Here at 2oceansvibe we are very much about the “vibe”. And this canine has it! If animals could read, I’m pretty sure this dog would be a regular visitor here. He has become the latest “awww cute, man!” thing on the internet due to his ability to crack a grin just like us humans. Day made!

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Introducing the first  of Harry Reginald Haddon’s weekly columns, discussing wine, and the life that flows from it. Enjoy – it is the sort of read that ages well. – As this is the first wine column I am writing here, I thought I would ask the question: why wine? Why dedicate these 600 or […]

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Oh this is just mean. And yes, okay, by mean I probably mean amazing. Prior to the 60th annual Miss USA pageant, held last Sunday in Las Vegas, delegates were asked to field a couple of debate questions – like this one, where they share their views on teaching evolution in schools. Cruel.

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The economic dilemma facing Greece and and the European Union is reaching a head as Greece threatens to default on its debt to the European Union. The outcome of the crisis, whether positive or negative, will have a substantial effect on the health of the global economy. So it’s an important issue. And yet, discussion […]

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Public holiday weeks, like last week, are problematic. It’s a commonly accepted truth that human beings experience a normal five day working week (or four-and-a-half-day working week, if you’re sensible) to be far more excruciating after a week which incorporates a public holiday. And Jacob Zuma is no exception. He needs a break, and he needs it now.

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This week we have seen two interesting reasons why the information bill, in its current form, needed amending. We learned of South African sniper weapons in Libya, and we have now learned of the many millions Gauteng tax payers will likely fork out for the lack of passengers using the Gautrain.

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Yesterday afternoon, a column written by Sipho Hlongwane lamenting what he saw to be a lack of quality comedic performance in South Africa was published on 2oceansVibe.com. The article attracted a flurry of comments, all of which were strongly opinionated. Now Loyiso Gola, South African comic and main subject of Sipho’s column, has responded. Click […]

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Wednesdays are perfect days for singalongs! For today, we’d like to invite you to take the time warp back to the 90’s. Check out this vintage Scientology propaganda video, and then join this group of passionate, bright-eyed scientologists in their beautiful rendition of “We Stand Tall”. Also look out for scientology leader, David Miscavige, pushing the boundaries of his vocal chords.

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The cyber-war on cyber-terror now has innocent bystanders, apparently. In a hunt for LulzSec, the hacking group claiming responsibility for the compromise of huge amounts of Sony user accounts and for briefly taking the CIA website offline, the FBI raided DigitalOne’s data – finding nothing, but causing a bunch of unrelated websites to go offline.

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So Nonhle Thema – from Vuzu reality show Nonhle Goes to Hollywood, and the former face of the Dark and Lovely brand – seems to be having a bit of a freak-out on Twitter. She’s eager to tell everybody that she is “young and RICH……….LOL…..DEAL WITH IT PLEASE…” Over and over again.

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I’ve seen some pretty crazy shit in my time, but this is seriously messed up. Actor Doug Hutchinson, aged 51, of “Lost” and “Green Mile” fame, has married his 16-year-old girlfriend, Courtney Alexis Stodden in Las Vegas last month.

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If you don’t know what Kool-Aid is, it’s the American equivalent of Oros, only with a shit ton of sugar and an abundance of magical E numbers. If the American Heart Association had hitmen, the guy who invented this snack would be at the top of their list. But really, he loves deep-frying so much that you can actually see the excitement in his eyes.

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A nine-year-old girl has been found with an eight kilogram suicide vest strapped to her body in Pakistan’s troubled north-west region. The Pakistani police said they detained the schoolgirl on Monday after learning she was allegedly told to blow up a police checkpoint, which wasn’t far from where they stopped her.

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I am concerned. There’s an alarming trend that I’ve noticed, and it’s all getting a bit out of control. Every new generation of vehicles emerges fatter than the last. I drove a new Opel Astra last month which barely scraped into my garage. An Astra. It’s hardly a monster truck. Yet every new property development I’ve encountered is essentially a maze of shoeboxes. Are we forgetting the ultimate luxury?

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They say Portland, Oregon, in America has pretty much become the hipster capital of the world – the city where young people go to retire! The other night roughly 9 000 of them took part in a naked bike race to “ protest gently against fossil fuel dependence.” Pics of some of the bicycles inside– just check that you are alone in the office first.

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A Tunisian court found former president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his wife guilty of theft and the illegal possession of large quantities of money and jewelry. He sentenced them to 35 years in jail, which is great and all, except Ben Ali and his wife are in Saudi Arabia, making extradition a little unlikely.

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And today is the rematch, three days short of one year since the now-famous encounter smashed tennis and online viewership records. Last year, on June 24, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut played a First Round match at Wimbledon. That match lasted 11 hours and five minutes with a total of 183 games. The final score of the fifth and deciding set was Isner 70, Mahut 68. And that’s not even the extraordinary part.

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Ah, the arms deal. It’s like the ANC’s bastard child that won’t go away. The government said it should be dropped, as there wasn’t enough evidence to any investigate further. That was until Saab revealed that they’d paid brides of about 24 million Rand. Now it seems that the Hawks are finally going to take another look at the torrid affair.

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Who told Loyiso Gola that he is funny? I need answers. How did he come to have a comedy TV show, and why is the country putting up with this gigantic farce? People even follow him on Twitter. Why?! What is so appealing about having an alarmingly round face shout inanities at you in caps lock? I’m serious – I need to know. Am I the loony one here? [click link to read column]

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Look, if you’re a robber, think again about hiding out in a cave on Table Mountain. Because the Western Cape authorities are going to be cracking down on yo’ ass. Just a warning.

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You may by now be aware that Greece is in some deep financial trouble at the moment. Pretty much everyone knows a Greek too, so we should spare a moment for all Greeks, as Greece prepares to sell off airports, highways, state-owned companies and prime sections of Mediterranean real estate.

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Believe me, many things can be said about Tom Cruise and his weird ways. But the oke does have a knack for pulling off some really interesting movie roles. He is currently filming a rock version of “Mamma Mia”, called “Rock of Ages” – and yes, he’ll sing in it as well! Check out the first image of Tom as rocker Stacee Jaxx inside.

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A dating website that grants only beautiful people acceptance, has had to apologise to 30 000 ugly people for being mistakenly allowed onto the website database. This is what managing director, Greg Hodge had to say when I caught up with him, on his high horse…

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One of the star’s of MTV’s highly-successful Jackass franchise, Ryan Dunn, has died in a car crash. Click through for details and pics.

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In honour of Father’s Day yesterday, this nifty flowchart got put together acknowledging the influences that fathers have on our taste in music. The infographic handily predicts the kinds of music you’re liable to listen to based on what your dad was playing when you were growing up.

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The preliminary 49-man squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup has been announced, including 21 players who are previous World Cup winners.

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When it was announced last week that Hugh Hefner’s fiancee Crystal Harris had called off their wedding, it was hard not to feel bad for the old guy. For about two hours. And then he got himself a new Playmate – the woman Crystal had named as her maid of honour no less.

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Having reviewed most positions over the last 10 weeks, the time has come to select my Bok squad and starting XV for this year’s Rugby World Cup tournament in New Zealand in September/October. I do not suggest that these are the players I would start in the Tri-Nations – we should consider resting senior players […]

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A new club that opened in Jakarta, Indonesia, this weekend, is encouraging women to be totally obedient to their husbands and focus on keeping them sexually satisfied. Predictably, the new branch of the 800-member strong organisation has generated a chorus of disapproval from activists and academics alike.

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The fourth season of True Blood kicks off in America on Sunday night, and it has a South African cast member! No, they haven’t written the tokoloshe into the plot (yet). But they have created a “French-speaking supernatural” who will be played by our very own homegirl, Nondumiso Tembe! And it is not just a once-off appearance…

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