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Will You Be Spending This Friday At Work, Or With Jack Daniels?
28 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Look guys, you all know by now that Jack Daniels and 2oceansVibe are teaming up to take Friday afternoon work hours down! And by Jove, are we doing well. This coming Friday, July 1, we will be breaking one of you out of work for an afternoon of doing Friday, Jack’s way. Just check out […]
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Michael Jackson’s Thriller Jacket Sells For $1.8 Million At Auction
27 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The infamous red leather jacket worn by the deceased king of pop, Michael Jackson, in his renowned Thriller video, has sold this weekend at an auction in California, for $1.8 million. That is a cool R12.4 million at today’s exchange rate. The jacket also boasts Jackson’s signature on the one sleeve.
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South African Porn Star Reality Series Goes Limp
27 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
South Africa’s first ever reality television porn show appears to have gone limp halfway through the auditions because broadcasters are reluctant to ‘excite’ the public. Although South Africans are generally fans of reality television, it’s hardly surprising that the conservative forces have decided to pass on a deal to air the show.
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The Official Clifton Shores Promotional Video Is Live [VIDEO]
24 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 15 Comments
Regular readers will remember the flurry caused by Clifton Shores when production first got underway. Readers were mostly happy to have South Africa, and Cape Town, chosen as the venue for an international reality show, but many were not shy to voice their concerns over what the final product might look like. Click through for the first taste.
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Miss USA Candidates Debate Teaching Evolution In School [VIDEO]
22 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
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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Gautrain’s Hidden Millions, Another Shock For The Taxpayer
22 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
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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Table Mountain Robbers Targeted
21 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
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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Man Narrowly Escapes Jail After Shooting Wart Off Finger With Shotgun
17 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yes, English security guard Sean Murphy thought it was a good idea to blast off his wart with a shotgun, and in the process, his own finger too. Murphy decided to use a 12-bore Beretta at a Doncaster garden centre to consign the wart to history, along with most of the middle finger on his left hand.
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End Of The Month Salticrax Be Gone! Amazing Groupon Deal
17 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Today is the 17th of the month. Instinctively, you know that that means. The Petrol gauge is flirting with the wrong side of the half-mark. The improvised wine-collection is running dry. The packet of cigarettes is looking dangerously roomy, and the Salticrax are beginning to look more austere than opulent. And as the cash-coffers dry […]
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Cash Converters Employing Toxic Gas To Immobilise Unauthorised Humans [PIC]
15 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Being a paying customer is not as safe as you might think – especially if you aren’t “authorized” to enter a place where you wish to spend your money. Take Cash Converters in Balfour Park, Joburg, as an example. They’ve had so many unauthorized customers in their shop that they’ve now had to invest in some toxic gas, capable of “immobilizing humans.” You’ve been warned.
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Study Reveals Wife’s Sleep Is Key To A Good Marriage
15 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Men are regularly accused of disturbing other people’s sleep with the sort of loud snoring that can travel through walls and make its way around quiet suburban streets. Now a study, albeit a small one, is adding further fuel to that fire by claiming that your wife’s sleep is an important part of the key to a successful marriage.
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Swine Flu Returns To Gauteng, Over 100 Treated Already
14 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Beeld newspaper this morning reported that a Johannesburg school will be closed for a week after a break-out of mumps and swine flu. The King’s School, situated in the Sandton suburb of Linbro Park stopped classes last week after about six pupils contracted mumps and another two swine flu, said the school’s principal John Pilkington.
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The Locnville Fight [VIDEO]
10 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 13 Comments
Here’s what you’ve all been waiting for: an intriguing eye witness description of the alleged fight that resulted in Brian Chaplin being maced in the face by police officers, also featuring a video of the aftermath of the widely-reported fight. Check it all out after the jump.
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3D-Printed Bikinis Are A Thing Now
08 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yay, science. The guys over at Continuum fashion have made the world’s first ready-to-wear, completely 3D printed bikini. It’s called the N12, and it’s pretty cool. Above and beyond it being a sexy-looking bikini, the whole thing is made up of 3D printed pieces that snap together like lego.
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Playboy SA Editor Resigned Over Moral Qualms
03 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In the most ironic professional move since Cope’s formation as an answer to political party infighting and corruption, the editor of Playboy South Africa has resigned, citing concerns that the magazine would descend into smut and vice.
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World Health Organisation Warns E-coli Outbreak Is New Toxic Strain
02 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has been handing out the warnings lately. But it shouldn’t come as a surprise that what’s been happening across northern Europe is actually becoming quite a dangerous problem. It’s reported that the E-coli bacteria responsible for the deaths of 18 people so far is from a strain “never seen before” in an outbreak.
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For Sale: Marilyn Monroe’s Iconic “Subway Dress”
31 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Now you could own the dress that was part of one of Marilyn Monroe’s most memorable scenes. Debbie Reynolds is auctioning off her vast Hollywood memorabilia collection on June 18 and it includes the white halter dress which the blonde bombshell wore on the set of her film, The Seven Year Itch.
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UK Council Libel Case Forces Twitter To Reveal UK Users
30 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Twitter has been ordered to hand over confidential details of five British users in what may become a landmark case for the social networking website. It is believed to be the first time the social networking site has been forced to provide details about users in the UK.
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Danny MacAskill Rips Up Cape Town On Two Wheels
27 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
“But this is CYCLING!”, I hear you blurt, rusk crumbs embedding themselves in your computer screen. “You guys don’t LIKE cyclists!” That said, Danny MacAskill is no prawn. He’s a stylish, skilled athlete, and he makes the infrastructure of our beloved city look oh-so-fine.
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Tapas And Jazz Sundays At The EighteenHundred Grill Room
25 May 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Some places hold specials. Others hold special events. The EighteenHundred Grill Room is one such place, and what with it perched beneath my beloved residence, the Cape Royale Hotel, I’ve been known to nip in there more regularly than not. They’re laying on the special treatment this winter with a Tapas and Jazz series, happening […]
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Traffic Services Chief Inspector Warns Of Week-Long Roadblock In Cape Town
25 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 11 Comments
Cape Town traffic fine dodgers are in for a surprise, and not one of the good variety either. You may have heard about, or even gone through the rather large roadblock that spanned the Buitengracht exit from town before the N1 and N2 split on Sunday. Operation Reclaim intensifies: officers are planning a crackdown in the next few weeks.
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Stuffed White Tiger Toy Causes Hampshire Police Alert, Almost Gets Darted
23 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Hampshire police were alerted at about 16h00 on Saturday afternoon to the presence of a white tiger in a field in Hedge End, near Southampton on the south coast of England. The force quickly coordinated with a local zoo to arrange a tranquilliser dart, before enlisting a helicopter and team of police officers to help capture the animal.
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Philanthropy Meets Fun – The Society Charity Dinner
23 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This coming Thursday, the V&A Waterfront will be playing host to the inaugural Cape Town Society Charity Dinner. The proceeds of the ticket sales and the auction will be passed to a number of worthy charities. One of the beneficiaries of the auction proceeds is the Bobs For Good Foundation, which is a fantastic initiative […]
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Playboy iPad App Announced
20 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s called iPlayboy because, well hell, what else were they going to call it? The appeal here is not so much that you get to see tastefully nude photographs in glorious iPad detail as the fact that the application offers full access tothe Playboy archives – you would own every Playboy issue ever. Welcome to the future.
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Jonathan Rhys Meyers Spotted In Cape Town
19 May 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers is in town and was spotted at the V&A Waterfront, wearing his trademark face. Rhys Meyers is best known for his roles in the films Bend It Like Beckham and Match Point and his television role as King Henry VIII in the historical drama The Tudors. An Excited fan of his […]
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Major Security Flaw Found In Android Phones
19 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Google has been hit with a string of security flaws lately and the internet giant has now been exposed yet again with a “significant security hole” being found in its smartphone operating system, Google Android. As usual with these things, it can allow attackers to gain access to users’ personal information without their permission.
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The Great Cape Town Airport Parking Scam
19 May 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 33 Comments
A few weeks ago I dropped off La Muse at Cape Town International airport, ahead of her buying trip to three corners of the world. We ate at the Spur (as you do) and when I paid for my parking ticket I was shocked to see I had been charged R105. I didn’t have the […]
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Natalie’s ‘Circle Of Love’ Holds Poker Evening FUNdraiser!
19 May 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
WHAT a novel idea! You will recall an article we posted in early March about little Natalie – a little girl close to our heart, who has a rare form of bone cancer. The family and friends supporting Natalie are a terribly creative bunch, as you would have seen by the brilliant website they setup […]
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Candice Boucher Is Smoking At Cannes [GALLERY]
17 May 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
As many of you will be well-aware, lovely Candice posed nude in Playboy Magazine some time ago. She’s wearing only slightly more this time on the Cannes red carpet, in a fetching Gavin Rajah get-up. Click through for the gallery inside!
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It’s Official – Graeme Smith Is A Stallion In The Sack
17 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
A sharp-eyed 2oceansviber sent in a screenshot of a tweet posted by Graeme Smith’s irish fiance, Morgan Dean, which celebrates his prowess in bed.
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