A recent clinical trial conducted by the National Institute of Health in the US has found that a new experimental drug may be able to treat depression symptoms within minutes, as opposed to most current prescription anti-depressants that can take weeks to have an effect.
That’s right – now you can watch the whole schpiel on TV in SA, even if you don’t have an “MNET decoder.” Yes, it’s on ETV! Hating that! Click through for the time of the screening! And they’ve got Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber performing! Yay!
Celebrate the joy of the season under a starlit African sky, as choir song rings out alongside the rich, warm resonance of brass bands. Continuing the V&A Waterfront’s summer celebration of music and dance, the property will host a Choral and Brass Festival at the outdoor Amphitheatre daily between Saturday, 15 to Sunday 23 December. […]
Jeremy Clarkson has been spotted driving a super tiny toy-like car in London’s Mayfair. Wearing a bizarre helmet style contraption that seemed to be connected to the car’s body, Jeremy looked rather futuristic as he filmed a scene for the latest series of his popular BBC 2 show Top Gear.
Pope Benedict XVI tweeted for the first time yesterday from a personal Twitter account. This follows last week’s announcement by the Vatican that Benedict would begin posting messages on Twitter in eight languages under the handle @pontifex – a Latin term for pope that means “bridge builder.”
Johan Huibers took 20 years to build this scale replica of the biblical ship, after having nightmares of his homeland flooding. Now what does he plan to do with it?
“I’m not crying…these are…just…tears… of joy”, exclaims Marco Mogable, as the explosion of cinnamaldehyde rockets through his sinuses.
Jeez this is clever. It’s a 360 degree ultra-HD image take at the 2012 Red Bull Flugtag event at the V&A Waterfront. If you were one of the 220,000 people there, then there is a good chance you will be able to tag yourself. And GO!
It’s incredible what retailers are diversifying into these days, but sometimes that is what it takes to stand out. Pick ‘n Pay obviously think that ‘Ass Yoghurt’ will help their efforts against Checkers.
GoPro has dominated the personal HD camera market for action sports over the last three years, and their products just get better and better. The Wi-Fi enabled Hero3: Black Edition, is the most advanced GoPro, ever.
Here’s the pretext: retired race horses – and horses from similarly competitive backgrounds – are routinely carted from the United States to Canada or Mexico, where they are slaughtered, processed, and shipped to France (and other European countries) for human consumption. This is not a new phenomenon. It has been going on for about as […]
We have no words. Scientology either screws people up for life, or just attracts weirdos from the start. Nothing else can explain this strange rap featuring top members of the cult including a prominent spokesperson, and Cruise’s church-approved ex-squeeze.
Street children in Cape Town are a familiar sight to anyone who frequents the City. But how would you feel when you start an initiative for them, only to see the kids turn on it?
Terroir. It’s time we had a chat about it. Is it complete marketing hogwash? Is it the holy grail of fine wine making, so, in fact, total hogwash? Is it a real thing that winemakers should strive toward? Wait, hold on Harry, wtf is terroir.
Nederburg has created a novel restaurant for the summer, open from Wednesday to Sunday until the end of April. Called the Red Table, it offers locally-sourced fresh, light bistro-style food in a relaxed and gesellige atmosphere. The menu has been devised to match the farm’s rich and varied range of award-winning wines. What makes it […]
We are all quite aware that taking juice, and klapping gym mah boet, is the perfect combination for one hell of a crazy ride. But very rarely do we get an insight into just how insane this is, boet, so click through for an experience.
The Wall Street Journal editors picked “the best photos of the year – representing the key moments and defining images of the news in 2012.” They included our Clifton Trawler Butlers Pizza Stunt we did in May. Click through for the pic + video.
It’s not just Google who are looking to have us all driving around in self-driving cars – Volvo is also gearing up for production and release of their own fleet of self-driving vehicles.
But do you know WHY? All for a competition where you can win a prize worth R1 million! Check it out
Gizmodo ran a photograph challenge for its readers. The entries had to be shot and edited on whatever phones the contestants were using. This, of course, meant a whole lot of filters, but also a bunch of really good images.
That’s right, in the land of opportunity, a federal judge has blocked a law banning therapy that seeks to change the sexual orientation of minors from gay to straight. Bizarre – read on – fascinating stuff..
As it stands, there is a good chance that 1time Airline might be flying by Christmas. Not under that name, but it would still be better than nothing.
Look, In this crazy cluttered world, where anyone can be famous, it’s simply not enough to have your fifteen minutes; you need to showcase your skills at the same time. Even if you decide to become the World Champion 100 Metre Swim Fin Hurdler.
The Daily Beast put together an all important report on what the various Victoria’s Secret supermodels eat before a show and what they splurge on immediately after! Great reading for image-obsessed, jealous, self-conscious women and men alike!
Going to space isn’t such a big deal these days. Basically, you just need enough money and you can go. But if you have enough money, you might as well go on your own, or with some mates, right?
Shhhh! This video will self-destruct within zero-zero-seven seconds of viewing. One of our agents caught this top secret footage at this weekend’s South African release of Skyfall, the latest film in the Bond series.
Releasing December 7, Breaking the Taboo is a documentary made by Sir Richard Branson’s son Sam which sets out the case for decriminalising drugs. Some big names are backing the venture, including Morgan Freeman and Kate Winslet.
Australia’s world-first laws on cigarette and tobacco plain packaging have come into full effect on Saturday. All brand logos and colours have now been replaced with generic olive green coverings, gruesome pictures of diseased body parts, or depictions of children and babies made ill by their parents’ smoking.
The Mexican drug cartels are more than just gangs. They are a combination of organised crime and military – even if a rather undisciplined one. It’s the mafia with radio towers, RPG’s and armored vehicles. They are extremely badass; in the most horrible and corrupt way possible.
Welcome to the gun show. Moustafa Ismail’s guns are so large he probably struggles to feed himself. However, these guns might be for nothing if the Guinness World Records finds he used implants.