Who knew talking gibberish on YouTube could change your life? The latest viral YouTube sensation is Sara Maria Forsberg. Since posting her video titled “What Languages Sound Like To Foreigners,” she has become an overnight hit.
Finally a Kickstarter campaign video that shoots from the hip. It seems like every person with a half-arsed idea, thinks that their business idea is worth crowdfunding. Labeling your startup as indie doesn’t merit scamming gullible people on the internet for their milk money.
Last year a Chinese zoo was busted for trying to pass one of these dogs off as an actual lion. But don’t expect to be able to afford one of these puppies. A golden-haired one-year-old Tibetan mastiff puppy was sold in China at a luxury pet fair for R21 million.
“The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (Amsa) has received information based on satellite information of objects possibly related to the search. Following specialist analysis of this satellite imagery, two possible objects related to the search have been identified.” So said Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbot.
Get a piece of the past without having to build a time machine or steal from a museum with an awesome vintage designed Crossley Ranchero Table Top Radio. With impressive sound from its built-in speaker, this brand new 1950s style radio is more than just a vintage replica, boasting aux in jacks allowing playback from […]
The “Secure in Comfort” report by the Public Protector is over 400 pages of devastating findings, that will in most likelihood be used as loo paper by the government. The ANC refuses to see it at all. Even if the results end up being benign, as journalist Richard Poplank puts it, Zuma “will be forever remembered as a thief, a fool, and a Zulu man who was incapable of managing the affairs of his kraal.”
MH370 BREAKTHROUGH! Google and Facebook own the mobile ad market. ‘Impeach Zuma.’ Mick Jagger is not in a good way. Swedish serial killer released. R360 million Faberge egg found at flea market. The return of Flappy Bird.
Terrorism and hijacking are among the speculative theories regarding the disappearance of MH370. Here is a much simpler and more believable theory from a pilot with 20 years worth experience.
Reports of a possible jumper in Cape Town CBD have been flooding in on Twitter under #WaleStreetJumper. Police have cordoned off Wale Street and are trying to talk the man down. We will keep updating this article as the story progresses.
A couple’s quick thinking saved the life of a 3-year-old boy as he fell from the third storey of an apartment in Burbank, California. They were busy moving out of their apartment, when they spotted the toddler throwing his toys out of the window above. Trying to collect his toys the small boy fell out the window.
The official line up is only meant to be released next week, but music insiders couldn’t wait any longer to leak a couple of the headlining acts ahead of schedule. Check out who will be headlining the 2014 Lollapalooza here.
Wes Anderson is a marvelous film-maker, one whose body of work is simultaneously aloof and delightful. He builds worlds in his films that exist entirely independent of real-life, yet still deeply connected. The Grand Budapest Hotel is one such film, recounting the adventures of a legendary concierge and his trusted lobby boy between the wars at a […]
The report by Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has found President Jacob Zuma has misled Parliament when he claimed the Zuma family paid for the costs of buildings in Nkandla.
SA consumers are generally more tech savvy than their retail counterparts. A recent report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) indicates SA consumers want retailers to up their game; provide convenient store locations, websites that enable them to easily find and purchase products online and provide easy-to-use mobile platforms.
The Rolling Stones frontman penned a tribute message to his long time girlfriend L’Wren Scott on his Facebook page. Mick Jagger wrote that he will never forget Scott, clearly still in shock from her apparent suicide on Monday.
‘Deepface’ sounds like a Bond villain or his plot to destroy the world, and it should. Using the world’s largest photo gallery, a la Facebook, the company has created a program that can determine whether two photographed faces are of the same person with 97.25% accuracy. If you consider humans have 97.53% accuracy doing the same task, this program is mind blowing.
Courtney Love added her two cents on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight by posting an image of the suspected aircraft in the ocean to her Facebook and Twitter accounts. She even outlined the craft in what looks like MS Paint. Courtney Love please meet the internet.
The concept of a baby hatch is actually not a uniquely Chinese idea, some European countries literally have a baby hatch where unwanted babies can be dropped off. In America they are called ‘safe surrender sites.’ The Chinese variety is a mixture of the two, basically a tollbooth with a crib in it.
Maybe it’s the cool sea breeze, the mountain with it’s tablecloth of clouds or just the Cape Town attitude – we don’t know, but Capetonians live longer than Tshwane residents – fact. According to the report on mortality and causes of death for 2011 by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), Cape Town residents have a longer life span.
After a 4.4 magnitude quake shook Californians awake in the early hours of 17 March, the LA Times were the first to report the incident, mere minutes after it was announced by the U.S. Geological Survey. You might be thinking it sounds faster than humanly possible. Well, yes. It was written by Quakebot.
If you don’t know by now, Beau Constantia is a stunning wine estate perched on the slopes of the Constantia Valley, less than 15 minutes away from the city bowl. The farm’s wine maker, Justin van Wyk has this report on the state of the vines ahead of the 2014 harvest. Make sure you read […]
The famous filmmaker Wes Anderson is well-known for his quirky films that feature large set of recurring cast members, iconic use of simple colours and whimsical musical accompaniments. Here’s a video showing that symmetry is another feature we should add to this list.
Here is the new £1 coin for numismatists, a big word for coin collectors, to drool over. The new 12-sided design, similar to the three pence piece currently in circulation, is said to be the hardest in the world to fake.
Civilians by the boat load are using the online map site Tomnod to find missing flight MH370, Courtney Love even thought she spotted the plane using the site’s images. This recent pic, showing a plane flying above a jungle, was reportedly discovered by a Taiwanese university student.
A mysterious billionaire has set a new Guinness World Record for having the most expensive life insurance policy, $201 million. On top of that the annual premiums on the policy are costing the unknown billionaire a couple of million dollars.
‘Low-flying plane’ spotted. Not long before MH370 black box goes dead. Russia warns US of ‘consequences.’ Pistorius gun competency test revealed. L’Wren Scott’s boyfriend cancels tour. Winning MegaMillions numbers released. The hottest curry in the world..
Even if you don’t know a stitch about football – Messi should ring a bell. During Barcelona’s 7-0 thrashing of Osasuna, Lionel Messi broke an 87-year-old Barcelona record. Messi being Messi, did it in style with a hat trick.
Apple’s security is leakier than a colander of late. These images – based on a first hand description – of the company’s life data tracking app ‘Healthbook’ have surfaced. It is expected that Apple’s health-monitoring software for its mobile operating system will be launched with iOS 8.
Sleep, glorious sleep. If you didn’t have enough reasons to nod off, take a gander at a few more. Some of these facts you can even use to try and convince your employer to start instigating nap time. It may sound contradictory to work efficiency but a having a six minute nap improves your memory.
Authorities are frantically searching for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which vanished on 8 March. So far, they’ve been stumped. So it’s super helpful that famed drug addict and musician, Courtney Love has coordinates and a picture of the missing plane.