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South African Film And Television Awards Not Going To Be Broadcast On TV
15 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The South African Film And Television Awards (SAFTAS) honours the top performers and creative minds behind all the locally made shows you see on our television screens. Yet, in an ironic turn of events not one of the local channels will air these awards on an actual television.
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Xavi: One Of The Finest Sports Interviews, Ever
11 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
I work in sports broadcasting and I must have read the “Sportsman’s Handbook of Safe Responses to Interviews” a fair few times. This is officially the most honest sports interview I’ve read. So on this Friday afternoon treat yourself to a gander at Barcelona midfielder Xavi’s chinwag with the Guardian. Putadas, mama mias and putas.
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Man Speaks About Leopard Attack
11 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
With statistics indicating that the average person only stands a ten percent chance of actually surviving an attack by a leopard, Pieta Ncube can consider himself a very lucky man. The 39 year old farm worker was attacked on his bicycle in the early hours of Tuesday morning, but used his bike as a weapon to ward it off.
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Nokia CEO’s “Burning Platform” Email – The Gettysburg Address Of Company Memos
10 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Nokia is in a bad place right now. Ten years ago they led the cellular telephone market. In a time when the division of origin between hardware and software one one device was not concievable, Nokia led the pack with hardy engineering and familiar, easy to use operating systems. They’ve since suffered a catastrophic drop in sales and creativity. They’ve finally lost all points of market leadership that they used to hold. And their new CEO, Stephen Elop, has just given the whole company a literary ass-kicking. Check out his fire and brimstone company memo after the jump.
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Oh God No Google Wants To Buy Twitter It’s All Over
10 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ha. But no, seriously, they’re talking about this – the dudes and ladies who run Twitter are being courted by a couple of companies, Facebook and Google among them, who want to shell out the $10bn that the company is apparently worth. Predictably, a bunch of people are whining about this being the end of Twitter, etc.
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Caught On Camera: The Moment A Car Bomb Explodes [VIDEO]
10 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Nothing much needs to be said in addition to the title of this post. Before I first saw this video on the Telegraph’s trusty website, I too had seen the link. I did my best to ignore it, but the urge to push my right index finger down proved too strong. What does that say about me? [VIDEO]
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Living The Holiday Anywhere In The World Just Got Easier
10 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
So, you currently live the holiday here in South Africa. But what happens if you’d like to go and live it in France like Seth does for a month once a year? Well, now you can! With the FREE iTunes Google Translate app. Basically this is what Google refers to as “a small glimpse at the future of search.”
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Rosie Shoot On GQ Website – Fine!
10 Feb 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
I dig the behind-the-scenes stuff and bonus footage that you find on the GQ.co.za website. Very often it’s stuff that doesn’t even make the magazine. Take the shots they’ve got at the moment – of one Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Click the link to see this pic in hi-res and the rest of the shoot!
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TopTV Making People Scared And Angry
10 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Look, no company is without it’s awkward infant stages, but TopTV is starting to abuse that privilege. When they launched last year no one answered the phone at their call centre. Then all their customers received an unscrambled TV signal – even the ones who didn’t pay their subscriptions. The latest balls-up involves people paying for TopTV who aren’t even subscribed to the broadcaster.
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Floods, Potholes, Overcharging And Double Road Tax
10 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Today is an important day because it’s the day our President gives his state of the nation address. It should be an interesting one and I heard there may even be autographed heaven cards for sale afterwards. It’s therefore important to highlight some issues our Jozi brethren currently face and ask whether they are getting a fair deal.
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Controversial Mahala Interview With Seth Rotherham
09 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
Local blog site, Mahala (often referred to as the anti-2oceansvibe) has published an interview with 2oceansvibe founder and owner, Seth Rotherham – discussing all things vibe related – from the news site to the radio station. We thought you might find it interesting. The comments section seems to be getting particularly feisty. Not predicable at […]
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Ready For Spielberg’s Latest Prehistoric Epic?
09 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Where were you when you first saw the epic that is Jurassic Park? How old were you? Well if you’re like me you’ll be fired up to hear that Spielberg is bringing a new series to us this year. And yes, those prehistoric beasts known as the dinosaurs will feature. Wicked.
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Two McDonald’s Execs Set To Launch Healthy Restaurant – No Spice
08 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In a great example of irony, two McDonald’s executives have decided to throw the concept of fast food on its head and launch a chain of healthy restaurants. However, more ironic is the name that has been given to the chain: Lyfe. You are not going to believe this.
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World’s Strongest Beer Goes On Sale
08 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Beer. Nectar of the Gods. Liquid Grace was crafted for humankind to take the edge off any week. We all know that, but just how strong do ‘they’ make it? Well it turns out that the World’s Strongest Beer went on sale yesterday and the name will bring a wry smile to one member of the Sharks squad.
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A Skinned Cat And A Zebra In a Fridge On A Farm
08 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
But obviously that’s not all. That wouldn’t be spicy enough. Apparently The Hawks are also looking for more than 100 live crocodiles which have disappeared from a farm near Ga-Rankuwa, north of Pretoria, a spokesman said on Monday. Steve Irwin would be proud.
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Man With 48-point I.Q. Banned From Having Sex
08 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Huh. Well this just opens up a whole can of worms, doesn’t it? Sexy, mentally handicapped worms. A High Court judge ruled that ‘Alan,’ who’d been in a relationship with another fellow, lacks “the capacity to consent to and engage in sexual relations.” Choose your own punchline – there are so many.
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Zimbabwean Monopoly – A Game Of Too Many Players?
07 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Do you remember the infamous now ex-Zimbabwean Finance Minister Christopher Kuruneri and his clever property purchases in Llandudno a while back? Well, now in a twist of fate, and getting out of jail free once, Kuruneri will finally make his next move on Thursday after Robert Mugabe played him into a cul-de-sac, and a submissive play in 2007.
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Old Spice – Scent Vacation [VIDEO]
07 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There’s a new Old Spice ad. There were some details about it being dedicated to Chris Gatewood, winner of the Old Spice ‘Superfan’ contest, but you don’t really care about that, surely – you just want to see Isaiah Mustafa make you want to buy things that smell delicious, don’t you?
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SA Creative Director And The SuperBowl Commercial
06 Feb 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 5 Comments
It’s always great when your buddies are out there doing it in a big way, and I’m sure local creatives would also be interested to know that my buddy Colin Jeffery (The Advertising Guy – ex King James) is Creative Director at David&Goliath in LA, who shot the highly acclaimed “One Epic Ride” SuperBowl commercial […]
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I Scream And The Chocolate Stix Putting Out A Reality TV Show
04 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Local Cape Town band, I Scream And The Chocolate Stix are putting out what looks to be a fairly interestingly-shot reality TV show, with the working title, Making It. So says the YouTube description:
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“Keep Cheering Folks” Creepiest Show On TV
04 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Jim W. Hawkins is just one of those guys who is either an eccentric with a love for school-girl cheerleading or a paedophile or a bit of both. But let’s give Jim the benefit of the doubt and say his is just one in a vast sea of crappy public-access TV shows.
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Coke Smugglers Simply Love Valentine’s
04 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you see powder falling from your roses this Valentine’s Day don’t assume it’s pollen – it’s probably cocaine. Smugglers in South America are head over heels about this time of year when they can hide their product in tons of roses heading for the overseas market. Border Control is trying to keep up but it’s tough – those roses have thorns.
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Gay Awards Snubs Shows Because They Are Too Gay
03 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A Gay awards show in the US has apparently not nominated certain TV shows for any prizes because said shows depict gay characters doing gay things. Such as being bitchy to each other, wearing make-up, talking about their sex lives, and being incredibly narcissistic.
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Someone Is Selling ‘Thera-Putic Herbal Weed’ On The M63
03 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
My god, but I love this town. An entirely trustworthy-looking cardboard sign appeared on the M63 over the weekend, advertising ‘THERAPutic Herbal Weed’ which I haven’t called because chances are that the entirely whimsical sign will be made weird and uncomfortable by calling that number.
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FaceDaddy Claims It Hard
02 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yes, you read that correctly. The founder of Facebook’s founder is letting everyone who’ll listen know that he is Mark Zuckerberg’s dad. I didn’t believe it at first either, as I’m sure money or status isn’t a big issue in the Zuckerberg household. Anyway, it’s more the manner in which the claiming happened that is important here guys. This is rather awesome.
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TimesLIVE Publishing Topless Photos Of Women
02 Feb 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Not that we mind topless shots of women here at 2oceansvibe – we give one every week in our tasteful Tuesday Tabs feature. It is appealing features like this which contributes to 2oceansvibe being referred to as ‘cool’ and an ‘alternative’ news source. It is interesting to note that our ‘traditional’ press seems to be going […]
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Survivor Contestant Accused Of Leaking Information
02 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
After 21 seasons of the Hugh Hefner of reality shows, Survivor, a contestant is now being sued for allegedly leaking advance information about the show before its air date. If you are currently watching Survivor Gabon on our national broadcaster, then wait until 2016 before reading further.
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YSL Ad Banned For Simulating Opium Effects [VIDEO]
02 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
One of the many reasons I love Cape Town is the city’s knack of hosting the most irie outdoor parties imaginable. It’s always impressive to witness the heights of earthiness that people manage to reach. I’m not sure whether this YSL model has been spending much time merrymaking at these events, but her earthiness got this ad banned.
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Speak2Tweet Lets Egyptians Contact Twitter With Phone Calls
01 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Speak2Tweet was launched over the weekend, a joint venture by Twitter and Google that allows anybody to post to Twitter using just a phone connection, in the hopes of getting more word out about the situation in Egypt as it unfolds. Google bought the company that engineered the technology last week because hey, it’s Google.
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Survivor South Africa Heading To Maldives
01 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Another season of Survivor South Africa is on its way – this time set in the Maldives. We bring you as much pre-release information that Mnet is willing to release, and a hunch that this coming season was so bitterly fought that at least one contestant quit production. Click through for more.
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