Two F-16 Fighter Jets Escort Plane To JFK Airport – Two F-16 fighter jets were scrambled to escort a flight from Los Angeles to John F. Kennedy Airport Sunday afternoon after passengers refused to come out of a bathroom. The Transportation Security Administration said in a statement that it was “notified of passengers allegedly behaving suspiciously” […]
Remember Josef Fritzl? The Austrian who imprisoned his daughter in an underground chamber for 24 years and fathered her seven children? It would seem he has a Mexican counterpart by the name of Jorge Iniestra Salas – one very loco ese! He kept the teenage daughters of his girlfriend captive for five years and fathered five children with one of the girls.
Greenpeace! What a dumb idea. That giant recreation of da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man is going to disappear as soon as that iceberg melts – OH. Oh gosh. You’re trying to put together some sort of heavy-handed metaphor about ‘mankind,’ ‘melting,’ like some sort of iceberg, because of ‘climate change.’
Now you have even more reason to take a Rikkis taxi! We have installed screens in all the Rikkis London taxis throughout Cape Town, bringing you even more of 2oceansvibe TV‘s hit entertainment – updated weekly – including the latest episodes of Rugby Vibe, Witch Doctor Watts, The Compound, Fashion Vibe and more! With each […]
Gareth Newham, head of the crime and justice programme at the Institute for Security Studies, is claiming that the increase in drug-related crimes, possession of illegal firearms and drunk driving are a good thing. According to him it doesn’t mean more crime it means more criminals being arrested. A spokesperson from ‘Fake it ‘til you make it SA’ had this to say: ‘stop talking kak.’
The response to episode 1 of The Compound was nothing short of explosive. And that is why we thought we would treat you and give you another episode this week. In future there will be just one a week – so make the most of it. Also a great opportunity to watch two in a […]
For those of you who don’t know who Arthur Goldstuck is, he is a South African journalist, media analyst and leading commentator on Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Internet and mobile communications and technologies. Goldstuck led early research into the size of the Internet user population and the extent of Web commerce in South Africa, […]
A German court on Friday upheld an injunction requested by Apple barring the sales of Samsung Galaxy tablets in Germany. In what is surely another groundbreaking ruling against Samsung and the Galaxy Tab, the German court ruled that Samsung had basically copied Apple’s iPad.
That’s right, Jax himself has taken to Youtube to beg, no literally plead with young South Africans to collaborate with him on a musical project, and he’s not alone…
Mel Gibson is busy making a movie about the life of Jewish hero Judah Maccabee. This is the same person who was phuza when he got pulled over by a police officer a while back. He shared the following insights with the cop: “Effing Jews… The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world… Are you a Jew?”
I learned something new about the world the day Freddie Mercury died. Firstly, that there was a new way to die, and its name was AIDS. Secondly, that one of my heroes was, in fact, gay. As a young teenager I had never given either topic much thought. Queen rocked and that’s all that really […]
We all have our lapses of judgment. But some of us make such horrendously poor decisions that one simply has to ask, “What were they on?”. Every week we bring you three contenders in what can only be described as a battle of small wits. So, with great pleasure we present this week’s three La […]
The last time the Euromillions lottery rolled-over as many times as this, it went a little further – right up to R1.8 Billion. It was won by a fairly plump couple in Scotland. We bought tickets to that one, and will without doubt be doing the same this time! After all, the chances of winning are […]
Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming film, ‘Contagion,’ needed some promotion because apparently Marion Cotillard’s presence isn’t enough. So, reasonably, Warner Bros hired a couple of microbiologist and immunologists to create billboards filled with growing bacteria and fungi that would spell out promotional messages. Please save your ‘viral marketing’ comments for after class.
The NBC network in the States has greenlit a pilot for a series about a straight woman and her gay female best friend who are “navigating life and love in Los Angeles” called… wait for it… ‘My Best Friend Is A Lesbo’.
With this Sunday marking the ten year anniversary of 9/11, police say they are beefing up their presence in Washington DC and New York City. Rumours of possible repeat terrorist activity abound, and Homeland Security officials are investigating an “al-Quaida car bomb plot aimed at bridges or tunnels” in one of the two major US cities.
Andy Roddick Loses His Cool At US Open – As the rain resumes at the US Open, here’s video and interview information from Andy Roddick. Today, Roddick gave US Open referee Brian Earley a mouthful for not repairing water damage to the Louis Armstrong court. [tennisx] Boks Name Experienced Lineup – The Springboks have have named […]
South Africa’s most loved weekly online rugby show, Rugby Vibe, is back today with a new episode. Steve Morris shows us the road map for Springbok victory at the upcoming Rugby World Cup. Were you aware that we could have a similar situation to the 2007 World Cup? i.e. It is possible to avoid both […]
Twitter was abuzz overnight with the revelation that long-time radio and TV host, Darren Scott had resigned from Jacaranda FM for dropping the K-Bomb. He has also taken an “indefinite leave of absence from SuperSport.” John Robbie from 702 confirmed that Scott dropped the K-Bomb. Follow link for full story, including quotes and tweets.
Racial slurs seem to be all the rage at the moment, as we see a famous racial trial overseas, reaching finality. Ex-Dior designer, John Galliano, has been found guilty of racism, following remarks he made in a bar. According to the Guardian: The British designer John Galliano has been given a suspended fine of €6,000 […]
I was bewildered to hear this afternoon that the Western Cape Community Safety Department managed to misplace more than 2,500 firearms, all within a single year between 2008 and 2009. The department said today, quite rightly, that it was ‘concerned’ that too many police officers were just kind of, losing, their guns.
Lacoste is having a bit of an Abercrombie and Fitch moment and has asked the Norwegian police to prohibit terrorist and mass murderer, Anders Behring Breivik, from wearing their clothes during his court appearances. Breivik seems to consistently wear his red Lacoste sweater with the distinctive crocodile logo on his trips out of prison.
Former Ekurhuleni metro police chief Robert McBride has been sentenced to two years in prison for drunken driving. As you know, he was found guilty in April for drunken driving and defeating the ends of justice. He crashed his government-allocated car on the R511 near Hartbeespoort Dam in Pretoria.
The “commuter pain survey” was undertaken by IBM and is designed to rank the emotional and economic toll of commuting in each city into a pain index. Mexico city came in first, with Nairobi, Beijing, Bangalore and Moscow trailing behind. Jozi came in fourth, with commuters spending an average of thirty-six minutes commuting to work and school every day. When not being hijacked.
Awesome. The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), NASA’s defunct, 60 000 kg baby, will be re-entering Earth’s atmosphere sometime later this month or in early October, and NASA doesn’t really know when or where it’s going to happen. What they do know is that it’s going to leave a 800km-wide debris footprint, somewhere. Heads up.
Egg and bacon burger for 60 bucks, or Steak, egg and chips for under a hundred? Shame, they’ve made it terribly easy for us..
Bryan Boy, the world’s most famous fashion blogger was in Cape Town this last week, courtesy of Marie Claire and Sunglass Hut. This guy gets front row at the biggest fashion shows in the world, and even had a handbag named after him by Marc Jacobs. Check out his website here. 2oceansvibe TV and PopYaCollar managed […]
Horsemanning, Owling and Planking are like, so last Tuesday. The art of Batmanning is simple, hook your feet onto an object and hang upside down. The trick? Don’t die. It seems a group calling themselves the Batman Broilers is claiming responsibility. Lets take a minute to laugh at that name. Okay cool. They did however, make a pretty cool video, check it after the jump.
It looks as if 2oceansVibe was right when we thought that Old Spice was going to start using multiple spokespersons for the continuation of their viral campaign. Isaiah Mustafa versus Fabio came and went, but the show must go on for how ordinary guys can be transformed by the brand’s scents. Introducing: Sea Captain.
You gotta love it when local companies beat Telkom not only on speed, but also undercut them with line rental prices. I mean seriously, how do you do that? It’s hilarious! We just received word from our official hosting partners, RSAWEB, that they have launched the cheapest ADSL line rental in South Africa. That is […]