This last Tuesday night, Amanda Seyfried appeared on Letterman to promote her role in the forthcoming “Les Misérables.” And boy, was she inappropriately drunk. Just enjoy this gold nugget of a video. [Source : Business Insider]
Celebrate the joy of the season under a starlit African sky, as choir song rings out alongside the rich, warm resonance of brass bands. Continuing the V&A Waterfront’s summer celebration of music and dance, the property will host a Choral and Brass Festival at the outdoor Amphitheatre daily between Saturday, 15 to Sunday 23 December. […]
According to various news sources a plan to kidnap, castrate and murder Justin Bieber has been foiled. Allegedly an Albuquerque hit men and a convicted killer were plotting to strangle and castrate teen pop star Justin Bieber and three other people, including his bodyguard.
Jeremy Clarkson has been spotted driving a super tiny toy-like car in London’s Mayfair. Wearing a bizarre helmet style contraption that seemed to be connected to the car’s body, Jeremy looked rather futuristic as he filmed a scene for the latest series of his popular BBC 2 show Top Gear.
Yesterday Google dropped its annual Zeitgeist video – detailing what the world searched for during 2012. According to the search giant, an incredible 1,2 trillion searches in 146 languages were conducted this year!
Pope Benedict XVI tweeted for the first time yesterday from a personal Twitter account. This follows last week’s announcement by the Vatican that Benedict would begin posting messages on Twitter in eight languages under the handle @pontifex – a Latin term for pope that means “bridge builder.”
Motlanthe will challenge Zuma. Nirvana reunites with Beatle frontman. North Korea rocket tumbling ‘out of control.’ More censoring from SABC. Nurse cause of death revealed. Facebook changes privacy settings. Baby born at 12:12 on 12/12/12.
It’s hard to believe that one can be driven close to breakdown over the chance of seeing another human being in the flesh. Such is the power of Justin Bieber. Please witness this local 15-year-old completely losing it. They call this “Bieber Fever.”
True Story: I ran into a friend’s mum as I walked out of Whitehouse a month ago. “What are you doing here?” we asked each other at the same time. She said a friend told her about it and she didn’t think anyone else knew. It seemed Tip 213 had gone public..
This week in cautionary tales, a Florida woman named Dorice Moore befriended a known lottery winner, ingratiated herself in his daily affairs to the point where she controlled his finances, embezzled his money, before murdering him and throwing a concrete slab over his bloody corpse.
Bloemfontein born author, J.R.R. Tolkien, would have been very proud of Peter Jackson if he was still with us today. The Lord of the Rings trilogy, undoubtedly the greatest trilogy of all-time, has a special place in most people’s hearts and movie collections and is the new standard by which all fantasy adventures will be […]
Merry Christmas, little chickens. If you’re still stumped for Christmas presents, here’s a good start. Presenting Business Insider’s Top 10 tech accessories of 2012, in no particular order. Parrot Zik Headphones. Apparently the world’s best. Nest 2.0 is a smart thermostat that autonatically regulates the temperature of your house. The Wicked Laser. Protector […]
It’s not often you find special package deals on 5 star hotels which get mainly 5-star reviews on Tripadvisor and 5 out of 5 on Expedia. The best price you can find for the Diamonds La Gemma Del’est hotel in Zanzibar at hotels.com is R2,486 a night – and that doesn’t even include flights. This, my friends, is a KILLER deal.
Londoners were treated yesterday to the sight of a 15m-high rubber duck floating down the river Thames. Tower Bridge was even forced to open in order to allow the giant inflatable bath toy to float upriver.
A Guatemalan judge has orded that anti-virus software mogul and wonderfully delightful meth head, John McAfee be released form custody. The judge ruled that McAfee had been detained illegally. McAfee was nicked by Guatemalan feds on charges that he had entered the country illegally from neighboring Belize. The announcement was made on McAfee’s blog this morning. In summary, from the Telegraph: Mr […]
Johan Huibers took 20 years to build this scale replica of the biblical ship, after having nightmares of his homeland flooding. Now what does he plan to do with it?
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has confirmed that they will investigate whether President Jacob Zuma and his reported donors paid all taxes owed on the donations to him, following DA complaint.
Stephen Hawking and CERN have won this year’s prestigious Fundamental Physics Prize. The award was given to Hawking for his discovery that black holes emit radiation, and his “deep contributions” to quantum gravity and quantum aspects of the early universe. The prize money – a whopping R26m – is considered to be science’s most lucrative award.
“I’m not crying…these are…just…tears… of joy”, exclaims Marco Mogable, as the explosion of cinnamaldehyde rockets through his sinuses.
If you head in and make any new Sony contract or upgrade purchase in selected MTN stores between 22 November and 22 December, you automatically stand a chance to win a 40 inch Sony LCD TV!
There are so many things to discuss, when it comes to Anne hathaway’s outfit at the premiere of Les Miserables. Let’s forget her shaven flash to paparazzi for now, and just focus on her clothing. Wow – those shoes. Is this Batman, or Les Miserables?
Jeez this is clever. It’s a 360 degree ultra-HD image take at the 2012 Red Bull Flugtag event at the V&A Waterfront. If you were one of the 220,000 people there, then there is a good chance you will be able to tag yourself. And GO!
The first full-length trailer for the reboot of the Superman franchise, Man of Steel, has been released online. It is believed that this is Warner Bros.’s last attempt at reviving the series, after Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns was not too kindly received by audiences in 2006.
With only nine days left before the world ends, it’s almost too much to imagine that 12-12-12 also happens to be steeped in superstition, with conflicting views on what fortune it presents – both good and bad. After all, we won’t have a date like this for another 88 years. Read on..
North Korea launch successful. Doctors reveal what is wrong with Mandela. First Royal in 3D. FBI and NASA suffer biggest hack this year. Aussie radio station gives money to victim’s family. Nurse left suicide note. League 2 side knocks out Arsenal.
With the world ending on December 21, and Christmas/Mangaung just around the corner, this video couldn’t be more pertinent. But there’s MORE:
Photos have emerged of a homemade tank built by Syrian rebels in their fight against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Named the The Sham II, the vehicle was assembled using the chassis of an old diesel car and parts salvaged from a junkyard. The contraption is wrapped in 2,5cm thick steel, and is also topped with a machine gun and five cameras.
Back in the day, before really good computer programmes, scientists had much less to go on when they made predictions about the future. Sometimes, though, relying on what they had then was basically enough.
Caroline Wozniacki has made a mid-game mockery of Serena Williams’ assets. She took the opportunity to stuff both her chest and shorts with padding, that made her resemble her much larger counterpart.
It’s incredible what retailers are diversifying into these days, but sometimes that is what it takes to stand out. Pick ‘n Pay obviously think that ‘Ass Yoghurt’ will help their efforts against Checkers.