Brookfield Properties, owners of the Zuccotti Park at the OWS protestors are demonstrating in, had called up the NYPD for “ assistance during their cleaning operation”. There were concerns that this would bring the protest to an abrupt end. This was prevented by a last minute statement from Deputy May Holloway, insisting that the “cleaning” operation be postponed.
Just when you thought Mother Earth was through spanking us all thoroughly with natural disasters, seismologists in Iceland have nervously let us all know that Katla, the bigger, nastier sister of Eyjafjallajökull (the volcano that gave Europe an ash wedgie earlier this year), is getting antsy.
We’re pretty sure that Lindsay Lohan doesn’t buy the court’s warning that she really will go to jail if she doesn’t get her act together. If Judge Sautner, presiding over her case, is not in a very good mood when she hears of the actress’ distinct lack of progress, LiLo could be locked up as early as next week.
It is claimed five million people use the New York subway system on a daily basis. The majority, as you’d imagine, choose to sit or stand inside, not ride on the outside, as this chap did. He has, however, become the subway’s latest celebrity passenger, and authorities are hoping he doesn’t incentivise copycats.
These amazing images were captured in Zambia next to the Luangwa River by Martin Nyfeler. Watch as an elephant mum finds herself in a wild tug of war with a crocodile after it gets hold of her trunk. Scared and unable to help, her baby hides behind its mother as the crocodile attacked. See how this story ends inside.
After 26 bombs – including six mortar bombs and two submarine depth charges – washed up on Kent’s nudist colony at Leysdown Beach, the Royal Navy was called in to perform a two-day bomb sweep, uncovering another 61 explosives, some dating back to the late 19th century. Miraculously, no uncomfortable puns about nudity and bombs were involved.
You will remember Rhian Sugden fondly. She is the #1 glamour model in the UK and also a former 2ov Radio guest. She did the weather report that time.. Rhian has become the poster-girl for testicular cancer and her new online commercial is guaranteed to shock. It’s incredibly sexy and gross at the same time. […]
Just when you thought they couldn’t eke another sordid drop out of the dried up teat that is the Die Hard series, the Hollywood Powers That Be announced that the fifth installment in the 23-year-old series will hit our screens on Valentines Day 2013.
Summer is upon us, friends. And there is no better way to get back into the season of revelry than with an exlcusive fashion party at the top end of summer. To celebrate the arrival of the hottest collection of G-STAR fashion items to date, a photo shoot and launch party is going down in […]
On this week’s edition of Car Vibe, Ciro can’t get enough of the Audi R8. Over the course of a few days in the front seat, our long-suffering correspondent was subjected to marriage proposals, business proposals, relentless cell phone texts, paparazzi hoards, and endless shouts of, “Rev it, bru! Rev it!”
Herbert Chavez, a Filipino fashion designer, has taken his love for Superman a little further than most of us could possibly imagine. When I say a little, I mean he’s spent a decade undergoing plastic surgery to make himself look like a feminine Clark Kent. Let’s face it. People are weird.
Cell C To Compensate Blackberry Users – SA’s third mobile operator, Cell C said on Thursday that it would compensate its BlackBerry users for the service disruption caused by a core switch failure within parent company Research In Motion’s (RIM) infrastructure. [news24] Apple Wins Samsung Galaxy Tab Australia Ban – A court slapped a temporary […]
2oceansVibe TV (or easytype www.2ov.tv) is happy to report a total of 10 000 visitors and over 20 000 video views in the last month.It’s no wonder we are shifting up a gear to give you daily programming, with a new episode every day. With weekly magazine shows ranging from the ever popular Rugby Vibe, […]
The latest in a series of phenomenally creative, Hollywood movie style smuggling stories involves false-bottomed cars, parking meters and a total of 16 tunnels. Of course no one was caught in the act, but if you guessed that the tunnels were supposed to be filled with drugs and some very naughty Mexicans, you’d be correct.
Just before lunchtime, a rumour began to do the rounds, courtesy of Sky News, that credit ratings agency Fitch was going to bring more bad news for Britain’s banks. A credit rating downgrade of major banks was possible later in the day. Sky changed their tune and withdrew the statement on TV, but the blog post remained, and now the downgrade has happened.
Our latest addition to the Boss Hall of Fame hails from Nigeria. I’m hesitant to say he is a traffic warden, because he is so much more. Not everyone can pull off directing traffic wearing only black clothing, let alone using a combination of moves inspired by Michael Jackson, Swan Lake, and The Karate Kid. But he does… Like a boss!
Virgin Atlantic announced that their planes will soon be able to fly from London to Hong Kong on fuel that produces half the carbon of regular jet fuel – which is sort of huge news, given that flying is one of our most carbon-intensive activities, enough to offset any good otherwise done by unplugging unused appliances or whatever.
You might have seen this face around your Facebook profile the past few weeks, as both police and the South African Facebook community tried to locate “Thomas Bester”, who was sought by police in connection with multiple counts of theft, assault, rape, and at least one murder, following the death of a Cape Town model last month.
If you thought Madonna had a hard time adopting a Malawian child and getting through the forest of red tape that process entailed, it’s also going to be a much tougher task for foreigners to adopt a South African baby in the near future. Foreign parents hoping for adoption from South Africa are now required to prove their commitment to living here.
This week, Steve brings us his analysis and highlights from New Zealand’s North Island (click here for latest episode). He visits Dunedin’s House of Pain, and chats to two Springbok fanatics, before and after South Africa’s controversial and heartbreaking loss to Australia in the third quarterfinal. Steve talks about developing a man crush on Bismarck du Plessis, […]
The Italian debt crisis has the potential to make the Greek crisis seem small. It must be reiterated that Italian debt makes Greek debt look laughable. It currently stands at some €1,8 trillion. That’s excluding the purported €175 billion the Italians need to keep their country running until the end of the year.
Remember back in the day when ninjas trained by having coconuts dropped on their stomachs, or by balancing on one leg for hours? And let’s not forget the whole waxing on before waxing off thing! But a modern world calls for updated practice techniques – such as jumping over a Lamborghini Gallardo doing 80km/h.
In an otherwise obscure corner of the internet, a caption writer at the Canadian daily has reminded us humour and wit trumps the banal media worship of celebrities, every time. The anonymous caption writer hijacked the Celebrity Photos of the Week segment by splicing generic celebrity event photographs with shots of the Occupy Wall Street […]
Those blessed with early access to the iPhone 4S have spent most of their time talking about Siri, the voice-activated feature that can answer questions like “What’s the time?”, and “What does prawn mean?” They’ve also found that it has a pretty decent cache of responses for people who ask their phone stupid questions.
Here it is comic book fans, what we’ve been waiting four long years for: the first trailer for Joss Whedon directed, The Avengers, set to drop in 2012, is here. Prepare to fangasm in 3… 2… 1…
Blackberry Outages Hits USA – A three-day disruption of BlackBerry services spread to North America on Wednesday, frustrating millions of users of the Research In Motion smartphones and putting more pressure on the company for sweeping changes. [ibtimes] 1.5 Million SA Blackberry Users Affected – The lack of access to BlackBerry services has had a […]
The Compound was shot on location at the offices of secretive Cape Town institution, 2oceansVibe Media. For the first time ever, the world has a glimpse into the daily lives of those tortured, twisted souls. Catch the full length, 26-minute pilot of 2oceansVibe’s groundbreaking mocumentary, The Compound, by clicking the frame below. The Compound (Comedy […]
The actor who plays Vincent Crabbe in the Harry Potter films is now officially the most high-profile suspect to be arrested for rioting in London. CCTV footage shows him destroying public property, carrying a petrol bomb, and stealing a bottle of champagne. Police also found 15 mature cannabis plants in his bedroom when they went to arrest him.
A recent study by UNICEF has brought to light some interesting (though not very surprising) stats regarding usage of MXit, one of south Africa’s most popular mobile social platforms.
Yesterday the wines that scored 5 stars in Platter – South Africa’s foremost wine reference guide – were released. At this year’s launch, 18 tasters worked their way through the 7 000 submitted wines. Every now and then they came across one that astounded and delighted, a wine that made them smile and smirk, and hopefully, finish the bottle. Here’s my take on the affair.