‘Breakfast With Mugabe’ is a one-act play by British playwright Fraser Grace, and it’s currently on show off-Broadway at the Lion Theatre in New York.
Humankind’s long-held obsession with merging a car and a plane may well have come to fruition – but not as many have envisaged it.
Michelle Obama raised her bat to celebrate her half-century last Friday, and did so in style with a string of a-list guests and celebrities.
US publication TMZ has uncovered a gallery of photographs taken in 2004 during the thick of the conflict in Fallujah in Iraq. The images depict US marines burning and posing with the bodies of what are alleged to be deceased Iraqi combatants. The Pentagon launched an investigation following the publishing of the photographs. US rules […]
It’s said that the shape and size of the mannequins in a particular society is indicative of what people in that society see as ‘the ideal’ body shape.
A new world record has been set for the longest echo in a man-made structure. The sound in question was recorded in an underground fuel depot constructed in Scotland before World War Two.
Committing indecent acts with dairy products in Northeast Philadelphia is a crime. At least, that’s what we’ve learned today.
Getting a parking space in central London has become such an impossible task that the Westminster council has decided to begin rolling out smart parking sensors.
Bernie Ecclestone, the age-old, talismanic director of Formula One’s holding company is to step down from his role until the court proceedings against him have ended.
We first covered a story about nine-year-old Amira Willighagen in October, when she broke onto the scene with an amazing first-performance on ‘Holland’s Got Talent’.
As with any year, this year’s Academy Awards promises to be a glittering evening filled with joy, voyeurism and bitter disappointment. But before we get to the disappointments, lets have a look at this year’s nominations.
North Korea, a country that can barely keep its citizens fed, has just opened a lavish new ski resort.
We don’t care much for the winter olympics here in South Africa. But in the Northern Hemisphere, people tend to get pretty excited about it. Especially Norwegians.
The man behind the Sandy Hook shootings, Adam Lanza, has spoken from beyond the grave.
Originally created as an analogy for the threat of global nuclear war, the Doomsday Clock still hangs on a board in the University of Chicago – and still ticks over with doomsday predictions.
The game of Monopoly has been around for longer than most of us have lived (apologies if your are, in fact, 80).
Since Colorado legalised recreational marijuana use and distribution a few months ago, dispensaries have been inundated with baby boomers who have finally got what they’ve wanted all along.
Tired of cycling that same old route? Check this out. The Carretera Austral is known as one of the most spectacular and challenging cycle tours in the world.
The “Pipeline” on Hawaii’s north shore is one of the most storied surfing spots in the world. Known for its (perilously dangerous) waves, this little spot attracts surfers the world over to test their mettle. A new video from aerial photographer Eric Sterman shows the area in all its glory. He did it by attaching a GoPro camera to a DJI quadcopter – and this is what he caught on tape.
Is it a good-natured prank? Was it made by people with daddy issues? The answer is neither, really.
The mystery surrounding the execution of Jang Song Thaek is thinning, as new information comes to light. Kenji Fujimoto, the sushi chef who worked for the Kim family between 1989 and 2001, claims that Jang was being punished for his taste in young women.
Australia experienced one of the hottest days in it’s history yesterday, as temperatures soared to a sizzling 42.2 Celsius.
A man from Afghanistan has been granted religious asylum in the United Kingdom, because he’s an atheist.
When comedy group, ‘Improv Everywhere’ started the ‘No Pants Subway Ride’ in their local subway station in 2002, they surely had no idea that their idea would one day be replicated across the globe.
Uber, the company that’s revolutionised the personal driver, has made some changes you might want to see.
British socialite Lady Victoria Hervey wasn’t invited to the Golden Globes based on merit. She wasn’t nominated for anything, and she isn’t even an actor.
This is a bold move from HBO. They’ve uploaded the first two episodes of ‘Girls’ season three on YouTube – where you can watch them right now, for free.
California banned smoking in public places over 20 years ago, which is why the site of DiCaprio having a smoke inside the Golden Globe Awards ceremony caught some people off guard. It’s all good though, he was just taking a hit of his e-cigarette. Meanwhile, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who was sitting alongside a surprised-looking Reese Witherspoon, was […]
The CAR has been ravaged by war for some time now, but the latest reports of cannibilism in the area are totally unprecedented.
At Apple, he was known as one of the ‘Godfathers of the iPod’. Now, he’s just sold his new business venture, ‘Nest’ to one of the world’s most powerful companies.