Full Canadian uniform. Oh yeah. One of the many premier athletes in the 2oceansvibe stable, Ryan Sandes, or henceforth, “Mr January 2013” is described thus in COSMO’s 2012 Sexiest man Calendar. January 2013: Ryan Sandes (Trail runner) – The ‘Sandman’ travels the globe, running in crazy places such as Antarctica and the Amazon, and winning […]
Coming soon – on Top TV.. Top TV Defies ICASA – Launching Porn Channel In 2 Weeks – TopTV is pushing ahead with its plans for porn and wants to launch its hardcore pornographic package within two weeks. Meanwhile South Africa’s broadcasting regulator is preparing a court interdict to stop the pay TV operator, should it […]
In a rare opportunity for a South African comedian, Trevor Noah found himself on one of the United States’ most popular and famous TV shows, The Tonight Show, hosted by Jay Leno. In a nutshell.. he killed it. According to Timeslive: Comedian Trevor Noah scored a career-making belly-laugh from US talk-show host Jay Leno by […]
Ever wondered how many times a bungee cord can be used before it snaps? The answer, as an Australian tourist recently found out, turns out to be about 50 000 times. Miraculously she survived her 111-meter nosedive into the Zambezi River – video after the jump.
I picked up the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine on my iPad (using the Zinio app) this weekend and thoroughly enjoyed the interview with chart-topping indie band, Black Keys. Here is an excerpt: Patrick Carney is pretty sure he knows what’s ailing his chosen genre these days. “Rock & roll is dying because people […]
And when I say “under” 500 bucks, I mean just under R500. ie. R499. Which is a helluva lot better than the price they normally sell for, which is R800. That means this deal comes with a discount of nearly 40%. What an epic start to the year! That’s basically what we do for you, […]
We got this heartwarming report from 2oceansviber, Carryn Ortlepp over the weekend. Some people forget to mention they are 2oceansvibers when they use our partners, like Digicape. You really should make a special effort to name drop when you’re around one of our brand partners – this is the kind of stuff that goes down.
Well, this is the fight against sexism taken to a whole new level. The word “Mademoiselle” has been banned from all official documents in the French suburb of Cesson-Sévigné, in Rennes. Formerly regarded simply as the title given to an unmarried woman, the term is now considered sexist, apparently.
NASA has launched an open-source portal to make it easier for agencies to evaluate and improve upon its projects. The initial setup works as a simple directory of open-sourced projects in development, which is hoped to expand into a platform for tracking, hosting and planning the various pieces of software created by the American space agency.
Tired of peoples’ phones hogging the dinner table ambience? Here’s a nifty little social exercise fresh out of America that puts a high price on handling your handset at the dinner table. It’s called the phone stack, and here’s how it works.
Click through to watch a video of Bevan Small and Michael Mason’s combined effort to dismiss Brad Wilson in New Zealand’s T20 domestic league. It may well be the best catch ever caught on camera.
China is at it again. When they’re not building war-machines, churning out electronics and manufacturing cars at the speed of light, they’re constructing 30-storey hotels in the time it usually takes to get your call answered by Telkom customer service.
Super scientist, Professor Stephen Hawking turned 70 years old yesterday, defying all the odds in his battle with motor neurone disease. Unfortunately, he was not well enough to deliver his birthday address – his chance at reflecting at his life and career.
Nelson Mandela’s life story is to be turned into a television mini-series, entitled “Madiba”. Mandela has given his personal approval for a series that will follow six decades of his life, but there’s been no word yet as to whether or not Matt Damon or Morgan Freeman will be involved.
Olympic Runner Auctions Ad-Space On His Body – Olympian Nick Symmonds, a vocal critic of what he calls track and field’s needlessly restrictive logo and sponsorship regulations, is auctioning advertising space on his body to raise money — and awareness. Symmonds, currently the U.S. national champion in the 800 meters, will wear the winning bidder’s Twitter […]
Cape Town police arrested an as yet un-named man today holding a virtual armoury of weapons, and a literal pharmacy of illegal narcotics in Woodstock. What was this man on a mission packing? We’ve got the whole list!
The Titanic has been lying at the bottom of the ocean for nearly a century. On 15 April this year, 5 000 items from the world’s most famous shipwreck will be auctioned off in one lot – on the 100th anniversary of the disaster that took place on April 15, 1912. See some of them after the jump.
Ryan rounds up the Top Tech Stories from 2011. He also talks to Marlon Parker, from Rlabs.org, about the role that technology can play in bettering human lives. And this week’s review, is software for all you video editing enthusiasts in the house.
Phobos-Grunt, the 13-ton, US$ 170 million Russian space probe that was launched into orbit and promptly crippled by failed auxiliary engines, is due to crash back onto Earth soon. Russian space authorities have named January 15th as the likely re-entry date. In case you thought that your fears of high-speed orbital debris ended with 2011.
Lepel Lê, a private beachfront camping site in East London, is a musem of sorts. It’s a museum, in the sense that it is a fine example of apartheid-era ignorance, racism, and hate, and also in the sense that the people inside the place are highly realistic copies of real human beings with souls. Juanelle Landman, of Cape Town, booked a stay at the private resort in East London for her family, and the friend of her son, who happened to be black. After receiving advice that she should phone ahead to confirm that the resort wasn’t subject to the Group Areas Act of 1956, she was told by an official at the camp that the resort was for whites, only.
Your CD collection has officially become outdated, because 2011 was the year that digital music sales finally surpassed their plastic disc-based counterparts, and the trend doesn’t look to be over.
Durban, the sweaty sticky place of my birth. Salty, thick air, slops, shorts, bananas and spice. If Capetonians are laid-back, it is because they’re stoned. In Durban people are simply mellow. It’s built in, climatic. It takes longer to walk through the weighty, humid air. As I was buffeted by this wall of jungle breath, and a filmy layer of sweat – that would remain with me for the next 10 days – formed, I wondered what wines would suit such a climate. And, more importantly, where could I get them?
Whether you love it or hate it, Facebook’s new Timeline feature is here to say. Rather than jump on the bandwagon condemning the new feature, an Israeli ad agency used it to send a powerful anti-drug message.
If you’ve been on the internet at all in the last year or two, chances are you’ve stumbled onto what is known as a “tumblr.” These are trendy blogs, mostly filled with pictures, and the occasional short posts by their users. The company is now looking at opening its own blogging operation.
Here’s a little inspiration for your Friday morning. A 19-year old boy with no arms has just found out he has got into the university of his choice, having written his matric exams with his feet. Letlhogonolo Mafela, from Matshepe Village, North West has done his school and his family proud.
Candice Swanepoel destroys all sense of calm and rational behaviour in the latest issue of Harper’s Bazaar Spain/Turkey. The photoshoot shows our girl in sexy Victoria’s Secret lingerie wearing ready-to-wear pieces from Chanel, Isabel Marant, Christian Dior and Balmain. PopYaCollar.co.za has the full shoot. Click “continue reading” below to check it out.
Rebekah Brooks, the former News International chief, and News of the World editor, is enjoying a sabbatical in Cape Town. Cutting a notably different appearance from the fiery redhead we’re used to, the media mogul has been escaping the phone hacking and corruption scandal that’s followed her around for months.
Cape Town Prepares For The Most Prestigious Event Of The Year – More and more people seem to have come around to the fact that there is only one classy horse racing affair in South Africa – one that boasts limited numbers and genuine cool. Unlike other horse racing events, The L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate on […]
French clothing company, La Redoute has been left red-faced regarding an ad on their website. In the foreground of the advertisement in question, four young children play happily on a beach. In the background, a naked guy is going for a relaxing, pants-free stroll. Pic after the jump.
Five days into 2012 and we’ve already got fancy new technology. A team from Cornell University have developed a light-distortion device that can mask events as if they hadn’t happened; they managed to use light distortion to hide an event for 40 picoseconds. Which, granted, is 40 trillionths of a second, but the research is groundbreaking in the extreme.