Friday, July 18, 2025

Wednesday Morning Spice

Trump releases 80,000 JFK assassination files, Alphabet spins off Starlink competitor Taara, Court battle over analogue TV switch-off begins, Director Accused of blowing $11 million meant for Netflix show, Inside Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s AI grudge match, Putin agrees to halt strikes on Ukraine energy targets, and Peru declares state of emergency after killing of popular singer

Thursday Morning Spice

Brawl leads to gunfire at plush Pretoria estate, Cape Town adds more new jobs than all other metros combined, Where is ‘wife killer’ Shrien Dewani now, National Assembly finally gives Cannabis Bill the green light, and ‘World’s Sexiest Bald Man’ 2023 announced.

Friday Morning Spice

Trump gets indicted, Megan Markle has a strange relationship with reality, Tycoon selling unvaxxed sperm, Cape Town series nominated for best international series at Cannes, and Gwyneth Paltrow’s trial is finally over.

Monday Morning Spice

Another kidnapping, Kanye likes Jewish people after watching 21 Jump Street, Canada’s crypto king abducted and tortured, ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero granted a presidential pardon, and Donald Trump calls for destruction.

Thursday Morning Spice

Bill Gates predicts AI future, Michael Schumacher’s wife feels trapped, Interest rate hike expected next week, Full list of Bafta nominees, Scientists create time bending mirror, Gwyneth and her yoni still in court, and Reggaeton pair wants to copyright their beat.

Wednesday Morning Spice

Prasa buys bullets, Rupert Murdock marries at 92, Russia’s Ex-Prez threatens The Hague with a hypersonic missile, Gwyneth Paltrow and her yoni in court, and Ferrari gets hacked.

This Is Why Gwyneth And Chris Broke Up

They are going to “consciously uncouple” – the term Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin used when they announced their separation. The Academy award winning actress and the frontman from Coldplay insist that they will still “co-parent” their kids while being on different continents.

Wednesday Morning Spice

Gwyneth and Chris are over. Pistorius breaks silence. Candy Crush explosion. ‘Serious judgement lapse’ in Schumacher’s care. Facebook makes another billion dollar acquisition. Four men arrested for World Trade Center base jump. Iceland has a digital currency.

The Bush Is Officially Back

A recent study in the UK has revealed that more and more women have decided to go au naturale, while more and more men are okay with that. Yup. Despite being bombarded with images of pubic topiary whenever Britney Spears or Paris Hilton got out of a cab, it seems as if the trend is now to totally neglect the razor.

Gwyneth Paltrow Is ‘Going Nuclear’ In War Against Vanity Fair

The word around town is that Vanity Fair has a scathing article on Gwyneth Paltrow in the works, and she is doing absolutely everything she can to stop them publishing it. According to RadarOnline.com, she is attempting to utterly “destroy” the magazine’s reputation before her story goes to print.

SPL!NG Movie Review: Iron Man 3

Iron Man surpassed expectations, while Iron Man 2 hovered below them. Just when we thought the Iron Man saga needed a bit of oil, The Avengers knocked any signs of rust off the rocket-powered Tin Man with Robert Downey Jr. stealing the show once again (with the Hulk’s permission). So the excitement around the May […]

Radvertising? Warner Bros. Promotes ‘Contagion’ Film With Bacteria Billboard

Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming film, ‘Contagion,’ needed some promotion because apparently Marion Cotillard’s presence isn’t enough. So, reasonably, Warner Bros hired a couple of microbiologist and immunologists to create billboards filled with growing bacteria and fungi that would spell out promotional messages. Please save your ‘viral marketing’ comments for after class.