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THE OLDEST DRINKABLE WINE IN EXISTENCE
29 Apr 2009 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
I don’t know too much about wine, to be quite honest. I drink wine that I think tastes good and that’s probably why I’ve settled for De Grendel wine. Quality stuff, easy drinking and affordable – with all the awards to boot (just in case there is a wine snob in the room!). The oldest […]
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SWINE FLEW
29 Apr 2009 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Quick thinking. Good. Pass. [thanks nick] BREAKING NEWS : Britain orders 32 million Swine flu face masks. CLICK HERE.
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YOU DIRTY OLD SWINE!
28 Apr 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Wow, I certainly hope that this doesn’t effect our local tequila supplies. Remember when that happened a few years back? Suddenly there was no tequila in town. In fact, there was a global tequila shortage if I remember correctly. Hectique! Anyway, you may have heard about the Swine Flu outbreak all over the US. From […]
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CONDE NAST’S “PORTFOLIO” CLOSES ITS DOORS
28 Apr 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
It was a ballsy move for Conde Nast to launch their business magazine offering, Portfolio two years ago – a time when magazines such as Forbes and Fortune were struggling to sell ad space. ‘cos every time i seem to fall in love crash! boom! bang! The Entrepreneur mentioned it to me and I immediately […]
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MICHAEL JACKSON OF OLD. OF NEW.
21 Apr 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 9 Comments
So I trust everyone has seen the Susan Boyle video? The one from Britain’s Got Talent . If you haven’t seen it, check it out (here). It’s one of those ones where Simon Cowell thinks the woman is going to sing shit, but then she throws out a belter. Ashton Kutcher Twittered about the clip, […]
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MAGIC IN PROVENCE
20 Apr 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
My folks are going pretty ballistic in France. The pool house must, naturally, be ready for The Muse and my arrival in June. A suitable alternative to the view from The Safe House French men operating adorable machinery Our place (named Bastide Les Amis) is in Menerbes, which is a part of the Luberon […]
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THE ULTIMATE (AND ONLY) FATE OF CROCS
16 Apr 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 6 Comments
A few weeks ago we gave you the international business reports (here) to do with a massive drop in revenue and imminent the demise of the Crocs shoes company. And now, while the marshmallow shoe seller at the V&A Waterfront continues to peddle evil to the masses, I thought you might be interested to see […]
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PHIL SPECTOR GUILTY OF MURDER
14 Apr 2009 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Phil Spector is one of the most famous and eccentric music producers of all time having worked with the likes of The Beatles, Tina Turner, The Righteous Brothers and The Ramones. He was the originator of the “Wall of Sound” production technique, and was responsible for over 25 Top 40 hits between 1960 and 1965, […]
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VENICE BEACH BEGGERS
08 Apr 2009 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
The Personal Jukebox sent in this little pearler from Venice Beach, LA. Help this fellow stay drunk.. Very cool, thanks for that, Sox. Send love to Cokey. Reminds me of those Lazy Beggers..
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THE BILLIONAIRE’S RENTAL YACHT
02 Apr 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 6 Comments
You might recall the article (here) earlier this week about Jim Clark, the 65 year old billionaire and legend, who married the 28 year old supermodel, Kristy Hinze? Yup, that’s the one. So anyway, one of our vibers is currently living the holiday in the Virgin Islands, which is where the whole wedding after-party is […]
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PRINCE PHILIP ROCKS YOUR WORLD!
02 Apr 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
The Obama’s met The Queen yesterday. The Obama’s meet The Queen (source) Don’t you just love the Duke of Edinburgh? He’s my absolute favourite! check his vibe there. He’s not quite sure. He’s like, “what the fuck is going on here?” But is going through the motions and has made a mental note […]
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LONDON – NOW
01 Apr 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Wow, this is completely different to what I’m doing. London city today (G20 summit = protestor mayhem). This from Steve B: Outside UBS – London city Seth, Thought you may be interested to see what the London city boys are being subjected to. The soap-dodgers then broke windows at one of the bigger banks. […]
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TABLE MOUNTAIN UP FOR NEW 7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD
01 Apr 2009 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
While the Vaal Dam is pretty impressive, Table Mountain is the only local landmark that has made the second round of the “New 7 Wonders of the World.” And by “second round” I mean 261 magnificent natural sites from 222 countries. Oh, I’ve just noticed that they’re all natural… That’s probably why the Vaal Dam […]
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BOYS WILL BE BOYS
25 Mar 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 6 Comments
I picked this up from the BBC. It’ll make your day. 60-foot penis painted on roof An 18-year-old has secretly painted a 60ft drawing of a phallus on the roof of his parents’ £1million mansion in Berkshire. It was there for a year before his parents found out. They say he’ll have to scrub […]
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EARTH HOUR 2009
24 Mar 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 7 Comments
Whilst I am certainly 100% behind this cause, I must say, I’m also very excited to actually WITNESS us pulling it off. And by “us,” I mean “the world.” That’s what they’re aiming for; you realise that, right? The whole WORLD is turning off the lights for one hour on March 28. Because of varying […]
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THE DALAI LAMA IS “VERY DISAPPOINTED” WITH US
24 Mar 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 8 Comments
Nobel peace laureate and Richard Gere’s best mate, The Dalai Lama, is “very disappointed” by South Africa’s decision denying him a visa to enter South Africa. This, following intense pressure from China, who despise His Holiness. I really must apologise, bru – if we had anything to do with it, you know you’d get a […]
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MUGABE APPEALS TO THE WEST FOR AID
20 Mar 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 8 Comments
Robert Mugabe is obviously going through a down wave at the moment because his behaviour is quite bizarre. After eventually forming a unity government (which took longer than a human takes to learn to walk), he was also spotted next to the hospital bed of his rival Morgan Tsvangirai -the man he tried to kill […]
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CROCS IS ON THE WAY DOWN
20 Mar 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
It’s a beautiful day today, people. Not only is it Friday (whatever that means), but I also have news for you that revolting shoe manufacturer, Crocs, is going down the tubes. This, after the auditor of Crocs Inc. says it has “substantial doubt” about the ability of the shoemaker to stay in business amid falling […]
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HONG KONG SHARK FIN SOUP HYSTERIA!
18 Mar 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 4 Comments
This mind blowing clip apparently from Hong Kong comes hot on the heels of the video of the woman freaking out at the airport (article entitled “Chick misses her flight and loses her mind“), also in the East. My goodness, that side of the world sure knows how to throw a tantrum! This woman loses […]
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EDDIE IZZARD IS ON TWITTER
18 Mar 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 6 Comments
Those of you who know and appreciate Eddie Izzard will be very pleased to hear that he is on Twitter. This announcement comes only a week after I told you that Christopher Walken is also on Twitter and twits (tweets? twats?) the most hilarious tweets (twats?) on a daily basis. Eddie Izzard is on Twitter […]
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DEPOSIT ON THE WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE HOUSE DONATED TO CHARITY
18 Mar 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 4 Comments
I don’t think many of us will be buying a house for $55 million in the near future (what with the recession and all), let alone putting down a NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT of $55 million on a house with a selling price of 390 million Euros. Can you imagine that? And then can you imagine pulling […]
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POM CYCLIST BREAKS RULES
13 Mar 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Shocking, shocking, shocking! As poms and ex-pats have to spend their time worrying about terror attacks repeats of past atrocities, it seems a local trend of attack is on the rise over there – bicycle helmets indoors. When will the madness end? This, from a troubled Dale S: Hey Seth, I am in […]
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SUN CITY HOSTS WORLD’S FASTEST ZIPLINE (FOOFY SLIDE)
13 Mar 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
This was first spotted on Geekologie.com who have reported that SunCity is home to the World’s fastest “Zipline.” While we prefer the name “foofy slide” here in South Africa, it is interesting to note that they claim to be not only the fastest, but also the tallest and the longest. Apparently it goes 100mph. It […]
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CALL GIRL DISCRETION
11 Mar 2009 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
It’s been a year since New York Governer, Eliot Spitzer slipped into a personal and professional media nightmare, after being caught banging a call girl. Ashley Dupre, to be exact. You, me and Dupre.. With the internet, tabloids and big bucks ruling the day, and various incarcerated madams choosing to release their confidentaial […]
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STEPHEN FRY IN AMERICA
10 Mar 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
I hadn’t taken out a DVD for a while and popped into DVD Nouveau (where else) on Sunday. I got Step Brothers with Will Farrell (6/10 – you can skip that one) and Dead Calm with Billy Zane (it was the right thing to do – and it was good – get it). Although I […]
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PINK DOLPHIN SPOTTED
10 Mar 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Aware of my struggle to find anything decent to talk about on Monday, Andrew M came to the rescue (or did he?) with this little beaut about an albino dolphin cruising around a lake in the US. Oh my God it’s beaauuuuutiful! The Telegraph reports: Pink dolphin appears in US lake The […]
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CHICK MISSES HER FLIGHT AND LOSES HER MIND
09 Mar 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 6 Comments
This came out a while back but I didn’t think you were ready to see it. Now I think you are. Hey? Are you ok with that? I couldn’t possibly imagine dealing with that. The only option is to remove oneself from the situation. Just leave. Hmm, I’m getting progressively more annoyed the longer […]
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LIVING THE HOLIDAY STARTS WITH YOUR ATTITUDE
04 Mar 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 5 Comments
Ok I won’t push it. Just hear me out. Everyone knows The Secret was a well-packaged variation of a well practiced technique and mind set. So listen to this. I am absolutely blown away that the lottery companies don’t use the recession as an method of advertising. Never before has there been MORE reason to […]
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OCTOMOM – LET’S HAVE THAT CHAT
03 Mar 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 9 Comments
You’ve probably picked up on the story about the woman who gave birth to eight kids. They thought it was seven, but another one was hidden behind an internal organ. take that eight, and add the other SIX she had at home, and you’re looking at 14 mouths to feed. The cool thing about it […]
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SRI LANKA CRICKET TEAM BUS ATTACKED
03 Mar 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
The Sri Lanka cricket team tour bus has just been attacked in Pakistan. Reuters: Sri Lanka cricket team bus attacked in Pakistan LAHORE, Pakistan, March 3 – Gunmen killed at least four people in an attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team’s bus on Tuesday as it drove to a stadium in the […]
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