Capetonians may have thought they were going mental seeing Mos Def buying groceries at their local convenience store. But for those who don’t know, the international hip-hop star has been living in the Mother City for a while now.
The photo booth serves a dual purpose, as entertainment for guests and secondly to recollect what occurred the night before, post hangover. The age old question of what would happen if you placed a photo booth at a Oscar party, has been answered. Please enjoy some of the hilarious moments caught on film by Vanity Fair’s photo booth.
Sure, freelancing sounds like the good life to those keeping a steady job, but despite being able to sleep as late as you want and being able to drink at your “workplace” (i.e. anywhere there is free WiFi), the life of a freelancer is kind of depressing at times.
Some people can’t get enough of Bieber’s arrest in January. Here is the video of Bieber taking a urine test. Justin ‘more-than-two-shakes-and-you’re-playing-with-it’ Bieber’s privacy was maintained thanks to the superimposition of a magical black box.
At the beginning of last month the world lost an acting great. This tribute to the late Philip Seymour Hoffman captures some of the brilliance of the man’s illustrious career.
It pays well being the father of the famous pop star. Not only did Justin Bieber buy his dad a $850,000 house, but friends close to Beiber’s father say he gets a very large amount of money every month.
Wes Anderson’s whimsical caper ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel,’ has critics claiming it to be his most exquisite film yet. During an interview with journalist Marlow Stern, Anderson revealed some of his creative processes in making the witty film.
Jesus has Bieber’s back, or rather his calf muscle. Police took photos of all his ‘identifying marks’ following his arrest for driving under the influence in January this year. The pop star has quite a large collection of tattoos, one being a Jesus tattoo on his left leg.
It’s been 8 years since Zack Snyder’s adaptation of Frank Miller’s graphic novel 300 hit the big screen. The standalone film blazed with battle cries, cutting edge visuals and ancient Greek “This is… SPARTA!” machismo. It set in motion the careers of its director, Zack Snyder and Gerard Butler.
Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love’s relationship mirrors a Shakespearean tragedy. Their tumultuous love story may be remembered ending with a shotgun and death, but it started with love at first sight, and cough syrup.
Ever since Marty McFly defied gravity in the 1989 sci-fi comedy ‘Back to the Future Part II,’ we have kept the dream alive of someone inventing the hoverboard. When HUVrTech released their online campaign claiming that they have tamed gravity, we knew it was too good to be true.
“Sk8er” girl, Avril Lavigne tends to portray herself as a tough punk. We don’t know if this hardcore image of her holds any merit after she was spooked during a performance in China. Lavigne was seen running off stage, screaming like a little girl.
Rob Ford has been the butt of many Jimmy Kimmel jokes over the past year. But the Toronto mayor, known for his struggles with drug and alcohol abuse, still grabbed the opportunity to be a guest on Kimmel’s show. Kimmel dedicated three segments of his show to making fun of the disgraced mayor.
Matthew McConaughey’s Oscar acceptance speech made headlines because the actor mentioned God. It begs the question, why has the media focused their attention on actor’s mentioning his religious beliefs?
Gangland thrillers, with their true-to-life characters and gripping storylines, are taking South African cinema by storm. Best-selling crime fiction writer Mike Nicol finds out why.
Did you know that an infant child can produce a cry of over 80 decibels? That’s louder than a jackhammer. Seriously. And you’re expected to sit next to that in a confined space, while your body is subject to the greatest physical strains known to humankind apart from a handful of free divers and astronauts. […]
This year’s Oscars will be known for the famous Ellen selfie, but that isn’t the only photo from the event doing the rounds on the web. The 2014 Academy Awards featured starving celebs pigging out on pizza, thanks to generous host Ellen DeGeneres, and a heap of glorious photobombs.
Nigella Lawson tends to be in the news less and less for her culinary skills of late. At least this time its not for a drug scandal, being strangled by her ex or starting a war on Twitter, but rather for appearing on the cover of Vogue’s April issue.
Oh no you didn’t! No one cheats on Timeshia Brown without her getting payback. This classified ad appeared in a newspaper in Texas, which contents suggest it’s an act of revenge by a scorned wife.
This might be the worst case of fomo in Oscar history. Ellen’s selfie has cracked the three million retweet margin, and included the likes of Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Brad Pitt, Channing Tatum, Jennifer Lawrence. The person feeling left out of the most famous selfie ever? Liza Minnelli.
Ozzie actress Cate Blanchett accepted her Oscar for Best Actress with grace, but dropped all pretence when she did her post awards show interview. When a journalist pointed out to Cate that she had become the first ever Australian to take home two Academy Awards for acting, she dropped the F-bomb.
’12 Years a Slave’ might be the talk of the town after winning Best Picture at this year’s Oscars, but back in 1853 interest in the life story of Solomon Northup was just as high. 161 years ago the New York Times did an article on Northup’s experience as a slave for 12 years. They dedicated an entire page to Northup, summarizing the story of free man being kidnapped and sold into slavery.
For months leading up to the Oscars, celebrities employ whatever means (puking, diets, starvation) to fit into that perfect dress for the red carpet. But have you ever considered that these starved celebs have to endure at least three hours of award show before they can pig out? Don’t worry Ellen DeGeneres was there, savior of starving celebs everywhere.
Jennifer Lawrence falling at the Oscars is becoming an annual event. Her sea legs gave way on the red carpet, when le wild traffic cone appeared. The camouflaged cone got the best of the actress mere seconds after she stepped onto the red carpet.
And the award for temporarily crashing Twitter and posting the most retweeted selfie ever goes to Ellen DeGeneres. Ellen’s Oscar selfie garnered 2.3 million retweets, eclipsing Obama’s famous victory selfie (780,063 retweets) in just over half an hour.
To avoid the ‘Oscar’ confusion we present you with all of the Academy award winners bright and early today. The big winners of the 2014 Academy Awards were ’12 Years a Slave’ taking home three Oscars (including Best Picture) and Gravity, which won seven awards.
They say he was a carpenter. Maybe slaving away, making wooden furniture is how Jesus got his chiseled good looks. The latest portrayal of Jesus on the silver screen has a lot of people questioning whether Jesus has become too sexy.
The Academy Awards have been around for quite some time, and the 2014 installment is soon approaching. Without giving you a history lesson or an extremely long list, here is an inforgraphic with all of the Oscar Best Picture Winners represented as icons, for the uninitiated.
Roll up the partition, Beyonce wants to get nasty in the back of the limo with her hubby. Her new track ‘Partition’ has quite an explicit video accompanying it.
It’s hard enough doing that antiquated sobriety test while completely clear-headed. Check out how Justin Bieber fared when he was made to walk the line, after he was pulled over for drag racing.