This is some pretty cool reading for those of you still trying to shake the post-public holiday major Bafana let down cobwebs. If you’re a white guy in Beijing incapable of speaking a shred of Mandarin, you might feel that your employment opportunities are limited. Or you could get off your ass and get paid […]

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Afternoon everyone, and a happy Youth Day to you crazy, crazy youth. Let’s have a quick chat about vuvuzelas. They’re loud, really loud. In fact at 131 decibels, they’re louder than: A screaming baby A chain saw A starting gun A jackhammer Most taxis in Woodstock Gareth Cliff The Mouille Point Foghorn The Noon Gun […]

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A great deal of fuss has been made by FIFA regarding the sanctity of its brand, and the brands of its official partners in the run up to the World Cup. A great deal of counter-fuss has been made by the brands who were left outside of the World Cup money machine fraternity. So it’s […]

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Mario’s, a popular Italian restaurant on Main Road in Green Point is on fire, and not in the positive, figurative kind of way.

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Ever since Robert Downey Jnr gave us a better way to live in Iron Man, people have been popping chubbies (present company included) at the thought of having interactive computing interfaces like the iPad on almost every glossy surface of their abode. Well, the idea is slowly bleeding from pop culture into the fabric of […]

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If you, like me, are something of an amateur (read: ignorant) economist, then you’ve probably wondered on occasion why gold is so friggin expensive. Part of the answer is definitely due to the fact that mining houses share their office space with Satan and his cronies.

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There’s going to be an awful lot of tension regarding referee calls, and the dubious opinions of your fellow spectators this afternoon, and indeed for the rest of the tournament. To avoid unnecessary conflict, and to make sure that your opinion is valued above all others this World Cup, get your hands on this little […]

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We all know Nelson. We all love Nelson. Nelson’s gonna be at the opening ceremony this arvi, and by all predictions, he should be there for a wopping fifteen minutes or so. Why so little? Well, he happens to be a little shagged out from dedicating his life to reasoned argument, armed struggle, brutal imprisonment […]

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Tomorrow, we face el Mexicanos in an epic footballing battle. Let’s get to know our enemy, shall we?

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Green Point is ramping up the killer World Cup vibes. Most of us frenzied Capetonian vibers will already know this, but those of you from outta-town will most definitely appreciate this vibe. You know the London Eye? Well…

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The Soccer World Cup will attract some 350 000 foreign visitors our shores. Most of them are already arriving, and you can bet they’ll be bringing their national idiosyncrasies with them. Today, we offer a sincere prayer that no fun-loving Dutch fans bring this quirky bit of fan paraphernalia with them, or they WILL be […]

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According to a report by Shanghai’s Southern Weekly, the southern Chinese city has a bit of a McProblem. And that would be the McRefugees. It’s a pretty heavy vibe.

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The Apple Icon is one of the world’s most powerful brands. Not only does it front the most economically powerful leisure technology manufacturer in the world, it is also a lesson in simple, elegant design with the aesthetic legs to carry it through multiple decades. Which is precisely why you should slap a mo or […]

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Here at 2oceansvibe, we’re fond of hot sauce and beer. Specifically Tabasco hot sauce, and Jack Black beer. So what might be the perfect food companion to these already stunning nutritive sources? Pizza (I’m looking at you, Butlers)? Sushi? Sticky spare ribs? For any sane person with reasonable powers of taste, these might be the […]

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If you’re feeling a little low on self-esteem today, try this out. The IS Twitter Parade is a nifty little website that creates an on-screen parade in your celebration, complete with a cheery musical sound track and small yells of joy. All you have to do is type in your Twitter name (or any keyword […]

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Ever wondered what the record is for the biggest human pyramid inside a moving train? Or who holds the record for the most double-handed high-fives over a regulation men’s volleyball net by female twins in 30 seconds? I know I have. But I’ve always found myself frustrated with the limited options available to me for […]

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First it was Green Market Square, and now it’s the V&A Waterfront. Yes, ladies and gents, we’re talking about free Wi-Fi. We recently ran a story on Skyrove’s offering of free Wi-Fi in Green Market Square, Cape Town. Things have developed ever so slightly.

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A very cool human being by the name of Jesse Rosten has made a pretty darn fantastic short film celebrating the beautiful things that happen when two of humankind’s great innovations (the iPad, and Velcro) meet. In a few years time, when touch computer interfaces are on every shiny surface in our house, we might […]

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Bafana Bafana continue to improve our vibe ahead of the world cup – this time by owning Guatemala in a record 5-0 win. Sure, there may have been three penalties in the mix (two of which were moderately questionable), but the other two goals were genuinely gnarly. Anyhow, while most of the country and all […]

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And better looking, too. Didn’t you know? This sassy little individual has been released in Europe, and is on course for distribution in the US. Although, with A FRIGGING SOLAR PANEL CELL ON THE BACK (oh yeah!) you’d expect them to pump these babies to sunny South Africa in a heartbeat.

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This just in: Robert Mugabe is sending an ark filled to the rafters with animals to our Dear Leader. Zimbabwe has begun rounding up wildlife destined for North Korea and would have completed the sale to Kim Jong Il’s isolated dictatorship by the end of this month, a senior parks official said on Wednesday. North […]

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It takes a recessionista’s ear to appreciate the genius of Meat Loaf. Meat Loaf has never been everyone’s cup of tea. Apart from one time in the late 70’s when Bat Out of Hell sold 48 million copies. Ok so yes, Meat Loaf was once everyone’s cup of tea, but that was before most of […]

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A mobile phone company in Bulgaria has suspended a particular mobile phone number, 0888 888 888, after “every single person assigned to it died in the last 10 years.”

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This, my friends, is awesome. What in the world is that? At first glance, this looks like the fruits of a game of “pin the tail on the donkey” at an acid party in Amsterdam. Right? But the more perceptive of you might recognise the faintest silhouette of a world map. That’s because each of […]

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Nigerian politicians are pretty colourful characters, if news reports are anything to go by. If they haven’t got two kilograms of coke (NOT the kind that fizzes with Mentos) in their political tummies, then they’re off marrying Egyptian 13 year-olds.

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Sorry about that, it’s kind of bright, I know. As you can see, London have gone for a bit of an intriguing vibe for their 2012 Olympic logo. And by intriguing, I might actually mean, “epilepsy-inducing”. So, in a intriguing strange kind of way, it’s kudos to London’s Olympic organising committee (queerly named Locog) for […]

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ESPN is a great repository for sporting news. Especially news from the Baltic states. Take Finland, for example. Finland is the home of Sauna (that’s right, with a capital “S”). This relaxing past tie has been exported in various forms and varieties the world over, such is humankind’s love for a good, cleansing sweat. But […]

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Everyone knows how cut-throat childhood can be, right? The playground politics, the snide remarks, the vengeful love triangles, the grief-induced crayon-eating binges. Right? Well, maybe not me. Know why? Because when I was a kid, my parents made damn sure that their offspring would never, ever, have the label “loser” pasted on them. How did […]

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Looks like a regular sci-fi action/adventure with tough guys, hot chicks, glocks and carnivorous and impossibly clever dinosaurs, right? WRONG!

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OK, so I don’t claim to know a heck of a lot about macro economic policy, national Anglo trans-administration fiscal health, or even the projected recovery gradient of the British economy over the next five years. But two things, I know for sure. 1) The English ruling classes are humour gods, and…

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