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Culture
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Edward Snowden Hopes To Follow In Winnie Mandela’s Footsteps
22 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Snowden became one of the world’s most wanted men when he leaked information about the extent of the surveillance power of the NSA.
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‘Password’ Is No Longer The Worst Internet Password
22 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
That’s right! We have a new world leader in the dumbest-ever-password category. And it’s… Well, its pretty daft.
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Bill Gates Wants To Eradicate Poor Countries By 2035
21 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
More accurately, he’s aiming to eradicate the poverty, not the countries. Every year for the past five years, Bill and Melinda Gates have published an annual letter in which they tally the success or failures of their foundations, and set the philanthropic agenda for the next year. This year’s annual letter, which was released today, goes down a slightly different path. Rather than a letter, it’s more of a manifesto.
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‘Girl Met Die Polo’ – South Africa’s Best New Music [VIDEO]
21 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
This is just glorious. As a stunning reminder that life in South Africa will never be boring, we present ‘Girl Met Die Polo’, by a local artiste named Arri. Just enjoy that over your lunch break.
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Justin Bieber And Selena Gomez Alleged Sexting Argument Goes Viral – Penis Pics For Sale [SCREENSHOTS]
21 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
When the authorities raided Justin Bieber’s home, they came back with quite the haul. Among all the cocaine, codeine, sizzurp and marijuana, they also found some nude photos. Apparently, the Biebs is properly addicted to a prescription drug called Actavis prometh, which he mixes with codeine and cough syrup in order to get a fix.
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Is Prince Charles About To Become King?
21 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For Prince Charles, the long wait to become King is nearly over, as a quiet, subtle coup takes places within Buckingham Palace.
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Believe It – China Has Serious Rehab Centres To Deprogram Teens Living In Virtual Reality
21 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Internet Addiction Treatment Center in Daxing, China, is one of over 400 prison-like ‘rehabilitation centres’ that seek to ‘deprogram’ teens, and wean them off their crippling addiction to the world wide web.
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Non-Affirmative Action Varsity Accommodation Ad Heading For Human Rights Commission
20 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The rector of the University of the Free State, Jonathan Jansen, has made a complaint to the South African Human Rights Commission after a bizarre advert for student accommodation appeared in the local papers.
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Smoking Is Far Worse For You Than You Ever Imagined
20 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s getting harder and harder to get away with smoking cigarettes without coming under fire from all and sundry – and it’s going to get that little bit more difficult.
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It Looks Like The Portuguese Beat The Dutch To Australia
20 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In the past, the Dutch were always credited for being the first Europeans to land on Australian shores, when they arrived at the land down under in 1606.
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Guess Who Has Just Gone To Rehab?
20 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
No really, guess. Who has recently been galavanting to the far corners of the globe, making angry speeches and causing general mayhem and hilarity?
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They’re Running A Play In New York About Mugabe: ‘Breakfast With Mugabe’
20 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
‘Breakfast With Mugabe’ is a one-act play by British playwright Fraser Grace, and it’s currently on show off-Broadway at the Lion Theatre in New York.
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White EFF Supporter Gets Slammed By Afrikaans Community For ‘Betraying White Skin’
20 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
We posted a story about Wiekus Kotze not too long ago, when we first caught wind that he could be the first white member of Julius Malema’s EFF. Well, it seems that poor Wiekus has been put to the social media sword by the furious trolls within the Afrikaner community, who see his allegiance with Malema as “a betrayal of his white skin.”
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Is This The End For The Royal Cape Yacht Club?
20 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Royal Cape Yacht Club has been accommodating Yacht owners in Cape Town since 1905, and is one of the Mother Cities’ oldest institutions.
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Plastic Surgery Is Such A Problem In Venezuela, Even The Mannequins Look Ridiculous
17 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
It’s said that the shape and size of the mannequins in a particular society is indicative of what people in that society see as ‘the ideal’ body shape.
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North Korea’s New Ski Resort Has Opened – Enjoy This [VIDEO]
16 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
North Korea, a country that can barely keep its citizens fed, has just opened a lavish new ski resort.
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The Doomsday Clock Shows 5 Minutes To 12 – ‘Civilisation Catastrophe’ Is Imminent
16 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Originally created as an analogy for the threat of global nuclear war, the Doomsday Clock still hangs on a board in the University of Chicago – and still ticks over with doomsday predictions.
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They’re Back! Now That Pot’s Legal In Colorado, Check The Baby Boomers GO!
16 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Since Colorado legalised recreational marijuana use and distribution a few months ago, dispensaries have been inundated with baby boomers who have finally got what they’ve wanted all along.
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A Short History Of Drug Abuse On Wall Street [INFOGRAPHIC]
15 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
What, you think a couple of bankers don’t like to kick back and smoke a doob every now and then? ‘Course they do. They do that, and a whole lot of other stuff.
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Please Enjoy The Barbie Plastic Surgery App That Has Just Been Pulled From The App Store
15 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Sweet Mary mother of Jesus – this one is a shocker. Apple’s App Store had to pull a ‘Barbie-inspired’ plastic surgery app off their digital shelves this week, because it was so obviously, clearly, unambiguously and definitely wrong.
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You Won’t Believe What This Woman’s Hair Looks Like After Not Washing It For 5 Years
15 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Shampooing seems as much a part of our daily routine as brushing your teeth or drying yourself after a shower – but some people have eschewed the practice altogether.
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Shakespeare Invented The Words ‘Hurry’ And ‘Undress’
15 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Shakespeare, whoever he really was, can be given credit for inventing thousands of words that we use almost everyday. He was a particularly prolific wordsmith because, when he was writing his works, the English language was in a state of flux.
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TIME Magazine’s 10 Ways To Be Incredibly Happy
15 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The pursuit of happiness. That’s what we’re all doing, isn’t it? Although, one gets the feeling that we don’t always pursue it in the right ways.
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You Won’t Believe How Many Famous Movie Quotes You’ve Been Misquoting
15 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Correcting someone when they misquote a movie line can generate a significant amount of smug pride, but it can also generate a fair deal of anger. Make sure you’re on the right side of the equation with this list of the most famous misquoted movie lines.
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You Can Get Asylum In The UK If You’re An Atheist
15 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
A man from Afghanistan has been granted religious asylum in the United Kingdom, because he’s an atheist.
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The ‘No Pants Subway Ride’ Phenomenon Is Real And It’s Spreading Across The Globe [VIDEO]
14 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
When comedy group, ‘Improv Everywhere’ started the ‘No Pants Subway Ride’ in their local subway station in 2002, they surely had no idea that their idea would one day be replicated across the globe.
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Lady Victoria Hervey’s Golden Globes Dress – Let’s Have That Chat
14 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
British socialite Lady Victoria Hervey wasn’t invited to the Golden Globes based on merit. She wasn’t nominated for anything, and she isn’t even an actor.
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Leonardo Is Sucking On E-Cigarettes These Days [PHOTOS]
14 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
California banned smoking in public places over 20 years ago, which is why the site of DiCaprio having a smoke inside the Golden Globe Awards ceremony caught some people off guard. It’s all good though, he was just taking a hit of his e-cigarette. Meanwhile, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who was sitting alongside a surprised-looking Reese Witherspoon, was […]
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CAR Cannibal Explains Why He Ate Another Man’s Flesh
14 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
The CAR has been ravaged by war for some time now, but the latest reports of cannibilism in the area are totally unprecedented.
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The Feud Between Woody Allen And Mia Farrow (And Her Son) Is Getting Messy
14 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Despite winning a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes this year, not all is well with the Woody household.
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