Old Spice Once Again Delivers An Epic Advert [VIDEO]
Old Spice is so powerful, it sells itself in other people’s commercials. No, really, true story. If that’s still not enough for you, then how about Terry Crews’ pecs making super cute laser sounds? Video after the jump.
Check Out Marvel’s Awesome Superbowl Avengers Trailer [VIDEO]
Inbetween all the hoo hah around last minute touch downs, Madonna’s cartwheels and Clint Eastwood’s voice overs, Marvel dropped this little gem during the much hyped Superbowl XLVI this past weekend.
Oscar Pistorius Wins 2012 Laureus World Award [PICS]
Oscar Pistorius has won the 2012 Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award. This after he became the first amputee to win a non-disabled World Championship track medal, as a member of the South African silver medal winning 4 x 400 metres relay team in South Korea. See a list of all the other winners inside.
Die Antwoord’s New Release Is Streaming Online
So! Die Antwoord’s new album, TEN$ION, is coming out tomorrow – the first release on their new, Interscope-free, indie label, ZEF Records. Which is cool. Even cooler is the fact that it’s available for free streaming on Dutch broadcasting channel 3VOOR12, in case you’re somebody who likes free stuff. Listen here.
Pretoria Man Too Large For Burial
Just in time to save our flagging New Years resolutions to get in shape, here is some February oomph courtesy of an unfortunate Pretoria man who was so obese at time of death, that it might not be possible to bury him.
Dutch Kids Pedal Their Own Bus To School
How did you get to school in the morning? Did your mom take you? Did you take the bus? Or did you ride a bike? Being the crazy bicycle fanatics that they are, it comes as no surprise that the Dutch have created the world’s first pedal-powered schoolbus, capable of taking 12 kids to school, solely on their own steam.
TV Presenter Catches Out Corrupt Cops
You may never have heard of TV celebrity and author Zanele Mbokazi. It would mean you’ve never watched SABC1’s Gospel Gold show, for which she used to be presenter, but anything’s possible. However all of that is beside the point. Because Zanele is now even more famous for something else: helping to bust some very naughty SAPS officers on Sunday.
OK Go’s Insane Chevy Music Vid [VIDEO]
Yesterday, OK Go released their new music video for Needing/Getting, which doubled as a Super Bowl ad for the Chevy Sonic. The band drives a Chevy fitted with retractable arms down a 3km stretch of desert lined with 1 000 instruments to perform a version of “Needing/Getting” that took four months to prep and four days to shoot.
Die Antwoord Appearing On David Letterman AND Modeling For Alexander Wang
There is simply no stopping Die Antwoord. After dropping a new video and introducing their daughter to the world, they can now also tick appearing on David Letterman AND modeling for Alexander Wang off their bucket list.
The Simpsons Join Barbie On Iran Toy Black List
Hot off the press in Iran this morning comes a report that the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults in Tehran has added any and all toys derived from The Simpsons to a nationwide ban list, which includes Barbie dolls and assorted products.
We Live In The Future Now: 83-Year-Old Woman Fitted With 3D-Printed Jaw
An 83-year-old woman has successfully had her lower jaw replaced with a 3D-printed model by scientists at Belgium’s University of Hasselt. This is the first such implant in the world, and was a much faster process than traditional artificial implants – we’re taking hours instead of days.
US Superbowl Smashes Twitter Record
Yesterday’s 46th Superbowl in the States, which saw the New York Giants eke out a last minute 21-17 win over the New England Patriots, also saw an unprecedented surge in activity on social messaging phenomenon, Twitter. To the tune of 10 000 tweets per minute, that is.
Morning Glory
Capetonians lost their collective faces when they were woken by a rare pre-workweek thunderstorm this morning. This shot was snapped shortly after the storm dissipated, by Twitter overlord, Alex van Rensburg – @Oolex. And the following shot was taken by 2oceansvibe emperor, Seth Rotherham, from Camps Bay’s vantage point.
Lucky Kick By Former Springbok Coach’s Son Wins Him A Car At Cape Town Tens [VIDEO]
Douglas Mallett, 23, won a Golf GTI in the fading light of the Cape Town Tens rugby festival over the weekend. This post could also be titled: “How To Kick A Rugby Ball At A Crossbar…Like A Boss”.
Libyan Diplomat Suffered Atrocities At The Hands Of Militia
It is very, very dangerous being ambassadorial these days. Probably moreso if you were ever one of Muammar Gaddafi’s diplomats. Libya’s former ambassador to France, Omar Brebesh, died during detention by armed militia in Tripoli – and judging from the autopsy, it was not a merciful killing.
OK Go Wins The Internet Again. With Sesame Street.
OK Go did a song about the primary colours on Sesame Street. No other band would make me care about this, but OK Go are sort of the kings of viral videos. So click through for some stop-motion, a new track, and primary-coloured theme outfits. No spandex this time, though.
Back To The Future: The Musical?
Fresh off the multi-million dollar catastrophic failure that was Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, comes news that a musical version of Robert Zemeckis’ 1985 classic time travel trilogy, Back To The Future, might be in the works.
Groundbreaking Music Distribution Service Embraces File Sharing – Airborne
And the virus is airborne. Are you one of the millions of people worldwide, who share and consume music digitally? Are you willing to pay for music, but irked by the ridiculous and restrictive licensing measures that labels put in place, for the sake of keeping their wheezing, dying CD-based business model alive? What do […]
SpaceX Test-Fires ‘Super’ Rocket Engines [VIDEO]
Spaceflight start-up, SpaceX – those guys who want to put a person on Mars in the next decade or two – has been demonstrating the potency of its SuperDraco rockets at their test facility in Texas. Take a look at the fancily-named rockets in action after the jump.
Zimbabwe Bans Foreign Papers
Think our South African Protection of Information Bill is scary? It’s nothing on Zimbabwe’s media commission, which has announced that it will actively ban foreign newspapers and magazines henceforth.
Friday Morning Spice
Trump endorses Romney – Celebrity business magnate Donald Trump endorsed Mitt Romney for president Thursday, telling reporters he will not mount an independent campaign if Romney is the Republican nominee. Trump, who has repeatedly flirted with the possibility of his own White House bid, revealed his decision in Las Vegas two days before Nevada’s Saturday […]
Who’s Who In Lindiwe’s All New DA Shadow Cabinet?
Late yesterday, the DA’s leader in Parliament, Lindiwe Mazibuko, released the names of her new DA shadow cabinet to the press, continuing the DA’s rather weird tradition of maintaining such a unit in South Africa’s rather one-sided political system. We’ve got the new cast of the DA Show in Parliament, after the jump.
Boy Saved From Ski Lift Fall – Amazing Pictures
A group of strangers have saved a young boy’s life when he slipped from a ski-lift and fell 25ft into their arms. He survived without a single injury, and there are amazing photographs to prove it. Check them all out after the jump.
NASA’s Recording The Dark Side Of The Moon [VIDEO]
People who like Pink Floyd references, rejoice, because NASA’s Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission has beamed back its first video of the dark side of the moon. Click through to see what that astronaut that everybody forgets about saw while Armstrong and Aldrin were hogging all the glory.
Aussie Rugby Star Reveals Battle With Depression
Wallaby legend Clyde Rathbone has broken his silence about his years long battle with the depression that cost him his marriage, and almost his life. We’ve got his full awe-inspiring statement, detailing how he fought back, after the jump.
ZANews’ Take On The DA Mixed Race Poster [PIC]
Controversial mixed race posters have been all the rage lately. It’s therefore not surprising that the clever people behind ZANews picked up on it and responded with their own advert. It features Jacob Zuma and Helen Zille, both naked, in a passionate embrace. Have a look – after the jump!
South Africa’s “Passion Of The Christ” Gets Hollywood Nod
Regardt van den Bergh is a pretty big name in South African film circles, and now his star is set to shine even brighter as a Hollywood producer has stumped up US$20 million for a new production of his, set in and around the events of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
Check Out Die Antwoord’s Latest, Creepy Music Video
With less than a week to go before their second album is unleashed upon the world, Die Antwoord has dropped the video for its lead single, I Fink U Freeky, on the interwebs. Directed by Ninja and SA cult photographer Roger Ballen, this video is their best (and most disturbing) work to date. Check it out after the jump!
Timelapse Of International Artist Drawing Mural At 2oceansvibe – Conor Mccreedy [VIDEO]
2oceansvibe Radio was privileged to have one of South Africa’s most prominent contemporary artists in the studio recently – the internationally-acclaimed Conor Mccreedy. Born and raised in The Republic, Conor is currently the darling of the New York art scene, and will be hosting his second completely solo show in New York at the end […]
Donovan Moodley Retrial Application Dismissed
Convicted murderer, Donovan Moodley has lost his application at the South Gauteng High Court to have his conviction for murder overturned. Now the man that kidnapped and murdered 21-year old Leigh Matthews, and then tried to extort money from her father, will return to jail to serve the rest of his life sentence.