Load up YouTube. Search, “Cinnamon challenge”. You’ll laugh, either at the stupidity of the subjects in the video, or their spasmodic gagging, or both. If you’re young, you might be tempted to take the challenge yourself. Don’t. Apart from being intensely uncomfortable, you’ll probably permanently damage your lungs.
It’s not every day you check out how much your life is ACTUALLY worth. We asked a few likeable locals (some of them) to run their details through the machine and see what they get.
Last month Yahoo bought publishing start up, Summly from a 17 year old British entrepreneur, Nick D’Aloisio for $30 million. It has been a month since the acquisition, and this is what Yahoo have done with the app.
Motion control technology now allows Google Earth users to use their hands to control the imagery software, which sounds superficially boring, until you consider that you now have the option to fly over mountains, seas and cities with the swoosh of a hand.
Anybody up for winning a trip to Mars? Dutch company, Mars One began looking for volunteer astronauts to fly to Mars on Monday. The departure date is set for the year 2022, with landing set to be in 2023. And they’re going to finance it with reality TV
Seventh Woods – awesome name – is the kid to watch. Woods has just completed his freshman year at Hammond High School in the States, and at 14 years old he is already 6,1 feet tall, and is set to grow even more. But nevermind the stats – his hoops highlights reel will melt your face.
In this week’s Mail & Guardian Newsroom podcast, Alistair Fairweather discusses why and how armed gangs are affecting broadband roll-out in South Africa. This, and much more, inside!
The launch of the iPhone 5s coulde be delayed until after June, due to problems with the new fingerprint-scanning feature that was designed by Apple in order to replace the passcode unlocking system.
As of now, there are 1,426 billionaires in the world, but only 29 of them are under 40 years old. The people on that elite list have a total net worth of $199 billion (R1 trillion) between them. Here’s a peak at the top five on that list of 29
This Friday they kick off “Leave it for Friday” Live music sessions at The Woodstock Exchange. Joshua Grierson will be entertaining us from 5pm till 7PM. See you there!
You can get a helluva lot of apartment in New York city for $2 million. And you can get way too much for, say, $10 million. But what exactly do you get for $125 million?
In a an event usually reserved for Russian YouTube, night turned to day in Santiago del Estero, Argentina on Saturday evening. The video shows footage taken at a concert when the sky suddenly illuminates, so much so that it looks like day for a split second.
Man United win 20th Premier League title. Secrecy Bill amendments approved. Boston bomb suspect charged, claims they acted alone. Bryan Habana is back. Ozzy thought Sharon was trying to kill him.
This has been in the vault for quite some time and we felt bad that we hadn’t shared it with you. Never seen before footage – behind the scenes at 2oceansvibe Media.
Now while technology might take time for us to have a full Tom Cruise style Minority Report computer setup at home and at the office, it looks like we can pull an advanced Matrix scenario with great ease. That’s right, Neo..
McCully Workshop has had so many chart-topping hits, it’s hard to keep track. From Buccaneer to Chinese Junkman, the #1 hits just kept on coming. And now, some 30 years later, they’re pulling a Bowie!
There’s a brand new ‘CO-LAB’ that’s occurred and you need to know about it because we think it’s pretty sick. Daft Punk, who brought you Around the World, are back with another killer single, featuring Pharrell..
John Smit is set to become the new CEO of the Sharks and will take up his official postition on 1 July 2013. With stadium violence a concern at Kings Park, his year won’t be “a look and learn,” he will hit the ground running. Click through to listen
Moments after news broke of Suarez biting Chelsea defender, Branislav Ivanovic, Suarez had a new Twitter follower, none other than Mike Tyson. I cannot stress to you enough how awesome this is.
Last Wednesday, Harrison Ford was a guest on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show to talk about his new movie, “42.” But what made the evening was the showdown between Ford and Chewbacca.
Traders and fund managers seem to be swopping the fast paced city life and 9-5 office space for the possibly faster paced ski slopes on France. French resorts like Chamonix and Verbier, a favourite for the UK royal family are fast becoming the office space of ultra-rich white collar workers.
Winter is upon us, and if you don’t want everyone in your house dying of depression, you need to up the happiness quotient by pumping out hearty, home-cooked meals on the regular. We’re talking stews and soups that warm your entire body. You need this pot set.
In 1971 the Soviet lander Mars 3 was the first soft landing on the red planet. The lander only operated for aproximately 15 seconds, then the device failed. Since its first landing, Mars 3’s resting place has been unknown.
Julius Malema’s Sandown home in Johannesburg is going under the hammer to cover his tax bill.
Boston bombing suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was captured on Saturday evening by police following a lengthy door-to-door manhunt. The Mass. State Police released this video detailing how they caught the suspect under a tarpaulin in a boat in Watertown, Mass.
Google Glass poses some serious questions about the nature of privacy, and our growing obsession with producing and sharing the media of daily life. It may also make criminals think long and hard about committing a large scale public crime.
The name Luis Suarez leaves a bitter taste in most South African’s mouths after the 2010 FIFA World Cup. But this time Luis has moved to another level. Liverpool’s “trouble-prone” striker attempted to bite the arm of Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic. Check it out
Boston bomb suspect may never speak again. Blackstone pulls out of Dell bid. Reese Witherspoon arrested. SA gold firms bleeding cash. Kim Kardashian divorce reaches settlement. The Vatican has declared a miracle. New shots of Kate’s baby bump.
One times Dzhokar Tsarnaev has been captured. The final suspect from Monday’s Boston Marathon bombings was found in a bloody mess, hiding in a boat in someone’s backyard. The capture included robots and thermal imaging cameras and helicopters.
Nekkies in Rawsonville – it’s one of our favourite music venues, and it’s playing host to the Utopia Festival next weekend over three days, from 26 to 28 April. And the line up of house, electro, rock, and live comedy is genuinely facemelting. Get a load of this: MAIN STAGE: The Phoenix Bittereinder Karen Zoid […]