This story of a talking toy and a boy is very Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin, but Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane has taken it a step further, going beyond the innocence of childhood and delivering a down-and-dirty modern twist in his feature film directorial debut, Ted.
A new video of kidnapped South African Stephen Malcolm McGowan has been published by Al Jazeera. McGowan was kidnapped along with Swede Johan Gustafson and Dutch national Sjaak Rijke over nine months ago. Though the video has only Al Jazeera’s voice over, the captives appear in good health.
Ever since their online debut six years ago, the TEDTalks videos have attracted an ever-growing audience. The fascinating talks, which cover a seemingly endless range of topics, feature some of the most inspirational speakers alive. Yesterday the TED Blog released a list of the 20 most-watched videos to date. Warning, this will ruin your productivity for the remainder of the day.
An 80 year-old Italian lady is in a bit of trouble with her local church after it would appear she ruined one of it’s 19th-century paintings. “The Fresco” – painted by Elías García Martínez, is a valuable oil painting of Jesus, staring off the edge of the painting wearing a crown of thorns.
With the rise of the Royal Family’s profile in America, now at a level which sees their antics on the E Entertainment channel, it was only a matter of time. before Prince Harry would fall prey to a cellphone picture leak. This time Harry was playing ‘strip pool’ in his VIP suite in Vegas.
The London 2012 Paralympics is about to get underway, and we’re still on a comedown from the 2012 London Olympics. But eight years ago, Greece spent €13 billion to stage the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This is what some of the venues look like now.
Following the death of 34 people (and 78 injured) at Lonmin’s Marikana mine in North West, a special debate was held yesterday in Parliament. But what occurred instead was basically mudslinging and name-calling between different political parties. It got so worse that Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu lost her temper, and told MPs to “shut up”. She was later made to withdraw the comment.
Kanzi the bonobo has made headlines before, first for learning sign language, and then later when he made up “words” for everyday objects. His latest feat though, is nothing short of amazing. The industrious ape crafted rudimentary stone tools that are “on a par with the efforts of early humans”.
While Julian Assange, the white-haired founder of whistleblower website WikiLeaks, is busy getting comfortable for what looks like an extended stay at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, hacker activist group Anonymous has been getting busy. Uniting under the banner of “Operation Free Assange”, the group soon rallied their support against the British Government.
Earlier this year, it was reported that 1time Airline was in serious financial trouble, and some even wondered if they’d be around next year. 1time now requires a business rescue as they are “financially distressed”, and owe millions.
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Earlier this afternoon, expelled ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema continued his defence of the striking Lonmin mineworkers when he went to the Marikana Police Station to lay murder charges against the police who shot dead 34 of their colleagues.
Currently we rely heavily on Shark Spotters positioned at strategic points along the Cape Peninsula for shark warnings. What if there was an app for that, too?
This photo was recently taken of a Free Syrian Army fighter during a clash with Syrian military troops. As you can see, he is a ridiculously good-looking rebel. And a strong one at that – just strolling around with that rocket on his shoulder!
“‘Hey that’s my seat man,’ I said. A quick drawing ‘fuck you its mine now’ was the response as I sat down next to him mumbling ‘charming’.” That’s pretty much how movie producer Cassian Elwes’s cross-country flight started when he found an unruly ex-marine in his seat, and it was all uphill from there.
The team over at Green Renaissance has started an activation along the N2 highway in Cape Town near the Cape Town International Airport. It will serve as a continual reminder of the epidemic that is rhino poaching in South Africa.
The exact same 1time aircraft that was forced to make an emergency landing on August 5th this year was forced to do the same yesterday afternoon on its way to Durban from Cape Town.
A lot of questions are being asked after the most recent shootout between police and mineworkers at Marikana. By using various camera angles, including this new footage obtained from Al Jazeera, a miner can be seen firing a hand pistol towards authorities first. The police then responded by unleashing a volley of fire into the crowd – gunning down 34 people in the process.
As part of our pledge to only give you the select Groupon deals that we think you want, we found this wonderful little deal for only R599, including silicon Macbook Pro cover, keyboard cover (also in a variety of colours) and screen guard!
A few days ago, retired college biology professor, Bill Bouton, headed to San Luis Obispo, California, to snap some pics of some of his favourite subjects, birds. However, he stumbled on something considerably bigger, and decidedly less aerial.
Yes that’s right – the famed reality show which follows 4 gorgeous American girls who leave the US to live, work and play in the world’s hottest destination – Cape Town – hits SA TV screens tonight! Bailey Schneider will be interviewing the girls LIVE on 2oceansvibe Radio today at 2pm. Click ‘Tune in now” top right of the screen to tune in!
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“At Inner City American Muscle car show…Heritage Square Cape Town..A reving Chev Firenza…suddenly ploughed into people standing around the car…A minute or so before I was kneeling in front of the car taking pics….I counted 6 injured”
The images of Thursday’s Lonmin shooting are still fresh in the minds of people all around the world. While some Lonmin employees are returning to work for fear of losing their jobs, some face the difficult task of accepting reality in the aftermath of the shooting, including the SAPS.
At last the South African government is taking a firm stance on educating countries in the Far East that rhino horn doesn’t cure ailments like erectile dysfunction.
Ouch! A Playboy Playmate was arrested after she tried to smuggle a man into America from Canada. Colleen Shannon is currently in jail after being charged with violating a federal statute prohibiting “bringing in and harboring aliens”. The alien is believed to be her Canadian boyfriend.
Global warming is destroying the Great Barrier Reef. A scientist has published a paper today saying that radical ideas are needed to save the reef. Climate change has meant that the sea around world’s biggest coral reef has increased in temperature and acidity is slowly destroying the reef.
Crossing the perilous Bering Strait under your own power is no mean feat – icy waters, massive swells and powerful ocean currents – yet Frenchman Philippe Croizon managed to do it in under two hours. Without arms or legs.
Here’s the best news a lot of men may read this week: Scientists and dermatologists are confident that a new lotion could be on the shelves in two years which will prevent you from having to do that awkward comb-over every morning.
2oceansvibe spoke to SAA this morning to get their official response as to why white males would no longer be included in in SAA’s cadet recruitment programme. This is what the national carrier had to say.