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Morning Headlines
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Tuesday Morning Spice
15 May 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Virgin Permits Mobile Calls On Flights – From today, passengers on Virgin Atlantic’s new Airbus A330 jet flying the London to New York route will be allowed to make calls, send and receive text messages, as well as accessing emails and using a basic internet access via GPRS. [heraldsun] Authorities Escalate Clifton Salvage – The South […]
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Monday Morning Spice
14 May 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Pics Reveal Ashton Kutcher As Steve Jobs – Photographs of actor Ashton Kutcher dressed up as late Steve Jobs have emerged, giving the world a first glimpse of how Kutcher will look in the upcoming independent film about the former Apple CEO. [smh] 16 Hurt In Williams F1 Garage Fire – Pastor Maldonado became the first […]
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Friday Morning Spice
11 May 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Time Magazine Cover Goes Viral – The headline reads, “Are You Mom enough?” But if that wasn’t enough to fan the flames of the Mommy Wars, there’s the photo that goes with it: A pretty young woman wearing skinny jeans and a tank top, nursing her 4-year-old son. [shine] ANC Bows To Pressure Over Info Bill – […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
10 May 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Local Zara Fashion Range: Seasonal Or Laziness? – “I obviously popped into Zara whilst in Jo’burg last week – nothing like a bit of last minute winter shopping. I must say though I am getting quite irritated to see the same items I bought last November at Zara in Barcelona at the Zara in SA. Is it […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
09 May 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Charlize Presents Baby Jackson To The World – Charlize Theron has finally given the world a first look at her adorable baby boy Jackson as she arrived at LAX airport today. The 36-year-old carried the tiny tot in her arms, opting to go without the little man’s usual mode of transportation. [dailymail] Student Suspended For Racist Facebook […]
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Tuesday Morning Spice
08 May 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
IVY.COM – Elite Education Is Coming To The Web, Asking Considerably Less In Tuition – A venture capital-backed tech whiz is launching an online Ivy League-caliber university billed as the answer to high tuition in the US. Entrepreneur Ben Nelson will have the school, called the Minerva Project, up and running by 2014. Harvard is already in. [thedaily] […]
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Monday Morning Spice
07 May 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Documentary Maker Re-Issued Shark Permit – National Geographic’s Chris Fischer and other scientists have been re-issued research permits after the death of a body boarder in Cape Town. The department cancelled the permits following the death of David Lilienfeld in Kogel Bay in April. Environmental affairs investigated the attack and announced there was no link. [mail&guardian] […]
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Friday Morning Spice
04 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Photo: Brian Witbooi – TimesLive UK Couple’s Cheetah Horror – A Scottish couple will return home with a different version of happy holiday snaps when Archibald D’Mello and his wife Violet look at photographs of her being attacked by a cheetah. As Violet tried to stop one of her children from running away, the cheetah […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
03 May 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
‘The Scream’ Sells For Just Under A Billion Rand – One of the art world’s most recognisable images, Edvard Munch’s The Scream, sold for $US119,922,500 (R921 million) at auction in New York City. The 1895 artwork – a modern symbol of human anxiety – was sold at Sotheby’s on Wednesday evening. The price includes the buyer’s premium. […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
02 May 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
https://youtu.be/6Y8aeo3QUZ8 London Mayor Boris Johnson Drops The F-Bomb On TV [Video] – Boris Johnson launched a foul-mouthed rant at a TV interviewer as the race to be London’s mayor reached its crucial final days. In a sign of the pressure he is under, Mr Johnson described the line of questioning as ‘f****** b*******’ [dailymail] Ian F Back […]
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Monday Morning Spice
30 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Obama, Kimmel Have Comedy Faceoff At Correspondents’ Dinner – President Obama got the first — and biggest — laughs at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night. He poked fun at some of Hollywood’s top stars, including Kim Kardashian, the cast of Glee and Donald Trump, sending him up with a seemingly serious allusion […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
26 Apr 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Kardashians Are TV’s Highest Paid Stars. Ever – Kim Kardashian and her family have signed a three-year deal with E! for a reported $40 million — making them the highest-paid reality stars in TV history. [thedaily] UK Slides Back Into Recession – The U.K. economy shrank in the first quarter as Britain slid into its first double-dip […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
25 Apr 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
UPSET: 10-Man Chelsea Eliminates Barcelona To Reach Final – Chelsea are through to the Champions League final after an incredible 2-2 draw against Barcelona at Camp Nou in their semi-final second-leg encounter was enough to hand them a 3-2 aggregate victory over the holders. [huffpo] Facebook Growth Slows – As Facebook Inc. enters the final weeks […]
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Tuesday Morning Spice
24 Apr 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Businessmen To Testify About Malema’s Tax Affairs – An inquiry into suspected tax evasion by allies and benefactors of embattled ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema will begin this week with about 30 high-profile businessmen testifying. [timeslive] Dutch Prime Minister Resigns – Prime Minister Mark Rutte met the Dutch queen on Monday afternoon and tendered his […]
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Monday Morning Spice
23 Apr 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
You Could Be Prosecuted For Posting Olympic Games Photos To Facebook – For an event being hyped by organizers as the world’s “first social media Olympics,” the summer 2012 games in London have some pretty antisocial policies. Athletes will not be allowed to tweet photos of themselves with products that aren’t official Olympics sponsors or share photos […]
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Friday Morning Spice
20 Apr 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
KONY 2012 Deadline Is Today – It’s the movement that captured the globe’s imagination. And after two films, more than 100 million followers and one very public meltdown, tonight’s the night the KONY 2012 movement is set to explode. But will it? [heraldsun] Photos Of Secret Service Prostitutes Revealed – The Daily News published the first photos of […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
19 Apr 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Pick n Pay’s Profits Fail To Meet Expectations – South Africa’s number two food retailer Pick n Pay missed expectations after it reported a 15% fall in full-year profit on Wednesday, hit by costs related to its shopper loyalty programme and investments in its supply chain. [mail&guardian] Gang-Rape Video Asks Questions Of Media – The media’s use […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
18 Apr 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Daniel Craig Defends James Bond Heineken Sponsorship – Daniel Craig has stepped in to defend a sponsorship decision which will see James Bond drink beer rather than his usual shaken, not stirred, Martini. The makers of Skyfall have inked a deal with Dutch beer company Heineken for a $45 million. [dailymail] Warren Buffett Hit With Prostate Cancer […]
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Tuesday Morning Spice
17 Apr 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Berlusconi’s Bunga-Bunga Stripper Were Dressed As Nuns – A witness at the trial of Silvio Berlusconi has said strippers dressed as nuns performed for the former Italian prime minister at a party. Model Imane Fadil said she had been given 2,000 euros (£1,650; $2,614) by Mr Berlusconi the first time she attended a “bunga bunga” party. [bbc] […]
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Monday Morning Spice
16 Apr 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Pippa In Trouble For Gun Pointing Lark [Pics] – Pippa Middleton larks in a car with smirking pals as one terrifyingly aims a gun. Prince William’s sexy sister-in-law was last night facing a grilling by outraged cops over the antics in Paris — as it reels from a series of gun massacres across France. [thesun] ANCYL […]
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Friday Morning Spice
13 Apr 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
North Korea’s Rocket Launch Was A Failure – They’re very lucky Our Dear Leader was not around to witness the rocket taking off and breaking up and crashing after 90 seconds of flight. Not that someone isn’t going to spend the rest of their life in hard labour camp, as a result. Yesterday’s NK rocket launch […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
12 Apr 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
The Big 7-0 Yo Zuma, It’s Your Birthday, We Gonna Party Like It’s Your Birthday – President Jacob Zuma has received “proud” wishes for his 70th birthday from the African National Congress in his home province of KwaZulu-Natal. Jacob Zuma turns 70 today. [mail&guardian] North Korea Going Ahead With “Imminent” Launch – Despite warnings from the United […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
11 Apr 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Rolling Stones Going Back Into The Studio – Ronnie Wood says the Rolling Stones will meet in a recording studio later this month “to just throw some ideas around.” The guitarist for the legendary rock group said Monday that he and the band just want “to get the feel again.” [associated] Apple Market Cap Hits $600 Billion […]
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Tuesday Morning Spice
10 Apr 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
US F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes Into Apartment Block – Zooming along at 170 mph in a fighter jet carrying thousands of pounds of volatile fuel, two Navy pilots faced nothing but bad choices when their aircraft malfunctioned over Virginia’s most populated city. [chictrib] Rael Levitt Defies NCC Hearing And Arrest Threats – It turns […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
05 Apr 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Google Glasses – Welcome To The Future – Google is giving the world a glimpse of what life would look like through a pair of its futuristic augmented reality glasses. A video released by the company Wednesday shows how wearers of the high-tech specs can free their hands from technology — keeping everything at eye level. [nydailynews] […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
04 Apr 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
DJ Fresh vs. Verashni Pillay – Someone put up a cartoon on the web showing a female DJ getting punched in the face. So Radio 5’s DJ Fresh tweeted that he found it hilarious, in a DJ etiquette sense. Verashni Pillay from Mail&Guardian freaked out and they engaged each other in a Twitter bitch-fight, which has […]
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Tuesday Morning Spice
03 Apr 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Gay Sex With Shrien Dewani: Another Man Comes Forward – A senior UK parliamentary figure claims he had kinky gay sex sessions with honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani, British newspaper the Daily Star reported at the weekend. The man told detectives that Dewani was a “submissive” who enjoyed sadomasochism and dressing up in leather. [mail&guardian] MegaMillions […]
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Monday Morning Spice
02 Apr 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Three Tickets Share Mega Million Prize – What is $640 million divided by three? Mega Millions announced Saturday that 3 winning tickets for Friday’s record-breaking lottery were bought, after a drawing that saw Americans spend nearly $1.5 billion on tickets. The numbers drawn were 2, 4, 23, 38 and 46, and the “Mega Ball” was […]
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Friday Morning Spice
30 Mar 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Eastern Cape premier – Noxolo Kiviet Eastern Cape Premier’s Office Refuses To Comment On Drunk Video – A cellphone video allegedly showing Eastern Cape Premier, Noxolo Kiviet, delivering a drunken racist tirade in an Eastern Cape bar has gone viral, with the Premier’s office taking some time to compile a response. [fullstory+video] D-Day For Shrien Dewani […]
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Thursday Morning Spice
29 Mar 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Alan Knott-Craig Makes Cell C Projection – Mobile operator Cell C is aiming for 25% market share over the next few years, incoming chief executive Alan Knott-Craig said on Wednesday. Knott-Craig, former Vodacom head, will join Cell C on Monday and has already set a target up from the 13% slice it dominates at present. [mail&guardian] Facebook […]
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