Album Review : SuperHeavy
If you’re a legendary aging rock star who has fallen out with his band mates… or a talented soul singer whose career has taken a nose-dive… or a thoroughbred reggae artist who produced an amazing album a few years ago but hasn’t been able to follow it up… or if your band was a huge […]
Fox News Anchor: “Pepper Spray Is Essentially A Food Product” [VIDEO]
A few nights ago on the Bill O’Reilly Show on Fox News, anchor Megyn Kelly claimed that pepper spray was a “food product”, essentially. If an online petition has its way, she may literally be forced to eat her words.
Rolling Stone Declares Jimi Hendrix Greatest Guitarist of All Time
In what can only be described as glaringly obvious, Rolling Stone Magazine (which launched locally this month) has declared Jimi Hendrix to be the greatest guitarist of all time. I don’t think there will be too many arguments here.
What Would You Ask Daniel Craig?
I leave in a couple weeks for London, where I will be interviewing Daniel Craig on behalf of Ster-Kinekor for his new movie – a remake of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. These ‘junkets’ as they’re called, feature journalists from around the world who come in, one after the other, to interview the actors for […]
Man Gets 20 Years In Jail For Insulting Thai Queen
A Thai man has received a sentence of 20 years in prison for committing computer crime and lese majeste – insulting the monarch – which is a big no-no in Thailand. In fact, insulting a Thai king or queen is dealt with more severely in that country than just about anywhere in the world.
ANC Threatens Secrecy Bill Dissidents
Yesterday, the ANC decided it would threaten its members who voted with their consciences against the passing of the Protection of State Information Bill in Parliament on Tuesday. Luckily and unluckily, the minutes of proceedings for the vote have to be released into the public domain showing exactly who voted for what.
Thursday Morning Spice
Clooney And Ronaldo On Berlusconi Trial Witness List – Actor George Clooney and soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo could be called as witnesses in the trial of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on charges of sex with an underage prostitute, the court announced Wednesday. [cnn] James Murdoch Resigns Amid Hacking Scandal – James Murdoch has […]
The 2012 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate Is Around The Corner
CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS TO THE QUEEN’S PLATE I find it somewhat amusing that people are already talking about plans for New Year, and yet they neglect to discuss the event which comes just after New Year, every year. An event which oozes more class and genuine fun than any New Year party could […]
ANC WikiPedia Page Suffers Sustained Hacks
In the wake of Parliament’s majority vote to send the controversial Protection of Information Bill to the National Council of Provinces for consideration, the ANC’s Wikipedia has suffered numerous mischievious revisions, or hacks.The information under the heading “Controversy over corrupt members” appears to have been censored, or redacted, in a style similar to a government-censored document. You need to see what these guys did.
Poor Blatter Hurt By Racism Attack
Poor Sepp Blatter. Things still aren’t going his way. Blatter said yesterday how hurt he felt after being criticised for his comments about racism in football. Visibly perplexed, he said: “I was very much hurt by these comments because it touched me in my conscience.”
News Reporter Signs Off With An F-Bomb [VIDEO]
Joyce Evans is an American news anchor for a local station in Philadelphia. She recently became a bit more famous when a vintage clip of her back in the 80’s surfaced online. After signing of a report in perfect English, she waits a couple of seconds, and then… No, rather watch for yourself. Trust me on this one.
New Study Confirms That Hollywood Is Still Pretty Much Sexist
This shouldn’t be surprising to anybody, but it’s probably good to be reminded. A study by USC’s Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism that surveyed the top 100-grossing movies of 2009, and found that only 32,8% of the 4 342 speaking characters were female. Let us remember that 2009 was the year that Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen came out.
A Review Of The 2011 Blog Awards Finalists
Let’s talk about the elephant in the room. There are some big names missing from that pool of finalists. More particularly, the coveted “Best Entertainment and Lifestyle Blog” category is fairly interesting.
SPL!NG Movie Review: Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
Paranormal Activity 3 continues the low budget horror series created by Oren Peli. The new chapter is a prequel, taking us back to the ’80s, where we learn where, how and why Katie’s haunting started. Critically-acclaimed Catfish filmmakers Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman direct what could very well be the best Paranormal Activity yet.
The Jack Daniel’s Festive Season TV Commercial
This beaut of an ad hit TV screens across the country on Monday this week. We know how many of you are living your life in the future, with US iTunes accounts and Apple TVs and iPads etc. so you might have missed it. Check it out – classic Jack Daniel’s!
Nude Hiking Banned On Swiss Alps, Still Okay In Germany
Hiking nude across the Swiss Alps became that much harder this week as a Swiss court upheld a court decision against a Swiss man fined for hiking in the nude past a family area. Not to fear though, other countries in Europe offer nude hikers and “nakation” (a real word!) enthusiasts a warmer welcome.
How To Shoot Yourself In The Foot; A Practical Guide By Qantas
Not happy with their recent spate of public embarrassments, Qantas poured some more petrol on the PR fire to really get things going when they launched their recent Twitter campaign.
Live Streaming Contact Lenses: Coming Soon
More and more of the technology that we see in the movies is becoming an everyday reality. The contact lens embedded with a tiny LED that can light up when a wireless signal is sent to it is one of these realities. Soon you’ll be able to stream your social media feeds and bring up other holographic images cybernetically.
MP Throws Tear Gas At Speaker In Parliament
It seems we aren’t the only ones who had some action in parliament yesterday. South Korea’s ruling party has ratified a controversial free trade deal with the United States. But just before they did that an opposition MP set off and threw a teargas device at the speaker, briefly clearing the chamber.
Google Is Killing A Bunch Of Services Today
As part of it’s “off-season spring cleaning,” Google today announced the end of a handful of services, including Google Buzz, Google Wave, and Google Knol. The thinking behind the initiative is to free up resources for Google+ and other higher-priority projects. While some of the shut-downs make sense, others are a little more unexpected.
Kristin Wiig Is GQ’s “Bro Of The Year”
Saturday Night Live fox and Bridesmaids star, Kristen Wiig has taken the honour of “Bro of the Year” in the Stateside Men of the Year edition of GQ. Being GQ, they were unable to give her the award without getting a glossy snap of Kristen in her undies, which she dutifully provided.
Mission Impossible 4 – Behind The Scenes With Simon Pegg [VIDEO]
The Hot Fuzz star returns as IT genius, Benji for the fourth movie in the franchise, which also stars Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner and Josh Holloway, that guy from Lost.
Wednesday Morning Spice
Auckland Helicopter Crash Broadcast Live-Streaming On Internet – The pilot of a helicopter which crashed in Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour is understood to have escaped serious injury. The squirrel helicopter was working to erect the seven storey Telecom Christmas tree at its new home on Auckland’s waterfront when it clipped a wire and crashed around 10:30 […]
Secrecy Bill – Where Do We Stand Now?
Members of Parliament have voted in favour of the Protection of State Information Bill. The bill still needs to be passed by the National Council of Provinces next year, but it has effectively been adopted by the National Assembly today based on majority vote. It has NOT yet been enacted. Editors staged a walkout as the announcement was made in Parliament.
Protection Of Information Bill Takes One Step Closer – Nandos Voices Its Opinion
Science: Neutrinos Probably Didn’t Travel Faster Than The Speed Of Light
In September, the science world was left in shock when workers at the world’s largest physics lab announced they had recorded subatomic particles travelling faster than the speed of light. Now, measurements by an opposing team of physicists suggest neutrinos cannot have travelled faster than the speed of light.
Keep This A Secret
Protestors wearing black gather outside Parliament in Cape Town on Tuesday, to voice their dissent against the proposed Protection Of Information Bill. Inside Parliament, MP’s gathered to vote on the matter. Coverage of opposition to the POIB was trending on Twitter under the hashtag, #BlackTuesday. Nothing was trending on Facebook. Because nothing trends on Facebook. […]
Spain’s New Presidency Poses Threat To Gay Marriage
The landslide victory of the opposition conservative Popular Party in Spain is widely viewed as a threat to same-sex marriage in that country. But the gays won’t go down without a fight. Or without a make-out session, for that matter. Watch as a live Al Jazeera news report on the election gets photobombed by two guys furiously sucking face.
Radvertising: Old Spice Is Still Doing Nicely [VIDEO]
I feel a little bad for Widen + Kennedy, Old Spice’s advertising agency; everything they’ve done since introducing Isaiah Mustafa as the Old Spice Guy has been subject to comparison, not always fairly. Which is a pity, because they’re killing it here with their new “Smell Better Than Yourself” campaign. Check out the video, after the jump.
Pretoria To Be Tshwane By End 2012, No Arguments: Mayor
Pretoria mayor, Kgosientso Ramokgopa, has reportedly declared that South Africa’s capital city will be re-named Tshwane by the end of 2012, no matter the cost to the city, nor the opposition to the move.