Undisputed fasted man alive, Usain Bolt, is fast. Really fast. The New York Times has already compared him to every other 100m athlete that’s ever run in the 100m event, but how would he compare against something that isn’t human? Like the force of gravity?
We were this morning experiencing a rather large sport comedown at the 2oceansVibe Media Compound, but then this unbelievably inspirational Ryan Sandes video found its way into the office.
These pictures are shocking, but the story behind them is even worse. Terror investigator Neil Doyle uncovered the images after authorities carried out a raid on a school in Mogadishu. These children were kidnapped by Al Qaeda in Somalia and were being brainwashed so that they could be used in future attacks on the West. The children – some as young as seven – were chained up to beds while they were taught an extreme version of Islam.
The Olympics are officially and you’ve undoubtedly been left with a gaping void in desperate need of filling. Seeing as the next epic installment is four long years away, it’s best to start weening yourself off slowly as soon as possible and what better way to begin that process than with an awesome gallery of multi-exposure photographs from this year’s games.
Anyone who knows anything about media and in particular international supermodels (hipsters, you might need to close your eyes and ears at this point) will be interested in the fact that Australian supermodel Abbey Lee Kershaw was recently in Cape Town.
It’s no secret that here at 2oceansvibe we’re rather fond of London mayor Boris Johnson. Who wouldn’t be? He must have had a rough two weeks, running the city during the world’s largest event, so it seems only natural he’d let his hair down at the closing ceremony.
The Olympics are over, but which country really ranks where on the medal table? There is no official way of ranking the medal count because the media decides.
Out filming a heritage train at North Creek, New York, this trainspotter has truly earned the title “foamer” – a term for people excessively enthusiastic about trains. His joyful video of a 1953 EA train has become a YouTube hit and led to many dubbing him “the world’s most excited trainspotter”. Very special..
SARU have released new laws regarding concussions and side-of-the-field assessments. How exactly will this work and does it not open up the chance of abuse? Sides could claim a player is concussed, so that they can make a substitution. Right? Or not? Bob Skinstad and Tank Lanning discussed the ins and outs of the new laws. Click to listen.
Last night the 2012 Olympics came to a grand end with the official closing ceremony. A scale model of London took centre stage and was wrapped entirely in newspaper. Damien Hirst interpreted the Union Flag by using members of the crowd, and black London cabs performed a taxi ballet.
I’m glad this has happened, because it sparks an interesting debate regarding luxury consumerism and expectations. In this case it’s to do with two 1st Class passengers on a Qantas flight from LA to Melbourne. Did they do the right thing or were they being ridiculous?
Yip, that’s what we do for you at Groupon. We trawl through all the deals and find the ones that suit you! Because you (should) have an iPhone and you tend to struggle with battery life. Not any more, my fine feathered friends. These things usually cost around R600, but here they are, right now, […]
When complete nut-job James Holmes applied for a place on a prestigious neuroscience doctoral programe last year at the University of Illinois, along with his CV and application, he added what any aspiring neuroscientist would add: a picture of himself feeding a llama.
Kevin Pietersen dropped for spicy texts. Video of Spice Girls at Olympic closing ceremony. Jennifer Aniston is engaged. Roy McIlroy Wins US PGA. Goldman predicted exact number of GB medals.
Malta. Middle of the Mediterranean Sea. Occupied for hundreds of years by marauding Ottoman Turks, Crusaders, the British – you name it. Some country you know has probably made an attempt at conquering the cluster of three islands – Malta, Gozo and Comino. Malta is not a destination that you think of when contemplating a […]
OMG! Ed Roland, frontman of the legendary international rock group Collective Soul, has just been added to this year’s Heineken Symphonic Rocks!
We just got news that Grammy Award winning band “Switchfoot” will be playing a free acoustic gig at the Hurley store at the V&A Waterfront at 16h00! The gig is FREE for you, their fans to enjoy. You just need to get down there! If you CAN’T get down there, tune in to www.2ov.fm – […]
The Telegraph has put together what they believe to be the 10 best photographs of the Olympics so far. There are some pretty spectacular images in the selection, but I found them to be a little biased toward team Britain.
This is real news, my friends. Patricia Nomalungelo Sowazi of Butlers Pizza recently made her millionth pizza for the company since joining in 1990, and to celebrate, she traveled thousands of miles to meet Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, at the Olympics. Having worked six shifts a week for more than two decades, she has baked […]
Two wines delivered to me recently seem to show the two sides of South African wine at the moment sits. At least on the supermarket shelf side of things. The one showed progression, innovation (sort of), deliciousness and consideration; the other was a lesson in the typical, the normal and the unsurprising.
Five female Olympic Gymnasts on an open-top double-decker bus in London teaching George Bush’s daughter how to Dougie. Kind of sounds like some bizarre fantasy, doesn’t it? Except it’s not, it’s exactly what happened earlier this week.
Poor Madonna. In her ever increasing bid to stay relevant, she seems to be trying every possible trick in the book to shock and keep people talking. From pointing guns at herself on stage, thinly-disguised drug references and costumes that should really not be worn by a 53-year old, she’s now angered the Russians.
It’s a pity Lew Campbell wasn’t able to capitalise on this past week’s snow, but he definitely hopes we’ll see similar snow next year because he plans to have Tiffindell up and running by next winter. Lew is the proud new owner of SA’s only ski resort, and he has plans to turn Tiffindell into […]
Yesterday was International Women’s Day, and I took The Muse to The Mount Nelson for a spot good old fashioned loving. While we were there, relaxing, as one does, on a public holiday, I decided that the rest of the weekend needed to be used appropriately. That’s when I once again turned to the go! Travel app on my iPad for some motivation and some ideas.
A mere three days ago we reported on a volcano that erupted in New Zealand after laying dormant for over 100 years. In the very same week, another volcano has blown its load. Luckily this time it’s underwater.
Okes, it is time to impress. It’s National Braai Day on 24 September, and my good friend, Jan Braai, who started the initiative for all of you, has written a book called Fireworks to help you braai more like he would.
This must be any photographer’s dream – Usain Bolt, the undisputed fastest man alive, grabbed an Olympic photographer’s camera and started snapping pics straight from the track.
In a previously unheard story that’s been laid out in a signed confession document and accepted by the Cape High Court, Mziwamadoda Qwabe claimed he was told that businessman Shrien Dewani “wanted the wife killed” and that it had to look like a robbery.
Radical video footage has emerged, taken from inside the cockpit of a plane in Idaho, as it went down through a forest. All four passengers survived. You gotta watch this. According to the Telegraph: The footage, posted on YouTube last week, shows the excited travellers record their take-off onboard the small propeller-driven plane as they […]
“This guy’s trippin! Hurry up, go to the back, and get me some fried chicken!” These guys seriously know how to order fast food – in particular fried chicken. You can literally see the poor cashier standing there, thinking: “Uhm, what should I put into the computer!?” But he need not feel bad. I don’t think any of us would have been able to keep up either. And that is why we’ve inducted both these hungry patrons into the prestigious 2oceansVibe Boss Hall of Fame.