It seems as if there isn’t a day that goes by where we don’t read about some or other sex act committed against a child in this country. But 16 months after its inception, only one person has been deemed unsuitable to work with children and been named on the national Child Protection Register.
A bout of flu broke out in the Idols house last week. To help “lift their spirits” the contestants were given permission to go out in public on Saturday night – without supervision. Apparently Freddie van’Dango was in such good spirits after a while that he tuned a DJ and got his arse kicked by a “cage fighter” in the process.
Richard Branson’s Private Necker Island Estate Destroyed In Fire; Family Survives – Virgin tycoon Richard Branson and his family — including his 90-year-old mother — and houseguests including actress Kate Winslet were forced to evacuate late Sunday night after his $100 million private compound on Necker Island burned to the ground. [forbes] Gaddafi’s Sons Free […]
Who here can remember the first film that scared them sh*tless? I can. It was 1990, and Mnet were screening the 1985 camp horror classic, Fright Night, early one Saturday morning. Let’s compare the original with this year’s remake.
Redvers Stoke, also known as Naughty Nora, recently won a prestigious annual drag queen competition in his home village in Britain. Dressed in a bra, a tight pink slinky dress, a wig, and towering heels he belted out versions of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and a string of Dolly Parton hits. In the process he competed (and won) against men almost three times his age. Fierce!
What did you do today? New York elementary school student Aidan Dwyer has designed and constructed a solar array based on the Fibonacci sequence that stores and generates energy between 20% and 50% more effectively than existing setups. He got the idea after noticing growth patterns in oak trees.
Around 2 000 people participated in the Cape Town leg of the international anti-rape SlutWalk campaign on Saturday. Unfortunately, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba speculated on Twitter whether he “might get lucky” at the march, in which many women wore deliberately revealing clothing to make their point. Way to go, Malusi.
Things have just gone from rad to awesome! I was in my element when I heard that Ard Matthews had secured Dan Nicholl as the MC for the “Ard Matthews & Friends” charity concert being held on Thursday night. But now they go and announce that one times Jack Parow will be joining the likes […]
Our Dear Leader, Kim Jong Il, has caught a train to Russia and will meet and attend an energy summit with President Dmitry Medvedev later this week. The summit is expected to focus on energy cooperation and nuclear disarmament, no spice. But, Our Dear Leader is probably also after a business opportunity that will make money out of South Korea.
The other day Chris Brown decided to give up planking by tweeting the following: “No more planking for me unless it’s on a sexy lady.” Fox news reporter Andy Levy retweeted the post, adding: “You spelled ‘punching’ wrong.” Chris took offense and replied: “@andylevy children conduct themselves better! Much love and success!” You simply have to watch Andy’s LIVE response to this on TV.
This makes total sense. Apparently the upkeep of plants in Goldman Sachs’ London offices are costing the bank tens of thousands of pounds per annum, which is why the head offices have ordered many of the plants to be removed. It’s nice to see that these guys can make the big sacrifices when they have to.
The website will be full XXX, but here’s the twist, the porn will be coupled with graphic images of mistreated animals. With previous campaigns seeing the likes of Ron Jeremy and Jenna Jameson, this isn’t exactly shocking. Just weird. Now I can think of a few other words to make with the P, the T and the A.
A new film that seeks to portray the life of Lady Margaret Thatcher has a fair amount of people hot under the collar. Directed by Mamma Mia! director, Phyllida Lloyd, the film shows Lady Thatcher constantly hallucinating, under the impression that her husband, who died in 2003, is still alive, while she herself appears to be going senile.
Gaddafi’s Son Arrested, As Rebels Close In On Tripoli – Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the eldest son of Col Muammar Gaddafi who was responsible for majority of the regime’s contact with the West, had been detained, officials from the International Criminal Court confirmed. Considered his heir to power, Saif was arrested in the city and rebels […]
Google has begun to map parts of the Amazon and Rio Negro Rivers, as well as small areas of northwestern Brazil, in an attempt to capture panoramic images of the remote region and its communities for the world to see. Google enlisted the help of locals and will use camera-equipped tricycles as well as boats to capture the imagery.
The news broke earlier today that the ANC will charge Julius Malema for infringing upon the ANC’s constitution. The party spokesperson Keith Khoza has now confirmed that Floyd Shivambu will also be charged with bringing the ANC into disrepute and sowing divisions. Shivambu is the current ANC Youth League spokesperson.
Bon Iver does nice music, and Bon Iver does nice music videos. It’s Friday, it’s raining, you really ought to be at the bar by now anyway, so take a look at their latest offering. Be prepared for big ol’ Icelandic vistas, volcanic terrain, and some kid doing stuff that may or may not pertain to the song lyrics.
In news certain to make the Kloof Street set spit up their Vida all over their vintage Converse, Katy Perry has become the second artist in music history to send five singles from an album to the number one spot in the US.
The love-hate relationship between former Oasis frontmen Liam and Noel Gallager has been entertaining us since the 90s. Now Liam has taken his apparently rampant distaste for Noel one step further and has brought a law suit against him for lying about the reasons for the band’s split. And he wants a public apology too.
On Tuesday, 2oceansVibe reported that there were possibly going to be new charges brought against ANCYL president, Julius Malema. Julius and other members of the league managed to infringe upon the ANC’s constitution, and the new charges that were served earlier, relate to his comments that the ANCYL will work against the government of Botswana to effect a regime change.
European banks tumbled for the third day in a row, led by Lloyds Banking Group and Commerzbank AG, on concerns that firms will struggle to fund themselves and increase earnings as the region’s sovereign debt crisis strangles economic growth. Basically, it’s a case of just about everything taking on for the team.
CCTV footage caught this video of a guy trying to reason with a group of rioters in London last week. The 10 or so yobbos were busy robbing a shop in Clapham Junction when he walked by and tried to stop them. For his troubles he got a fire extinguisher unleashed in his face.
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 […]
Sure, why not. Tiny South Pacific island nation Niue will be accepting coins minted with the faces of Star Wars characters as legal tender, because if you’re a tiny South Pacific island nation there’s really only so much you can do to keep things exciting.
This is, once again, one of those things that should, but probably won’t shock many of you. Paris, France’s Orly airport has been experimenting with 2-D avatar hosts. Travelers will apparently be able to communicate with them as they show them to their boarding gates, and the best part is they won’t strike or take breaks.
Hello gang. Check our new toy! Yes man! “That’s just a TV!”, I hear you say. TV? Just you wait, my friend. That’s just one of the things this puppy does. HD, or 3D TV? Sure. Skype, YouTube, Facebook, Picassa? Walk in the park, my friend. And each of those is tucked up in a […]
Russian Company Unveils New Space Hotel – Plans have just been unveiled in Moscow for the first ever space hotel that will we be perched 217 miles above the Earth. Due to open its doors by 2016 and officially called, The Commercial Space Station, the out-of-this-world vacation destination will have room for seven guests in […]
This thing needs no introduction but this poor Aussie chap at least deserves some publicity. So when Chris Petrie bought his motorised beer cooler online, for a mere R4 700, he probably didn’t expect to get busted driving it drunk only minutes after he’d assembled it. He also had his licence suspended for 10 months. Who cares.
Yesterday, 2oceansVibe reported that clothing retailer, Abercrombie and Fitch, had decided it no longer wanted its clothing to be associated with members of The Jersey Shore cast, especially Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino. Coincidentally, the very next day of trading after the announcement, Abercrombie shares shed nearly 10 percent at one stage.
The Karoo Shale Gas Community Forum said today that fracking critics are ignoring the needs of the Karoo’s poverty-stricken residents. Spokesperson Vuyisa Jantjies criticized those who oppose fracking by Shell, by saying: “If you have still the demonstrations that you have had, I will tell you that they’re purely white, rented crowds, that come and toyi-toyi in front of Parliament.”