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Celebrities
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Radvertising: Sacha Baron Cohen Punks Robert Mugabe
09 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Fancy embossed invitations to attend a preview of The Dictator, Sacha Baron Cohen’s new film, are being sent around Washington D.C. – ostensibly from “President Robert Mugabe and the Ministry of Education, Sport, Art, and Culture.” Zimbabwe’s art ministry has assured reporters that it hasn’t come from them.
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South African Songwriter Sues Elton John For Plagiarising “Nikita”
08 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
You know that Elton John song, “Nikita”? According to Capetonian, Guy Hobbs, he actually wrote the lyrics in the early 80s following a relationship with a Russian waitress called Natasha. But when he submitted it to several publishing companies, he got turned down. In 1985, the song suddenly popped up on the radio as a new Elton John single.
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Unaired Clip Of The Beastie Boys Performing On Chappelle’s Show [VIDEO]
08 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Following the death of Beastie Boys band member, Adam “MC” Yauch, one of the co-creators of Chapelle’s Show has released previously unseen footage of the band performing “The New Style,” a song from their debut album, on the show in 2004. The show’s co-creator and host Dave Chappelle performs with them for a bit.
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Swazi King’s 6th Wife, Of 13, Leaves Him Over “Physical And Emotional Abuse”
07 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
King Mswati III is down another wife, leaving him only 12 to make do with. She is the second to have left in recent months, and cited “physical and emotional abuse” as the reason for her exit.
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Amanda Palmer Is Crowdsourcing Her New Album [VIDEO]
07 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
You guys have heard of Kickstarter – that site that lets people pitch their projects for funding to the internet at large, and which has led to new apps, art projects, and a Robocop statue in Detroit. All of which stopped mattering when Amanda Palmer raised $500 000 in four days on the platform – with 24 days of funding remaining.
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Jessica Leandra Stripped Of FHM Title After Racist Tweets
04 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 16 Comments
Fury broke out across social networks today after FHM model Jessica Leandra dropped the K-bomb on a “gentleman” in a shop last night. In an attempt to explain where “her anger boiled from”, she updated her blog, also saying she is “apologetic”. FHM, however, has since publicly distanced themselves from her. Read the full statement by editor, Brendan Cooper, after the jump.
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Leandra Latest: Jessica Takes To Her Website To Apologise
04 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 13 Comments
With her name trending on Twitter, and most of the major news outlets having picked up the story, Jessica Leandra is having a pretty crap Friday thus far. Last night she tweeted a little bigotry that she may regret for a lot longer than it took her to respond to the backlash on her website. Her full apology, after the jump, but is it enough?
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Facebook Filed Its IPO Yesterday
04 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Mark Zuckerberg officially filed its IPO with Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday afternoon, announcing its intention to sell 337 million shares at between $28 and $35 a pop – in the biggest Internet stock offering since Google went public in 2004. They’ll be going roadshow for the next two weeks to let big investors see what they’re buying.
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Tweet All About It! FHM Model Jessica Leandra Drops K-Bomb In Spar [PICS]
04 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 67 Comments
You cannot make this stuff up. FHM model and self-described “glamorous blonde of Mediterranean nationality, born and bred in South Africa” dropped a K-bomb on another shopper during altercation in Spar last night, and then took to Twitter with her bile. More of Jessica’s online foolishness, after the jump!
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The Expendables 2 Trailer Released [VIDEO]
04 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Because what last year’s homage to excessive, overblown action movies needed most of all was a sequel. Starring even more overhauled action heroes – like Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger – and, at a guess, more slow-motion explosions and weapon puns, it looks like something you guys should probably watch.
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Iron Maiden’s Frontman Opens Aviation Business In Wales
03 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
See, this is what happens when you’re a rock star who fails to die young: you end up doing something in aviation, or in Wales. Or, if you’re Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson, I guess you do both, and depress everybody who remembers when you were still cool.
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Sharlto Copley To Star In Spike Lee’s Oldboy Remake
03 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Director Spike Lee has cast Sharlto Copley as the key villain in his remake of Oldboy, Park Chan-wook’s brutal thriller about a businessman who, after being kidnapped on his daughter’s birthday, hardens himself for revenge during his years of imprisonment. Lee had initially offered the roles to Christian Bale, Clive Owen, and Colin Firth.
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Ashton Kutcher Ad Pulled After Racism Accusations [VIDEO]
03 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Ashton Kutcher, the ridiculously good-looking actor, also recently became the official spokesperson for Popchips – co-developing and portraying a series of characters in an ad campaign for them. But not everyone thought it was funny. One of the characters, named Raj, sees Kutcher in brown make-up and “looking for love”. See the video, and decide if you agree with the accusations of racism, after the jump.
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The Lampooning Of Rob Van Vuuren
02 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Comedian, actor, writer, director and presenter, Rob Van Vuuren, needs no introduction. Tonight, Rob will undergo severe comedic treatment at the hands of his colleagues and friends. The event, taking place at Mercury Live in Cape Town, promises to leave your stomach muscles in agony. Details after the jump.
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Jimmy Kimmel Confronts Obama About Marijuana Legalisation [VIDEO]
30 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel spoke at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner yesterday. Amongst the issues he got off his chest was the legalisation of marijuana. See him tell Barack Obama that “pot smokers vote too” after the jump.
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Controversial, Privacy-Destroying CISPA Bill Passed In House Of Representatives
30 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
CISPA – the ugly cousin of other internet-crippling bills SOPA and PIPA, whether Facebook admits it or not – passed late last week in the GOP-controlled House of Representatives. Worse, the bill was amended before it passed to allow even more types of private information to be tapped and shared by government agencies in the US.
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Donald Trump (And His Hair) Targeted By Scottish Protesters [PICS]
26 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Donald Trump flew into Edinburgh yesterday. He met with members of the Scottish parliament and told them that wind turbines would be the “destruction of Scotland’s tourist industry”. But he got some static from local activists before the time when a protester rubbed a balloon against his trademark hair – and made it stand up! Evidence inside.
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Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” Looks Like It Sort Of Sucks
26 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Last year, James Cameron called on filmmakers to start shooting film at 48 frames per second – twice the industry standard, and twice as smooth, visually. Peter Jackson was the first to respond, shooting The Hobbit at 48fps. And, according to people who saw a 10-minute preview at CinemaCon this year, it looks like a made-for-TV BBC movie.
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Jack Parow Drops First Music Video From Second Album [VIDEO]
26 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Jack Parow has just dropped the first music video from his second studio album. “Hard Partytjie Hou” also features Fokofpolisiekar and Van Coke Kartel frontman, Francois van Coke. Best line? “As jy van die liedjie hou, p**s vir Nicholis Louw!” See full, uncensored video inside.
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Pixar Release Movie Lineup For 2013-2015
26 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
So! Disney likes your money, and likes for you to dedicate that money to it in advance – which is why they’ve unveiled their animated movie lineup for 2013 to 2015, shedding some light on what will fill the release dates they’d previously reserved for new Pixar flicks. Because those guys take forever to make.
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Pres. Obama “Slow Jams The News” On Late Night With Jimmy Fallon [VIDEO]
25 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
“Hit me presidential style!” croons Jimmy Fallon as The Roots ease into a beat smoother than a wet dolphin’s back and President Obama breaks into song. This isn’t a parody or a spoof, this the President of the United States slow jamming the news. Click through for the amazing footage.
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Russell Brand Talks To British MPs About Drug Abuse [VIDEO]
25 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday comedian Russell Brand gave evidence to British MP’s about his battle with addiction during a renewal of the government’s current drugs policy. True to his style, Brand sported a sleeveless t-shirt that showed off his heavily tattooed arm, copious jewellery, cowboy boots and hat, and a long trenchcoat. His colourful speech included a description of how emotional and psychological difficulties led to him becoming addicted to drugs.
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Julius Malema’s Expulsion Has Been Upheld
24 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
SABC Radio and The New Age newspaper have reported that Julius Malema’s expulsion from the ANC has been upheld. As from today, 24 April 2012, Julius Malema is no longer a card-carrying member of the ANC, and holds no office in the party, or any of it’s organs.
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Apple And Google Face Salary-Fixing Lawsuit
23 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Google, Apple, Adobe and Intel – among other companies – have been accused of restricting salary increases and restricting career development by agreeing not to poach each other’s staff; California District Judge Lucy Koh has found that there’s enough evidence to support trial for antitrust injury. Intuit, Pixar, and Lucasfilm are also involved.
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Elisabetta Canalis Dumped… By Steve-O
20 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You may remember the news a long while ago that Elisabetta Canalis had left the cosy arms of George Clooney and moved in to the slightly unconventional bosom of Jackass star, Steve-O. This is no more, and she’s on her own again, dumped by Steve-O. The reasons behind the split are inside, and you’re going to find it a little strange, possibly a little ironic.
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Facebook Targets May 17th For IPO Launch
19 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Signs suggest that Facebook is looking to have its initial public offering launch on on May 17th, assuming that the Securities & Exchange commission rubber-stamps all of the social network’s paperwork – including documents concerning Facebook’s recent billion-dollar acquisition of Instagram. Facebook is set to be initially valued at around $100 billion.
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Arrested Development Will Premiere Its Entire Fourth Season At Once
19 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Mitch Hurwitz, Arrested Development creator, has revealed that the long-mourned show will be premiering it’s 10-episode fourth season in one huge lump on Netflix’s Watch Instantly feature in 2013. You’ve got a year to come up with a plausible excuse to spend a day off from work to watch the entire season.
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Kardashian For Mayor
18 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
These may be the three most terrifying words you read today: Mayor Kim Kardashian. The reality TV star has stated that she wants to run for mayor in 2017, “for real.” Whether or not she fully grasps the gravity of such an office is unknown, but it should promise to be an amusing campaign, if nothing else.
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Dirty Skirts Frontman, Jeremy De Tolly Launches New Album
18 Apr 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 11 Comments
Congrats to our randomly selected winners, Darryn van der Walt and Denise Montanari! 2oceansvibe friend and famed entertainer/frontman of one of SA’s biggest bands, Jeremy de Tolly is launching his debut solo album, and you can be a part of it. The album is nothing even remotely close to the Dirty Skirts sound we all […]
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Disabled Soldiers To Tackle Mount Everest With Prosthetic Ice-Axes
17 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
25-year-old South African serviceman, Private Jaco van Gass, lost his left arm to a rocket-propelled grenade in Afghanistan three years ago. Now he’s testing a prosthetic ice-axe – an invention of his own design – in preparation for an attempt at Mount Everest in May, alongside five other injured servicemen.
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