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Liam Neeson drops racist, rape-related bombshell in the middle of an interview

In an interview with the Independent intended to promote his new movie Cold Pursuit, actor Liam Neeson instead dropped a racist, rape-related bombshell from…

‘How to Train Your Dragon’ is SA’s biggest movie this week

How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World was Southern Africa’s biggest movie this past weekend, according to data from Ster Kinekor. The new…

What to watch on Showmax and Netflix this February

They call February the month of love, but while some think of the perfect date as dining al fresco beneath a moonlit sky, others…

US rapper 21 Savage is actually British and the internet is loving it

On Sunday, Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage was arrested by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after it was discovered that the musician…

6 big trailers and ads from the 2019 Super Bowl

On Sunday, the 53rd edition of the Super Bowl took place in Atlanta, USA, and as the American sporting tradition dictates, a number of…

Super Bowl LIII, Maroon 5, Spongebob and the wrath of Bikini Bottom

It doesn’t take much for people to get riled up online, but when there’s promise of homage to be paid at a Superbowl half-time…

Beyonce, Jay Z will give you free concert tickets ‘for life’ if you go vegan

In an Instagram post on Thursday, Beyonce revealed that she and husband Jay Z are offering life-time concert tickets to those who them in…

Why don’t South Africans create their own GIFs for memes?

Citizens of South Africa are no strangers to creating their own memes — from cheeky hashtags to images that ire Police Minister Fikile Mbalula, they…

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets review: empty, colourful fun

Details around Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets have been kept so secretive you’d be mistaken for thinking it was the next…

Lots of people stopped watching porn for Game of Thrones’ season premiere

Game of Thrones aired its season premiere Sunday night to a record 10.1-million viewers, stealing PornHub visitors away from their usual Sunday night me-time. The company…

Video of snowfall on Table Mountain goes viral on YouTube

It hardly ever snows on Cape Town’s fabled Table Mountain, but when it does in the internet era, it’s definitely going to get caught…

50.1% of Netflix’s users are now beyond US borders

Netflix has had a remarkable week, nay, a remarkable past three months. The company has unveiled its financial report for Q2 2017, and it’s…

How to survive Game of Thrones season as an ex-fan

Back in 2011, Game of Thrones and I got on swimmingly. But as the seasons went on, we slowly drifted apart. I can’t say if it…

Twitter reacts to first female Doctor Who

Jodie Whittaker has been named the first female Doctor in popular British series Doctor Who, and people have opinions about it. From “this alien can’t…

Last week in trailers: A Wrinkle in Time, The Dark Tower & Mary Poppins Returns

Disney’s D23 expo last week meant a ton of content for convention-goers’ eyes only (that included an Incredibles 2 teaser and Avengers: Infinity War footage). But patience is a…

The Emmys consistently celebrates boring television: a 2017 list

Every year I hold my breath, expecting the television academy — those responsible for the Emmys — to make right its errors of the…

7de Lol: We rank South Africa’s soapie extras

The last time I watched 7de Laan was back in 2007 when I was trying to improve my Afrikaans. Felicity was paralysed, Neville was alive, and…

Here’s a hot dog meme compilation so that we can finally let him die

I could write a think piece on the Hot Dog meme that’s dominated the last few weeks on social media, but I value myself…

Aiden the Zoologist is the best 8-year-old on YouTube

Do you know that ants with big heads are soldiers and that smaller ants are voyagers? Eight-year-old Aiden the Zoologist does, and he’s ready…

South Africa’s box office: Spider-Man swings into first

Spider-Man: Homecoming (review) came swinging into first this weekend — but as an ultra-popular franchise, and the only big budget to debut, that was never going…

Man’s awkward reaction to sexy Harry Potter fan fiction is now on Twitter

Shelley Zhang’s friend thought he was reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix when he was told that nowhere in the books does Dudley…

Last week in trailers: Tennis-playing Shia LaBeouf, typewriting Tom Hanks & more

San Diego Comic-Con is arriving in two weeks, so the time for blockbuster and franchise trailers is certainly not now. But if you’re excited…

History of Japan’s Bill Wurtz creates ‘Steve’ and a viral video

Bill Wurtz has a notoriously surreal internet presence, from his “History of” videos to his weird “notebook” which are basically tweets but not… on…

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