m sure.

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Yesterday, the the crew of Dutch warship HNMLS Rotterdam spotted a suspected pirate boat close to the Somali shoreline. As they approached the boat, the pirates pulled out AK-47’s and opened fire.

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It’s almost that time of year again when every man with even a tickle of fluff on his upper lip wears his whiskers proudly. Movember is upon us, and in the spirit of good competition we found this inspirational instuctional video from the Godfather of contemporary sitcom moustaches, Nick Offerman, to help you along.

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This morning we told you about Donald Trump’s desire to get his hands on the US President’s records and passport. This is the so-called ‘birther’ movement, with trump at the helm. Last night, Barack Obama, when asked about Trump’s bounty of $5 million, hit back with a light-hearted reply.

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CNN endured the ridicule of the Internet yesterday for running a story about women’s votes being ruled by their menstrual cycles. The article was based on unpublished research, and was pulled within hours.

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Over the past two months, artist Michael Elion created this rainbow display outside the Commune.1 gallery in Cape Town – without using any computer or special effects!

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Superman is quitting the Daily Planet, the newspaper he has worked at since the 1940’s and will start blogging. DC Comics says Kent will walk out in protest that hard news has given way to too many “soft” entertainment stories.

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Sharks, particularly Great Whites, have a pretty bad rep. The apex predators are often labelled as man-eaters based on a handful of out of context events. Photographer Daniel Botelho spent two weeks with the ancient beasts and returned with what he calls “definitive proof” that they don’t deserve the label or association.

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The South African Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa) today released the findings of its investigation into the Miroshga Hout Bay boat accident. In it, they found that an incorrectly wired pump led to the blue and white catamaran taking on too much water, and eventually capsizing.

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You have to hand it to this New York strip club. Not only did they try to convince a court that lap dancing should legally be considered as “art”, but they also argued that it should be exempt from state tax.

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Whether you agree or disagree with them, IQ tests are the most commonly accepted measure of intelligence. Using IQ data, garnered from The World Genius Directory, the folks over at Business Insider have put together a list of the 16 smartest people alive today.

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This can’t be linked to the recent strike turmoil in the country, but it’s still a reflection of heightened global economic uncertainty. It should also serve as a wake up call to those involved in wasteful spending, but it probably won’t.

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Nestor Guillen on Sunday equalled the world record for the most number of red cards handed out during a soccer match, er, brawl, when he sent off 36 players in a Paraguayan junior league match.

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The poor Greeks. With mounting financial cut-backs, Greece is dealing with – what is believed to be a first for Western Europe – the first domestic cases of malaria since 1974.

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I have mentioned in one or more of these columns that I am not exactly a fan of wine competitions. In this column I report back on the challenges I faced when helping judge in a recent local competition.

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Tomorrow marks the start of Islam’s annual Hajj (which means pilgrimage), a trek to the Grand Mosque in Mecca made by millions each year. These breathtaking photos offer a glimpse of the masses already at, or en route to, the mosque.

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Juggling is a pretty neat party trick, ever more so when you can do it with empty classes or your best mate’s triplets. Not all juggling involves throwing things in the air though – contact juggling is a completely different beast, and this video from the 2012 Japan Juggling Festival Championship will leave you mesmerised.

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Activists from Greenpeace Africa, groundWork and Earthlife Africa JHB, this morning hoisted a banner and chained themselves to the entrance of Megawatt Park, Eskom’s headquarters in Johannesburg.

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Everyone’s favourite longtime Cuban dictator, Fidel Castro, has released a couple of photos of himself to the media. This is in response to recent rumours that a stroke put him in “a neurovegetative state.”

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It’s finally here folks, the first, full-length trailer for Marvel’s latest superhero blockbuster, Iron Man 3.

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The picture you are looking at was posted to Facebook on Sunday by Ilka Dunne. While booked in to the Northcliff Audi branch, her car was involved in an accident that has led to it being written off. How exactly this happened is a story we’d still love to hear!

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Entries now open for a Friday fit for a king on 26 October. Open to residents of Cape Town and surrounds. Where were you last month when Jack Daniel’s and 2oceansVibe treated Johan and his mates to an afternoon of whiskey rounds, and cutting his own record at an exclusive recording studio? You missed the entry call? […]

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Fingers were pointed in every direction at the Farlam Commission of Inquiry into the Marikana shooting on Monday. With transport for the victims now seemingly sorted out to an extent, proceedings got underway in Rustenburg with opening statements by the representatives of the various groups.

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And just like that, fourteen years of Lance Armstrong’s career have been wiped from the record books. In addition to losing his titles, the International Cycling Union has banned Armstrong from the sport for life, citing “insurmountable evidence” that Armstrong used performance enhancing drugs over the course of his career, and in every one of […]

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South Africa’s Julian Boulle was announced as the first winner of the World Wingsuit League (WWL) Grand Prix late last week.

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Last Friday’s Spice broke the news that Mxit CEO Alan Knott-Craig Jnr had resigned from the self-claimed largest social network in Africa. Citing a difference of opinion from shareholders as to the company’s expansion strategy, Knott-Craig Jnr resigned from the cellphone social network, as well as its holding company, World of Avatar.

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Currently studying in Bosnia, the grandson of the late North Korean Great Leader Kim Jong-Il, and nephew of the Young General Kim Jong-Un, has given a rare TV interview. The interview was for Finnish television, with former Under Secretary General of the UN, Elisabeth Rehn.

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Abercrombie & Fitch chief executive, Michael Jeffries, has been taken to court in an age discrimination lawsuit by a former employee. Stephen Bustin, a 55-year-old pilot, claims he was replaced by a younger man. He has also revealed very spicy details of how Jeffries treats his airline staff.

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The BBC has taken a look at the rise of the passive-aggressive wi-fi names. The gist of the matter is that wi-fi network names have become the fridge notes of the digital age.

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