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First Clip Of The New Winnie The Pooh Movie
01 Apr 2011 by Andrew Gould / No Comments
I grew up with Gummy Bears, Smurfs and Disney’s Winnie The Pooh as my favourite daytime TV shows. And now, more than three decades after the last theatrical release, we will see a full-length, hand-drawn, Pooh movie. And I, for one, cannot wait.
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Katy Perry’s Video For “E.T.” Featuring Kanye Has Landed
01 Apr 2011 by Andrew Gould / 1 Comment
It’s Friday and I like to share on Fridays. So in that spirit, Here’s Katy Perry’s new video for “E.T.” from her album “Teenage Dream”. Enjoy.
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Check Your Radiation Levels
31 Mar 2011 by Andrew Gould / No Comments
What with radiation being the topic du jour at the moment (Google Japan), I thought it my civic duty to share this chart that shows very simply just how much radiation you’ll need to absorb before turning into a sludgy mass.
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ANC Youth League Website Hacked
31 Mar 2011 by Andrew Gould / 3 Comments
The ANC Youth League’s website was hacked yesterday. A message was posted saying that the great one himself, Julius Malema, had decided to quit as president of the organisation due to his own incompetence, lack of integrity and a lot of other stuff we know all too well.
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Stop Cyber Bullies With Bully Block
30 Mar 2011 by Andrew Gould / No Comments
Here’s a story that would make Oprah and every other daytime TV host giddy with delight. It’s called Bully Block and it helps the bullied collect all sorts of evidence against their cyber-bully.
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Tesla Sues Top Gear
30 Mar 2011 by Andrew Gould / 2 Comments
Some time ago Top Gear aired a show in which the Tesla Roadster electric car was put through it’s paces. It ran out of electricity, and then had to be pushed back into the garage. Tesla said the test was rigged, and they plan on getting even.
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Creepy Abercrombie And Fitch”Push-Up” Bikini Aimed At Little Girls
29 Mar 2011 by Andrew Gould / 1 Comment
Many a talk show will tell you that kids are growing up too fast these days, with little girls dressing “sexy”, and “Brat” dolls that might be borderline inappropriate for children. But the latest offering from clothing manufacturer Abercrombie and Fitch takes this creepy trend to a whole new level.
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The Springbok Gets Kicked Off The Front Of The Jersey
29 Mar 2011 by Andrew Gould / 12 Comments
This was not a very difficult prediction to make, but I did kind of predict that this would happen. Our glorious rugby union has seen it fit to move the Springbok emblem off the front of the jersey, and have relegated it to the left sleeve for the World Cup. And today it has been unveiled for an already miserable South African public to see.
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Zef Side One Of The Best On The Internet
28 Mar 2011 by Andrew Gould / No Comments
Die Antwoord’s “Zef Side” has been chosen by the Guggenheim Foundation, the people who decide who’s who in contemporary art, as one of the top 25 videos on the internet in the last two years.
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Prevue Your Unborn Baby As It Grows
25 Mar 2011 by Andrew Gould / No Comments
Here’s a totally non-creepy idea, that’s just won an Australian design award. It’s called “Prevue” and it straps over the pregnant ladies tummy and then mummy and daddy and all and sundry can see the Phoetus as it grows.
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Facebook Wants To Read What You Type And Then Serve You A Delicious Ad
25 Mar 2011 by Andrew Gould / 3 Comments
We all love Facebook. Some of us love Facbook so much that we’ve given up our meth addictions just to spend more time on Facebook. But every now and then Zuckerberg does something that just doesn’t sit right, like serving up adds as you type.
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Important News: Zuckerberg Sets Relationship Status To “In A Relationship”!
24 Mar 2011 by Andrew Gould / No Comments
News just in, Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook and seller of your personal information, is no longer single. The world may now breathe a collective sigh of relief. None of us could bare his loneliness for even one a moment longer.
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How Not To Be Accused Of Being A Witch
24 Mar 2011 by Andrew Gould / No Comments
Long, long ago, being accused of witchcraft and getting burnt at the stake was all just part of growing up, and something you’d just have to contend with. But far from being resigned to the past, witchcraft rears it’s ugly head in our modern midst.
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Shatner is 80!
23 Mar 2011 by Andrew Gould / 2 Comments
When I was about seven or eight all I knew of William Shatner was that he was the voice of “Rescue 911″. In my ignorance I didn’t know that he was the first captain of the Enterprise, nor did I know he would one day become everyone’s favourite misogynist, Denny Crane, on “Boston Legal”.
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All Blacks’ White Fern May Go Red
22 Mar 2011 by Andrew Gould / No Comments
Darren Shand, the manager of the New Zealand national rugby team, says that they are considering changing the traditional white fern to a red fern over the world cup, as a gesture towards earthquake-hit Christchurch.
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Best Cover Versions of Rebecca Black’s “Friday”
22 Mar 2011 by Andrew Gould / No Comments
I wrote yesterday about possibly the worst song ever written, “Friday”, which has shot a 13-year-old girl called Rebecca Black to instant stardom/ infamy in less than a week. Here are the best covers of the song, including one by “Bob Dylan”.
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Music Sensation, Rebecca Black, Asks: “Which Seat Can I Take?” [VIDEO]
21 Mar 2011 by Andrew Gould / 4 Comments
Prepare to witness hilarity the likes of which you have not seen since “Antoine Dodson” or “Double Rainbow”. If you thought “Bieber Fever” was bad prepare yourself for the “Black Plague”. Make ready for Rebecca Black and “Friday”.
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Antarctica, 1961: Man Removes His Own Appendix
18 Mar 2011 by Andrew Gould / No Comments
In 1961 permanent stations in the Antarctic had only just been built. It was quite literally a new frontier. So when Leonid Rogozov found himself with an acute case of appendicitis, the offending organ had to be removed at the station. The only problem: He was the only man who could perform the operation.
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Man Escapes Two Killer Tsunamis
18 Mar 2011 by Andrew Gould / No Comments
Zahrul Fuadi, 39, joins Tsutomu Yamaguchi as the second in a pair of the luckiest men in history.
Yamaguchi survived two atomic bombs, and Fuadi survived two killer tsunamis.
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Amazing Interactive Japan Before And After Photos
17 Mar 2011 by Andrew Gould / No Comments
This is truly an amazing and compelling visual indication of the extent of the damage caused by the earthquake and Tsunami in Japan. Simply move the slider to compare before and after satellite images of the damage caused. It’s unbelievable.
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Sharks Confirmed To Play At Twickenham
17 Mar 2011 by Andrew Gould / No Comments
Confirmed!
The Sharks will be playing their game against the Crusaders at Twickenham on March 27.
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Holiday Time On Election Day
16 Mar 2011 by Andrew Gould / 3 Comments
As if we didn’t have enough public holidays already, here’s another one. May the 18th is the day of the local government elections and great president Zuma has declared it a public holiday, so we can all vote, safe in the knowledge that another day in the country’s economy won’t be productive at all.
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Morné van Wyk Was Actually Asleep Behind The Stumps
16 Mar 2011 by Andrew Gould / No Comments
When we beat India on Saturday it was a great day for a team that was derided as chokers. And to make things worse, Morné van Wyk dropped three catches, including Virender Sehwag when he was on four. In fact people said he actually looked as if he was asleep. As it turns out, he was.
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Dad Finds Daughters On Facebook After Ten Years
15 Mar 2011 by Andrew Gould / 1 Comment
Kobus du Plessis gave his daughter a Winnie The Pooh umbrella he bought for her fifth birthday. The thing is, she’s not five, she’s fifteen. The Durban policeman had tracked down his 15-year-old daughter Zandrea and her sister, Leonie, 18 after their mother vanished overseas with them ten years ago. Check this out.
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