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These are the highlights from Kanye’s tweetstorm about Drake

Kanye West has tweeted more than 120 times in the past 12 hours, as the simmering rivalry between the Chicago-born rapper and Canadian rapper…

Ghidorah makes Godzilla look like a gecko in new ‘King of the Monsters’ trailer

This new flick really should’ve been called “Godzilla versus King Ghidorah and friends” but King of the Monsters will just have to do. Godzilla:…

Review: Fantastic Beasts and the (cinematic) crimes of Grindelwald

As a huge Potterhead who is well versed in everything Harry Potter, I was quite excited at the prospect of new material from J.K….

See Andy Serkis play Theresa May and Gollum in this Brexit cross-over event

Andy Serkis is a living legend. When he’s not winning Oscars for becoming an emotive clump of living pixels, he’s doing Theresa May impressions…

South Africa (finally) gets its first locally-made Netflix Original

Netflix has today announced that South Africa will get its first locally-produced and directed Netflix Original in the form of Queen Sono. Starring Pearl…

YouTube Rewind 2018 is now YouTube’s second-most disliked video ever

YouTube Rewind 2018, in its four days of existence, has shattered a remarkable but unflattering record. The video, which was published on Friday, is…

New ‘Ghost in the Shell’ is coming to Netflix in 2020

Netflix is set to release a new Ghost in the Shell anime in 2020, the company announced in a tweet. Titled Ghost in the…

South Africa’s box office: Wonder Woman wows watchers

When the country is given the choice between a semi-naked group of lifesavers and Diana Prince kicking ass and taking names, you’ll be glad…

Last week in trailers: Murder on the Putin Express

The last week of trailers brought us a murder mystery, a horror, a car flick, a survival drama, a period piece, a kids film,…

Rewatch Ariana Grande’s #OneLoveManchester concert on YouTube

Update, 5 June, 12pm: if you missed last night’s concert in Manchester, it’s now available in its entirety on Ariana Grande’s YouTube channel, embedded…

Weekly Round Up Podcast #108: Covfefe & water from fog

Welcome to Weekly Round Up, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation and news from the last few days. This week, Hadlee Simons…

Sequels, reboots and remakes: where does the spiral end?

If you were to visit YouTube, chances are you’ll either see film trailers being played out in ads, listed in the “Trending” section, or…

Parliament takes swipe at Jacob Zuma, ANC through WiFi hotspot names

We know that politicians often mock and chastise one another in Parliament through points of order and the like, but what about WiFi hotspots?…

South Africa’s box office: Pirates hook SA

Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge (or Dead Men Tell No Tales) has come in first this weekend, ousting Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 from its three…

Neill Blomkamp’s Oats Studios continues his love affair with aliens

Neill Blomkamp has a weird obsession with aliens. The South African director is however pushing the envelope in another way. An experimental short film…

Wonder Woman movie review: it’s imperfect, but it’s enough

Since the 1960s, the world has seen eight Batman movies, eight Superman movies, three Captain America movies, three Iron Man movies, and one Deadpool…

Cannes Film Festival 2017: here are the big winners at the main awards

The 2017 Cannes Film Festival has come to a close, and all the artsiest of the artsy have celebrated their wins, regretted their losses…

South Africa: here’s how to get four free months on Google Play Music

Google Play Music now offers a four-month free trial for those subscribing to its service. The streaming music platform headed by the Mountain View…

Last week in trailers: Winter is (almost) here

While South Africa may be preparing for a cold, dry winter, Hollywood is gearing up for a summer of blockbusters, and, hey, at least that’s…

One year on, Cincinnati Zoo still hated by the internet for Harambe’s death

It’s been one whole year without Harambe, internet. Sunday marked 365 days since the silverback gorilla was shot at the Cincinnati Zoo after a…

4 Netflix exclusives coming to South Africa in June

This is it: month six. There’s no going back now. We’re halfway through the year, and we may as well celebrate with some good old…

Hikers, T-rex throw impromptu dance party on Lion’s Head

With the taps running ever drier in the city, it seems that a select number of Cape Town residents have finally lost their minds….

Facebook will pay up to $250k for original content from Buzzfeed and Vox

Facebook has signed a deal with entertainment creators Vox Media, BuzzFeed, ATTN, Group Nine Media and others to create original video content for the platform,…

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