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Media
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This Is Why The BBC Received 674 Complaints For One Wimbledon Presenter’s Comments
09 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
BBC radio and television broadcaster John Inverdale made some nasty comments regarding Wimbledon Champion Marion Bartoli’s appearance. The comments received over 674 complaints.
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Massive: Secret Recording Busts Rupert Murdoch Raging Against The Police
04 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Are you ready to hear the media mogul Rupert Murdoch like never before? On Wednesday a recording of Rupert Murdoch’s private opinions was obtained by the Exaro website and broadcast on Channel 4 News. The tape brought the public the 82-year-old’s thoughts on the scandal that took over his empire. From the “totally incompetent” cops that were […]
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“Mandela Is Going To Struggle For His Last Wish” – Why Madiba Might Not Be Laid To Rest Where He Wants
03 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Will Nelson Mandela’s las wish be granted? Or will the court fued between his grandson and daughter leave the former president with an unfulfiled wish?
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Meet The Man With The Biggest Instagram Following In South Africa [GALLERY + INTERVIEW]
27 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 22 Comments
Justin Bieber has quite the following on photo-sharing network Instagram, but what about the hidden gems out there that have used it as a platform to showcase their talent and exactly what the app can do? If you’re on Instagram or in the photo industry and you haven’t heard of Craig Howes, now is the […]
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Braai Knowledge: 15 Mad Men Facts Your Friends Won’t Know [INFOGRAPHIC]
25 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You may have been the biggest fan of the series but we are pretty sure you don’t have the answers to some of these intimate details. Click through to check out the 15 facts you never knew about.
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Insight: Are We Heading Towards A Massive Shift In South Africa’s Political Landscape?
25 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you missed the Mail & Guardian Newsroom show on 2oceansvibe Radio, don’t dispair. We have the podcast of this week’s Mail & Guardian Newsroom show for your analytical pleasure. Feel free to listen on the page, or download for later listening. The past weekend saw the launch of a few new political parties, one being Mamphela Ramphele’s […]
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Today In Television News Fails: Reporter Drops Avalanche Of Swearwords All Over Fox News [VIDEO]
24 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Stunned news anchor attempts to recover after hearing f-bombs from reporter Lindsay Nadrich. A segment aired where Nadrich dropped not one but two f-bombs and they were not edited out of the piece.
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For Your Bar: Every Cocktail From Every Great Movie And Book, Ever [INFOGRAPHIC]
24 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Your favorite film and series characters may have distinctive hair or facial features to tell them apart, but part of their personality, that we so love, is the thirst quenchers they choose to drink. PopChartLab has created this…chart, that puts together some of the most memorable characters and pairs them with their drink/cocktail of choice. […]
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The Mail & Guardian Newsroom – Hardcore News Insight Every Monday From 1 To 2
24 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
From geeks to grammar nazis, meet the two presenters that make the Mail & Guardian Newsroom show what it is. Most news nowadays consists of throwaway sound bites that are the same on almost every radio station and website. But the Mail & Guardian is different. Africa’s first ever news website started in 1994, and […]
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DStv Shutting Down Popular Local Music Channel, MK
19 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Well, obviously it wasn’t THAT popular. At least, not popular enough to justify production costs. Apprently the music channel, which has been instrumental in the promotion of hundreds of local artists will “be transformed into South Africa’s first online music video streaming channel.” Here’s a statement from M-net: “The MK audience is an online generation […]
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Serena Williams Calls 16-Year-Old Rape Victim “Lucky”, Sparks Mass Outrage
19 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The number one female tennis player in the world, Serena Williams has stuck her foot it in this time. This month’s Rolling Stone hosts a lengthy article on the star player. Whilst covering everything from losing at the 2012 French Open to when she wanted to have a baby, the most controversial part was her […]
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WATCH: Russell Brand Single-Handedly Destroys American Breakfast News Show [VIDEO]
19 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
In yet another text book example of why it never pays to deviate from the list of prescribed questions when interviewing someone very much smarter and confident than you, Russel Brand effortlessly wrests the conversation away from the news anchors, and embarasses them in front of their own audience.
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Ad People And Mad Men Fans Should Read This Article About Charles Saatchi
19 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Charles Saatchi has been the name floating around in news headlines for the last few days. But this isn’t because he has made another game changing influence in the advertising world. The businessman and co-founder of acclaimed advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi has been hogging tabloids since his alleged throat throttling of wife and celeb TV chef Nigella Lawson. The recent […]
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Brand New Q&A With The World’s Most Wanted Man: Edward Snowden
18 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The most wanted man in the world gave Guardian readers exclusive access to his reasoning and thoughts behind what he did in a public Q&A session. Click through to get the low down.
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This Guy Survived Underwater Trapped In A Shipwreck For 2 Days
13 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
On 26 May, a tugboat reportedly sank about 30km off the coast of Nigeria. 12 crew members were said to be missing after which, 10 bodies were discovered, and it was presumed that the entire crew had died. This was all until the cook, Harrison Okene, was found trapped under the tugboat…alive.
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IOL Website Hacked – Possible Act Of Revenge For Publishing Pro-Mugabe Story
12 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The online division of Independent Newspaper’s was attacked on Wednesday morning, reportedly for publishing a story viewed as in support of Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe.
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The Final Scene Of The Sopranos – Let’s Have That Chat
12 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
The television drama Sopranos ended its run six years ago. Tony Soprano and his Italian-American mobster gang graced the screens of HBO for six seasons and the series is still the most-watched series to date. But for all those Mafia watching fans out there, the ending to one of the greatest shows in our lifetime, is still hard […]
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Death By Initiation – A Subject So Touchy That Government Isn’t Willing To Step In And Save Lives
11 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As Faranaaz discovered, government has widely condemned the spate of deaths related to circumcision rituals around the country. But few provinces are actually keeping clear records of the numbers. In the absence of reliable statistics, can government really do anything to prevent deaths at circumcision schools?
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The Media Scrum Outside Mandela’s Hospital Is Getting Next-Level [PICS]
10 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Nelson Mandela was admitted to hosptial for a recurring lung infection in the early hours of Saturday morning. Since then the media has been camped outside the hospital waiting for any news about Mandela.
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Cape Town’s Ridiculous New Alcohol Regulations Might Actually Be Good For Us – Here’s Why
05 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Look, you’re angry. So are we. Cape Town’s city authorities recently pushed through a draft of new regulations that make it pretty much impossible to hold down a full time job and buy a bottle of alcohol from a retail outlet on a weekday. Annoyingly, there seems to be some method to their madness.
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Kim Jong-Il’s Sushi Chef Conducts Interview, Dishes Wonderful Secrets On The Dear Leader
04 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Kim Jong-il’s personal sushi chef and confidant gives us a look into the communist leader’s life. Click through to see the highlights.
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This Week In Awkward Press Junkets – Jesse Eisenberg Flames Female Interviewer [VIDEO]
04 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Eisenberg sat down with Univision female host Romina Puga. What was meant to be a quaint question and answers session between two geeky young-ins, turned into some awkward banter. Click through to see what went down.
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Supercut Of People Reacting To Last Night’s Game Of Thrones Episode Is Priceless [VIDEO]
04 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Potential spoilers ahead, people. You have been warned. Last night was, according to people who follow this sort of thing, the most shocking episode of Game Of Thrones yet. And boy, plenty of you were showering your grief all over Twitter. I-can’t-watch-I-can’t-watch-I-can’t-watch-I-can’t-watch- I-can’t-watch! — Mvelase (@MvelaseP) June 3, 2013 That was worse than I […]
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Samuel L Jackson Stars On SA Soap ‘Generations’ Tonight
31 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For one night only, the “Snakes On A Plane” actor will be sharing the screen with our local stars. Click through for details.
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This Is What Is Killing The South African Film Industry
28 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Roger Young chats to Mail & Guardian’s Chris Roper about what’s killing the SA film industry.
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The Fresh Prince Reunion Happened This Weekend – Was Better Than You Could Have Ever Imagined [VIDEO]
27 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Its been almost 17 years since the favoured sitcom went off air and what better way to celebrate its awesomeness than by seeing Will Smith bring together Alfonso “Carlton Banks” Ribeiro and DJ Jazzy Jeff for our entertainment. Take a look at the video here.
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Woman Gives Birth In A Wheelchair, Outside Florida Hospital [GALLERY]
27 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Early on Friday morning, Amy Beth Cavaetta was rushed to hospital to deliver her second child. But the birth did not go entirely to plan. Cavaetta barely made it outside the Boca Raton hospital in Florida, before the delivery started. See the gallery of images here.
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Meanwhile In Holland: Dutch Talk Show Host Breast Feeds From Total Stranger [N5FW VIDEO]
22 May 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
Last week, popular dutch talk show host/comedian/musician/jack of all trades, Paul De Leeuw drank human breast milk from the bosom of a total stranger on his family-rated show, apparently just for the hell of it
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Brand Of Thrones: Your Favourite Game Of Thrones Houses As Corporations [PICS]
21 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you are an avid Game Of Thrones fan, then you would have figured out that the little continent of Westetros, is very similar to that of a boardroom. Each of the Great Houses the continent holds have a world of their own, and ways and means of living. Shutterstock has given us a twist on the normal view of these houses. They have transformed your favourites from the Stark to Arryn into their own 21st-century companies.
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Watch Carte Blanche’s Coverage Of Guptagate, Following Sunday’s Government Report
21 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Carte Blanche aired the Gupta special on Sunday evening with Devi Sankaree Govender. This is what transpired.
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