Geek Culture

Justice League movie review: idk it’s just good

If you’re a fan of DC comics, and have, like the rest of us, been disappointed by Zack Snyder’s direction of the cinematic universe,…

‘Writing the Daisies’: UCT’s exam tent has become an impromptu meme

In the midst of student protests, the University of Cape Town (UCT) has confirmed that exams will go ahead as scheduled. But perhaps not…

Amazon to produce ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV show

Amazon has acquired the global television rights to adapt Lord of the Rings, based on the classic novels by JRR Tolkien, into multiple seasons. The series…

Uncovering the science behind the internet’s best viral video trends

How often do you think about the sheer coincidence of your existence? The fact that that you were the sperm that reached the egg, that…

MTV EMAs 2017: the winners, the reactions, the tweets

Last night, media monster MTV hosted the latest edition of its annual European Music Awards (or EMAs) in London. Although likely forgotten by most,…

Last week in trailers: ‘Fish porn’, fate, and Watergate

Another week, another round of trailers. Let’s do this. The Post Steven Spielberg’s The Post stars Meryl Streep as Katharine Graham, the first female publisher of a…

Viral video: Johannesburg Metro police officer attacked in Hillbrow

A video of a group of people attacking a Johannesburg Metro Police (JMPD) officer has gone viral on both Twitter and Facebook. The video…

10 ways science is working to make the future exponentially better

There are times when it’s difficult to know exactly how to feel about human progress. On the one hand, there’s plenty of evidence to…

Adele’s new single hits 1m plays…an hour

Adele’s latest single “Hello” is blowing up. But you probably knew that. It’s everywhere right now, but is showing especially big growth on YouTube….

Jacob Zuma as Darth Vader makes so much sense

Look, Jacob Zuma doesn’t cope well with large numbers, not when they appear in his speeches at any rate. Quite why his speech writers…

New iPhone 6s ads showcase its camera and Siri’s hands free feature

Continuing its vigorous plan to show off the iPhone 6s and its features, Apple has released three new ads to show off the camera…

#FeesMustFall: video of protesting Stellies students singing SA national anthem will move you to tears

The South African national anthem can sometimes seem a lot like post-apartheid South Africa. A mesh of two songs jammed together, it can feel…

New Star Wars trailer debuts, internet goes into frenzied meltdown

After months of teasers and gifs and endless speculation from Fanboys all over the world, the full trailer for the new Star Wars movie…

‘Son, we live in a world what has walls’: the comic genius of Afrikaans4Dummies

Tom Cruise stands proud in his Navy uniform, hair immaculate, righteous anger flowing through his veins and turns to Jack Nicholson who is sitting…

Apple shows off some funky commercials for the Apple Watch

Cupertino based tech giant Apple has launched six new 16 second long video commercials to show off the Apple Watch’s prowess. The adverts are…

Watch the first mini-doc shot in 4K using iPhone 6s Plus [video]

Apple’s latest flagship smartphones, the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, have only been on sale to the public for about a week, yet photographers…

Memeburn unboxes Geek Crate’s very first crate [video]

Locally founded Geek Crate is South Africa’s answer to Loot Crate, or that’s what they’re aiming to be. The business model is simple: ship…

Sony uses Moneypenny to sell a camera, the Xperia Z5

The James Bond series has been pretty heavy on product placement for some time now, but things have clearly hit a new level with…

This JMPD officer is on her way to becoming a viral star

When Johannesburg motorist Clive Naidoo was pulled over by the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD), allegedly for jumping a red robot, and started filming…

Here’s a preview of what the upcoming CliffCentral streaming app will feature

South African online radio station CliffCentral is set to launch a smartphone app which will allow people to listen to the station live, send…

Apple releases Apple Music ads to promote the ‘Discover’ feature

Apple has released three new adverts aimed at highlighting Apple Music’s discover feature. In the advert, the voice-over says that the discover feature brings…

Y’arr! Here be the state of online piracy

While services such as Netflix are proof that people are willing to pay for online content, they don’t seem to have curbed the growth…

Google easter egg pays homage to Silicon Valley TV show

After yesterday’s Alphabet announcement, an umbrella group to all Google-owned companies, it began to emerge that the internet giant had hidden something in the…

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