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.
In a move that is bound to be labelled misogynistic by some, Axe has created an inflatable arm and chest that smells like the Axe fragrance. Called the morning-after pillow, it is designed for guys who aren’t too keen on cuddling with their lady friends the morning after a night spent together.
GoPro has dominated the personal HD camera market for action sports over the last three years, and their products just get better and better. The Wi-Fi enabled Hero3: Black Edition, is the most advanced GoPro, ever.
Here’s the pretext: retired race horses – and horses from similarly competitive backgrounds – are routinely carted from the United States to Canada or Mexico, where they are slaughtered, processed, and shipped to France (and other European countries) for human consumption. This is not a new phenomenon. It has been going on for about as […]
The two Australian radio hosts responsible for the prank that left nurse Jacintha Saldanha dead have spoken out in an interview. Click through for the interview.
Yesterday we reported that Instagram has disabled all support for Twitter cards. This means that Instagram photos will no longer be viewable in your Twitter feed. Instead, they will now only be shared by way of a link to the photo’s Instagram URL. Lame, right?
We have no words. Scientology either screws people up for life, or just attracts weirdos from the start. Nothing else can explain this strange rap featuring top members of the cult including a prominent spokesperson, and Cruise’s church-approved ex-squeeze.
Branson bets £1million on airline survival. Journalists say SABC is forcing Zuma bias. Djokovic buys world’s supply of donkey cheese. McAfee sells movie rights. Marijuana legal in another city. New camouflage fabric makes soldiers invisible. Miss France ‘too white.’
Forty-one teams took to the skies about Cape Town’s iconic V & A Waterfront and Team #BullsEye came up victorious, winning Red Bull Flugtag in spectacular fashion!
Over the past couple of days, users have reported seeing their Instagram photos cropped inside their Twitter feeds. Others complained of only seeing a white block where the image was supposed to appear. While technical issues were first thought to be the cause, it has now been revealed that Instagram has completely disabled photo integration with Twitter.