Archaeologists in Florence, Italy, began searching yesterday for the remains of a woman thought to be the model who sat for Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa”. The reason: curiosity.
Some years ago I made my way over to mud island, London specifically, and one thing I always appreciated was not having to rush to the bank on a Saturday morning just because that was the way things were. This is surely good for banking in South Africa and a giant leap toward getting Saturday mornings back.
Anyone who knows anything about 2oceansvibe Radio will be all too aware of The Screaming Eagles, our female hard-rock duo who go live every Thursday night from 6pm – 8pm (just after Rob van Vuuren and Martin Evans’ 3pm-6pm show). The beauty of 2oceansvibe Radio is we make FULL use of the webcam in our studio. That […]
The term “fracking” has been thrown around quite a lot recently. But do we really understand what implications this could have on our lives, or are the majority of us laughing because “fracking” sounds very similar to “fucking”? If you fall in the latter group, you need to see this video. It gives you all you need to know in under three minutes.
The King & Queen of the World’s honeymoon location has been revealed. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have taken themselves to the uber-exclusive Seychelles’ North Island resort. The island on Wednesday was closely monitored by three national coast guard boats, further fueling local speculation that the royal couple had chosen it as their destination. […]
Hooray! I hear you say at the great news that Rovio, creator of the extremely addictive “Angry Birds”, has decided to release a version for Google Chrome. Peter Vesterbacka of Finnish software firm Rovio, made the announcement at a Google developers conference yesterday.
Princess Beatrice To Auction Ridiculous Hat – Princess Beatrice’s hat will probably go down in history as one of the hallmarks of the royal wedding of Prince William and the former Kate Middleton. “She’s putting it up on EBay to auction it for UNICEF and for children in crisis,” her mother Sarah Ferguson told Oprah Winfrey […]
One of America’s more notably known liberal arts schools, as they call them over there, has decided to add a major on secularism to their curriculum thereby making them that little bit more liberal than some of their competitors. This will be the first of its kind in America.
Men have tried all sorts of ways to score chicks, including buying puppies and borrowing babies. But recently a Chicago man thought he had an idea that would trump them all: keep an alligator.
Love or hate them, priests have always been contentious public figures. Fire and brimstone sermons, dipping into the church coffers or abusing choir boys… the stigma of being a priest almost overshadows the religious and sacred duties associated with the holy role. One film seeks to defy this… turning darkness into light and vampires into […]
This very cool viral video was produced by the team behind Australia’s Master Chef. You’ll see chef Matt Moran being filmed for a segment before losing his temper over a crew member throwing perfectly fine food into a bin. As you’ll see at the end, its all one big act, but with an important message: Don’t waste food!
Following their collective rise to fame on the veil of Catherine Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, Pippa and Will Middleton have had the gory details of their private lives scrutinised with repulsive efficiency by the world’s tabloid media. It’s a textbook case of “what goes on the internet, stays on the internet”.
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Vampire Diaries star, Ian Somerhalder (formerly of Lost) is in “Africa” – more specifically, Johannesburg – reports Channel24. Somerhalder tweeted his whereabouts at around 10h30 today.
The US Presbyterian Church passed an historic ruling on Tuesday evening. They have decided to allow openly gay men and women in same-sex relationships to be ordained as clergy. This comes after a similar mandate that was to allow gay clergy was defeated two years ago.
Videophiles will appreciate the release of the Purple Hearts’ first music video, which was shot in a single take. Gen Akal doubled as the director, and editor of the video, with Tim Henny acting as DP. Between them they managed to capture almost two and a half minutes of uninterrupted footage over the 200 metre route. The entirety of the video was shot on foot, concluding with an elevated shot from a cherry picker. Check out the video after the jump!
Water for Elephants is a film currently showing in our cinemas. The plot revolve around a circus and it stars Reece Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, and an elephant named Tai. But an animal rights group is claiming that Tai was physically abused in preparation for her movie role and has released this video as evidence. Have a look at the footage and decide for yourself .
Surprise! Security firm Symantec yesterday reported that a hole in the Facebook security system allowed third-parties like advertisers access to user accounts and private data – and that this hole has been in place for the past four years, since Facebook first started offering apps to its users.
Big Lebowski Cardigan Goes On Auction – As any fan of “The Big Lebowski” knows, “the Dude” had his own personal style. There’s the rug that tied the room together. White Russians, his cocktail of choice. And his distinctive sweater, a chunky-knit, zip-front cardigan. That very sweater worn by Bridges in the movie is going to […]
And now I don’t want to live on this planet anymore. Around 3,000 words have been added this year in the “most comprehensive Scrabble wordlist ever produced,” which I would be more upset about if most of my Scrabble games didn’t end in tears and fire. Also included: ‘innit,’ ‘thang,’ ‘fansite,’ and ‘Facebook.’
Just like every other newspaper in the US, in recent days Brooklyn-based Hasidic newspaper Vos Iz Neias has published the ‘Situation Room’ photo of Barack Obama and his White House security team watching footage of the killing of Osama Bin Laden. Except this version of the photo had a notable difference – and it didn’t involve Princess Bea’s cupcake hat.
The crew of National Geographic Channel’s hit series Shark Men announced this past Friday that they had broken the previous record for the biggest Great White Shark ever caught and released alive. They exhibited their capture on Sunday night on the US version of the show. We’ll unfortunately have to wait a bit to see it over here in Africa.
Second to us, scientists reckon that dolphins are the most intelligent animals on the planet. They can learn up to 100 human words but previous attempts to converse with them have been primarily one-way – our way. But we may soon be able to decipher the chirps of dolphins, then create and project an appropriate response, all in real time.
Okay, calm down. Step away from the water cooler. The office gossip can wait. Come sit down over here, and read this. Men, and empowered women. It’s 2011. We’re not our grandfathers, okay? 99% of us don’t have access to a fully equipped woodworking shed. We don’t while our own door knobs, or plane our […]
Man, we seem to be running out of classy damsels nowadays. Dana Wynter, 1950’s starlet, best known for starring as the token distressed heroine in low-budget science-fiction film “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” died May 5 of congestive heart failure in Ojai, California. She was 79.
This story could only happen in Africa, or maybe Russia. And as insane as this sounds, it’s all true: Sheryl Cwele, wife of State Security Minister, Siyabonga Cwele, who was convicted last week of international drug trafficking, will keep her job as director of health and community services at the Hibuscus Coast Municipality.
June is men’s health month and Britain’s #1 glamour model, Rhian Sugden is in town to raise awareness for testicular cancer. Because she is supporting such an important cause. You can read more about that here. And you can click ‘continue reading’ to watch a video of Rhian doing the weather report in a bikini […]
This charming fellow is a member of the English Defence League, which is something similar to the League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, but for racist chavs. He’s clearly afraid of the the encroaching influence of “Muslamic” law. And did I hear him say “Muslamic Ray Guns” at 1:20?
The man with the effortless swing, and who is otherwise referred to as the “Big Easy”, has been inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. The ceremony included a tribute to another hall of famer, Spain’s Seve Ballesteros, who passed away Saturday after being diagnosed with a brain tumour three years ago.
Unbelievable scenes on the iol front page this morning, as they have chosen to include the question “Who has the biggest cock in rock” as part of their top five featured articles for the day. My goodness, iol, you really are letting loose these days, aren’t you? Since we posted this article they appear to […]