Monday, June 23, 2025

Friday Morning Spice

The kingpins of South Africa’s biggest pyramid scheme in history, Billie Eilish album review, Gwede Mantashe asks SA to give party another chance, AND OpenAI strikes Reddit deal to train AI on your posts.

Monday Morning Spice

Flames shoot from cargo plane mid-air, Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, diagnosed with skin cancer, South Africa celebrates its first UFC champion, Sports Illustrated’s publisher terminates most of staff in mass layoff, and Why are Iran and Pakistan firing rockets at each other?

They Reckon Leonardo Is Tapping This Supermodel

Obviously it’s a model. As if Leo could ever lower the bar to just regular people – he couldn’t possibly have normal folk on his yacht on Cannes or his beach in St Barts. The horror.

OMG Time Inc. Is Creating ‘Advertiser Friendly’ Content

Time Inc is introducing new procedures into its business models to cater for “advertiser friendly” content, and this has raised some concerns with readers and followers of the magazine after journalists were laid-off for not meeting requirements.

Whoah – The US Sports Illustrated Cover Is Smoking Hot

US Sports Illustrated have forgone the use of only one model clad in a swimsuit for their cover of the 50th Anniversary Issue – we are thankful for it. The two previous covers featured Kate Upton, which was starting to get a bit stale. This issue features the three derrieres of Nina Agdal, Lily Aldridge, and Chrissy Teigen.

LIFE’s Swimsuit Photos From The 70s Are Just Awesome [GALLERY]

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, Life magazine looked back on some of their own swimsuit editions from the past. 1970 to be exact. It’s a testament to the winning formula of sun, beach, plus good looking women wearing swimsuits equals magazine sales.

Reader’s Digest Begins Insolvency

Late on Friday, three-quarters of the British staff of Reader’s Digest were made redundant and it was confirmed that insolvency proceedings were to begin.

SA Sports Illustrated Is Folding

BizCommunity reports that it has learnt from reliable sources that Media 24’s SA Sports Illustrated is to fold. SASI has served as the premier South African sports magazine for decades. The magazine’s profile on Media 24’s website reads as follows: Sports Illustrated is the most successful and enduring multi-sport magazine in South Africa’s publishing history. […]

Interview With Genevieve Morton – Sports Illustrated Swimwear Covergirl

One of 2oceansVibe’s most celebrated Weather Girls, Genevieve Morton (see her award-winning Weather Girls video here), has been chosen as the cover girl for the latest Sports Illustrated swimwear issue. I can’t say I’m overly surprised, but I thought we’d interview Gen for the 2oceansVibers out there. Click ‘continue reading’ to read the interview and […]

Genevieve Morton In The US Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

We’re so proud of the 2oceansvibe Weathergirls and the way they’re quietly destroying the globe with their beauty. Take for example our very first Weathergirl, Genevieve Morton, who finds herself in the pages of the US Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue! I was paging through the latest issue on my iPad (thanks Digicape) and got such […]

Irina Shayk – The 2011 US Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Model

We’ve received overwhelming interest in Russian model Irina Shayk, who is this year’s US Sports Illustrated cover model. Initial reports certainly made for interesting reading, revealing the fact that she is the daughter of a coal miner. But there’s more. Enjoy this – she also happens to be the girlfriend of Cristiano Ronaldo. Skinny wealth. […]

GOOD MORNING… HEADLINES?

Catrinel Menghia with dimples of Venus2009 Sports Illustrated Swimwear model Click image for hi-res then click here for more First Trailer for World Cup “Invictus” Movie Gets Released – From director Clint Eastwood, “Invictus” tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) joined forces with the captain of South Africa’s rugby team, […]

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED 2009 SWIMWEAR COVER GIRL REVEALED

I think a massive round of applause is due for the 2oceansvibe Weathergirls featured in this year’s highly anticipated Sports Illustrated SWIMWEAR EDITION – including Elbe van der Merwe, Lyndall Jarvis and Genevieve Morton! But there could only be one cover girl, and, although she has not yet been a 2oceansvibe Weather Girl, this year […]