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You Need To Read The Silk Road Founder’s Haunting Journal
22 Nov 2013 by Luke Buchanan / 1 Comment
We all remember Silk Road, don’t we? That multi-million dollar website that illegally sold drugs using bitcoins? Yes, that one. So, the owner of said site, Ross Ulbricht, was caught and imprisoned. But what was on his laptop at the time he was caught?
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They Tested R Kelly To See If He Can Sing Sexy About Anything – He Can [AUDIO]
22 Nov 2013 by Luke Buchanan / No Comments
After all that controversy and all those kiddy-sex accusations, R. Kelly has returned from his three-year hiatus to release his 12th solo album, ‘Black Panties’. That’s when he claimed, “With my gift, I can pretty much write a song out of anything.”
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How The US Army And Hollywood Propelled Vespa To What It Is Today
22 Nov 2013 by Luke Buchanan / No Comments
In its early days, the Vespa was a cheap and efficient way of zipping around bombed-out Rome. Now, it stands atop a multi-billion dollar scooter industry, chosen by the world’s elite because of it’s style and sex appeal. But how did all that happen?
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Let’s Have A Look At David Copperfield’s Private Island [GALLERY]
22 Nov 2013 by Luke Buchanan / No Comments
Of course David Copperfield would use his vast amounts of money to create a “magical island”. This is the guy who made the Statue of Liberty disappear and managed to escape from Alcatraz – which apparently makes you very rich in today’s world.
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This Is What Happens When White Trash Wins The Lottery
22 Nov 2013 by Luke Buchanan / No Comments
Adrian and Gillian Bayford had lived a relatively pain-free life in the English countryside town of Suffolk, until the day they won just over two billion rand. Now their lives are a mess.
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Jay Z’s “Uber For Jets” Has Crashed On Take Off
22 Nov 2013 by Michelle Hattingh / 1 Comment
In principle, Blackjet sounds pretty cool. You pay a membership fee and the app allows you to book a seat on a private jet. Add celebrity investors like Jay Z, Will Smith, and Ashton Kutcher to the mix and the whole idea seems pretty solid. Apparently not.
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Cape Town Desperately Needs This Parking App [VIDEO]
21 Nov 2013 by Michelle Hattingh / 1 Comment
We can all agree that Cape Town is the best place to live. Except for one big problem: parking. Whether you’re in Woodstock, Green Point, the CBD or on the other side of the Boerewors Curtain, parking never comes easy in our beautiful city. That’s why we need the Streetline app, Parker.
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Watch: Erupting Volcano Creates Entirely New Island [VIDEO]
21 Nov 2013 by Luke Buchanan / No Comments
One day it’s just open sea – the next day there’s an island. Filmed just off the coast of Japan, an erupting volcano has just formed an entirely new island that is about 650 meters across.
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They Reckon Weed-Smoking Parents Are Better Parents
21 Nov 2013 by Luke Buchanan / No Comments
We all had those moments in school when you went over to your mates place, only to find a crop of marijuana sitting neatly in the back garden. We then might have dismissed those parents as irresponsible, but one man is making the argument for combining parenting and marijuana.
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Don’t Read This If You Dig Fast Food
21 Nov 2013 by Luke Buchanan / No Comments
Most of us love fast food. But periodically, we need to remind ourselves of just how nasty fast food is, before we can make an informed decision about whether or not to carry on eating it. Here is a reminder.
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No Lies: That Girl Who Sold Her Virginity Is Trying To Sell Her Virginity – Again
21 Nov 2013 by Luke Buchanan / No Comments
So, we’ve posted at least two different stories about two different girls who were both selling their virginity. The first was Shatuniha, who sold her untouched downstairs apartment for R285,000. The second was Catarina, who had apparently sold herself to a 53 year-old Japanese millionaire for a casual R7,7 million.
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Ferrari Have Made A 458 Italia ‘Niki Lauda Edition’ [PICS]
21 Nov 2013 by Luke Buchanan / 1 Comment
Those of you who are at work or have children around, please be wary as this post contains some very dirty and pornographic material. It’s Ferrari’s 458 Italia ‘Niki Lauda Edition”.
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Please Enjoy The Painting George W Bush Did Of Jay Leno [VIDEO]
21 Nov 2013 by Luke Buchanan / No Comments
Ah, how we’ve missed George Bushes TV appearances. They always make for brilliant viewing, regardless of the context. This time, he’s making a TV comeback on the Jay Leno show, and shows Jay a cute picture that he had painted of the talk show host.
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Ronaldo Fans, This One’s For You [VIDEO]
21 Nov 2013 by Luke Buchanan / 6 Comments
Tuesday night saw possibly one of the most hotly contended FIFA World Cup qualifier matches, as both Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic got on the scoresheet in a five-goal thriller.
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Are These The 11 Best Monty Python Moments? [VIDEOS]
21 Nov 2013 by Luke Buchanan / No Comments
The Daily Beast have put together a list of what they’re saying are the 11 best Monty Python moments of all time. But with so much brilliant material to choose from, which scenes stick out?
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Please Enjoy The Sequel To Air New Zealand’s Hobbit-Inspired In-Flight [VIDEO]
21 Nov 2013 by Michelle Hattingh / No Comments
‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ opens in South African cinemas on 13 December 2013. In preparation for the film’s worldwide release, Air New Zealand is up to their old tricks with a new promotional video titled ‘Just Another Day in Middle Earth.’
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Here’s A Service That Only Rents Rooms To Hot People
20 Nov 2013 by Michelle Hattingh / No Comments
Sorry ugly people, you’re not invited to this online party. LoveRoom is an online dating site that lets singles rent rooms from other singles. But only if they’re deemed “attractive enough” by the online community.
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Doorknobs Are Banned In Vancouver Now
20 Nov 2013 by Luke Buchanan / No Comments
In Canada, they care about their people. They care about them so much, that they don’t want them to use doorknobs. This is why.
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Elvis Presley’s Intellectual Property Rights Have Been Sold
20 Nov 2013 by Luke Buchanan / No Comments
This is quite possibly the most lucrative property rights transaction in a long time, as the Elvis Presley name, his songs, and his Graceland resort now belong to someone else.
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After 48 Years, Bob Dylan Makes A Music Video For ‘Like A Rolling Stone’
20 Nov 2013 by Luke Buchanan / No Comments
It’s been almost half a century since Bob Dylan dropped ‘Like A Rolling Stone’, but finally, after teaming up with a 27 year-old tech-whizz, Bob Dylan has released a music video to go along with his 1965 hit song.
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This Is Why ‘Oil Pulling’ Will Change Your Life [VIDEO]
20 Nov 2013 by Luke Buchanan / 3 Comments
Ever heard of ‘Oil pulling’? Nope, us neither. That’s because it’s an outdated practice that stems from the biblical era – but it has some serious health benefits, apparently.
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Groom Gets Cold Feet, Bride Marries Wedding Guest
20 Nov 2013 by Luke Buchanan / No Comments
Sivakumar, a 30 year-old man from Kanyakumari, India, travelled to attend the wedding of Ponradha and Sithiraivelu. The day would take a dramatic turn when Sithiraivelu didn’t pitch up to the wedding, and Sivakumar had to step in as a husband-substitute.
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Oxford Dictionary’s Word Of The Year Is Not “Twerk”
20 Nov 2013 by Luke Buchanan / No Comments
Though Miley Cyrus may hold sway over the lives and opinions of young men and women, it’s nice to see that her power has not yet extended to the good people who edit the Oxford Dictionary.
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The Bush Is Officially Back
20 Nov 2013 by Luke Buchanan / 4 Comments
A recent study in the UK has revealed that more and more women have decided to go au naturale, while more and more men are okay with that. Yup. Despite being bombarded with images of pubic topiary whenever Britney Spears or Paris Hilton got out of a cab, it seems as if the trend is now to totally neglect the razor.
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Qatar’s New World Cup Stadium Is A Giant Accidental Vagina [PIC]
19 Nov 2013 by Luke Buchanan / 2 Comments
This is a bit of a blunder. In their preparations for the 2022 World Cup, the architectural firm behind one of the stadiums have released an artists impression of what the stadium might look like when it is complete.
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Man Begs Google To Remove Maps Image Of Murdered Son
19 Nov 2013 by Luke Buchanan / No Comments
A man from San Francisco claims that a Google Maps satellite image near some train tracks shows the body of his teenage son – who was murdered in 2009.
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The Petition To Deny American Hunter Woman Entry To SA Is Sitting On 135,000 Signatures
19 Nov 2013 by Luke Buchanan / 9 Comments
Alright, alright – so we had to post a story about this. One page on social media posts pictures of an American woman sitting next to a dead lion that she killed in South Africa, and the whole internet goes nuts.
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Awesome Spoof: Meet The Kid Who Wants You To “Save Africa” [VIDEO]
19 Nov 2013 by Luke Buchanan / No Comments
We don’t know precisely why we get annoyed with Americans who want to ‘save Africa’. Maybe it’s because we see it as paternalistic. Maybe it’s because we see it patronising.
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Angry Ex Buys House Next Door – Erects Giant Middle Finger [VIDEO]
19 Nov 2013 by Luke Buchanan / No Comments
This is either very sad or very legendary. If this man had bought the house for the express purpose of pissing off his ex, then it’s sad. If he had no choice, was forced to move next to his ex, and then erected the satue – he’s a legend. Alan Markovitz had recently broken up [...]
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Rapper Stage Dives From 12 Meters Up – Misses [VIDEO]
19 Nov 2013 by Luke Buchanan / 1 Comment
The Vans Warped Tour was cancelled yesterday, after a show in London saw one of the artists leap into the crowd from 12 metres. A rapper from the US, George Watsky, thought it would be cool to leap off the lighting rig and into the waiting crowd below. It wasn’t.
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