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Media
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BBC Picks Giant Panda As “Woman Of The Year”
29 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
When it comes to representing females in the media, one has to tread very carefully in order to avoid offending people. This is a lesson the BBC has recently learned after they included a giant panda called Sweetie alongside Pippa Middleton and Adele in its list of the 12 women of the year.
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LIVE: Kim Jong-Il Funeral [VIDEO]
28 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
North Korea has begun two days of funeral services for its late leader, Kim Jong-il, with hundreds of thousands expected to attend in Pyongyang. Mourners can be seen bowing in the snow, and reporters can barely contain their tears, as the procession makes it way through the streets.
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The ANCYL Pays Homage To Comrade Kim Jong-Il
27 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As North Korea lays to rest their Dear Leader, we should not forget that the ANC Youth League wished to show Kim Jong-il their appreciation for all that he has done for the struggle of the North Korean people, as well as his many achievements. The Youth League will miss their other Dear Leader.
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Hugh Hefner And Crystal Harris Involved In Custody Battle Over Puppy
27 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Life is difficult for those who live on a permanent diet of Viagra and velvet robes. Not only does Hugh Hefner have to juggle himself between a whole group of playmates, but now they want to take his puppies away from him as well.
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US Weatherman Loses Temper On Live TV [VIDEO]
23 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Economic times are tough in the United States, and sometimes this means that news networks can’t always afford to send a journalist to cover stories in the field. That’s exactly what happened in Los Angeles, where this weatherman was sent to cover a children’s toy drive. He wasn’t very happy about it.
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Exclusive Interview With Naspers CEO – Koos Bekker [Podcast]
21 Dec 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 5 Comments
Naspers CEO Koos Bekker visited the 2oceansvibe Radio studio on Wednesday morning, on the “Hard Willi” show with Richard Hardiman and Lindsay Williams. Prompted by our own questions, as well as tweets coming in from listeners, Koos covered a range of topics, from radio and print media, to the local and international online landscape. Besides being a […]
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More Woolies “Copying” Emerges
21 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
It hasn’t been Woolworths’ finest month in retail relations. At the beginning of the month, the retailer abruptly announced it would be relieving Jupiter Drawing Room of its advertising business. Then, allegations of product counterfeiting and imitating began to emerge yesterday. Now, another small business owner has come forward and identified Woolworths as selling a knock-off of his product.
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ANCYL Member Charged For Hitting Journalist Over Head With Brick
21 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Clifford Mohloana, a member of the ANC Youth League, will appear before the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court for assaulting a journalist over the weekend. The journo, a freelancer named Chester Makana, suffered a blow to his head with a brick, allegedly brandished by Clifford. This is absolutely not ideal for anyone hoping to mend the ANCYL’s already shaky relations with the media.
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TIME Magazine Losing Last And Only Black Correspondent
19 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Five years ago, TIME magazine American edition had 15 journalists of colour working for the publication. Now, they’re all gone, and the last remaining black correspondent, Steven Gray, who joined the magazine in 2007, and works in the Washington bureau, has announced that he too is leaving.
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Welcome To Tallafornia, The Jersey Shore of Ireland
14 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
So we’ve now had Jersey Shore, Geordie Shore, and even Clifton Shores. It seems Ireland is feeling a little left out. With a trashier cast and a fraction of the budget, I present to you: Tallafornia.
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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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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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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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Christians To Boycott Local Playboy Channels: “Porn is the new crack”
09 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
TopTV has signed an agreement with Playboy TV to add three adult TV channels from Playboy to their existing line-up in 2012. But Isak Burger and his Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) is threatening a nationwide boycott campaign against TopTV. Burger says pornograhpy is “the new crack.”
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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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Old Spice MANta Clause [VIDEO]
08 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Old Spice is at it again. This time, Isaiah Mustafa is MANta Claus, and he’s on a mission to give the world’s seven billion residents gifts before the festive season ends. His mantra is, “One Man, Seven Billion Gifts.”
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Lindsay Lohan Playboy Cover Revealed
08 Dec 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
The world waits in mock-anticipation for the Playboy to end all Playboys. I’m talking about the US edition of Playboy which is set to publish a nude shoot of troubled actress Lindsay Lohan. And apparently she is not doing just the top-half, like the local SA version of the title. No Sir – she is […]
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Helen Zille Lashes Out At Independent Newspapers
07 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The DA, and Helen Zille in particular, is furious about a letter they received from Independent Newspapers, inviting the them to advertise in a special feature on the ANC’s centenary celebrations. The proposition for advertising in the supplement appeared on a letter with the Independent Newspapers letterhead alongside an ANC logo, and may be perceived as endorsement, according to Zille.
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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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DA launches Petition Against Info Bill
06 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The Democratic Alliance today launched an aggressive campaign to protest the current form of the draft Protection of Information Bill. The political party is calling on all South Africans to join forces and show their support against the legislation, while also planning more protests.
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Genevieve Morton And Lonely Island In The Latest US GQ Magazine [Gallery]
06 Dec 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
I was browsing the latest issue of GQ Magazine (US Edition) on my iPad 2 and spotted article about Lonely Island. It had Andy Samberg and co modeling those ridiculous sweaters – like the one Jim Carrey wore in his Aspen dream sequence in the film Dumb & Dumber. I flicked through it and spotted […]
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24-Hour Porn Channel Launching In January
05 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Astra 4A satellite, the same satellite used by TopTV, will launch Porn Satellite TV, or PSat, across the country in January 2012. The 24-hour adult entertainment channel will be broadcast from outside of South Africa’s jurisdiction, which means South African authorities can do little to prevent it from traversing the airwaves.
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YouTube Launches Revamped Homepage Today
02 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
YouTube is launching what they’re calling their biggest redesign in history today – and, granted, every time a website changes they tend to say that, but the differences here are pretty striking, with sweeping changes to the homepage and channel pages, strongly emphasising social media integration.
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Jeremy Clarkson Says “Strikers Should Be Shot” Comment Was A Joke
02 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Jeremy Clarkson appeared earlier this week on the BBC’s “The One Show”. During his interview he said that public servants who are taking part in a strike “ought to be executed in front of their families”. But Clarkson says it was only a joke and that producers of the show were warned in advance and approved of the comments.
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BREAKING: Jackie Selebi Loses Appeal, Must Report To Jail In 48 Hours
02 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
BREAKING NEWS: Former Police Commissioner Jackie Selebi has lost his appeal against a conviction for receiving benefits from convicted drug trafficker Glenn Agliotti, and has to report to jail within 48 hours.
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K53 FAIL: Weltevreden Park Driving Test Gone Wrong [PIC]
01 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
This picture was taken in Weltevreden Park, Johannesburg, earlier today. The events leading up to the picture being taken are not known, but I think it is safe to assume that the driver did not pass his or her K53 test.
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US Court Orders Hundreds Of Sites “De-indexed” From Google
01 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In a worrying move for people who like their internet uncensored, a federal judge in Nevada has ruled that Chanel has the right seize 700 domain names that have been peddling fake Chanel products – and that search engines and social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter, Bing, and Google, are to “de-index” the domains.
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DJ Fresh: “My Suicidal Cousin Is Just Being Selfish And Is Looking For Attention”
30 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Yesterday DJ Fresh tweeted the following regarding a family member: “Attention seeking person i know says ‘i just tried to kill myself’… would it be ‘wrong’ to send them 5 ways that WILL work? #SOselfish [sic]”. He also called his cousin “a suicidal brat”. This has upset a lot of people, including the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG), yet Fresh remains defiant on the matter.
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Riot Police Clearing LA Occupy Protesters [LIVE VIDEO]
30 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Police in riot gear are moving in on anti-Wall Street activists in Los Angeles right now. They’re enforcing the mayor’s order to evict protesters who have camped outside City Hall for the past eight weeks. Supporters are streaming into the area in a show of solidarity as the protesters seek to defy the order and risk arrest.
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Now Google Wants To Map Your Floor Plan Too
30 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last month, Google Maps’ Street View functionality started displaying photos of retail spaces’ interiors; now Google Maps itself is headed indoors, too, with a proposed Google Maps Floor Plans feature. This would mean Google maps of airports, shopping malls, and other buildings that you might somehow be able to get lost in.
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