The past year has been an incredible one in terms of sporting events. But while watching athletes break records or pushing their bodies to the limit is always thrilling, its those micro-moments that make sports so fun to watch. And what better way to see spontaneous and awkward athlete reactions, or split-second failures, other than via GIF files?
Yes, you are indeed looking at a picture of Adolf Hitler at a Christmas party. It was taken on 18 December 1941 in Munich during World War II, at a time when the horrors of the Third Reich’s “final solution” grew ever clearer.
With only one day to go before we are all history, many are flocking to famous Mayan sites in Central America where they will await mankind’s doom.
The Pentagon’s blue-sky researchers recently took an upgraded LS3 (Legged Squad Support System) robot out on a walk through the woods and hills of Fort Pickett, Virginia. This was the first test conducted on the LS3 after bolstering the autonomy functions for this R459m project – now in its fifth year.
When it comes to backing up, cloud storage is an option, but you can only use cloud storage for small backups. There isn’t a service on this green earth that can rival the space and portability of your averagely expensive external hard drive, right? Wrong.
Life of Pi is a breathtaking adventure drama from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon director Ang Lee. Based on the book by Yann Martel, this beautiful film tells the story of Pi Patel, a young Indian boy whose survival at sea forms the basis for a spiritual journey of epic proportions.
Let’s face it, 2012 has been an incredible year for music and movies. From Psy’s Gangnam Style to Christopher Nolan’s Dark Night Rises, the future of pop culture has never looked brighter.
If there’s one thing Gauteng has taught us, it’s that its people seemingly have no problem squashing into tight, confined spaces. After all, it’s the most populous province and it’s roughly the same size as a Mini-convertible. So when a crowd of friends at UJ decided they could break the Bioplus World Champ Record by […]
Right on the water, Canelands Beach Club is a popular holiday and weekend getaway beach hotel boasting luxurious and elegant stays to all that visit. Imagine a two-night stay for two, including breakfast daily, a bottle of sparkling wine, a three-course dinner, a picnic basket and a 45-minute hot-stone massage each.
Following yesterday’s release of their annual Top 10 Photographs of the Year, TIME magazine has now also dropped a “2012: A Year of Deja Vu” gallery. In it, they have assembled a host of paired up images, each taken roughly a year apart, to reveal some uncanny similarities between them.
Eagles don’t snatch toddlers, right? Wrong. Check out this crazy video, filmed in a Montreal Park.
Sir John Gurdon, the British scientist who won this year’s Nobel prize for medicine, says that the progression to human cloning could happen within the next 50 years. It is also Gurdon’s work involving the cloning frogs in the 1950’s and 60’s that led to the later creation of Dolly the sheep by Edinburgh scientists in 1996.
With the apocalypse almost upon us, now might be a good time to take a look at the kind of bunker you should probably have invested in. This shelter (pictured above) was designed and built by L.A.-based company, Atlas Survival Shelters. Apart from their Mayan apocalypse facilities, they also provide decked out living quarters in the event of an “errant asteroid, nuclear holocaust, or walking dead”.
A global study of religious adherence has found that about one out of every six people worldwide has no religious affiliation. To put it into perspective, that is about equal to the amount of Catholics in the world!
Yes, that is a radio-controlled helicopter. Or, more to the point, it is an iPhone-controlled helicopter. I already have one of these – they are awesome and SO easy to fly. You download an app and fly the thing WITH YOUR PHONE! It’s crazy! Click through to get one.
Your new president. Obama backs auto-weapon ban. Instagram backtracks on privacy policy. China detains 500 for doomsday rumours. Zuckerberg donates $500 million. Adam Lanza loved playing Call of Duty. Ireland to legalise abortions. New face of Burberry..
Over 15% of respondents to a British online survey conducted BroadBandChoices.co.uk by admit that over-use of their smart phone while lying in bed is probably killing their sex life. Not ideal, but then again, if you own a smart phone and ever had someone in your bed, you’ve probably had to resist the urge to […]
Hot damn, now this is what we call mutually gratifying. Filmmaker Martin Scorsese will direct and produce an authorized HBO documentary on former US President and cigar connoisseur, Bill Clinton. Clinton (heretofore referred to as “Bubba”) has agreed to fully cooperate with Scorsese on the production — though studio execs aren’t saying whether the doccie will include details […]
The United States’ latest mass shooting tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, has thrown the issue of gun control into sharp relief once more. Gun control remains one of the most hotly contested topics in the US, often dividing pro-gun Republican and anti-gun Democrat constituencies in local and national elections. The Second Amendment of the United States […]
You will not believe this. Those of you who thought your privacy was safe on Instagram obviously forgot that Facebook bought it. Their new ToS goes live on January 16, and it will frighten you. Under its new Terms Of Service agreement, Instagram now has the right to share all your information with Facebook, to […]
Another end of the world party has emerged, and this time it’s right here in Cape Town! In Constantia, in fact. And it seems these guys have covered all the bases. Everything is free – booze, food, jumping castle, massages, waterslides, Ard Matthews is playing and so much more. Check it out..
Michael Douglas’ son, Cameron is a jailed heroin addict. He’s also a snitch, apparently. And his blabbing inside chooky earned him a date with destiny, “destiny” being an empty pillow case filled with batteries. Douglas suffered broken bones after a crime-family lieutenant put out a $100 bounty on his head for being a mouthy bitch. […]
Did you know that 10% of all of the photographs made in the entire history of photography were taken last year? More than ever before, thanks in part to cell phone technology, the world is engaged with photography and communicating through pictures.
Christopher Chaney – the guy who hacked Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis, and Christina Aguilera’s e-mail accounts before leaking nude photos of them onto the internet – has just been sentenced to 10 years in prison. He was also ordered to pay R650 000 in restitution to Johansson, Aguilera, and actress Renee Olstead.
Kate Middleton was awkwardly left hanging during a handshake attempt with this year’s runner-up at the BBC’s Sports Personality Of The Year Awards, Jessica Ennis. This was also Middleton’s first public appearance since being hospitalised with severe morning sickness two weeks ago.
If you find it difficult to type on tiny touch screen buttons, and that happens to be the final issue for you when switching over to an iPhone, we have news for you! Could this be the ultimate Xmas prezzie for you? Especially at only R499 (usually R899).
Business Insider has compiled a list of this year’s celebrities who also invested the most money into technology. First up is Black Eyed Peas member, Will.i.Am (pictured above). He has become the latest celebrity to release his own brand of technology products – with a range of iPhone accessories to also go on sale later this month. His consumer electronics and app venture, foto.sosho, is the world’s first digital camera and app combination for the iPhone 4s and iPhone. It purpose is to transform the iPhone into a 14 megapixel camera!
You will know all about the El Gordo Navidad by now – the 200 year old lottery that 90% of Spain plays. You have a 1 in 3 chance of winning something and there are €2.3 billion cash prizes. The draw is on Friday! And this is how you get tickets.
Newtown killer couldn’t feel pain. 6 year old stayed alive by playing dead. Mandela surgery complete. Motlanthe approval rating higher than Zuma. Berlusconi engaged to woman 50 years younger. Hillary faints and is concussed.
Kim Wilde got on a train after a radio station Christmas party and started singing for the train. Some passengers didn’t even realise that the person singing ‘Kids In America’ wasn’t just any busker. And she was wearing reindeer antlers on her head. So rad.