The 2000s haven’t been kind to the US music business, with year on year shrinkage in sales since Y2K leading to the longest slump this side of the Second World War. In 2011, three artists managed to turn the slide around, while many others floundered in mediocre sales. Care to guess who?
The ashes of Janice Linden, the South African woman who was executed in China for drug smuggling, have finally been returned to local shores. Her family was devastated to receive a plain brown cardboard box containing the remains of their daughter from Chinese authorities. The South African powers-that-be have been criticised for not doing enough to stop the execution.
2011 has been a particularly good year for viral videos. We’ve had self-pleasuring Russian news anchors, crazy children, and even a local video blew up internationally. Who can forget that oke on the bike getting owned by a buck? Here are the top 50 viral videos of 2011, all neatly edited together for your viewing pleasure.
I found this Photoshop template (here) on Gawker.com and I couldn’t resist the chance the replace Kim Jong Il’s face with my own, as I imagined my very own dictator funeral. You can do the same if you download the Photoshop Template and replace Kim’s photo with your (or a friend’s) image. Kim Jong Il […]
We hardly need to tell you about the New Year’s Eve party at Trinity on Saturday night – brought to you by 2oceansvibe Radio. IT IS THE PLACE TO BE FOR NEW YEAR IN CAPE TOWN! Everyone is talking about it and anyone who has a brain on their shoulders has origanised a ticket to […]
At the moment, Samoa is the last country to see the sun go down every day, but a change in the international dateline will now make it the first to see the sun rise. Samoa is getting ready to skip a day and shift its time zone forward by 24 hours.
When it comes to representing females in the media, one has to tread very carefully in order to avoid offending people. This is a lesson the BBC has recently learned after they included a giant panda called Sweetie alongside Pippa Middleton and Adele in its list of the 12 women of the year.
Kim Jong Un Gets Cool New Title – North Korea declared Kim Jong Il’s son and successor “supreme leader” of the ruling party, military and the people during a memorial Thursday for his father in the government’s first public endorsement of his leadership. [associated] WTF? I Wanted an iPhone!’ Comedian Retweets Messages from Angry, Entitled […]
Here’s a mystery for you, Arthur Conan Doyle is dead. He’s been dead for 81 years, but still gets “posthumourous” writing credits for the title action man and his sidekick in the latest “Sherlock Holmes” on steroids movie adaptation starring Robert Downey Jr. and directed by Guy Ritchie.
The most exciting thing about this time of year is the fact that Cape Town’s most prestigious event – the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate, is just around the corner. This absolute pleasure of a day is marked in red felt-tip pen in the diaries of informed local and international folk, who know and understand quality. The […]
Peace and quiet can come at a premium, especially if you live and work in a busy urban environment. However, a new study shows that the biggest actual threat to our hearing is one we deliberately expose ourselves to every day.
Following hot on the heels of South African tourist Nobanda Nolubabalo’s dreadlock cocaine bust in Thailand, reports today reveal that at least three other SA citizens have been busted for drug trafficking in the last week. So if you’re travelling internationally this holiday, don’t drop dead with surprise if you’re searched at customs, particularly if you’re a young female.
Well this is a little embarrassing. While we all have our suspicions, Twilight star Taylor Lautner has vehemently denied any rumours that he might be gay. This didn’t stop someone from creating a false People Magazine cover, outing the actor. The cover has since gone viral, briefly trending on Twitter. See the full cover after the jump.
Our latest addition to the 2oceansVibe Boss Hall of Fame is living proof that you shouldn’t ever pay for life’s necessities…such as beer. An effortless demeanor, a decent skirt and a pair of strong thighs will do the trick just fine.
Yesterday morning China launched its own satellite navigation service, The Beidou Navigation Satellite System, an alternative to the America Global Positioning System (GPS). The system could have serious implications both in terms of civilian and, more importantly, military application.
North Korea has begun two days of funeral services for its late leader, Kim Jong-il, with hundreds of thousands expected to attend in Pyongyang. Mourners can be seen bowing in the snow, and reporters can barely contain their tears, as the procession makes it way through the streets.
Julius Malema Wins ‘Mampara Of The Year” Award – The Sunday Times runs a weekly Mampara of the week award, which goes to the person they believe has acted like the biggest Mampara (asshole). The competition is stiff and you can only imagine what a jerk you have to be to win the Mampara of […]
As North Korea lays to rest their Dear Leader, we should not forget that the ANC Youth League wished to show Kim Jong-il their appreciation for all that he has done for the struggle of the North Korean people, as well as his many achievements. The Youth League will miss their other Dear Leader.
Life is difficult for those who live on a permanent diet of Viagra and velvet robes. Not only does Hugh Hefner have to juggle himself between a whole group of playmates, but now they want to take his puppies away from him as well.
Follow the link to watch the Queen’s Christmas Message to the United Kingdom and Commonwealth. She’s going for a human spirit triumph vibe this year. Prescribed Viewing.
Shell has just alerted Nigerian coastal communities that up to 40 000 barrels of crude oil was spilled on Wednesday off the coast of the Niger delta while it was being transferred to a tanker about 120 kilometres off the coast. The spill is likely to be the biggest in a decade.
An annual report from comScore on what happens online has shown that 1 in every 5 minutes of time online this year was spent on social networking sites – as compared to the 6% of internet time that went to social networking in 2007. By all accounts that sort of growth is expected to continue, and speed up, in 2012.
A team of scientists has finished developing a cheaply manufactured paint-like product prototype that they hope you will eventually be able to put on the outside of your home. The paint will generate electricity from light – electricity that can then be captured and used to power the appliances and equipment on the inside of your home.
The Raspberry Pi – the eagerly anticipated barebones mini home computer – will go into production shortly, it was announced today. The manufacturers’ hope is that the low cost device will inspire the next generation of technical whizz kids.
National Geographic has announced their 2011 global-wide photography contest. See all the winning images after the jump.
How’s this for a nice feel-good story to get your holiday started off right? Remember the Tsunami on the 26th of December, in 2004? Almost to the day, a girl swept away by the water seven years ago has re-appeared.
Electronics, they’re at the center of almost everything we use and interact with on a daily basis and also one of the biggest sources of frustration known to man. But what if, when a gadget or appliance broke, it could repair itself, and do it so fast that you wouldn’t notice? That’s happening, right now.
Cardinal Francis George, the Archbishop of Chicago, has warned that the gay movement could morph into Ku Klux Klan. In a breathtaking display of logic he has said that, in the past, both the KKK and the gays have protested against the Catholic Church. Therefore gays equal the KKK.
After years of rumour and conflicting stories, film veteran Ridley Scott has finally released the first look at the upcoming ‘prequel’ to his sprawling Alien franchise, Prometheus. Or is it a prequel? Whatever, we’ve got the trailer after the jump.
Economic times are tough in the United States, and sometimes this means that news networks can’t always afford to send a journalist to cover stories in the field. That’s exactly what happened in Los Angeles, where this weatherman was sent to cover a children’s toy drive. He wasn’t very happy about it.