British Prime Minister, David Cameron, left his eldest daughter, Nancy, at a pub following a Sunday lunch. It happened after a mix-up with his wife Samantha, Downing Street has admitted. The couple only realised their daughter was missing when they got home.
In recent years we have seen reality television sink from the lows of Big Brother down through teen pregnancy, to the dregs of Jersey Shore. Earth, it would seem has little left to offer in terms of reality TV. Enter Dutch team, Mars One, who are looking to raise an initial $6 billion to send a team to mars by 2023, and make a reality show out of it.
Yesterday, Nando’s made a decision to hit back at our nation’s broadcasters. They published a summary of their pro-diversity advert in the Sunday papers in response to the SABC, DSTV, M-Net and e.tv banning the advert.
They say: “They’ve made the decision for you. Unlike our broadcasters, we’re giving you the right to choose.”
That’s how we feel too, because nobody should treat you like a child.
Click through to enjoy the ad in all its glory.
The Muse and I were in the Midlands this weekend for a wedding, and I can tell you now that it was crispy. I made the error of checking the weather forecast for Durban, instead of the Midlands. Needless to say the boardshorts I packed didn’t come to much use. Check out these rad pics […]
Did you just get a little shiver up your spine? I did. I really did. Do you remember that amazing time that we shared together last year? I remember it, so fondly. I really do. We were building something, something good, something great – a movement. A movement based on the premise that no one […]
PUMA has just launched a new campaign that asks you to recycle your unwanted clothes. It’s known as the “Bring Me Back” programme, and all you need to do is take your unwanted stuff – even non-PUMA stuff – to a PUMA retail location. However, if you’re attached to that special pair of pumps, PUMA encourages you to snap a picture, write an obituary, and share it online.
As the American government continues its internal adoption of cloud computing services, Google and Microsoft have been scrambling for contracts – what with their being lucrative and influential and such. Sucks to be Google, then, because the FAA just awarded $91 million to Microsoft to have their platform transition to the Microsoft Office 360 cloud service.
COMPETITION NOW CLOSED! Congratulations to ROWAN, who has pledged to match the R5 000 prize money, and treat his father, and his father’s soul mate to a night’s stay at the gorgeous Westcliff Hotel, in Johannesburg. You’re aware that Father’s Day is next Sunday? Yes, next Sunday. That’s nine days from now, my friends. Nine […]
Bob Welch, formerly Fleetwood Mac’s guitarist and succesful soft-rock soloist of the 70’s, was found in his Nashville home yesterday, dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 65. Police reports say that Welch’s body was found by his wife in the mid-afternoon, along with a suicide note.
In a disgusting display of cruelty and abuse, captors tattooed a refugee’s forehead after he tried to flee Syria for Lebanon. Click through for the disturbing video, slightly N5FW.
A very stimulating new book has just launched: Do Ideas. The book, curated by Don Packett, features contributions from some of South Africa’s brightest minds. They want you to embrace your ideas: “don’t be afraid”, they say. The best bit? It’s free, and online. Go on, you want to have a look.
I am sure I have mentioned most of these tips in the past, but there is little harm in reminding you of some solid wine-truths. One thing I promise, if you follow any of these tips, your enjoyment of wine will increase. And, hell, isn’t that what life is all about, drinking wine?
Reports claiming 5FM DJ Euphonik assaulted his media personality ex-girlfriend, Bonang Matheba, last week, went largely unnoticed in the press. But we can now reveal that one of 5FM’s top-rated DJ’s has handed himself over to the police, following three criminal charges that have been laid against him by Matheba.
Ha! Model Melissa Stetten found herself getting hit on by vaguely-famous actor Brian Presley on a flight out of Los Angeles. Using this new thing called ‘the internet,’ she identified Presley as a married, outspoken Christian with a five-year-old kid. So she livetweeted his ridiculously awkward attempt at hooking up with her. Watch it unfold below.
He’s at it again. Louis Theroux has dived back into the hornet’s nest of the American porn industry 15 years after his intial foray. What he has found is that an industry that used to make billions is now fighting for survival, as so much free pornography is available online. Things have got to a point where Theroux says that pornography is now simply advertising for prostitution.
Less than a week ago Nando’s launched their popular #Diversity campaign, which celebrates SA’s rich cultural heritage. Shortly afterward, local channels banned the television ad, which they claimed “trivialises xenophobia” and “could be deemed offensive”. Nando’s are not having it.
You might have picked up in the Morning Spice headlines that the Nasdaq stock exchange said it “owe[d] the industry an apology”. It’s gone a little further now, and says it will set aside $40 million to reimburse investors that suffered losses due to technical problems on Facebook’s first day of trading.
COMPETITION CLOSED Over the last few weeks, we’ve discussed fatherhood, and what it meant to the men of yore. My father, for example, was the keyboardist in McCully Workshop, a band famous for regularly melting faces (and hearts) in the greater South African geographical area. You think I can get a man like that a […]
In news that you want desperately to be surprised by, but just can’t, the creators of the Tupac-ogram have announced that they’re working on an Elvis Presley hologram, for making film and television appearances – and, depending on how unsettling they can get the reincarnated star to look, on tour.
It’s a fraught world out there, friends. I don’t know about you, but I’ve noticed a flurry of activity around Father’s Day this year. It’s like for the first time in a long time, people are really considering what it means to be a man. A man, in this time and place. A man, versus […]
Following the announcement that Cell C had drastically dropped their prepaid cell rates, Alan Knott-Craig Senior has seemingly checkmated the competition yet again. Cell C announced today that they would also be reducing their contract rates with the launch of six “Straight Up” packages for postpaid and Top-Up customers on 22 June 2012. This is big.
Trying to avoid the title of White Elephant trainers, the City of Cape Town is considering turning Cape Town Stadium “into a hub of commercial activity”. The idea is to introduce restaurants, night clubs, sports bars and coffee spots to the stadium to make back some of the R44,6 million a year running costs.
A 2oceansViber recently sent us this picture and we had to share it. It’s nice to know that when you’re stranded on a paradise island, you can still get “Elegant C0ck”, and that the quality is guaranteed. Apparently it’s some sort of mosquito coil. I can’t see the relevance to the name. [Thanks Adrian!]
The line between stupidity and bravery is a fine one, and the gentleman in this video seems to have a foot on either side. Taking on a Great White with nothing but a snorkel and a spear-gun is some kind of special.
Right now, you could be using the new Internet, and you probably didn’t know. Essentially, the Internet got too small, and we’d have run out of addresses if they didn’t do something about it. But, we’ll let Vint Cerf, Google’s Chief Internet Evangelist, guide us through the jargon.
I bet everyone has been holding out for the Mount Nelson hotel to announce their Father’s Day offering. Well you need not wait another second, because we managed to get all the info you need! As expected, it is nothing short of glorious! Tell me dad wouldn’t want to indulge in a Planet Bar Burger and […]
This past weekend marked the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, 60 years of politely smiling, waving and occupying an ultimately powerless position. In celebration, renowned street artist, Banksy, created an exclusive piece, which can be yours for free! Click through for cultural enrichment.
YouTube user, Baracksdubs, is back with yet another great mashup featuring Barack Obama. Only this time, he’s singing his version of viral parody sensation “Call Me Maybe”, by Carly Rae Jepsen.
This weekend we brought you news of Sportswriter Mark Keohane’s alleged sexual harassment and drug abuse scandal. While many claims have yet to be verified, the web is abuzz with conflicting views – some even suggesting that it may finally be Karma catching up with him.
On the back of the release of new and depressing US job data, Barack Obama has timed an attack on Mitt Romney to perfection. Obama wants Americans to pay attention to Romney Economics, and “remember, we’ve seen it all before.”