Archaeologists in Florence, Italy, began searching yesterday for the remains of a woman thought to be the model who sat for Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa”. The reason: curiosity.

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Some years ago I made my way over to mud island, London specifically, and one thing I always appreciated was not having to rush to the bank on a Saturday morning just because that was the way things were. This is surely good for banking in South Africa and a giant leap toward getting Saturday mornings back.

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The term “fracking” has been thrown around quite a lot recently. But do we really understand what implications this could have on our lives, or are the majority of us laughing because “fracking” sounds very similar to “fucking”? If you fall in the latter group, you need to see this video. It gives you all you need to know in under three minutes.

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Hooray! I hear you say at the great news that Rovio, creator of the extremely addictive “Angry Birds”, has decided to release a version for Google Chrome. Peter Vesterbacka of Finnish software firm Rovio, made the announcement at a Google developers conference yesterday.

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One of America’s more notably known liberal arts schools, as they call them over there, has decided to add a major on secularism to their curriculum thereby making them that little bit more liberal than some of their competitors. This will be the first of its kind in America.

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Men have tried all sorts of ways to score chicks, including buying puppies and borrowing babies. But recently a Chicago man thought he had an idea that would trump them all: keep an alligator.

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This very cool viral video was produced by the team behind Australia’s Master Chef. You’ll see chef Matt Moran being filmed for a segment before losing his temper over a crew member throwing perfectly fine food into a bin. As you’ll see at the end, its all one big act, but with an important message: Don’t waste food!

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Following their collective rise to fame on the veil of Catherine Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, Pippa and Will Middleton have had the gory details of their private lives scrutinised with repulsive efficiency by the world’s tabloid media. It’s a textbook case of “what goes on the internet, stays on the internet”.

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Vampire Diaries star, Ian Somerhalder (formerly of Lost) is in “Africa” – more specifically, Johannesburg – reports Channel24. Somerhalder tweeted his whereabouts at around 10h30 today.

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The US Presbyterian Church passed an historic ruling on Tuesday evening. They have decided to allow openly gay men and women in same-sex relationships to be ordained as clergy. This comes after a similar mandate that was to allow gay clergy was defeated two years ago.

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Videophiles will appreciate the release of the Purple Hearts’ first music video, which was shot in a single take. Gen Akal doubled as the director, and editor of the video, with Tim Henny acting as DP. Between them they managed to capture almost two and a half minutes of uninterrupted footage over the 200 metre route. The entirety of the video was shot on foot, concluding with an elevated shot from a cherry picker. Check out the video after the jump!

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Water for Elephants is a film currently showing in our cinemas. The plot revolve around a circus and it stars Reece Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, and an elephant named Tai. But an animal rights group is claiming that Tai was physically abused in preparation for her movie role and has released this video as evidence. Have a look at the footage and decide for yourself .

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Surprise! Security firm Symantec yesterday reported that a hole in the Facebook security system allowed third-parties like advertisers access to user accounts and private data – and that this hole has been in place for the past four years, since Facebook first started offering apps to its users.

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And now I don’t want to live on this planet anymore. Around 3,000 words have been added this year in the “most comprehensive Scrabble wordlist ever produced,” which I would be more upset about if most of my Scrabble games didn’t end in tears and fire. Also included: ‘innit,’ ‘thang,’ ‘fansite,’ and ‘Facebook.’

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Just like every other newspaper in the US, in recent days Brooklyn-based Hasidic newspaper Vos Iz Neias has published the ‘Situation Room’ photo of Barack Obama and his White House security team watching footage of the killing of Osama Bin Laden. Except this version of the photo had a notable difference – and it didn’t involve Princess Bea’s cupcake hat.

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The crew of National Geographic Channel’s hit series Shark Men announced this past Friday that they had broken the previous record for the biggest Great White Shark ever caught and released alive. They exhibited their capture on Sunday night on the US version of the show. We’ll unfortunately have to wait a bit to see it over here in Africa.

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Second to us, scientists reckon that dolphins are the most intelligent animals on the planet. They can learn up to 100 human words but previous attempts to converse with them have been primarily one-way – our way. But we may soon be able to decipher the chirps of dolphins, then create and project an appropriate response, all in real time.

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Man, we seem to be running out of classy damsels nowadays. Dana Wynter, 1950’s starlet, best known for starring as the token distressed heroine in low-budget science-fiction film “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” died May 5 of congestive heart failure in Ojai, California. She was 79.

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This story could only happen in Africa, or maybe Russia. And as insane as this sounds, it’s all true: Sheryl Cwele, wife of State Security Minister, Siyabonga Cwele, who was convicted last week of international drug trafficking, will keep her job as director of health and community services at the Hibuscus Coast Municipality.

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This charming fellow is a member of the English Defence League, which is something similar to the League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, but for racist chavs. He’s clearly afraid of the the encroaching influence of “Muslamic” law. And did I hear him say “Muslamic Ray Guns” at 1:20?

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The man with the effortless swing, and who is otherwise referred to as the “Big Easy”, has been inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. The ceremony included a tribute to another hall of famer, Spain’s Seve Ballesteros, who passed away Saturday after being diagnosed with a brain tumour three years ago.

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A new survey was recently done of the global capital cities of finance, innovation and tourism. The report graded 26 metros from Stockholm to Santiago on business opportunities, culture, livability, and innovation. Johannesburg, the only African city on the list, came in at number 25 – basically beating only Mumbai.

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I’m lucky in that I am not told what album to review each month. I can choose. But this is a double-edged sword. Because life is short I generally try to review something that is actually enjoyable, rather than wasting time listening to music that drains me of the will to carry on and then […]

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A Cuban cigar roller has set a new Guinness World Record with a super stogie — which is nearly as as long as a rugby field. The monster 82m cigar was hand-made by Castelar Cairo, also known as Cueto, who learned the tricks of the trade at just five-years-old. More pics and video inside.

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Man, I’m not sure how to feel about this – I mean Naked News has been a thing worldwide for a while now, and it’s great that SA’s catching on to the idea of having attractive news anchors strip while letting you know what’s up on NASDAQ. Nevertheless, ultimately this is basically a way of subscribing to see folk naked on the internet.

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Maybe some out there think that the whole “zombie” thing has become a bit passé, but they are, of course, wrong. Now the whole “vampire” thing, that’s passé. That is why when I saw this house, I felt obliged to share it with you, the good readers of 2oceansvibe. Welcome to the world’s first zombie-proof house, a cube of concrete that closes in on itself.

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Reports over the weekend have claimed that UK journalist and newspaper Twitter feeds are possibly going to become regulated. In essence they’ll be brought under the regulation of the Press Complaints Commission later in the year. No doubt fingers will strike keypads aggressively in weeks to come, the fearless bunch that the UK press are.

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The father of an American soldier held captive for the last two years in Afghanistan, has sought the help of Pakistan’s military via a heartfelt Youtube message. In this video, Bob Bergdahl directly addresses Pakistan’s Army Chief of Staff as well as the head of their country’s intelligence service. Also notice how he hasn’t cut his beard since his son’s capture as sign of support.

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Because, as it happens, the gig is planned for October 8, which also happens to be Yom Kippur – the Jewish Day of Atonement. This of course means that observant Jews will be engaged in a 25-hour period of intensive fasting at roughly the same point that Chris Martin breathlessly proclaims his love for Africa from the stage.

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Has the human species made any noticeable progress since that first unknown person picked up a sharp instrument and made a mark on a rock? Are we any better than our barbaric ancestors? Are the iPad, satellite television and fuel-injected engines signs that we can rightfully look back with conceit at the gloomy depths from whence we came? By what measure should we gauge our history and achievements? What should our flagpole be?

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