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Culture
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Outrageous Scientists Bring Ancient Priest’s Voice To Life [Audio]
24 Jan 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Scientists have made it possible for us to hear the pitch and tone of a man’s voice 3 000 years after he died.
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R35 Million “Disturbing” Painting Restoration Yields Unexpected Results
23 Jan 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Experts restored the middle panel of Hubert and Jan Van Eyck’s famous ‘Ghent Altarpiece’, and the results have received a very mixed reaction.
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Feuds And Scandals Are Tearing The Romance Novel Industry Apart
14 Jan 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
There’s a scandal shaking the romance novel industry, and it’s far spicier than anything you’ll find in the pages of a Mills & Boon.
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You Know There Was ANOTHER ‘Mona Lisa’ Hanging Above Someone’s Fireplace, Right?
17 Oct 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Caribbean tax havens, a mysterious international consortium, and a famous art detective are all involved in the mystery of the second ‘Mona Lisa’.
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Family Googles Painting In Their Home – Discovers That It’s Worth R21 Million
16 Oct 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
A painting that had hung on the wall since 1971 turned out to be the work of a famous artist, which was recently auctioned for a tidy sum.
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Hidden Secrets In Seven Of The World’s Most Famous Paintings
14 Oct 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Some of the world’s most famous works of art are hiding interesting details that you might not have noticed.
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Indonesia’s ‘Rebel Riders’ Resemble Real-Life ‘Mad Max’ [Video]
08 Oct 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
In Indonesia, a scooter is more than just a mode of transport. It’s a lifestyle, a creative outlet, and a form of self-expression.
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Our Favourite Pictures From Comic Con Africa 2019
02 Oct 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
African superheroes reigned supreme at this year’s Comic Con Africa, which celebrated all things sci-fi, fantasy and comic related.
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Child Genius Writes Novel About A Girl That Vanishes – Then She Vanishes
30 Sep 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Few tales are as strange as that of Barbara Newhall Follett, whose life would go on to imitate the fiction that she first wrote when she was just nine.
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Shaolin Warrior Monks Must Pass An Incredible Final Test [Video]
21 Aug 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
At the Shaolin Temple in China, a Buddhist warrior monk must tackle a test that will ultimately change the course of his life forever.
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‘Laugh It Off’ Founder Justin Nurse Lets Go In The Bainskloof Mountains
30 Jul 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Justin Nurse is the founder of Laugh It Off, South Africa’s first and finest satirical t-shirt company, and a long-time 2oceansviber. Here are some of his recent thoughts.
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Home Affairs Doesn’t Believe Married Women Have A Right To Keep Their Last Names
24 Jul 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
It appears that Home Affairs officials all over the country don’t believe that women have a right to keep their birth surnames when they get married.
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Some Of Our Favourite Moon Landing-Inspired Artworks
24 Jul 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Curator Jon Feinstein put together a collection of images capturing deep space fantasies and imaginaries.
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Rare Footage Of Uncontacted Amazonian Tribe [Video]
23 Jul 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
An indigenous media group has shared rare footage of a member of the Awá people, in order to raise awareness about the effects of deforestation.
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Magazine Adverts That Are Quintessentially 90s [Images]
09 Jul 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Back in the 1990s, they got away with some stuff in advertising that would never fly today. Here are a few of the more famous adverts from the decade.
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Which Of This Year’s UNESCO World Heritage Site Nominees Will Make The Cut? [Images]
27 Jun 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
There are 36 nominees competing for a spot on UNESCO’s World Heritage Site list, and all of them are quite spectacular.
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Everyone’s Talking About The SA Youth Choir On ‘America’s Got Talent’ [Videos]
27 Jun 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Even Simon Cowell was blown away by the Ndlovu Youth Choir’s audition for ‘America’s Got Talent’. It’s pretty damn touching.
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Nat Geo’s Spectacular 2019 Travel Photographer Of The Year Winners [Images]
13 Jun 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Out of thousands of entries, these beautiful pics came out on top in the National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year competition.
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They Figured Out Where That $450 Million Da Vinci Painting Is Being Hidden
11 Jun 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Since buying ‘Salvator Mundi’, Prince Bader bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan al-Saud has been keeping its whereabouts under wraps.
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Here Are 11 Times That Leonardo Da Vinci’s Predictions Came True
03 Jun 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Leonardo da Vinci made predictions about the natural world and technology, with some of those proven right over time.
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One Thing That Many Of The World’s Most Famous Pop Songs Have In Common
31 May 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Want to write the perfect track? One music journalist reckons she’s figured out the one thing that many ‘perfect’ pop songs have in common.
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Is The Owner Of The World’s Most Expensive Painting Embarrassed It Might Be A Fake?
27 May 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
‘Salvator Mundi’ won’t be part of this year’s Leonardo da Vinci show in Paris, and the owner isn’t all that keen to let too many people have a look.
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Incredible AI Makes The Mona Lisa Talk [Video]
23 May 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Researchers have developed a system that can recreate lifelike motion from just a single frame of a person’s face. Enter the moving Mona Lisa.
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Bill Gates Has Recommended These Five Books For You [Video]
21 May 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Bill Gates’ latest list of important reads for 2019 might be the list you need to get you through the South African winter.
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Study Finds That “Progressive” Men Might Be Resisting Equality Without Realising It
07 May 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
It’s 2019, and women are still doing more than their fair share in the home due to what sociologists are calling “male resistance”.
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‘Morally Bankrupt Sex Fiend’ – Behind Closed Doors With Marie Antoinette
06 May 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Marie Antoinette’s private chambers reveal more than just lavish silk tapestries and over-the-top rococo flourishes.
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Famous SA Novel Makes Telegraph’s Top 10 Greatest Novels Of All Time
29 Apr 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
The Telegraph’s critics chose the best novels ever written, ranging from Tolkien through to Proust, and including one of our very own.
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Very Cool – Sequel For ‘A Clockwork Orange’ Unearthed
26 Apr 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
They’ve unearthed a previously unseen manuscript for a follow-up to writer Anthony Burgess’ famous novel, ‘A Clockwork Orange’.
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A Beginner’s Guide To Tasting Beer Like A Connoisseur
16 Apr 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Here’s your step-by-step guide to beer tasting, guaranteed to impress your squad next time you’re out having a cold one.
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The Most Radical Footage Of Notre-Dame Cathedral – Inside And Out, During And After [Photos Videos]
16 Apr 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Notre-Dame’s structure and two towers have been saved from total destruction, but the damage is still extreme.
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