Eat your heart out, Kevin Bacon. We’ve all heard of the Six Degrees of Separation (and by implication, from Kevin Bacon), the chain that’s shown everyone is connected by six associations or less. But what about websites? Well, there are many more websites on the web than there are people on the planet. Around double, […]
Well, this is awkward. The Star, a Johannesburg newspaper in the recently sold INM South Africa stable ran with a poorly placed advertisment in the February 19 morning edition. The advertisement for a local insurance company depicts a stylised prosthetic leg right beneath the head and shoulders of paralympian, Pistorius. Click here for full sized image Contacted for […]
If you’re parent to a creature currently undergoing the “adolescent” phase of life, this is the break you’ve been looking for. Ford’s new key “MyKey” technology car allows parents/anyone who owns the car to set the top speed of the vehicle, and max volume of the vehicle sound system. We think that second feature is […]
Instagram can make any amateur photographer look good, but we’re not sure if a filter is going to cut it in this case. Mor Ostrovski, a 20 year old Isreali solider took this photo through his sniper rifle of a Palestinian boy’s head, who was obviously unaware that a rifle was aimed at the back […]
The latest details to emerge from the Pistorius case indicate that police asked state doctors to analyse blood and urine samples obtained from Pistorius on the morning of the murder for the presence of steroids.
Oscar loses Nike/Oakley ad deals. Google launching retail stores. Reader’s Digest bankrupt. New Bond book coming soon. Pro-gay campaign drops Oscar. New Amplats mining clash. Russian mafia alive and well. Black Keys drummer thrashes Bieber.
MINI and Monster joined forces to show up Red Bull with the first unassisted backflip completed by a car. And they pulled it off.
2013 seems to be the year of the come back. Bowie, Black Sabbath, Beck, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Depeche Mode, Queens of the Stone Age, and Tool are just a few of the anticipated come-back albums we can expect this year. There is no in between with come-back albums, they are either a […]
Pistorius and ex-girlfriend, Jenna Edkins Things are falling apart, a little bit. Oscar Pistorius’ ex-girlfriends have not been shy to voice their opinions of the Paralympian murder accused. Most vociferous have been Samantha Taylor, and Jenna Edkins. Taylor told the press last year that she was “prepared to reveal what Pistorius made me go through”. […]
If you missed the Mail & Guardian Newsroom show on 2oceansvibe Radio, don’t dispair. We have the podcast of this week’s Mail & Guardian Newsroom show for your analytical pleasure. In this week’s edition, show presenters Amanda Strydom and Mmanaledi Mataboge cover Oscar Pistorius’ alleged murder charge and new findings unearthed over the weekend, President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address, and […]
If you’ve got a local version of the world-famous board game, 30 seconds, you might want to have a look through the cards. The one card shows a group of answers, which would normally seem unrelated. Not anymore..
This is potentially awesome. Let’s imagine something for a moment: rolling lawns, a stately abode, a noble leader and his graceful wife, their lovely daughters, set in a bubble of privilege and intrugue – just who did burn the roast chickens at last night’s dinner service? Now imagine the building is the White House, the noble leader […]
COMPETITION CLOSED: THE WINNER WILL BE CONTACTED DIRECTLY Oh BOY did your Monday just get better. Liqui-Fruit is giving you the chance to win a BlackBerry Bold 9900, with a value of +- R7 500, and it’s so easy. TO WIN: Tell us what YOUR flavour of the week is in the comments section below! What […]
The country waited with bated breath regarding the announcement of Mamphela Ramphele’s decision on her political future at Constitutional Hill, Johannesburg. This, after she recently resigned as chairwoman of Gold Fields Mining. Ramphele confirmed suspicions that she would be launching a new political organisation on Monday when she announced the formation of a “party political […]
This Namaqua Rain Frog puffs up like a blowfish and squeals to scare away its predators. Unfortunately, the same behaviour attracts millions of humans keen to squeeze the cheek of this puffy little amphibian. If you can get past its unusual horizontal pupil and Pokemon-esque exterior and hold on long enough for the first squeak, you’ll […]
Independent News and Media (INM), the Irish publishing group, has sold its South African unit, Independent Newspapers SA to Sekunjalo Independent Consortium, owned by philanthropist Iqbal Surve, for a cool R2 billion. This after the group announced in July of last year it had appointed advisers to look into the various options for the South African unit. The Irish […]
Michael Jordan celebrated his half-century this last Sunday. And $80 million more in the bank. After his retirement 10 years ago, Forbes reports that the Jordan brand (a division of Nike) still scores him $80 million a year, along with his corporate partners Gatorade, Hanes, Upper Deck and the Bobcats, to name a few. In […]
A Western Cape mayor, Jonas White of the Cederberg Municipality, is being investigated after allegedly sending pornographic pictures to his deputy, Lorna Scheepers. White’s alleged pornographic collection includes his erect penis covered in cream and topped with a strawberry. But White did not stop there, he went as far as inviting Scheepers on a private […]
More and more details and facts will arise, as this case moves on and further grips the country. This weekend we learnt about some new pieces of information. Namely a bloodied cricket bat and the fact that Pistorius carried Steenkamp down the stairs. Her skull apparently crushed.
Mamphela Ramphele unveils plans. Dead body found in Camps Bay. Pre-recorded Reeva Steenkamp reality show will go ahead. Obama plays round with Tiger Woods. Facebook: pay to promote your friends’ posts. Nadal is back.
New York Times reporter, John Broder recently wrote a damning review of Tesla Motor’s Model S sedan. In response, Tesla president Elon Musk issued a data-driven take down of Broder’s review, and for all intents and purposes, the reporter looked to be a liar. But he has hit back, reports Wired Magazine. The first point Broder […]
Asteroid 2012 D14 is set to bypass earth this afternoon. Scientists estimate the asteroid to be half the size of a football field and could experience “violent tremours” due to earth’s gravitational pull. There is even the possibility of the asteroid interrupting telecommunications when it passes. The asteroid will pass 27 680 km away from […]
This new app, iMadeFace, allows you to transform your face in a few simple steps. You can change you hair style, the colour of your eyebrows, your pout AND you can attach a message. Making the prettiest possible you, for you to share on social media. Because the real you is NOT good enough anymore. […]
This week’s column may come across as slightly schizophrenic. I have some thoughts on older wines and a wine recommendation. They are totally unrelated.
State prosecutors have confirmed that they will be pursuing life imprisonment for Pistorius, under a charge of premeditated murder. Broader heads of argument will be unpacked after Pistorius’ bail hearing, but it is understood that the state will contend that Pistorius planned and executed the murder of Reeva Steenkamp by shooting her through the bathroom […]
In pre-school we were all taught what sounds certain animals make. A cow moos, a horse nays, a cat meows, and so on. But what they failed to teach us was that goats sound scarily like humans. Seriously. That was terrifying. [Source: Gawker]
Johnathon Fielding captured his plane’s emergency landing on his smartphone camera, while flying over Utah. Fielding, his wife, baby and mother-in-law were passengers aboard the propeller plane when the captain on board announced they would have to make an emergency landing in the icy fields below due to the plane’s carburetor being iced up. Watch how Fielding […]
The 2012 apocalypse has been rescheduled, apparently. Recent reports indicate that multiple meteor showers have struck Russia. Brightly burning rocks have been spotted in the sky as they crash into the Ural region. Chelyabinsk residents have indicated that the meteors shook the ground and set off car alarms. At least 250 people have been injured in the […]
Our friends over at BrandsEye put together this excellent analysis of the social media conversation that emerged around the 2013 State Of The Nation Address, or #SONA/#SONA13, as you might have seen it. This, from BrandsEye’s report: From the speech in 2011 with 6,000 online mentions, this year’s address delivered just over 49,000 online conversations. […]
When last week’s episode ended with Kagiso’s crew walking out on him in the midst of one of his little tirades, I was convinced this week’s episode would take us back to the look & feel of Episode 1. I was expecting silly physical humour. Boy was I wrong. The second last episode of Kagiso’s […]