Today is a pretty significant day for those in the marijuana smoking community, as 20 April is totally considered International 420 Day. At 16h20 this afternoon blunts, bongs and blunts (did we say that? Ah well) will be lit all around the globe in celebration of a small-to-medium sized plant.
The Syrian government yesterday passed a bill lifting the country’s decades-old emergency law, some hours after protesters were fired upon by security forces. This follows weeks of pro-reform demonstrations and protests. Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has at this point not yet signed the bill into legislation.
John Cleese To Tour SA – British actor John Cleese who is well known for his role in Spud: The Movie is returning to South Africa with a comedy tour. The comedy legend will be hosting his Alimony Tour in various venues. Catch the intimate performances on the 21st and 22nd October at the Cape Town […]
According to the Facebook profile of a local Cape Town resident, Roman Abramovich is in town for the Jewish holy day of Passover (Pesach). Moreover, Roman will be spending it at this chap’s house. Look at you, kid.
A number of bloggers have been making reference to a ‘Jasmine Revolution,’ wherein Chinese citizens show discontent for local corruption by walking around crowded public areas on Sunday afternoons. This never happened, but Sunday walks did. Authorities are convinced that the protest is still happening.
One cannot but be amazed and horrified at the actions of Kipp Rusty Walker of Bend, Oregon, who stabbed himself to death on stage, in front of a live audience. Kipp had just finished playing a song called “Sorry For All the Mess”, at an open mike night at Strictly Organic Coffee Co. when he repeatedly stabbed himself in the chest with a six-inch knife.
Linen Technology Tracking from Miami, Florida, recently patented a radio-frequency identification chip that’s been designed to manage stock counts of inventory items that frequently get mislaid or stolen. Enter: hotel linen protection. You’re going to need to think twice about nicking that towel now.
The S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards is a pretty big deal. The judges scour the world for the finest of fine dining, and it just so happens that Le Quartier Francais in Franschhoek nabbed the number 36 spot. Two thumbs up!
Five years after their last big push against online gambling, which resulted in PartyGamings jump to German servers, the US Department of Justice is again making inroads – last Friday taking over the URLs for PokerStars, Full Tilt, & Absolute Poker, and seeking US $3 billion in civil penalties.
SA’s #1 street fashion blog, www.popyacollar.co.za took to the streets of Cape Town with one of the industry’s hottest rising stars, photographer David Session, to produce this stunning shoot with 2oceansvibe’s own G-Man! CLICK HERE for the rest of the shoot at PopYaCollar.
Our infallible chief of police, General Bheki Cele, has humbly decided to withdraw his statement calling murder suspect, Shrien Dewani, “a monkey”. It has been a mere four months, but Cele decided that in the interest of all concerned, he ought to withdraw his monkey comment, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela said on Monday. And so he did.
Remember the story about the Pied Piper of Hamlyn? He was the guy hired to lure rats away from the city by playing his magic pipe. The city of Johannesburg may be in need of its own modern day PPOH, given the rat infestation currently plaguing the CBD.
If you care about people dying of malaria (which you should, and if you don’t, you may want to review your pulse, or your existence), then take one minute to watch this delightful video, featuring Cape Town’s beloved Snoddie.
On Monday NASA announced it was distributing $269 million to four companies for them to develop spacecraft to take astronauts into orbit. The investment is an Obama administration gamble that will enable commercial companies to get people to and from orbit in quicker time and with less cost.
A prominent US politician, Marilyn Davenport, is in trouble for sending out an email with a photo of chimpanzee parents and their infant. Barack Obama’s face is superimposed on the chimpanzee infant, and the caption reads: “Now you know why no birth certificate.” Her response to the whole matter, however, is even spicier.
William And Kate Boogie Down The Aisle For T-Mobile – Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding is just a few weeks away now, but T-Mobile has stolen a bit of the royals’ thunder with this amusing video from Saatchi & Saatchi showing the bride and groom boogying their way down the aisle. [adweek] LA Times […]
This Sri Lankan girl got hit so hard by a moving train that she did a pretty impressive double spin. If this was ice skating, she’d have scored at least a 7,9. But instead of being thankful that she was only knocked unconscious for a couple of minutes, all she seems concerned about is finding her missing shoe.
Some naughty US websites broke the press embargo a few hours ago, but these are the first official images of the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle. And we dare say it looks superb!
The opening of Burberry’s flagship Beijing store was marked by a holographic runway show. Holographic models walked through the virtual images of one another, flickering up and down the catwalk, and disappearing in pyrotechnic bursts. Also, Edie Campbell turned into Jourdan Dunn mid-stride – no spice.
There’s only one kind of person crazier than the lunatic, Charlie Sheen, and that’s the 9/11 conspiracy theorist. So it shouldn’t really come as a surprise that members of “The 9/11 Truth Movement” are saying that the usually vocal Sheen isn’t spouting off nearly as much about the topic as he ought to.
Oh, I see what they’re doing here. They’re creating a social commentary “meme”, which will in turn translate into peaked “sales”. “Kudos” to you guys. Great “activation” there. In all sincerity, keep it up, Nandos. You’re doing well.
Terrible things happen in Pretoria. Three people were killed when their drag race went horribly wrong on Voortrekker Road on 3 April. But that doesn’t mean that it’s anywhere near the best place to die in a car crash in this country.
The plethora of professional sporting activities that took place this past weekend produced tension and terror usually reserved for really good thriller movies. All sorts of emotions would have been felt around the world, but I think we’ll all have a laugh at how Warnie should be having a walk-off with Derek Zoolander.
South Africa’s third butterfly census will take place this week, and no, it’s not an initiative by hipster hippies. According to the Southern African Butterfly Conservation Assessment (SABCA), butterflies are a good indicator of the health of the ecosystem, and counting them can provide important information which can be related to land use practices, and even climate change.
It’s quite big day for Volkswagen, and a big day for the internet really. VW is about to launch the new Beetle simultaneously in Shanghai, Berlin and New York, and the best part is you can watch it live. We’ve got all the info and VW’s brilliant Superbowl ad for the new Bug.
Richard Metzger, television host and author, recently received an email from Facebook letting him know that a photo of his had been taken down for violating “Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities,” which prohibits “nudity, or any kind of graphic or sexually suggestive content.” The photo in question was of two men kissing.
We are mere days away from the most important event in human history: the wedding of HRH Prince William to the commoner, Kate Middleton. To celebrate (cash-in on) this wonderful occasion, the Lifetime Network in the US has created “William and Kate”, a sort-of true story of the couple’s romance.
Nature showed her claws again this weekend in the Western Cape, when Somerset West’s Straightway Head Hotel was ravaged by a veld fire along with 15 other houses on Saturday. Built in 1939, The Straightway Head was a well-known luxury establishment which many of your grandparents would have been familiar with, even if you weren’t.
Just when it looked as if the commotion over Facebook’s early days might be about to disappear, the long-running legal shenanigans over the rightful ownership of the online social network has sprung another surprise. Paul Ceglia has submitted a complaint with e-mails that he claimed would support his case for a share in the company.
O, Jirra! Kama Sutra Translated Into Afrikaans – A team of four people, consisting of a writer and three artists are currently working on translating and illustrating the Kama Sutra, an ancient Hindu text offering advice on sex and spirituality into Afrikaans. The team hopes that the Afrikamasutra (as the project is officially known) will […]