And that headline is a big call, because the internet. Justin Timberlake has rediscovered his star mojo, apparently. Runs on Saturday Night Live and more recently on the Jimmy Fallon have us convinced that Timberlake isn’t just back – he’s bona fide funny. Fallon and Timberlake wrapped up what they dubbed “Timberweek” by honouring rap […]
Last month’s rumours were true. Comedy cult icon, David Brent, is back. And he is raising money for charity. Brent returns in a 10 minute mini episode after The Office. This YouTube video was premiered on UK’s Comic Relief Day. Comic Relief is an organization that raises money for positive change through the art of entertainment. Gervais […]
Hey, man. Everyone just chill out. Cape Town traffic officers have made a drug bust on the N1, seizing marijuana to the value of R500 000. That is a lot of cheese. The bust went down last night, when a vehicle was pulled over on the highway near Beaufort West. Traffic chief Kenny Africa reported the officers stopped a Range Rover, […]
No one should be without a digital camera. Sure, you might have your smartphone, but does your mom? Does SHE like to operate a smartphone? She might not. But ask her to operate this Olympus compact with 10 megapixel super wide optical zoom, and she’s like a labrador with a duck in its mouth. Check […]
Louise and Martine Fokkens (really?) have sucked everything they can from the prostitute business in Amsterdam. The twins are Amsterdam’s oldest prostitutes, but have officially decided to retire at the age of 70, after being in the business for more than 50 years. It is estimated that between the two ladies, over 335 000 men […]
Bodies dating back to the era of the Black Death have been unearthed during excavations for London’s Crossrail project. A black plague burial ground was long rumoured to be in the area, but the exact location was unknown. Thus far 13 bodies have been found in a 5,5 metre wide shaft at the edge of […]
St Patrick’s Day celebrations were in full swing on Sunday all across the world. Check out the gallery, featuring a dazzling array of Irish people, and people who desperately want to be Irish people engaging in pub brawls and street parades. Even the Obamas celebrated in front of the White House. The building was illuminated in green for the occasion. […]
We gave up on taxis years ago, but one thing is for sure, the vast majority of SA’s cycling community feel there is a minority ruining their reputation by cycling through red lights. This Santam cyclist is one of them.
SA cardinal says pedophilia is not a criminal condition. Bowie’s new album goes to number 1. ANC disbands Youth League Executive. Soccer star gets life ban for Nazi salute. First F1 of the year was a thriller in Melbourne. US company gets license to print 3D guns. Sharks embarrassed.
Fear not, I will not be ranting here. I will not spend 1000 words frothing at the keyboard about the abysmal, facile, corporate, lackluster, insulting, sell-out winelists that do not deserve the bad laminating they have.
On Wednesday, Russian President, Vladimir Putin emerged with film actor, Steven Seagal at an event that sought to promote healthy lifestyles among young people. Putin said: I think it would be quite appropriate to recall the positive experience of past decades when the so-called GTO, Ready for Labour and Defence, was in use in our […]
Apart from easy-on-the-eye visuals, Playboy magazine is famous for its in-depth interviews. I was fortunate enough to be invited as the March edition’s subject, resulting in a 6-page interview. More than enough reason to get a copy 😉
Ever wonder at what point in the pope’s life he chose to literally take a leap of faith and become a priest? When Pope Francis was just the wee age of 12, he had a relationship with a woman named Amalia Damonte. Now 76, Damonte has decided to tell the world about their “love-affair.” When […]
Oh, I feel sick. There’s nothing on the top of your shoulders right now, is there? If arachnids don’t terrify you enough, you should know that somewhere, right now, one is feasting on the warm blood of a mammal. A study published on 13 March 2013 reports that the ratio of existing spiders to spiders who […]
We’re only a few days into Pope Francis’ papacy, and already red flags are being raised, linking the Pope, and the role played by the Catholic Church in the brutal military dictatorship of Argentina. Both the Catholic Church and Pope Francis have been accused of complicit silence during the “dirty war” that was waged on the […]
In news that has taken an astonishingly long time to be picked up by anyone, a dead tiger cub has been found dead in a Benoni drive way. Benoni resident, Chantal Kingsmill came home on Saturday night to find the 10-week old cub lying dead in her drive way. The animal didn’t appear to have […]
HBO with Game of Thrones has now partnered with New York craft beer genuises, Brewery Ommegang to produce a range of beers based on the acclaimed television series. March saw the release of the first beer in the line, called Iron Thron Blonde Ale just in time for the much anticipated season three premier. HBO […]
The Samsung Galaxy S4 was unveiled yesterday at Radio City Hall, New York City after intense media hype. Here’s everything you need to know about Samsung’s new flagship phone, in a nutshell. Aesthetically, the S4 looks like a larger version of the S3 which means that it’s big. Very big. Too big? That’s up to the […]
It has begun! It had to begin some time, right? By now we’re sure you’re all up to date with the recent… let’s call it rebellion that the Biebz is throwing down. Oh, you aren’t? You should probably watch the video of the time his security had to hold him back from clawing the eyes out […]
Democratic Alliance MP, Anchen Dreyer revealed before the House of Parliament on Thursday that R117 million had been spent on security at Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead. Consider that R45 million was spent to construct a top of the range jail in Kimberly last year. That’s 260% more spent on one man, than a criminal incarceration […]
Well, as certain as scientists can be. Guys in white coats at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) Large Hadron Collider are now certain that they have found the Higgs Boson particle. The “God Particle” is thoerised to give elementary objects mass to the universe. Meaning that the Higgs Boson explains the existence of everything, […]
Look at this! Just look how sleek it is, the HD display, the size… Oh, stop it! If you are looking into getting real about viewing pleasure, this is definitely the deal you need to get your hands on. Groupies channel surf with an LG 42″ Full HD LED TV and enjoy viewing favourites with […]
Kickstarter has been flooded by “Veronica Mars” fans attempting to bring their dream of a movie closer to reality by pleding money to raise funds. Currently the pot is sitting at $3,2 million (R30,5 million), which is a hell of a lot more than the goal of $2 million for this project. Yesterday, fans smashed […]
What is your signoff? Let’s be honest, we’ve all wasted too much time thinking about how to sign off at the end of an email. There’s a check list of questions that every one of us runs through: What do I write at the end of a business/professional email? Do I need to change my […]
Welcome to Friday. Your phone isn’t just something you use to make phone calls. You store images, troll enemies on social networks, and evaporate time under the table during meetings with a little light Instagram editing, to name a few functions. Time wastage is an important function of your smartphone, but time wasting apps generally […]
Samsung releases Galaxy 4. Apple’s marketing guy rubbished it before launch. Pope returns to Rome to pay bill. The results of Top TV’s porn channel application. Facebook to incorporate the hashtag. They’re making replicas of Madiba’s jail cell.
It may have been the most boring game of the weekend, but the Sharks versus Kings match in Port Elizabeth on 9 March did produce fireworks, even if they were in the stands. The description below the video reads, So what happened was, spectators were expecting their seats to be empty but found that someone […]
Canadian Astronaut, Commander Chris Hadfield has risen to Twitter fame over the course of the last few months by tweeting beautiful pictures of earth from the point of view of the International Space Station, currently orbiting around the planet at a sedate pace of 27 600km per hour. Consider this one, for example. The Isle […]
Well, R29 950 000. But what a view! Hell, the view alone’s worth 40 bar. At least. And that infinity pool that gives the impression that it’s actually part of the ocean? Don’t be naughty. If the price made your eyes water a little bit, just step back for a second, and contemplate the word, “cocktails”. […]
“Emma…” Do you know one of those condescending twerps who smirks whenever you read a book, print a page, write something one a note pad – their tablet in hand? Are you one of those condescending twerps? Do you use an iPad when you run out of toilet paper? Obviously not. This rad TV ad […]