Unsuspecting Chelsea fans were interviewed about a couple of potential signings to their club. Football fans always seem to have their two cents to add when it comes to their favourite team – pity that all the players were made-up.
These folks in Netherlands have some serious balls. A group of 20 or so very brave or downright stupid military personel stood in uniform as an oncoming Leopard Tank proceeded to charge towards them, only to brake mere metres from them. Bear in mind that this beast of a machine weighs about 60 tons and travels roughly 72 km/h.
The mayor of the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics has claimed the whole city is straight during an interview with the BBC. The same reporter had drinks at a Sochi gay bar the previous night. Go figure.
The protests in Ukraine have been going strong for two months, with no clear end in sight. Last week, the first deaths as a result of clashes with police were recorded, and at this point in time the conflict seems to be continuing indefinitely. If you aren’t really in the loop or haven’t been keeping up, these insightful and evocative images of the protest taken by photographer Ilya Varlamov will open your eyes to what is really going on.
The American Chemical Society have created a new series called ‘Reactions’, where they explain the science behind various lifhacks. Watch their first video in the series to see how salt improves the taste of your coffee.
More and more people are starting to admit that they’re lost without their cell phones, finding that what started as brick-like, hard to navigate lumps of plastic have evolved into beautiful, functional pieces of technological amazingness we simply can’t do without. Keep your phone operating for longer with a Power Bank Mobile Charger and make […]
Wiekus Andre Kotze – the man who rose to minor fame recently for being a white member of the Economic Freedom Fighters – is trolling Agang’s Facebook page. Kotze, an ex-member of Agang has written on the party’s Facebook wall, inviting disgruntled members to join the EFF.
Tens of thousands of people watched as two children standing either side of Pope Francis released two white doves in a symbolic appeal for peace in Ukraine. At that point, a seagull and a large black crow swept down, and attacked the doves.
When Beyonce is wearing that skin-tight, near see-through outfit, who can blame Jay-Z for copping a feel? Maybe not kosher on live TV, though.
Have a spare $330,000 lying around? In a couple of months you could be the proud owner of thousands of sports goggles, flexible shoes, headphones, a blender or colourful football and bike helmets – nearly anything you can think of made from polymers.
Chinese tennis star, Li Na stole the spotlight after she won the Australian Open on Saturday, 25 January, in Melbourne, Australia. Breaking the monotony that often tinges sport acceptance speeches, Li banged out a barrage of classic one liners such as: “Max my agent thanks a lot, you are making me rich.” “My husband, he […]
Next week Facebook will reach double digits as it turns 10 years old. In its decade of existence, the social network has attracted a hefty 1,1 billion users , and all their pokes, wall posts, baby photos and status updates add up to a whole lot of time. The geniuses over at TIME have created a nifty […]
Woody Allen’s wit and nuances, coupled with his unprecedented work load, churning out one movie every year, most of them award winning, makes it hard not to like the short, spectacled filmmaker. But a dark cloud has resurfaced around Woody Allen’s past recently, due to an article published by Vanity Fair.
The Democratic Alliance called a press conference on Tuesday morning to announce a development of “national importance.” That development sees Zille, Ramphele and De Lille working together under one roof, as the Democratic Alliance forms a “joint technical committee” with Ramphele’s Agang party, which was formed in 2013. Ramphele will stand as the DA presidential […]
This was spotted this morning in Johannesburg. It refers to a local musician, who was critical of Bruce Springsteen’s concert in Cape Town. Just read this out loud.
Another Marlboro Man dead from smoking. Bitcoin Exchange CEO arrested. Rand hits 5-year low. Farting cows cause explosion. Queen ‘down to last million.’ SANPARKS employee bust arranging secret hunts. TATA boss suicide.
Well look at this very cool video of local swimsuit model, Lyndall Jarvis, breaking into the famous Enigma Mansion in Camps Bay! You’re welcome!
The Coen Brothers have made some truly remarkable films, but none have attained the cult status of ‘The Big Lebowski,’ starring Jeff Bridges as Jeff Lebowski. The misadventures of the unemployed stoner/bowler/intellectual have been rendered into 8-bit game form for our pleasure. Even though the likelihood of this becoming an actual game is not strong, this video will pique fan’s interest for about three minutes.
Twitter has always been a numbers game, with your credibility and importance being measured almost entirely by the number of followers you have. If you need to boost your ego a little bit, a bug has been uncovered that allows you to gain an essentially infinite number of followers just by clicking.
The new engines that are coming in to Formula 1 this year are ridiculous. So ridiculous, in fact, that Formula 1 has decided not to call it an ‘engine’ but rather, a ‘power unit’.
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has been known variously as a model, socialite, and the First Lady of France. As of now, she’s marketing herself as a musician, and we have to say she is rather charming. The video above is a performance of the title track from her new album, ‘Little French Songs.’
It’s been three long decades since Apple released its first-ever Macintosh computer for $2,495. Today, the company stands comfortably on top of the tech industry.
Whether you’ve just taken up a position at a trendy design firm in Woodstock, or recently given up golf to go mountain biking with your colleagues at Deloitte, you’re probably in the market for a bicycle. Everyone is these days – it’s very disconcerting. While we can’t condone every one of your life decisions, we can support you – because we love you unconditionally.
When one thinks of a table tennis game, an image of a small ball being paddled repetitively over a miniature net hardly brings a smirk to your face. But this match between Jean-Michel Saive and Chuang Chih-yuan at the Tai Ben Invitational, will make you a fan of the sport.
Never mind wife swap, this is body swap. Yes folks, there’s a device out there that lets you see, hear, and even feel what what it’s like in another person’s body.
For astronauts, eating a simple pizza is out of the question, relegated to the memory of their good times back on Earth. For obvious reasons, those poor guys up there are stuck with canned and freeze-dried prepackaged foods. But things are looking up. Last year NASA hired a mechanical engineer to build a prototype of a […]
Daytona drivers Matteo Malucelli and Memo Gidley are both badly injured from a collision during the Rolex 24 race over the weekend, but seem to be in stable conditions according to the Ferarri and Gainsco teams respectively. Malucelli suffered a “severe cerebral concussion” and remains under observation, whilst Gidley underwent surgery on his left arm and leg. […]
The 56th Grammy Awards reunited Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr for a special performance of ‘Queenie Eye’ taken from McCartney’s 2013 album, ‘New’. The two Beatles members didn’t miss a beat and had the entire crowd of the Staples Centre in Los Angeles on their feet by the end of the song.
Nobody could have anticipated this, but the growing hipster culture and Movember movement has been blamed for a massive decrease in Procter & Gamble’s profits as Gillette razors and Braun electric razors sales plummet. The company’s net income for the quarter dropped to $3.4 billion, down from $4.1 billion in the same period last year.
ANC branches in Gauteng have included former president Thabo Mbeki in a list of individuals they would like to see in Parliament.