Justin Bieber arrived in Johannesburg this morning. Heat magazine caught the horror unfolding on film. Mass hysteria has been reported in the greater Gauteng area, as the great walking insect zapper carves a swathe of destruction along the Ben Schoeman highway. Droves of moth-like recently pubescent girls are reportedly flinging themselves at his moving vehicle. […]
Stunning video right here of Prince Charles moved to tears. But not tears of sadness. Oh no – they were tears of joy. Such was the effect of the cat organ – an organ made with toy cats, each with a different note – and played to perfection. Check, check, check it out: The BBC […]
Hilts – chilling at the airport.. Paris Hilton Barred From Entering Japan – Following her recent guilty plea for cocaine possession (this, after being caught allegedly smoking pot in South Africa), Paris Hilton has been barred from entering Japan. She flew the whole way there and spent a few hours in the airport learning about […]
The Hartley 2 Comet’s Whistle Stop Tour Itinerary The periodically visible Hartley 2 Comet will make its best appearance since its discovery over Cape Town skies from late September through to early November. Please, enjoy this simple explanation from the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa.
Money, money, money, MONEY… watching Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps may remind you of Donald Trump. That’s because it’s like Donald Trump… full of swagger, big talk, power suits, business tycoons, a young apprentice, a smug look and the stock exchange… it all feeds back to the mantra “Money Never Sleeps” as uttered by Gordon […]
News24 reports that 91 Eskom employees suffered radiation contamination while doing maintenance at the Koeberg nuclear power plant on Monday. During maintenance on Koeberg Unit One, 91 workers tested positive for cobalt 58 as they left the site on September 12, said Eskom spokesperson Karen de Villiers. The workers then had body scans to search […]
Vatican Faces Money Probe Vatican Facing Money Laundering Probe – Italian authorities are investigating the Vatican Bank over possible violations of money laundering regulations. Another Italian bank alerted Bank of Italy investigators to two Vatican Bank transactions that did not appear to comply with anti-money laundering requirements, the Bank of Italy said. When Bank of […]
Savour him while you still can… We may well be into the final week of Kim Jong Il’s reign, ladies and gents. The Dear Leader, bless him, is not well. Kim Jong Il is ill. So ill, in fact, that many so called “doctors” of the Great Western Devil are speculating that he may have […]
Twitter is abuzz with realtime reports of clashes between police and residents of Hangberg, in Hout Bay. News24’s Dan Calders is on the ground, posting an up to the minute photo essay on Twitter. Eye witnesses have reported plumes of smoke rising from the area, and police firing rubber bullets at residents, who are firing […]
Those of us who have lived, or are currently living in the UK, will have seen scenes like these. On an almost daily basis, I might add. Freaks are not hard to come by in London or any big first world city, for that matter. Jonty Fisher just came back from New York and says […]
Hilts Pleads Guilty Paris Hilton Pleads Guilty – Paris Hilton was in a Las Vegas court bright and early this morning to plead guilty to misdemeanor drug possession and obstructing an officer (and there didn’t appear to be any fingernail messages for the judge).In exchange, the judge ordered her to pay $2,000 in fines, complete […]
Not the worst thing to be called – ‘Maverick,’ is it? I’m absolutely fine with it, truth be told. ‘Elegantly Wasted?’ – hey, I can work with that too. We’re big INXS fans here at 2oceansvibe anyway. What a dick (download 2-page PDF here) You know, it’s funny, that shoot took about 20 minutes. Reason […]
My God but the internet is on form today. It delivered unto me an email from Devon someone or other, to do with “hipster bashing.” Well, well, well, I thought to myself. What do we have here? I gave it a whirl and, JEEPERS HUDDERS, it is something quite special. I’m sure some of it […]
Ladies and gentlemen, you may or may not be aware that South Africa is home (or is it?) to a competitively-ranked homeless persons’ football squad. Furthermore (as they say), they’ve qualified to take part in this years Homeless Soccer World Cup, held in Rio over the course of the next two weeks. But they need […]
You know at school when you were playing cricket, or tennis, or badminton, or javelin, or whatever, and the coach lent in for a little advice? “Go hard.” That’s what every self-respecting coach tells his charges when the moment demands it. Even if you fail, at least you’ve failed hard. And Marine Taxis have gone […]
Sacha Baron Cohen to play Queen frontman, Freddie Mercury Borat To Play Freddie Mercury – Sacha Baron Cohen, the man behind Borat and Bruno, will take on some serious fare when he stars in the role of Queen’s Freddie Mercury in an upcoming biopic. The as-yet-untitled film will track Mercury’s career from the beginnings of […]
A national hero For breakfast, it’s steak porridge. For lunch, it’s steak. Around 3pm it’s a blended steak meal replacement. For dinner, it’s steak, with a side of biltong. We could be talking of no other than South Africa’s freshest Guinness World Record holder, Jan Braai.
It’s not just fast cars, luxury villas, beautiful models, fine clothes, good service and champagne that we care about here at 2oceansvibe. Oh no – science and technology are right up there as well. How else could we have created SilverStreak, using merely my thoughts and a strand of hair from the TBG? Correct – […]
Television personality and social media philanthropist, Alyssa Milano, is breaking new ground with social media and money. Stay with me now. She’s auctioning a follow from her on Twitter. That’s right. The highest bidder on her Twitchange Ebay page will win a following from Milano’s twitter handle, @Alyssa_Milano.
Scarlett Johansson And Sandra Bullock – Graunching TIME Magazine Publishes Serious Article About Girls Kissing Girls – Weekly current affairs reader Time magazine has published the results of its investigation of the phenomenon of girls kissing girls. In the interest of solidifying this human sexuality study in the annals of Internet in-jokes, we’ve selected the […]
Remember that story we ran yesterday about Bob Skinstad’s foundation ‘Bobs For Good’ following through on Julius Malema’s broken promise? You’ll recall we included an old newspaper article about Malema’s 19-month old promise to the kids and mentioned the fact that the Bobs For Good Foundation had unwittingly made good his lies. We even called […]
A Johannesburg saint tweeter, @PigSpotter, has come in for a lot of stick lately. PigSpotter debuted on Twitter at the end of July this year, and in the space of less than two months, they’ve racked up over 11 000 followers, and that figure is growing at a rate of a few hundred per day. […]
Anyone who went the first time will happily confirm it was the greatest party of their lives. Well it’s happening again – and it’s gonna be crazier than ever. Chicks in lumo bikinis and roller-skates are not uncommon at these Kings Of Neon parties (how awesome is that name?). Trust me, it’s off the hizzo! […]
When it broke onto news agents’ racks in the 1970s, everyone knew that “Easyriders” was reading material for tough guys. Furthermore, you knew that those guys probably had beards, leather jackets, and a primal love for their mothers. But the headlines on the covers themselves left absolutely no doubt. These are some of my favourites […]
We’re pretty excited (and so are you, by the looks of things!) about what’s going on at 2oceansvibe Radio and it’s always encouraging to hear stories confirming we’re on the right track. Like the fact that the FM signal in the UK is being shut down in five years time and the fact that the […]
Megan Fox In New Emporio Armani Ad, Entitled ‘The Tip’ – Emporio Armani has released the full version of its suggestive lingerie commercial called The Tip, featuring Megan Fox. Megan Fox was chosen as the new spokesmodel for Armani to replace Victoria Beckham who has modeled the brand since 2008. Thumbs aside, I think it’s […]
I received another one of those “Seth you gotta see this bru – it’s the funniest thing ever bru” emails. I reluctantly followed the link and pressed play on the video. I should mention at this point that most emails I get start off like that and most are crap. This time, however, the sender […]
The face of a slave owner… If you were a domestic excellence technician, what kind of professional would you prefer to work for? I know which bracket of society I’d be angling for – medical doctors. They earn a good bit of tin, you’ll never suffer a lack of attention when you’re in the throws […]
If Rocky was the ultimate underdog sports movie of the ’70s, The Karate Kid did the same for the ’80s. Both films received nominations for Oscars and both were directed by John G. Avildsen, who obviously took a shine to directing these glory stories – subsequently directing several sequels for each of the popular franchises. […]