It was at 02h33 just this morning when Dead American Writers cut through my sleep. I reached out to grab my ringing cellphone, my senses still dulled and drugged by the heavy slumber I had been so rudely pulled out of. Who the hell would call me at that hour? Was it my colleagues, about to breathlessly announce that we need a story chop-chop? Were the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse upon us? Had Nelson Mandela finally passed on?
Botanists around the world must be giggling excitedly at this truly once-in-a-lifetime event. The Titan Arum plant, also known as the Corpse Flower, has unfurled its leaves and is in full bloom for the first time in 75 years. Its smell is described as “a pungent odour of rotting flesh.” Lovely. More pics inside.
Walking train-wreck Lindsay Lohan got sentenced to 120 days in jail for violating her drunk driving probation. This is just a sideshow, as the real reason everyone was in court was to see if her trial for stealing a necklace will be going ahead. Which it will, on May 11. She got out on bail […]
Please enjoy this little vibe that Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth rustled up, in order to give William and Kate’s marriage the go ahead. She refer to Kate as ‘trusty’ and peppers it with words like ‘realm’ and ”reign’ and ‘defender of the faith.’ All the bells and whistles. Check it out.
The blonde in the middle of that group-shot is cricket legend Allan Lamb‘s daughter, Katie-Ann. It was from a fundraiser shoot she did a couple years back, to raise awareness for breast cancer. Nice. Katie-Ann flew into Jo’burg from England especially to audition for Supersport’s new ‘Lady Rugga” vibe – in search of a female […]
What’s in my bag? Free songs by new Cape Town band Holiday Murray, some fierce guitar sounds courtesy of The Pretty Blue Guns, and a remix of Jack Parrow’s “Cooler As Ekke” that will make you want to bust a move. Yes kids, Easter is here.
Against a backdrop of a 51 man Springbok squad named by the Bok selectors this week, Morrey assesses options at loose forwar,d with a trophy to defend in September.
This is surely a holiday this poor lady will never forget. After taking ill on a cruise ship exploring Norway, paramedics were called in to take Janet Richardson from Britain to a hospital on the main land. But in the process of transporting her they accidentally dropped her into the minus three degrees Celsius North Sea. She is 73.
2oceansvibe had to turn down business from two different brands this last week. A lot of the haters out there don’t realise that. They don’t think it happens. It does. Constantly. That is why the lovers keep coming back here – because any exposure for any brand is genuine and they don’t mind the advertising. […]
Obviously it’s not actually humorous to make fun of natural disasters, and that’s not what we’re doing here. Instead we’re laughing at the unique situation that Eric Hubbard landed up in, shall we say. So, go ahead and make of this fellow what you will. He is rather superbly animated with his storytelling execution.
Real Madrid recently beat Barcelona 1-0 in the Copa del Rey final. What is the Copa del Rey? The best comparison would probably be to describe it as Spain’s FA Cup. Fine job, Sergio. Fine, fine job. [Thank you, Edward]
Old Spice has launched a new marketing campaign for its ‘Jungle Wilderness’ scent, featuring a vague parody of manly mascot Isaiah Mustafa. I mean, it’s funny and good but mostly I feel a big ol’ Isaiah Mustafa-shaped vacuum when watching this. Click through, though. Moustaches.
Comprising 244 steps, the Rube Goldberg Machine made by a team from Perdue University in the US has smashed the record for the most complex Rube Goldberg Machine ever made. A Rube Goldberg machine is a contraption that is required to complete a very simple task in the most complicated manner possible. In this case the goal was to water a plant.
With the Easter weekend but a heartbeat away, please be careful on the roads. And don’t even think about driving while under the influence, ok? Not even traffic cops can get away with that anymore. In another ironic turn of events in the world of law enforcement, a traffic officer was arrested for drunk driving last weekend.
In what is not your typical Chinese dog story, hundreds of dogs were spared from being served as the main course in restaurants in China last Friday. Activists managed to stage a 15-hour standoff in order to save them from the dinner table.
Two Russian men found the slender, badly damaged corpse of what they claim to be an alien in Siberia. Footage of the men making the find was uploaded to the net three days ago, and has since been viewed nearly five million times. Cue the inevitable back and forth between denialists and enthusiasts.
The target of most of Cape Town’s single (and otherwise) women (and otherwise) was spotted leaving Hudsons Burger Joint on Kloof Street yesterday. As the word spread on Twitter, 2oceansvibe’s lensmen got into position and nabbed these shots of Ryan Reynolds for you. Follow the link to check them out.
British filmmaker and photojournalist, Tim Hetherington, who co-directed the Oscar-nominated documentary on the Afghanistan War, Restrepo, was killed yesterday in Misrata, Libya, following the firing of an RPG at a group of journalists. He was 41 years old. Three other journalists were injured in the attack.
The 2oceansvibe Breakfast team is joined this morning by Cape Town City Mayor, Dan Plato. Tune in to catch the chatter. That’s all done now – if you missed the show, a podcast will be up shortly on 2oceansvibe Radio’s website (new one coming soon ;-)) For now please enjoy this stunning pic of 2oceansvibe […]
Never one to shy away from saying things that might just come back to bite him, our national rugby coach and orator, Peter de Villiers, has pretty much called Sonny Bill Williams overrated. He’s also said that we’ll have him worked out come the World Cup.
Obama Gets Zuckerberg To Wear A Tie – President Obama was at the Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif., Wednesday to participate in a town hall meeting alongside the social media giant’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. Greeted with one sign that read “Is Trump from Uranus?” and another that said “Zuckerberg-Sheen 2012,” Obama eventually made his way […]
You may knowingly or unknowingly be one of five million South Africans who have two Identity Documents, even if you don’t want two. Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said yesterday that they were able to determine this fact by checking the re-issue dates of documents. Simple, but brilliant.
When his two-year-old sister was found floating in their grandmother’s pool on Sunday, Mesa, Arizona boy Tristin Sagh knew exactly what to do, and performed CPR on her, saving her life.
Finally, the average layperson will be able to write and solve invisible ink messages. And not with those funny highlighters that did the rounds in the 90’s either. The CIA has no doubt allowed us all to become privy to this information because they have no need for invisible ink anymore. Data encryption has progressed somewhat.
According to a 2008 IOL article, identity theft could be costing South African individuals and firms more than R1 billion a year. Scam artists have even begun to register assumed identities as deceased persons in order to make a claim on life insurance policies or estates. That’s what makes Unknown so fascinating and plausible, as […]
Jiroemon Kimura is the oldest man on earth, and he celebrated his 114th birthday yesterday. Jiroemon has seven children, of whom five are still alive, 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Respect!
Today is the 20th of April and I have no idea what that means, but here Riki “Garfunkel” Lindhome and Kate “Oates” Micucci sing about the difficulties involved in trying to of obtain medical marijuana in California, directed by Raul B Fernandez. It’s cute, and enjoyable for regular and chemically-enhanced viewing.
For reasons that need not detain us, one day last week I found myself in the early hours of the morning watching the Hanna-Barbera cartoon “Stop the Pigeon”. If you ever feel that your mind is slightly out of synch with the rest of the world’s, and that perhaps you should visit a good nerve […]
For the last week, the whole state of Texas has been battling enormous wildfires which have scorched a million acres of earth. The Texas Fire Service has had to rope in firefighters from 34 states to assist with managing the fires. All they can do is concentrate on putting out the big ones first.
The recession is serving up another good deal, friends. For about R5,4 million you can buy the historic village of Valle Piola in Italy. It’s surrounded by wild and mountainous terrain, and is set in the heart of one of the country’s biggest national parks, Gran Sasso.