40 Ads That Would Never Be Allowed Today – Now some of you may have seen a few of those old cigarette print ads – the ones where they claim that more doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette. But how about the Marlboro ads which used kids to sell them? No, I’m not kidding. […]
Leslie Nielsen Dead At 84 – The funnyman who Roger Ebert once referred to as the “Laurence Olivier of spoofs” passed away after suffering complications from pneumonia. Nielsen’s nephew told CJOB that the actor had been in the hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida for 12 days and that with family and friends by his side […]
Bad Brad Charged With Murder – Former Big Brother celebrity Brad Wood and four others are being charged with murder after four illegal miners were killed at the Aurora Grootvlei Mine in Springs. Wood was head of the security company used at the mine, owned by President Jacob Zuma’s nephew Khulubuse Zuma and former president […]
Branson To Unveil iPad Only Magazine Next Week – Virgin Group Chairman Richard Branson is set to unveil a new magazine built specifically as an app for the iPad at a press event on Tuesday in New York City. AdAge reported that the magazine would focus on the entrepreneurial space, highlighting “new creative, business, travel […]
Paris Hilton Does Community Service In Heels – They were given strict instructions on what to wear and told ‘expect to get dirty’. But while Paris Hilton diligently donned the regulation T-shirt and suggested trousers for her community service, she just couldn’t do without her high heels. The heiress wore four-inch stiletto heels to complete […]
Album Signed By Lennon For His Killer Goes On Sale – The album that John Lennon signed for Mark David Chapman hours before he killed the former Beatle is back up for sale for an astonishing $850,000. The “Double Fantasy” LP was signed by Lennon as he left his home at the Dakota on Dec. […]
Is Rupert Murdoch’s iPad-Only Newspaper The Future Of Journalism? – Apple and News Corp are reportedly set to launch The Daily, the first iPad-only news publication. Can Rupert Murdoch and Steve Jobs usher journalism into a new digital age?The joint “newspaper” will have no website and no print edition; the only way to get it […]
Blue Bulls Murder Conspiracy – After the kind of year that they’ve had one wonders how it is that the Blue Bulls manage to stay competitive, let alone win at the top level of rugby. Police have confirmed the arrest of a middle aged woman over an alleged plot to murder a Blue Bulls player […]
Is Esquire’s November Issue Too Sexy For The App Store? – The print edition of Esquire’s November issue, featuring the newly crowned “sexiest woman alive,” Minka Kelly, hit newsstands in mid-October — yet four weeks after it was submitted to Apple for approval, the iPad edition of the issue has yet to appear in the […]
William Gave Kate Diana’s Engagement Ring – Kate joined William at St James’s Palace during their first public appearance since the announcement. On her finger was the engagement ring, a gorgeous 18 carat blue sapphire surrounded by smaller diamonds. It was the same engagement ring as his late mother Princess Diana wore. William explained the […]
Apple Gets The Rights To Sell Beatles On iTunes – Any hardened iTunes user (I trust you’ve visited getusitunesaccount.com) will know that the only Beatles available on iTunes are Beatles tribute bands. Well that won’t be for much longer, as it looks like Apple and EMI records have come to an..how you say… agreement. Finally, […]
Rachel Green and Paul Chandler – Free at last [photo:AFP] Somali Pirates Release British Couple After More Than A Year – Somali pirates on Sunday released the British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler, who had been kidnapped more than a year ago as they slept on their yacht 800 miles off the East African coast.Their […]
The Other Angelina – Vogue have absolutely nailed it here, girls (and boys!) as they bring you an interview like know other – delving deep into the life of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. Jolie opens up about her life and her family. And how she melts for Brad when he is with the kids. […]
Ralph Lauren To Stage 4D Visual Spectacle On MAdison Avenue – To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its $200-million-per-year U.S. e-commerce business and the launch of its e-commerce site in the UK, Ralph Lauren is staging a “four-dimensional” light installation on Wednesday night at its flagship locations in New York and London. We simply MUST […]
Eminem’s Discusses His Difficult Past Five Years – Rolling Stone sits down with Eminem at his Detroit recording studio for a revealing interview about the rapper’s long battle with prescription drugs, his difficulties with women and the pain of being abandoned by his father at six months old, as well as his incredible musical comeback […]
Governer Looking To Pardon Jim Morrison – Although Republican Florida Gov. Charlie Crist lost his bid for re-election on Nov. 2, he still has some big plans on his agenda to consider before stepping down — like pardoning famed rocker Jim Morrison, who’s been dead for 39 years. Crist told The Hill that he might […]
Jenson’s babe, Jessica Michibata, was not present during machine-gun attack Jenson Button In Machine-Gun Ambush – Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button was confronted by a gang of machine-gun-wielding robbers after racing in Brazil yesterday. Button, 30, was on his way back to his luxury hotel when his bulletproof Mercedes was intercepted in a shanty […]
New iPhone Game Let’s You Blast Fighters Out You Own City’s Skies – Big cities can be pretty scary places, what with all the muggings, crazy homeless people and … TIE fighters. Upcoming mobile game Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner will use the iPhone’s camera to capture players’ real surroundings and tack on some science […]
Holographic Telecommuting May Soon Be Possible [VIDEO] – A new holographic display can transmit three-dimensional movies from one location to another almost in real time. If Princess Leia had to send her “Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope” message from Earth today, it would now be technologically possible. “We can take objects from […]
The Late Great Andy Irons [source:surfersvillage] Surf Champion Andy Irons Dies – The surfing world is mourning with shock news of three-time world champion Andy Irons’ death at age 32. Irons was forced to withdraw from round one of the current Rip Curl Pro Search world championship tour event in Puerto Rico with illness over […]
Lee Westwood – The World’s Number 1 Golfer Tiger Woods Loses World Number 1 Status After 281 Weeks – England’s Lee Westwood has become world number one for the first time, ending American Tiger Woods’s 281-week reign at the top of the golf rankings. Westwood, 37, becomes Europe’s first number one golfer since compatriot Nick […]
Patrick Lambie hands off Schalk Burger 2010 Currie Cup Final Photo by Steve Haag / Gallo Images Lambie Earns SA Call-Up – Twenty-year-old Patrick Lambie played the match of his life on Saturday to earn a call-up to the 30-man Springbok team for their grand slam tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland next month. […]
Angels After McQueen.. Hells Angels Sue Alexander McQueen – The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club is suing the Alexander McQueen fashion house claiming it infringed the club’s trademark. It is also suing Saks Fifth Avenue, the luxury store, and online retailer Zappos for selling what the Hells Angels regard as offending merchandise. According to Fritz Clapp, […]
Obama Hip-Hop Video Causes Outrage – A very well put together music video parody called ‘Head Of The State’ by impersonator James Davis is causing a bit of drama over the water. The music video includes quite a bit of, how you say, cussing – and also features “Obama” smoking pot and hanging with his […]
Excerpts From Keith Richard’s New Book In Rolling Stone Magazine ‘Life’ Excerpt: Keith Richards On The Debaucherous 1972 Rolling Stones Tour – The 1972 tour was known by other names – the Cocaine and Tequila Sunrise tour or the STP, Stones Touring Party. It was the beginning of the booking of whole hotel floors, with […]
Farewell, dear Walkman.. Sony To Stop Producing The Walkman – Time to retire those tapes. Sony has said that it’s stopping production of the Walkman, due to lackluster sales of the outdated music player. According to the company, the last round of the portable cassette player was produced in Japan in April, and once that […]
Lisa-Marie Presley And Michael Jackson Lisa-Marie Talks About Jackson To Oprah – “I didn’t understand my relationship with him,” Presley admitted of how she felt when she was with the King of Pop from 1994 to 1996.She realizes now why people though their relationship was a sham.. “To some degree, he was a master at […]
Watch out for Facebook Is Facebook Outing Gay Users To Advertisers? – Facebook allows users to list which gender of partner they’re “interested in.” But now a Microsoft researcher has found a loophole which could secretly reveal a gay user’s sexuality to advertisers.It’s no secret that Facebook targets ads to different groups of users based […]
Apple Launches New Macbook Air – At Apple’s keynote today, it was all about the Mac. “What would happen if a Macbook met an iPad?” asked Steve Jobs. “An iPad has instant-on. Great battery life, amazing standby time, solid state storage, and it’s thinner and lighter. What would happen if a Mac and an iPad […]
Jerry Hall Comes To Mick Jagger’s Penis’ Defence After Keith’s Mockery – The 67-year-old singer faced ridicule after his Rolling Stones bandmate Keith Richards suggested he was lacking in the trouser department. However, rather than use the opportunity to kick her former lover where it hurts, Miss Hall, 54, has countered Richards’s claims. Miss Hall, […]