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Why Do We, Like, Use The Word ‘Like’ So Much?
16 May 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
The word has for ages been pigeonholed as a sign of laziness and stupidity, but research has actually placed a substantial amount of functionality on ‘like’.
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BBC Asks If Afrikaans Is In Danger Of “Dying Out”
18 May 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The BBC looked into language politics in South Africa to determine whether or not Afrikaans was in danger of “dying out”.
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Deal With It: You’ll Probably Only Have One ‘Hot Streak’ In Your Career – Lasting Four To Five Years
28 Sep 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
Experts have analysed the careers of more than 20 000 scientists, 3 000 artists, and 6 000 filmmakers, proving that the career hot streak is, in fact, an actual thing.
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A Few Pro Tips To Make The Most Of Heritage Day [Video]
14 Sep 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
September 24 is just around the corner, and that is cause for celebration. If you want to get the most out of Heritage Day, bear this in mind.
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The Problem With ‘Traditional African’ Breasts Vs. ‘Western’ Breasts
13 Oct 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Sun’s out buns out and all that, but dare show a breast on social media and everyone freaks out. These channels are also drawing some false equivalencies.
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If I Drop My Suspension, Does It Make Me A Coloured?
26 Sep 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
To find out what it means to be coloured, News24 set to the streets to ask coloured people “Do you think you have a heritage?” Some answers might surprise you.
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Everyone On Facebook Is Sharing This ‘How To Tell If You’re South African’ Post
21 Jun 2017 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Listen here china, you’ve probably seen loads of these lists already. There’s something about this latest one that people are really digging, though.
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The Past Winners Of The BBC Culture Photography Awards Are Worth A Look
05 Apr 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Do you think you have what it takes to enter a high-profile international photography competition? These past winners show that you’ll need to do well.
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MTV Have Made A Doccie About Racism In South Africa – Here’s The Trailer [Video]
20 Apr 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
A new MTV documentary is asking the question: how has the idea of the “rainbow nation” evolved?
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Attention Southern Suburbs And Durban Bugger Dads Everywhere – This Kid Will Out-Dance Your Kid To Johnny Clegg [Video]
04 Mar 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
There’s a ten-year-old white boy in KZN who has more Zulu swag than you. Have a look at this video and see for yourself.
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Kid Loses His Head Train Surfing In Johannesburg [Video]
23 Jul 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Train surfing is steadily increasing in popularity amongst the younger members of the community, but it is not all fun and games with this incident ending fatally.
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This Is How You Bury A Taxi Driver
26 May 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Some like to be six feet under, others want to be paraded around the streets. Here’s a rather unusual final request from this guy in Puerto Rico.
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Our Top 5 Australian Quirks [Videos]
15 May 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
‘Stralia’s a beautiful country, bloody oath mate. They do have some weird and wonderful things going on Down Under though, with these being our favourites.
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Wait, They’re Hiring Strippers For Funerals Now?
24 Apr 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Funerals the world over tend to be sombre affairs, although an Irish wake has been known to get somewhat rowdy. This Chinese tradition is just downright strange though.
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Japan’s Famous Penis Festival Happened This Weekend [Images]
09 Apr 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Prior to learning about this festival, I have only ever seen this many penises at Bachelorette Parties. Ladies, we’ve been doing it wrong.
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[UPDATE]’Rhodes Must Fall’ Has Hit International Headlines And Is Full Steam Ahead
20 Mar 2015 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The Rhodes Statue Issue has moved across oceans in the past few days – here’s what the rest of the world is saying about the poo issue and what’s going on.
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Prince William Wore These Outrageous Outfits In Japan Now [Images]
02 Mar 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Cultural clothing can look strange to other nations, but it is always a good idea to embrace outfits so as to keep the peace, a la Prince William.
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Things Black People Don’t Have
25 Feb 2015 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments
Vershani Pillay wrote a very interesting article in the M&G on Monday, and it certainly reads better than some of the past “Dear White People” pieces of late.
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Groom Has Seizure At Wedding, Bride Marries Guest
19 Feb 2015 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
In all fairness, if you’re the bride and have spent a small fortune on a dress and the wedding and the food, you are going to get married come hell or high water.
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Afrikaans M&G Journalist Takes Massive Swipe At Steve Hofmeyr
11 Nov 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Good. Someone should have done this months ago and shoved it in Steve’s face. I hope he gives it a good read and stops all his nonsense on Twitter. Go plant some trees and save the planet instead.
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Award Winning Business And Tech Mag Launches In SA
27 Oct 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Award-winning technology, business, and design magazine Fast Company has launched in South Africa. Don’t miss out…
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They’ve Combined Boxing And Chess – Introducing ‘Chessboxing’
17 Oct 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Chessboxing could be the next big thing to hit TV, if it finds its way out of back-alleys and clubs, but one thing’s for sure, it’s growing at an astonishing rate.
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You Know Those Owls They’ve Got To Fight Rats In Johannesburg? People Are Chopping Off The Owls Heads And Taking Out Their Eyes
14 Oct 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments
It seemed like a logical idea, because barn owls love to eat rats. And what would make barn owls really happy? A rat infestation!
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Couple Use Swinging To Bring People Closer To God
26 Sep 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Are you a swinger? Do you like being super-buff and hitting the gym till you cry? Then this couple will be an inspiration in your life…
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When Surfers Take On Billionaires
25 Sep 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
1-0 to the bodacious surfing dudes in the Surfer vs Suit battle which argued the access to a beach blocked by private property.
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These Night-Time Pics From Burning Man Are Off The Charts [Gallery]
29 Aug 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Burning Man has a lot to offer in the hot desert sun, but its real treats come out at night, where sculptures, art and the attendees themselves light up.
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Of Course Homer Simpson Took The Ice Bucket Challenge [Video]
28 Aug 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Homer Simpson decides to get involved in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, but everyone’s favourite animated dad gets a bit more than he bargained for.
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Robin Williams’ Fans Are Very Angry With Something Henry Rollins Said
26 Aug 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Former Black Flag frontman Henry Rollins makes a blunder with his “Fuck Suicide” article in the LA Weekly, and receives some serious hate on social media as a result.
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Excessive Hashtags On Instagram – Let’s Have That Chat
21 Aug 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s time to curb that excessive hashtag usage when posting pictures to Instagram, as these images can showcase the ridiculousness of the current situation.
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In China You Can Simulate Your Own Death Now
13 Aug 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Experience what it’s like to die and be cremated with China’s new 4D “Death Simulator”.
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