Monday, July 14, 2025

COP17 Climate Talks In Danger Of Unravelling

Key decision makers on the global climate change issue have been hesitant to make a conclusive call at the COP17 talks, which are currently being held in Durban. There are major concerns that the world’s only legally binding climate agreement could sink entirely.

The Contagion-esque Superflu That Could Kill Us All

Sealed up in the lower levels of a medical faculty building in Rotterdam, the Netherlands lies a genetically altered flu strain which could potentially cause a pandemic which could kill half of the world’s population.

Benetton Is At It Again

The Italian clothing label’s controversial advertising campaign, Unhate, which was launched less than two weeks ago, is surely going to garner more raised eyebrows with their latest stunt: Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu kissing Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas on a large billboard in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Gun Club Lets Children Pose With Santa And Some High-Powered Firearms

An American gun club has invited children and their families to pose for pictures with Santa Claus – and a high-powered firearm! They are able to choose between grenade launchers, assault rifles and AK-47s. The picture, taken against a festive backdrop, will then feature on a holiday card. Afterwards, the families also get a chance to test out the machine guns.

The “Fun-Vii” – Toyota’s Insane Futuristic Concept Car

Akio Toyoda, Toyota’s president, described the freshly-unveiled Fun-Vii as “a smartphone on four-wheels,” which sounds like something you would say to describe a car with lots of gadgets. Except Toyota’s new concept car, unveiled ahead of the Tokyo Auto show is like a smartphone on four wheels because it has giant touchscreen doors.

Recession Threatens Funding For Fighting HIV/AIDS

As World AIDS Day approaches, health advocacy groups and charities across the developing world are tightening their belts following an announcement by the The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria that the expected 11th round of funding due in 2012 would be cancelled due to “resource constraints”.

Miley Cyrus Admits To Being A Stoner [VIDEO]

Oh dear lady. Here’s a little bit of advice to you Miley: When you’re at your 19th birthday party, chances are there’s someone there filming you, waiting to give something to the tabloids. Hence, don’t say anything stupid.

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Mexico City’s Record-Breaking Zombie Walk

Nearly 10 000 people dressed up in zombie gore and wandered through Mexico City this weekend, in a bid to set the new world record for zombie walks, which is a thing. Once verified by Guinness, the walk will blaze past the previous record of 4 093 zombies, set in New Jersey last year.

Lab Dogs See Sunlight For First Time [VIDEO]

The Beagle Freedom Project rescues dogs that are bred and used for lab testing. These dogs are born in laboratories and live in cages their whole lives. The project recently rescued 40 dogs, between ages four and seven, who have never seen outside sunlight.

This €110 Million, 82m Superyacht Belongs In A Spy Movie

Fully equipped with a personal submarine, a helicopter that nests in a hydraulically operated hangar and water cannons, the PJ World Yacht is the ultimate floating luxury mansion that you’ve always dreamed of… and will never have.

Children’s Book About Marijuana Reissued In Time For Christmas

It’s Just a Plant is an illustrated picture book about marijuana for the younger members of society. The plot is fairly simple: Jackie catches her folks smoking a joint one evening, and then her mother takes her on a trip the next day to learn more about marijuana.

Creative Combat Gear Worn By Egyptian Protesters [PICS]

The saying goes that you shouldn’t bring a knife to a gunfight. But in Egypt, where violence is once again reaching a crescendo, protesters are protecting themselves with whatever they can find as they fight fierce street battles with the military. Check out their home-made armour consisting of garden buckets, gas masks and…egg boxes.

This Seems About As Close To A Jet-Pack As We’re Likely To Get

The first person to fly with a pair of jet-propelled wings, Yves “Jetman” Rossy, recently completed a flight over the Swiss Alps in formation with two jet planes. Wearing a pair of wings and four jet engines, Rossy jumped out of a helicopter and flew alongside the jets using his body movements to perform midair […]

DA Councillor From East London Wins Mr Gay SA

Who says politics can’t have a pretty face? This last weekend, Lance Weyer, a DA councillor from Buffalo City in East London walked off with the title of Mr. Gay SA at the Grand Finale held at Gold Reef City in Gauteng.

Buy Your Next Vida Using MXit

The ink has barely dried on Alan Knott-Craig’s deal to buy MXit, and already we’re seeing new developments in the user experience of South Africa’s biggest social network. You can now buy your favourite Estrela using nothing more than your MXit account.

Hate Speech Hearing On The Cards For Juju

Despite the fact that Julius Malema has now decided to be a beef farmer, the Afrikanerbond definitely wants him to come before the South African Commission of Human Rights on three allegations of hate speech, which the group has lodged against him since March 2010.

Where Is The South African “Sideways”?

What is needed is for wine to start appearing in South African popular culture. (Do we have one of those?) Remember that rather kak film, Sideways? That changed how Merlot and Pinot Noir were sold in the States. Just because that snivelly little prick Miles told everyone to “Fuck Merlot”, they did, running to quaff cheap Californian Pinot Noir by the bucket load.

Google Doodle Supports Egyptian Elections

Egyptians began voting today in the first election since toppling former President, Hosni Mubarak in February. These elections are the first of a programme of elections that will last until March 2012, and although only a tiny proportion of the population has internet access, Google is continuing to do its bit for democracy and hoping to inspire Egyptians to vote.

The First Beer In Space [VIDEO]

A couple of “Natty Light” enthusiasts approached the brewer, Natural Ice with the idea to make the mediocre frat-house beer slightly more remarkable by making it the first to be sent into space. Their spacecraft’ was a styrofoam cooler, a GPS tracking device, and an HD camera, launched into space with a weather balloon last week.

A Traffic Ticket Of Excellence

Here’s a little Friday frivolity for you. Bloemfontein businessman, Chris Snyman shows the ticket he was issued with when a traffic cop flagged him down. Please note the offence: “Drove motor vehicle while driving”.  

Judge Motata Wantsch Hish Old Job Backsh (hic)

Disgraced High Court Judge, Nkola Motata, has filed papers at the Pretoria High Court demanding his job back. Given his indiscretions, however, he might be about to hit a brick wall… again.

Recently Unfriended? Fear Not, Shatner Will Make It Better [VIDEO]

Facebook, the social network we all love to hate. Already in its seventh year of existence, the online community has managed to connect everyone with everyone, even if they barely know one-another. For exactly that reason, many people have gone about culling off some of these Facebook “friends”, and while it freed up their newsfeed, it left others scorned.

My Delayed Goodbye To The White Stripes

The other day I bought Icky Thump, almost begrudgingly. I didn’t think it would be that good. It didn’t get the commercial attention (by that I mean our radio stations only played the single Icky Thump off it) of albums like Elephant and Get Behind Me Satan, leading me to think that perhaps it was a bit of a dud. If you haven’t bought the last album – do. It really is that good.

Botox Fail: Woman Gets 100 Silicone Injections In Lips [PICS]

Kristina Rei from Russia clearly never watched that Absolutely Fabulous episode where Eddie tells Patsy that your lips should always be smaller than your face. She has just had her 100th botox injection – bringing her total expenses on these procedures to R50 000 so far. Her quest is twofold: to emulate cartoon diva Jessica Rabbit, and have the world’s biggest pout.