The well-documented harmful effects of cigarettes have resulted in higher taxes on tobacco and advertising bans. You might recall the tobacco advertising of old glamourised smoking through celebrity endorsements. And it worked. Remember when you tried your first cigarette? Cool factor, baby.
Kobe Bryant has been overshadowed in recent times by one Le Bron James, who is currently regarded as the best basketball player on a court today. But what Le Bron doesn’t have is an almost-freakish similarity to the greatest basketball player of all time – Michael Jordan. Check out this incredible video above, detailing the […]
Very sad news, here at 2oceansvibe HQ. Our beloved Jack Daniel’s statue has been stolen. We can only assume this happened at the Taste of Cape Town, where he was last seen in the public eye.
It is always a golden moment when a politician is running for election in hopes of representing an ultra-nationalist party, and thinks Islam is a country. During an interview for a local news station, Stephanie Banister failed in a glorious shower of flame.
We all hate queuing for beer. Some lucky folks at Oppikoppi didn’t have to though, thanks to the beer delivering drone. (Note: beer, not bomb.) If you were at Oppi this weekend, all you had to do was download an app, order your beer of choice, and this octo-copter would fly up into the sky and […]
This little guy will literally bust your balls. The pacu is a relative of the piranha, so you can only imagine the damage it can cause if given the chance. These fish are normally found in the Amazon, but fisherman put Scandinavian swimmers on high alert after a pacu was found in the Oresund Sound.
Genius, billionaire, playboy and philanthropist…Enter Elon Musk, the man who founded SpaceX, Tesla Motors and PayPal. The next trick up his sleeve is the revolutionary “fifth mode of transport”, the Hyperloop, which is tipped to outshine trains, planes, busses and boats. Musk will be unveiling the service today.
SAATCHI threatens suicide. Obama says Putin is a ‘bored kid.’ Nelson Mandela is sitting up. Dina Pule linked to assassination plot. Sandberg sells $91 million Facebook stock. Madoff love-triangle. Schoeman takes double gold.
The Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards acknowledge the achievements of the world’s finest surfers in the biggest waves, anywhere in the world. Twiggy Baker caught this beast last week.
Well, this is awkward. Desmond Tutu officially joined Twitter today under the handle, @TutuLegacy, but the social media service suspended the account after a few short hours for “aggressive following”, despite the handle having only followed 30 other accounts.
The 13 year marriage of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones is over. The couple have announced their divorce. Douglas reportedly moved out of the couple’s home and moved into one of his friend’s villas. Catherine and the couple’s two children are staying in the house.
Spud star, Troye Sivan has come out in a heartfelt video posted to his YouTube account yesterday. The video has already racked up over 110,000 views.
And it will be split three ways. Which means at least three people will be practicing their jetski back flips for the rest of their lives. Two of the three Powerball winners were from New Jersey, and one in Minnesota. Because three tickets matched all six numbers, Powerball officials said the three winners would split […]
Sicilian Mafia boss Domenico Rancadore has been arrested in London after being on the run for 19 years. He was arrested outside of his luxury home.
Who said rock is reserved for the young? Here we have one times Mary, putting on a delightful little performance at a percussion store in Wisconsin, America. We were particularly fond of the offbeat snare work.
With so much of our private information online, and with more and more of our personal devices connected to the net, the likelihood of our being hacked increases on an almost daily basis. And with that in mind, this infographic hits us with a big truth stick. You need to know just how hackable your life really is.
In 1973, a father carried his infant son into the forest in central Vietnam when the country was at war the United States. They were never seen again. Now, 40 years later the father, 82 and the son, 41 have been found.
Cape Town based surf photographer, Ant Fox, has pulled something of a coup, with some of his recent prints being bought by US pop star, Jennifer Lopez, following her visit to the Ralph Lauren store in the Hamptons.
Soccer star Christiano Ronaldo received some extra love during the final of the International Champions cup in Miami on Wednesday night. The enthusiastic fan interrupted the match between Real Madrid and Chelsea.
Aa new study by Domo and CEO.com determining Fortune 500 CEO’s presence on social media platforms; LinkeIn, Google+, Twitter and Facebook has released these results.
Civil action case against Trendon Shavers and his company Bitcoin Savings and Trust for running a Ponzi scheme has in an American Judge ruling Bitcoin can be used as real money.
When you’re a Hollywood actor and have billionaire Russian friends you are fortunate enough to enjoy their expensive toys. While holidaying in Ibiza Leonardo DiCaprio tried his hand at a very interesting water sport.
The long weekend is upon us. Which means that a braai looms imminently in your future. Or drinks. Or something, look, I don’t know what it is you do for fun. What I do know is that you want to be the smartest person in the room – and smart people are the ones with the informed opinions.
The pre-flight safety demonstration is always boring, and more often than not, you are mocking it rather than listening to it. But this pre-flight safety rap gets everybody on the plane involved and it’s pretty awesome. Not Kulula-grade awesome. Actually awesome.
Recent research by Ed Young explores what really happens when a mosquito sucks your blood. This video provides an microscopic look at a mosquito’s weirdly flexible mouthpiece as it searches for a blood vessel to pierce and drink blood from. Enjoy this: Mosquitos suck so hard that they actually crush your blood cells.
Following the legalisation of gay marriage in France, a woman has taken it upon herself to provide the babies of homosexual couples in the country with breast milk. She placed an online ad offering her services, which reads: I am a young mother in perfect health, a trained nurse of 29, and I am renting my breasts to milk-feed infants.
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has announced that a proposal for a ban on alcohol advertising has been approved by an inter-ministerial committee on substance abuse. The bill is set to include
The cause of death for the two boys who died when an African rock python escaped from a pet-store has been confirmed to be asphyxiation. The brothers, Connor and Noah Barthe, aged six and four, were found dead in a Canadian apartment situated above an exotic pet-store on Monday morning. The 4m long, 4kg snake […]
New York City subway commuters were surprised to find a 40cm dead, wet shark on a subway car on Wednesday 7 August 2013. The shark had blood in its mouth, suggesting it may have been caught recently.
What a boytjie! Chad le Clos has set a new world record for the men’s 200m butterfly while competing in the Swimming World Cup challenge in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Chad beat the famous American swimmer, Michael Phelps in London’s Olympics last year (also in the 200m butterfly) to take home a shiny gold medal and […]