‘Bones Brigade’ Exposes Skateboarding’s Golden Age At Sundance – There were many laughs and some tears, but mostly the crowd switched between adoring focus and roaring applause at the Sundance Film Festival screening of Stacy Peralta’s newest skateboarding documentary, The Bones Brigade: An Autobiography, at Salt Lake’s Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center. [wired] Minister Enters […]
Femen is a Ukrainian group of activists that has become popular in Europe for staging small, half-naked protests. Some of their members were arrested over the weekend after trying to break into an invitation-only gathering of international CEOs and political leaders held in the Swiss resort town of Davos.
See this flyer below? The organisers have made use of a limited-time offer* from 2oceansvibe, which gets their flyer published on 2oceansvibe.com FOR FREE – if they use the neighbourhood name that their event is in – on the flyer. *Neighbourhood name must appear on all flyers they make for the event, digital and physical. […]
Check out this awesome gallery of young Indian boys marching to commemorate their country’s hero, Mahatma Gandhi, dressed like the man himself!
It’s no secret that Apple is one of the most secretive companies in the world (see what I did there?) – so much so that it’s a core part of their business model. Countless people try to worm their way into the Apple campus at One Infinite Loop, but no-one makes it inside. A new book released this week gives just that – a look inside – and it’s nothing like you think it is.
[COMPETITION IS CLOSED. INFO TO BUY TICKETS ONLINE IS BELOW] [WELL DONE TO JEN, STEVE, MINKI, SV AND STU] It’s the 2012 Cape Town Tens tournament this weekend, and by all accounts it will be even more exciting than previous years. Especially since they’re packing it into two days, rather than three. That means we […]
A few days ago we told you about a spicy DA Youth poster, which was causing a bit of a stir because it showed an inter-racial couple embracing, in the nude. This week there’s a new one hitting the headlines – a promotional poster for a play by SA legend Athol Fugard.
Preparation at the site designated for the Chapman’s Peak four-lane toll plaza and office complex began last week, with official construction beginning this week. Estimates put completion of the complex to happen around Easter next year.
Barely a month after Nolubabalo Nobanda made international headlines for trying to bring cocaine into Thailand via her dreadlocks, another South African has been caught smuggling drugs. Patience Monkei-Khame was arrested over the weekend in Malawi, after four kilograms of nose candy was found hidden in a baby pram she was pushing.
Man, look, I know the successive restriction of online liberties is something we should be fighting tooth and nail, but I can’t be the only one who heard about last Saturday’s ‘Twitter Blackout,’ in protest of Twitter’s new censorship policy, and failed to care.
Brazilian science takes on the US of A as the mystery of the porky C-section babies deepens…
This past weekend, Catholic parishioners across America were read a letter written by the church leadership urging them to stand up against a new ruling by the Obama administration which would require all employers to provide healthcare plans which include contraceptive coverage.
It’s been all over the news lately that Demi Moore was rushed off to hospital to be treated for what has only been described as “substance abuse.” This was later revealed to be abuse of whip-its, little cans of nitrous oxide. The call made to 911 has now been leaked, and you can hear it here.
Facebook, the world’s largest social-networking service, could file for its initial public offering as early as Wednesday this week. It’s a move that has been on the cards for some time, but the rumour pot is now starting to boil more consistently.
Djokovic Wins 2012 Australian Open In Longest Final Ever – Novak Djokovic ripped off his shirt and let out a primal scream, flexing his torso the way a prize fighter would after a desperate, last-round knockout. This was the final act in Djokovic’s 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-5 victory over Rafael Nadal in the Australian […]
This week Ryan talks to Henk Kleynhans, the founder of Skyrove Wireless, about the barriers and downright hassles of WIFI spots in South Africa. He also reviews the nifty ION USB Turntable, and catches you up on the latest Tech News. Proudly brought to you by:
Not even 24 hours ago, a user of the popular user-generated news link website, reddit, asked if readers wouldn’t mind helping out with a donation for an orphanage in Kenya. Humans went over and above what was required, by a long way. This is awesome.
We did the hard yards for you this morning on 2oceansvibe Radio, and chatted to Sedley Barr, a prominent member of the horse racing fraternity, to get his tips on the best bets for tomorrow’s J&B Met. Click through for 2oceansvibe’s best betting tips for tomorrow’s race!
Residents of several of Manchester University’s accommodations recently received what can only be described as an incredibly awkward letter from management. It comprises talk of blocked drains, “taking care of your business”, and disposing of discharges appropriately.
South African long distance runner, Hendrick Ramaala, made history this morning by becoming the first South African to qualify for five consecutive Olympic Games.
You remember those little piano’s that you blow with your mouth to make a sound? Remember the music of the 90’s? Both are pretty awesome. Here is a great little video of a guy playing all the greatest hits from the 90’s on just such a little organ. It’s a whole lot of awesome. Full video after the jump.
Looks like the iPhone is going to have to update its default lock-screen. A new 64-megapixel, high-definition version of the “Blue Marble” has been taken from the newest Earth observation satellite, Suomi NPP, 824 kilometres above the earth. It’s a stunning photo of the planet, built out of several composite “swaths.”
A brand new study has revealed there really is no such thing as the female G-spot. So that’s disappointing. But scientists have been trying unsuccessfully to find the mysterious sexual hot button for so long now that we were all getting bored anyway. (Right?)
The South Korean firm isn’t going to bat an eyelid at Apple’s massive figures released earlier this week because Samsung already makes mobile processors that power Apple’s iPhone and iPad anyway.
The lady in white clinging on for dear life to a security guard in this image is actually the Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard. Riot police had to force a path for her through a crowd of angry protesters following a ceremony to mark Australia’s national day yesterday. Intense video footage of the incident after the jump.
Now there’s a heading I like to see! And those of you who have entered Saturday’s 1 Billion Rand lottery (buy tickets online) might want to get inspiration for their yacht – should they win the lottery. ‘Cos let’s face it – we’re in it til we win it! How’z that staircase there in the […]
All the surviving members of Monty Python are set to reunite for the first time in over a decade to provide voice talents for a film to be directed by fellow Python alumnus, Terry Gilliam.
People get pretty mixed up with Woodstock – with Victoria Road and Sir Lowry Road and all the rest. There’s the bit where the Biscuit Mill is and then there’s another bit where The Armoury is and Ogilvy and La Bottega bar. The suburb will always remain Woodstock but it is clear it needs to […]
In case you missed it earlier this week, an email exchange between a blogger, his girlfriend, and the owner of Beluga restaurant in Green Point, was leaked online. Shaun Oakes, founder and editor of the infamous shaunoakes.com blog juggernaut, went for dinner at Beluga the other night with is girlfriend. The waiter was a bit […]
Over the past few years social media has transformed the proliferation of information, particularly mainstream news. It’s now almost more likely that you’ll first learn about breaking news on your Facebook feed or Twitter account than from a legitimate news source. That’s all about to change.