Besides the fact that Gauteng will soon be wallowing in a soup of watery mining acid, the Earth has decided to weigh in with yet ANOTHER reason not to live in Johannesburg.
News24 reports:

Johannesburg – Residents of the Witwatersrand may in future experience more and bigger earthquakes due to water rising underground in mined-out basins.

A geophysicist [...]

I found myself absolutely killing it outside the vida e in Green Point this weekend, and I realised that I still haven’t told you about my new toy, the Vespa GTS 250 i.e. And that “i.e.” at the end doesn’t mean “id est,” as you often see in english sentences, it refers rather to the [...]

Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone ripped off Walt Disney’s Fantasia… well, at least the title of that famous 10-minute symphonic clip of Mickey Mouse and his magic shrooms brooms. Seventy years later we have the live-action The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, which has taken revenge on Harry Potter with a knock-off adventure. It’s a vicious cycle [...]

Especially when they can’t get their daily McFix.
I love McDonalds for one reason, and one reason only – the name is brilliant for McPuns (right, enough of that).
But millions of people the world over express a deep and burning desire to consume their preferred McDonalds product each and every day, as the need arises.

Steven Slater resigned over the flight intercom, grabbed two beers,
released the emergency inflatable slide, and slid to freedom!  
Flight Attendant Quits Job, Grabs Beer, Exits Via Emergency Inflatable Slide – When fed-up flight attendant Steven Slater got into a foul-mouthed row with a passenger after landing at JFK airport he decided enough was enough. The 38-year-old [...]

What’s your vibe, Roops?
What’s Really Going On Behind Murdoch’s Paywall? – Rupert Murdoch is trying to make news at the Times and Sunday Times in London—but he’s not reporting on it. Will his paywall work is the biggest story in the media business, and it would be quite a journalistic coup to document the progress, [...]

One good thing I can say about the SA iTunes shop, is that our favourite mobile payment application, AMMO, is finally available for everyone with an iPhone to download and dominate!

  
Lose the wallet, buddy..
If you don’t know what I’m talking, then I strongly suggest you read the original AMMO article we posted. Since that day [...]

What an incredibly thought provoking clip I found on the instanet. At first glance the video is more than enough to fill your every sense, as it features our president dancing and jumping around in a most joyous and celebratory fashion. Which is fair enough, as they had just won the 2009 elections.
But that’s not [...]

Someone asked me earlier what was happening tonight. I said I didn’t know. but then I got back to the Safe House, “booted” up my hot little MacBook Pro and did an email check. BANG! I received a newsletter, confirming that the Frenchman is back at HQ.
Friday nights.
Party party party.

Hot.
Skirt.
Everywhere.

Kate Moss on the cover of Vogue
Kate Moss Gets Her 29th Vogue Cover! – Kate Moss is pretty much as close as you’ll get to a runaway train in human form. She came back after the scandals, even bigger than before, and it didn’t stop there. April brings in her 29th appearance on the cover [...]

Is this REALLY news?
I would be celebrating and popping the champagne, if the news came as a surprise. But it doesn’t. I mean, is it wrong to expect these kind of accolades from 2oceansvibe brands and sponsors? Are we not perhaps numbed by the success of the associated brands and advertisers and people on 2oceansvibe? [...]

Brangelina and Maddox at The Super Bowl
[source:hollywoodrag]

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Kissy-Kissy at Super Bowl – Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie showed their love for New Orleans – and for each other – at the Super Bowl on Sunday. The couple, who’ve been dogged by rumors of trouble in their relationship, looked in great spirits, [...]

UCT’s 2010 SAX Appeal Goes On Sale Tomorrow

SAX Appeal Goes On Sale Tomorrow – Make sure you’ve got twenty bucks on your person tomorrow morning because you are going to be besieged by both hot and ugly, naked and fully clothed, UCT students selling the 2010 SAX Appeal magazine at traffic lights across the globe. [...]

  
The long awaited, highly anticipated iPad

The most important thing in my mind today is the launch of the new Apple iPad. There is so much to cover and, as usual with all things tech, Gizmodo is the first choice in tech coverage. They have tackled it from so many [...]

Donald Trump Sells Palm Mansion For $100m
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Donald Trump Sells Palm Beach Mansion For $100m – Much of the US real estate market may be languishing, but not apparently in Palm Beach, where Donald Trump earned a return of more than 130% after his luxury [...]

I’ll be honest, I’m a big Conan O’Brien fan. But I’m also a big David Letterman fan. Now if any of you have been following the late night TV talk show wars carrying on in the States, involving the NBC network and two of their stars, Jay Leno (The Jay Leno Show) and Conan O’Brien [...]

  
Marisa Miller
Thanks for the good times, babe..

Marisa Miller Out At Victoria’s Secret – Marisa Miller may have just placed No. 2 on AskMen.com’s list for the “99 Most Desirable Women of 2010,” but she’s not as popular elsewhere. Sources confirmed that the California stunner is no longer working with Victoria’s Secret. Miller has been one [...]

Miranda Kerr in the latest US GQ
And why the hell not?

Miranda Kerr Kills It In Latest US GQ – We gave the laydezz Johnny Depp yesterday on the cover of the new US GQ, so why should we stop there? Especially when, upon closer inspection, we find my Orlando Bloom’s main squeeze, Miranda Kerr, inside. [...]

“Welcome to Haiti!”
“On your left, you will notice dead bodies. Now get your swimming trunks!”
[source:guardian]

Cruise Ships Still Docking In Haiti – Luxury liners are still docking at private beaches near Haiti’s devastated earthquake zone for holidaymakers to enjoy the water. Wow, that is quite surprising. The stench of death would probably distract me from tanning. [...]

Living the holiday..

Snow monkeys: Japanese Macaques Living The Holiday – In sub-zero temperatures, Japanese macaques soak in the warmth of a volcanic hotspring at Jigokudani (Hell’s Valley) in Nagano Province, Japan – the only known place in the world where monkeys bathe in natural hot springs. You can even watch them live on a webcam. [...]

French Schoolgirls Revolt By Wearing Skimpy Miniskirts

French Schoolgirls Revolt By Wearing Skimpy Miniskirts – Schools across France are facing revolts from students demanding the right to wear raunchy clothing banned by educators. The protests, which some observers say signals a new sexualisation of French teenage life, began at Lycée Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire in Essonne, south of Paris, [...]

The New Year emails are coming in thick and fast, so I think I’ll just nip it in the bud..
Here it is, 2oceansvibers. This is where it’s happening..
HQ New Years Event 2009/2010, brought to you by kreame, Caveau and HQ Tickets to HQ New Years Eve. This is THE party:
This year guests are able to [...]