Well this is the most skilled piece of motor racing you’ll see today. This last weekend, the Spa 24 Hours race got underway in France. One Alessandro Pier Guidi, driving his Ferrari 458 spun out in the notorious Radillon portion of the circuit in front of a tightly packed field of cars. Did he panic? Did he lose control? No. He went full-badass, spun the supercar 360 degrees, and carried on like nothing happened.
This past weekend, City Press suggested that Helen Zille should maybe consider taking the reigns and run for the position of provincial premier in Gauteng. According to an article written by acclaimed political commentator and highly respected journalist, Stephen Grootes, there is no national legislation prohibiting her from doing so. If anything, Cape Town and Gauteng are […]
UCT drama student, Rosa Carlyle-Mitchell fell to her death on Sunday night while celebrating her 21st birthday party with friends and family at the Kimberley Hotel on the corner of Roeland and Buitenkant in the Cape Town CBD.
Man oh man, out of everyone in the world you could have shared your secret with Carly, you chose Taylor Swift? Last week Carly Simon joined singer-songwriter Taylor Swift on stage at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough to sing the karaoke classic “You’re So Vain.” According to Mashable, the artist that now looks like Steven Tyler in hat, told […]
When an Indian maharajah crowned at a young age passed away (after the depression caused by his son’s death), his daughters were left with nothing near what they deserved. Instead of getting what they thought was there birthright fortune, they were given only a few dollars a month from the palace officials that they suspected to have […]
We waited for him to be born, then we bet about what his name would be, now everyone wants to know if Prince George will get the snip. Apparently most of the aristocratic British families stopped circumcising sons in the 1970’s, so there is much speculation as to what the decision that Kate and William […]
Well that’s just not cricket. Boston Red Sox slugger, David “Big Papi” Ortiz struck out in a game against the Baltimore Orioles this last weekend, and he took his frustration out on the dugout phone box, before mock charging the umpire who made the call. In comments made after the game, Ortiz answered questions regarding […]
News broke this morning of the largest corporate advertising merger in the history of the industry, bringing giants Omnicom and Publicis under the same roof. But Omnicom counts Pepsi as one of its biggest clients, while Publicis does work for Coca-Cola. That’s the greatest brand war of modern times, right there, in the same house. So, how do they overcome this problem?
US sex writer, Dan Savage, widely known for his online campaign against homophobic senator Rick Santorum, has joined forces with gay and lesbian activists in Russia in order to protest against the countries persecution of homosexuals, they decided to target what Russia loves the most, their vodka. To shine a much needed light on new laws […]
On Friday in Germany the country’s largest baby was born…and she weighed a whopping six kilograms. The 56 centimeter baby girl named Jasleen was not delivered by caesarean section either, which is common for the birth of babies that size. It was reported that the newborn’s mother had an undiagnosed case of gestational diabetes which causes […]
This is classic Bronx. According to the person who uploaded this video, the enraged woman beating the car with a golf club is the wife of the car owner. No one is sure what led to the incident, or what happened afterwards, but we can assume that some damage to the relationship was done. Enjoy, […]
Well, I mean, the video is great. It’s the rest of you who are weirdos. This promo video from Audio Visual Alchemy is an out takes reel of the weirdest and worst of local festivals. And man, is it wonderful. Consider your ego massaged. Is that Anton Taylor at the 2:47 mark?
Nice one, Feliks Zemdegs! After this weekend we can now call this young Australian the Rubik’s Cube World Champion. At the competition held in Las Vegas, the 17-year-old took home the gold after the intense three-day event. Zemdegs was crowned as the winner thanks to the fact that he scored an average time of 8,18 seconds to […]
Whether you need to keep an eye on your newborn while he or she sleeps, or you want some extra safety precautions, this gadget is the thing you need. It’s easy to set up, it’s inconspicuous and it can see what is going down on myriad of levels. Instead of having to rewind tapes to find out what […]
Youth in revolt. On Sunday evening, police in riot attire headed down to Huntington Beach to break up a raging crowd after the US Open of Surfing. It was reported that the ruckus started at around 19h00 once the competition had concluded and the Huntington Beach Police even had to ask for help from neighbouring agencies. According […]
Last night, a Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster spontaneously caught fire and burnt to a crisp on a Clifton roadside. This Lambo has a retail value of anywhere between R3 million and R4 million, depending on the exact year and model. Jaco le Roux was on scene to capture the tragedy on film. No one was injured. @topgearmagSA Lamborghini […]
Behold: The biggest ad agency in the world. Vavi accuser withdraws rape allegations. Wendi Murdoch hires hard-core lawyer. Zille for Gauteng Premier. Kate went natural, with no pain killers. How Facebook can avoid a slow, painful death.
You’ll remember the story we published back in May, about our good friend Jenna Lowe who is battling a rare life-threatening condition. Well check this out – her sister Kirsti sang their song (written by Jenna and playlisted on KFM) at Newlands rugby stadium!
Congratulations Matthew Mole! The local artist has become the first South African to reach number one on the South African iTunes charts. This comes as a result of his album that was released today, titled The Home We Build. The Fish Hoek born singer/songwriter came out on top above international stars such as Jay Z, The […]
Having obviously noted the riotous success of our Naughty Hipster competition, the very excellent duo that is Derick Watts And The Sunday Blues Band have released their latest locally-produced parody video, and it is a goodie. Watch the whole thing. All of Nic’s tattoos are real. Which makes this video ironic, and perhaps a little bit meta. […]
Laurent Aigon, a dad from Aquitane, France, has given his son the ultimate gift. After five years of Internet sourcing and research, Laurent has been able to build a Boeing 737 cockpit…for his son’s bedroom. When Aigon was younger he was apparently an airplane enthusiast but as a result of being too lazy at school […]
Yes, a new study of over 20,000 participants has declared that 23 and 69 are the two happiest years of your life, confirming that anywhere between 29 and 51 really is a sprawling, barren emotional wasteland. You’re pretty screwed if you didn’t stop to savour the hell out of either of those two years. Quick! […]
It doesn’t matter who you are, if you post a picture of your penis on Twitter, there are going to be a couple of stories about it. Especially if you the legendary NBA player Michael Jordan’s son. Marcus Jordan “mistakenly” uploaded a photo of his pecker onto the social media platform. Of course the “dick-pic” […]
Local economists have warned that motorists can expect an increase in the petrol price during the month of August, pushing the price of one litre of juice up between 25 and 30 cents, Rond. Naturally, this has a lot of people thinking very seriously about whether they can afford to continue to drive the cars […]
Full time political analyst and part-time puppet, Chester Missing made an appearance on 2oceansvibe Radio on Friday afternoon. The interview started off well enough, but quickly degenerated into a bout of mudslinging and petty personal attacks.
North Korea put on an insane performance of colour and dancing that attracted foreign photographers and journalists from around the world. The event on 22 July took place during the Arirang Mass Games in Pyongyang and was ahead and in honour of the 60th anniversary celebration of the end of the 1950-53 Korean War. The celebrations took […]
If you’ve ever had that urge to stop what you’re doing and create your own business, then this is the infographic that you need. From your prototype to your launch, and everything in-between, sometimes you just need a cutely put together image to show you the steps you need to take to become an entrepreneur […]
Hyper successful people like Donald Trump and Martha Stewart like to remind as many people as often as possible of how little sleep they get. Donald and Martha subscribe to the Gladwell premise that the more you do something, the better you’ll be at it. When pressed, they’ll tell you that they owe their success […]
This may just be the cutest thing we’ve ever seen. Jiff the next Wonder Dog is an adorable Pomeranian with mad skills. In the video above, the fluff-ball shows us his talents from handstands to skateboarding. The star has gleaned over 500,000 likes on his personal Facebook page and also has an agent incase the 3-year-old […]
PSY, the Korean musician that’s responsible for the dance no one can actually do, has now led us to believe he has a drinking problem. The 35-years-old told Sunday Times Magazine, the only time he is not drinking, is when he’s hungover. Psy told the Sunday Times Magazine: If I’m happy, I’m drinking, if I’m sad, […]