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Game Of Thrones Season Two Teaser: Shiver… With Anticipation [VIDEO]
13 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Critics adored the adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s sprawling fantasy epic, Game Of Thrones, and so did audiences around the world. So, imagine the frenzy when HBO dropped this little number on YouTube.
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Google’s Updated Streetview of Fukushima
13 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
True to the pledge it made back in July to digitally archive images of the parts of Japan affected by the March earthquake and tsunami, Google has uploaded imagery of post-earthquake Fukushima to Street View. They’ve also set up a ‘Build the Memory’ website which compares before-and-after shots of the affected towns.
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Monkey’s Paintings Fetch Up To R3500 Each [PICS]
13 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Pockets Warhol is white-capped capuchin monkey. He has been given that name because he uses his tail, hands, feet, and of course, a brush, to daub canvases with his own unique artistic paintings. Pockets has become a money-spinning machine for bosses at at Story Book Farm, a primate sanctuary in Canada, with his paintings selling for as much as R3 500 each. See examples of his work after the jump.
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What Were The Ten Best Memes Of 2011?
13 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Internet meme vultures, Know Your Meme, recently posted their favourite ten online memes of 2011. Here we present the crème de la crème of wasting time on the internet.
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Naval Officer Convicted For Spanking Female Colleague
13 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Australia’s military is becoming notorious for its culture of drinking and sexism. Which is probably not much fun if you’re a woman. A senior naval officer has just been convicted of no fewer than seven counts of indecency without consent. He’d been engaging in some pretty questionable behaviour in the workplace, including spanking a female sailor’s bare buttocks to “test her discipline and compliance”.
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World Record For Naked Santas Set In San Francisco [VIDEO]
13 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Santacon is a thing that happens in San Francisco every year; people dress up as Santa Claus and get very drunk. Public nudity is also legal in SF. So it makes sense for this year’s Santacon to have been an attempt at setting a Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of naked Santas ever.
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Girl Waves At Bear. Bear Waves Back At Girl [VIDEO]
13 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This clip, taken last year, is believed to have been filmed at the Olympic Game Farm in Washington. It features a huge Kodiak bear waving back at sightseers and has quickly become a hit on the internet. Viewers are particularly delighted by his cheery demeanour. I love how he gives that, “OH IT’S YOU!” look before waving back.
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Charlize Theron Was A Bully / Forced Headmaster To Make Her A Prefect
12 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
That’s according to Karlien Breytenbach (pictured), who went to school with the Oscar winner. She says that Charlize Theron is a liar and her recent statements about being bullied at school are false. On the contrary, apparently, “She was never bullied. She’s the one who bullied the other children.” Follow the link for more insight […]
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Re-Make Mondays: Oil Is The Past, JR – Dallas
12 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The respective returns of J.R. Ewing and Jesse Metcalf! What’s not to love?
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Rick Perry: Parodies And Protected Posts
12 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It didn’t take long for the internet to respond to Perry’s ridiculously offensive ad. Besides over 120 000 dislikes on YouTube, here is a taste of the many fine parodies his bigoted nonsense stimulated, while his new videos have comment and rating functions blocked.
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Life Is Possible In “Large Regions” Of Mars
12 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s official – Earth and Mars are similar enough for terrestrial life to be sustained on the red planet. Australian scientists have confirmed that organisms from our planet can survive on a substantial percentage of Mars. This study is said to be the best estimate yet of how habitable Mars is for Earth-dwelling microbes.
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Tech Vibe: Ep. 7 – Get Your Degree On The Internet
09 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ryan chats to Rob Paddock, the MD of GetSmarter.co.za, about trading in the daunting exam hall for online education. He also reviews a budget friendly tablet, the WindPad Enjoy 7. And as always, the latest tech news.
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How To Parallel Park Like A Boss [VIDEO]
09 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
What you are about to see is a meticulous maneuver performed by our latest addition to the Boss Hall of Fame. Watch as he fits a car into a parking space that could only feasibly hold a vehicle half its size.
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Win Tickets To The Cape Town Folk and Acoustic Music Festival This Saturday!
09 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 12 Comments
Win your chance to catch these 18 Top South African artists, live in concert this Saturday! Ard Matthews, Steve Newman, Farryl Purkiss, Rory Eliot, Brian Finch, Guy Buttery, Christine Weir and Julie Blundell, Janie Bay, Gavin Minter, Louise Day, Tombstone Pete, Andrew James and Steady Tiger, John Ellis, Diesel Vanilla, Machineri, Gary Thomas, Natasha Meister, […]
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Fake Occupy Wall Street Set Gets Occupied
09 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
They’re filming an episode of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” with an Occupy Wall Street plot point at Foley Square. So actual OWS protestors, irritated at being turned into bad television, moved in to occupy the film set, calling it Mockupy Wall Street. No spice.
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Self-Diagnosis App Being Developed For Smartphones
09 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Pulling a sickie for work or school might soon be a thing of the past as a pair of Korean researchers are trying to integrate advanced bio-detection software into a smartphone app.
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Facebook Takes On Site Showing Nudie Pics Of Its Users
09 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
IsAnyoneUp.com is a website that posts pictures of user-submitted cellphone nudie pics, along with screenshots of their Facebook profiles. The only problem is, the Facebook profile part is often done without consent. Zuckerberg isn’t exactly happy about it.
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Google Introduces Facial Recognition Feature
09 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The world’s largest search engine is busy rolling out technology that can track your face. Facebook has been doing this for a while, so this sounds like Google playing catch-up, but there is a neat difference: unlike on Facebook, Google+ users get to opt-in to the facial recognition feature, instead of being automatically dragged into it.
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Red Cross Debating Whether Or Not Virtual Killing Violates International Humanitarian Laws
08 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
There’s a Red Cross committee presently debating whether or not people playing war video games should be subject to the same humanitarian laws as people involved in real wars with real people and real weapons. So far as I can tell they’re doing this entirely seriously.
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Breaking: Mavericks Billboards To Come Down Rules ASA
08 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Following a complaint, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that two controversial Mavericks billboard ads erected in Cape Town to promote the club’s new fragrance, Alibis, must be withdrawn.
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The Mythbusters Accidentally Shot Someone’s House With A Cannonball [PIC]
08 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The crew of the Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters blasted a house in Dublin, California with a cannonball yesterday. I mean, not on purpose; they were trying to fire a homemade cannon at huge containers of water, because a canon’s ability to bust huge containers of water is a myth that needs busting, but they missed.
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Chinese Lose Their Minds Over Zoo Animals
08 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Love is in the air at Yunnan Wild Animal Park in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China, as millions of Chinese internet users have flooded staff at the park with requests to keep a very odd couple together.
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Private Facebook Photos Leaked [PICS]
07 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
How do you like them apples? Thanks to a technical glitch, never before seen photos of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg have leaked online. His longtime girlfriend, his dog, and Barack Obama also feature in them. A Facebook user reportedly exploited a security loophole and accessed them.
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Disturbing Violence Against Woman Abuse Advert [VIDEO]
07 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Lots of discussions are taking place on social networks regarding the portrayal of women, and their role in society. We are also towards the end of 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children. Regardless of your personal opinions, this advert for People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA) by Ogilvy Johannesburg gives the issue a different perspective and is essential viewing.
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Facebook Memology 2011: The Things People Talked About The Most This Year
07 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Facebook yesterday released a big ol’ lump of data about the most shared content of 2011, both globally and for specific countries. Osama Bin Laden’s death was far and away the most popular status update topic, followed distantly by the Super Bowl results and and the Casey Anthony trial for second and third most popular, respectively.
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Belgium’s New Leader Is World’s First Openly Gay Male Head Of State
07 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The new Prime Minister of the previously rudderless Belgium is 60-year old, Elio Di Rupo from the Socialist Party, who was sworn in yesterday. Di Rupo is also openly gay, making him the world’s first full-time openly gay male head of state. Go Belgium!
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Pregnant Giraffe Saved From Swimming Pool [VIDEO]
07 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Wild at Heart is a British TV show being shot in South Africa. One of its stars is Lucy, a nine year old pregnant giraffe. This week she fell into a swimming pool on set – forcing rescue workers to demolish it in order to free her. Video after the jump.
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SETI Resumes Hunt For Aliens After Six Month Hiatus
07 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) was put on hold for six months due to lack of funds – but, following donations from the public and the US Airforce, SETI’s Allen Telescope Array in northern California is operational again. So man, we’re going to feel pretty stupid if aliens called at some point during those six months.
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Shocking New Cape Road Safety Campaign Features Actual Crash Carnage
07 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
This year, the Western Cape Provincial Government is taking their road safety campaign to a new, chilling level. Yesterday Transport MEC, Robin Carlisle, launched ‘Crash Witness’, a series of road safety ads that will feature footage from actual road accidents.
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Left Handed People Get Paid Less
06 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Turns out being left-handed really isn’t very good for you. A new study has revealed that left-handers not only get paid less, but are also more likely to get schizophrenia and ADHD.
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