Apart from easy-on-the-eye visuals, Playboy magazine is famous for its in-depth interviews. I was fortunate enough to be invited as the March edition’s subject, resulting in a 6-page interview. More than enough reason to get a copy 😉
Ever wonder at what point in the pope’s life he chose to literally take a leap of faith and become a priest? When Pope Francis was just the wee age of 12, he had a relationship with a woman named Amalia Damonte. Now 76, Damonte has decided to tell the world about their “love-affair.” When […]
Oh, I feel sick. There’s nothing on the top of your shoulders right now, is there? If arachnids don’t terrify you enough, you should know that somewhere, right now, one is feasting on the warm blood of a mammal. A study published on 13 March 2013 reports that the ratio of existing spiders to spiders who […]
We’re only a few days into Pope Francis’ papacy, and already red flags are being raised, linking the Pope, and the role played by the Catholic Church in the brutal military dictatorship of Argentina. Both the Catholic Church and Pope Francis have been accused of complicit silence during the “dirty war” that was waged on the […]
In news that has taken an astonishingly long time to be picked up by anyone, a dead tiger cub has been found dead in a Benoni drive way. Benoni resident, Chantal Kingsmill came home on Saturday night to find the 10-week old cub lying dead in her drive way. The animal didn’t appear to have […]
HBO with Game of Thrones has now partnered with New York craft beer genuises, Brewery Ommegang to produce a range of beers based on the acclaimed television series. March saw the release of the first beer in the line, called Iron Thron Blonde Ale just in time for the much anticipated season three premier. HBO […]
The Samsung Galaxy S4 was unveiled yesterday at Radio City Hall, New York City after intense media hype. Here’s everything you need to know about Samsung’s new flagship phone, in a nutshell. Aesthetically, the S4 looks like a larger version of the S3 which means that it’s big. Very big. Too big? That’s up to the […]
It has begun! It had to begin some time, right? By now we’re sure you’re all up to date with the recent… let’s call it rebellion that the Biebz is throwing down. Oh, you aren’t? You should probably watch the video of the time his security had to hold him back from clawing the eyes out […]
Democratic Alliance MP, Anchen Dreyer revealed before the House of Parliament on Thursday that R117 million had been spent on security at Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead. Consider that R45 million was spent to construct a top of the range jail in Kimberly last year. That’s 260% more spent on one man, than a criminal incarceration […]
Well, as certain as scientists can be. Guys in white coats at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) Large Hadron Collider are now certain that they have found the Higgs Boson particle. The “God Particle” is thoerised to give elementary objects mass to the universe. Meaning that the Higgs Boson explains the existence of everything, […]
Look at this! Just look how sleek it is, the HD display, the size… Oh, stop it! If you are looking into getting real about viewing pleasure, this is definitely the deal you need to get your hands on. Groupies channel surf with an LG 42″ Full HD LED TV and enjoy viewing favourites with […]
Kickstarter has been flooded by “Veronica Mars” fans attempting to bring their dream of a movie closer to reality by pleding money to raise funds. Currently the pot is sitting at $3,2 million (R30,5 million), which is a hell of a lot more than the goal of $2 million for this project. Yesterday, fans smashed […]
What is your signoff? Let’s be honest, we’ve all wasted too much time thinking about how to sign off at the end of an email. There’s a check list of questions that every one of us runs through: What do I write at the end of a business/professional email? Do I need to change my […]
Welcome to Friday. Your phone isn’t just something you use to make phone calls. You store images, troll enemies on social networks, and evaporate time under the table during meetings with a little light Instagram editing, to name a few functions. Time wastage is an important function of your smartphone, but time wasting apps generally […]
Samsung releases Galaxy 4. Apple’s marketing guy rubbished it before launch. Pope returns to Rome to pay bill. The results of Top TV’s porn channel application. Facebook to incorporate the hashtag. They’re making replicas of Madiba’s jail cell.
It may have been the most boring game of the weekend, but the Sharks versus Kings match in Port Elizabeth on 9 March did produce fireworks, even if they were in the stands. The description below the video reads, So what happened was, spectators were expecting their seats to be empty but found that someone […]
Canadian Astronaut, Commander Chris Hadfield has risen to Twitter fame over the course of the last few months by tweeting beautiful pictures of earth from the point of view of the International Space Station, currently orbiting around the planet at a sedate pace of 27 600km per hour. Consider this one, for example. The Isle […]
Well, R29 950 000. But what a view! Hell, the view alone’s worth 40 bar. At least. And that infinity pool that gives the impression that it’s actually part of the ocean? Don’t be naughty. If the price made your eyes water a little bit, just step back for a second, and contemplate the word, “cocktails”. […]
“Emma…” Do you know one of those condescending twerps who smirks whenever you read a book, print a page, write something one a note pad – their tablet in hand? Are you one of those condescending twerps? Do you use an iPad when you run out of toilet paper? Obviously not. This rad TV ad […]
According to odds given by Paddy Power, the election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina for Pope was highly unlikely, with the Irish bet makers offering a 33-1 stack on Jorge becoming Pope. But Bergoglio is the hero the Catholic church needs, even if no one cares whether they deserve it or not. Pope Francis […]
Look, it isn’t good news. But you have to make the best of a bad situation. On Wednesday night, Google announced it would be shutting down its Reader product as of 1 July 2013. With the loss of Google Reader, a serious problem emerges. What will users use as an alternative reader? Step 1 – Find a new RSS […]
Why do they do this to us? If the suspense for Mad Men season from the poster wasn’t enough, try getting your head around the subliminal messages in the teaser vid. April 7 can’t come soon enough. AMC promises the upcoming episodes will feature much more chaos and “upheaval” than previous seasons. Many members of the cast […]
North Korea is coming pretty close to dislodging Russia from their pole position as producers of pure YouTube awesomeness. The latest in a recent spate of North Korean propaganda videos that have made their way on to YouTube, this video shows starving Americans eating birds for lack of food, drinking coffee “made from snow”, and […]
D-Rod just can’t stop himself from visiting secretive rulers in tiny, controversial countries. Yesterday, Dennis was spotted outside the Vatican City. Fresh off his tour of North Korea, where he befriended dictator Kim Jong-Un, Rodman is in Rome – and the Vatican – to promote Irish gambling company, Paddy Power. Although Rodman stated that he […]
No more getting lost by reading your Google Maps directions wrong, buddy. Snap up this TomTom XL and drive to your destination with ease. Much like a heat seeking missile in the aircraft battle, Groupies can ensure they reach the destination with the Refurbished TomTom XL. Easy to use and boasting a large high-quality touchscreen, […]
The Rally Fighter is the first production race car to be designed and built through internet crowdsourcing. The muscly car turned heads as it drove through downtown Austin, flaunting a new, bright orange paint job and steer horns mounted to the grill. John B Rogers, the President of Local Motors – the car company that […]
Last night white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel, signalling the election of the new Pope. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was the chosen one to lead the Catholic Church, and was officially sworn in with the name of Francis. But everyone knows that by now. If you want to be the one to impress your friends […]
An electronic sensor that attches like a “second skin” and monitors your health has been developed by MC10. The “second skin” is worn like a temporary tattoo. MC10 has developed a micro chip that can be printed directly onto the skin, bonding the health sensor to your body with spray-on bandage mterial. As the chip […]
I know a couple of people, including myself, that would have paid good money to get some notes like this during our varsity careers. Patrick Ashamalla, founder and principal of interactive firm, A Brand New Way, is not just a successful business man, he can also illustrate some of the most amusing keynote notes (say that […]
Pope Francis will shake things up. Parliament set for Nkandla report. Protesters threaten to burn the Gautrain (nice one). Pornographic tourism logos under fire. Bernie wants women in F1. Qantas passengers get iPads. And the hardest partying nation on earth is..