We’ve seen dogs do it, so why has it taken so long to see a cat on a skateboard?
The description for local comedian Brendan Jack’s latest parody simply reads: “We asked men, what do you love about your body. And then they told us.” The results are lovely. Please enjoy this.
Rob Ford’s electoral campaign for the upcoming Toronto mayoral elections has gotten off to a magnificent start. The tubby politician was filmed rambling and drunk in a Toronto restaurant.
That soul-destroying sensation of patting your phone-pocket and finding nothing can only be matched in awfulness by the sight of your phone plummeting towards a concrete floor at high speed.
Now more than ever, the still image is one of the most dominant forms of media in the world. More importantly, more people in the world have access to some sort of camera than ever before in history.
This one is not for the squeamish. A team of world-renowned forensic experts have found what they’re calling “direct evidence of systematic torture and killing” by Bashar al-Assad’s gruesome regime.
The Internet Addiction Treatment Center in Daxing, China, is one of over 400 prison-like ‘rehabilitation centres’ that seek to ‘deprogram’ teens, and wean them off their crippling addiction to the world wide web.
Humankind’s long-held obsession with merging a car and a plane may well have come to fruition – but not as many have envisaged it.
As the full moon drifted across the night sky in Cape Town this weekend, it drew amateur hikers from all over the city to take on Lion’s Head – the tamest of all the City Bowl hikes.
‘Free Inside’ is a documentary filmed from within the confines of Pollsmoor prison.
We first covered a story about nine-year-old Amira Willighagen in October, when she broke onto the scene with an amazing first-performance on ‘Holland’s Got Talent’.
On the one hand, this video is absolutely hilarious and should be viewed by every one of us South Africans.
Remember Batkid? Sure you do – it’s basically the best thing that we’ve ever pulled off as a human race. But what you missed was the behind-the-scenes story of how 5-year-old Miles Scott became Batkid.
North Korea, a country that can barely keep its citizens fed, has just opened a lavish new ski resort.
We all know the drill when it comes to Axe adverts. One geeky guy, one can of Axe deodorant, and about a hundred scantily clad women with a hunger for geeky men.
We don’t care much for the winter olympics here in South Africa. But in the Northern Hemisphere, people tend to get pretty excited about it. Especially Norwegians.
Remember when we last posted a story about an exploding whale? Well get out your sick-bags ‘cos we’ve got another one for you.
In September 2013, Republican New Jersey Governer Chris Christie conspired against his Democrat rivals by causing major traffic problems in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
The “Pipeline” on Hawaii’s north shore is one of the most storied surfing spots in the world. Known for its (perilously dangerous) waves, this little spot attracts surfers the world over to test their mettle. A new video from aerial photographer Eric Sterman shows the area in all its glory. He did it by attaching a GoPro camera to a DJI quadcopter – and this is what he caught on tape.
This fascinating animation by Dr Nicole Avena for TED-Ed explains how sugar causes your brain’s dopamine levels to spike, creating a sugar rush and causing you to crave more of it. She also reveals how the increasing amount of sugar in food today is increasing our desire for a sugar high, much like a drug addiction.
Is it a good-natured prank? Was it made by people with daddy issues? The answer is neither, really.
Shampooing seems as much a part of our daily routine as brushing your teeth or drying yourself after a shower – but some people have eschewed the practice altogether.
When comedy group, ‘Improv Everywhere’ started the ‘No Pants Subway Ride’ in their local subway station in 2002, they surely had no idea that their idea would one day be replicated across the globe.
For some reason, scientists have successfully made two pigs glow green when placed under a black light.
Apple’s new 90-second advert for the iPad Air is a corker. Do not watch if you cannot yet afford one.
This is a bold move from HBO. They’ve uploaded the first two episodes of ‘Girls’ season three on YouTube – where you can watch them right now, for free.
Last weekend, Shigenori Goto became the latest fisherman to mistakenly haul up a very rare giant squid in his fishing nets.
Spencer McKinley, just your average Grade School kid, has pulled off an unlikely buzzer-beater that most NBA players can only dream of. Get your eagle eye out, the magic happens around second 52.
It’s nearly that time again. The ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 4 trailer debuted on HBO yesterday, and it got plenty of attention as fans the world over eagerly await the next instalment of the mammoth series.
When the last lightbulb goes out, and the last diesel generator is snatched away from you at the bombed-out Pick n Pay, how will you charge your laptop so you can go on Facebook and like statuses?