50 Cent Cast As Blind, Mystery-Solving DJ Named Shamus Cocobolo
50 Cent has joined the cast of Odd Thomas, an adaptation of Dean Koontz’ novel, which I don’t really care about. What I do care about is the fact that 50 Cent is playing a blind DJ called Shamus Cocobolo, who will help Anton Yelchin’s “clairvoyant short-order cook” uncover a Satanic plot. No spice.
The New Goldfish Music Video – ‘We Come Together’ – EPIC!
Ok they are clearly feeding their designer some SERIOUSLY good mushrooms, because this new Goldfish music video for their latest hit, “We Come Together” has completely blown my socks off! And it will blow yours off too. It’s basically a video game. Have you ever had your socks blown off? You should try it – […]
“I Was A Boy, I Didn’t Know Any Better” – The Definitive Luke Watson Interview
Former Stormers captain and controversial Springbok flank, Luke Watson, was interviewed by Rob van Vuuren and Martin Evans of 2oceansvibe Radio‘s Drive Time Robbery show earlier this week. In the candid interview, Watson ‘fesses up to the fault of his controversial remarks regarding the Springbok jersey, and the Afrikaans-dominated administration of South African rugby. Watson […]
The La Fee Absinthe-Minded Moment Of The Week
We all have our lapses of judgment. But some of us make such horrendously poor decisions that one simply has to ask, “What were they on?”. Every week we bring you three contenders in what can only be described as a battle of small wits. So, with great pleasure we present this week’s three La […]
Dramatic New Images Released Of The Tsunami Striking Fukushima Plant
The Tokyo Electric Power Company has released dramatic new photographs showing the immense power and immediate devastation the tsunami waves caused at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 11. The moment-of-impact images were taken from the fourth floor of the radioactive waste disposal building.
The Greatest Marriage Proposal EVER [VIDEO]
Look, I’m a cynic, but this is a must-see. Not content with simply getting down on one knee and asking his girlfriend to marry him, this legend of a man made a movie trailer without her knowledge. He then got her brother to take her to the movies, set up a hidden camera to capture her reaction and then, ag, just watch the video, okay?
Playboy iPad App Announced
It’s called iPlayboy because, well hell, what else were they going to call it? The appeal here is not so much that you get to see tastefully nude photographs in glorious iPad detail as the fact that the application offers full access tothe Playboy archives – you would own every Playboy issue ever. Welcome to the future.
How To Fight The War On SMS Spam
I’ve had it up to here with bastard companies sending me text messages about crap I don’t want, have never wanted and will never want. I don’t know what has happened, but suddenly every company in the country has my number. Thankfully I can now go to the Wireless Application Service Providers’ Association’s (Waspa) website and sort this shit out.
Friday Morning Spice
They Lied, Hammerl IS Dead – A statement on Facebook by the family of Anton Hammerl, a 41-year-old South African freelance photographer who has been missing in Libya for more than a month, said the family learned Thursday that he had in fact been killed April 5 by the forces of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi. [newyorktimes] […]
Chinese Pay $98 Million For Completion Of Robert Mugabe School Of Intelligence, No Spice
Zimbabwean defence minister, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has told the Zimbabwean parliament that China will put up the money for the completion of the Robert Mugabe School of Intelligence. It’s not clear how and when the money will be repaid by the Zimbabwean government, who’s debt to China is now about US$1.65 billion.
Cannes Film Festival Condemns Filmmaker For Sympathetic Hitler Remarks
Anyone who likes their cinema experience to be slightly more challenging than the conventional would have heard of Danish film maker, Lars von Trier. But instead of challenging the crowd with his latest film, Melancholia, starring Kirsten Dunst, it was his attempt at satire during a press conference that has now earned him the title of “persona non grata” at this prestigious festival.
Wayne Rooney Spoils For A Fight On Twitter
The always charming Wayne Rooney has offered to fight a “fan” who insulted him on Twitter. Wayne told the user that he’d “put him asleep in 10 seconds”.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers Spotted In Cape Town
Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers is in town and was spotted at the V&A Waterfront, wearing his trademark face. Rhys Meyers is best known for his roles in the films Bend It Like Beckham and Match Point and his television role as King Henry VIII in the historical drama The Tudors. An Excited fan of his […]
American Idol Top 3 Finalist Falls On Stage [Video]
Top three American Idol finalist, Haley Reinart, took an embarrassing tumble on stage tonight during her sexy rendition of Led Zeppelin’s “What Is And What Should Never Be”. Randy Jackson thought the fall was a set up. And Steven Tyler, predictably, loved it.
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Test Flight [VIDEO]
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo, the commercial spaceflight vehicle, recently had its seventh test flight, dropped from a height of 15km to see if it could adjust speed and bearing with various wing configurations. Which sounds technically fancy, but really just looks insanely cool.
Major Security Flaw Found In Android Phones
Google has been hit with a string of security flaws lately and the internet giant has now been exposed yet again with a “significant security hole” being found in its smartphone operating system, Google Android. As usual with these things, it can allow attackers to gain access to users’ personal information without their permission.
The Great Cape Town Airport Parking Scam
A few weeks ago I dropped off La Muse at Cape Town International airport, ahead of her buying trip to three corners of the world. We ate at the Spur (as you do) and when I paid for my parking ticket I was shocked to see I had been charged R105. I didn’t have the […]
Natalie’s ‘Circle Of Love’ Holds Poker Evening FUNdraiser!
WHAT a novel idea! You will recall an article we posted in early March about little Natalie – a little girl close to our heart, who has a rare form of bone cancer. The family and friends supporting Natalie are a terribly creative bunch, as you would have seen by the brilliant website they setup […]
Jilted Brides And Failed Attempts At Suicide Go Together Like A Horse And Carriage
The woman in the pictures here attempted to commit suicide by jumping from a seventh-story window. Before she could let go however, other people in the building saved her. Why did she not just run and jump? Because she wanted to wear her wedding dress whilst taking the plunge and the window was a bit small. Unrequited love leads to awkwardness.
Local Elections Wrap-Up
The results of yesterday’s fourth democratic municipal elections started trickling in late last night, after a very long, but mostly quiet day of voting. There were long lines, some scanner problems and one or two questions raised here and there.
Secret Service’s Twitter Account Compromised
Ha! Well done. Exactly nine days after setting up a Twitter account, the Secret Service was seen to post the following: “Had to monitor FOX for a story. Can’t. Deal. With. The. Blathering.” The tweet wasn’t deleted in time for all of the giggling, left-wing internet to leap at it. An “internal follow-up” is in progress.
Thursday Morning Spice
Camps Bay Voting Station – a real pulse of the nation Local Government Elections – With just 131 071 votes counted by midnight on Wednesday, the ruling party had 55,76% of the vote for wards and the Democratic Alliance came in at 33,48%. The ANC had 71 847 votes cast so far and the DA had […]
Catch The Integrated Marketing Communications Conference In Jozi, Next Month
The Integrated Marketing Communication Conference is happening in Johannesburg next month, having made the move from the Cape Town venue of the last event in October 2010. The IMCC brings together a host of marketing thought-leaders to discuss topics like: the benefits of online media; the vast opportunities available through social media marketing; integrating communications strategies […]
SPL!NG Movie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean – On Stranger Tides (2011)
Blackbeard, Barbarossa, Captain Kidd and Davy Jones would’ve rolled in their sea graves if they’d known fictional pirates like Long John Silver, Captain Hook and Captain Jack Sparrow would become more famous than them. Well, as real as Keith Richards is… he’s no pirate – not the way we think at least! Johnny Depp’s famous […]
New Candid Shots Of President Obama
The White House Flickr feed has been updated with a series of candid shots of President Obama over the past couple of weeks. Click through for shots of Obama and the family at the annual Easter Egg Roll, surveying tornado damage in the South, and hanging at the Oval Office- among others.
CAR Magazine Flirt With The Digital/Print Divide
Car Magazine’s May issue is ever so slightly different from previous incarnations. Sure, there’s a hot car on the cover. The typeface “CAR” is as red, and bold, as ever. All of the usual sluglines are there. And then you notice this QR code at the bottom left-hand corner of the cover.
You Won’t Go To Hell If You Don’t Vote ANC, Apparently
Despite what our responsible and esteemed president said recently, about us all going to hell if we don’t vote ANC; it seems we won’t be burning for eternity after all.
JR, Jack Parow, And Die Heuwels Fantasties Collaborate On New Video
Enjoy this early-release version of a track by local muso, JR (of “Make The Circle Beega”) fame. The track, titled “Show Goes On” will launch officially this coming Friday. Die Heuwels Fantasties and Jack Parow make an appearance on the track. Nicely.
Driven: The Audi TT-RS. When Germans Go Back To The Future
Ciro De Siena “works” as a car journalist. Sure, it’s tough to view driving a different car every week and writing about it as work, but it’s not all Bentleys and Champagne, he assures us. Every week he’ll review whatever it is that happens to be in his driveway, starting today with the Audi TT-RS, a manic version of your estate agent’s company car.
Bomb Found In Ireland Hours Before Queen Arrives
Police officials have said that hours before Queen Elizabeth II was to arrive in Dublin today, the army defused a pipe bomb discovered in a tote bag. The bag was in the luggage compartment of a bus on its way to the capital. Irish police are now on high alert after further scares are keeping them busy.