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mother! movie review: antagonising, violent, nauseating

Stepping into the cinema for Darren Aronofsky’s mother!, I thought I knew what I was getting myself into. I had heard that audiences hated…

Sexual assault accused Bryan Singer deletes Twitter, online articles removed

The Usual Suspects director Bryan Singer — who also helmed most of the X-Men films — has, in three lawsuits, been accused of sexual assault since 1997. Two of…

A list of Kevin Spacey’s sexual misconduct accusers so far

Amid mass claims of sexual misconduct actor Kevin Spacey has been “suspended” from House of Cards (he’s essentially fired), and his film All the Money in the…

Uber’s wildly odd ad will resonate with Capetonians stuck in traffic daily

Uber’s first advertisement highlighting the plight of commuters in southeast Asia may just trigger a nerve for those stuck in traffic in Cape Town…

Stranger Things, Finn Wolfhard and the web’s insistence on sexualising kids

If you were on the internet during Harry Potter‘s prime, you may know that, among the children developing crushes on Daniel Radcliffe and Emma…

Last week in trailers: Star Wars and furries and voyeurs, oh my!

Here’s what you missed on Glee. Star Wars: The Last Jedi There’s not too much new in the latest international Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer, but…

Watch: Trump demonstrates the most efficient way of feeding koi

It’s not often that a wordless tweet goes viral, but when it involves Donald Trump, Japanese President Shinzo Abe and a koi pond, anything…

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…

You can finally watch the Deadpool trailer in glorious HD

It’s finally here. No more teasers, no more grainy leaks from conventions, just the “Merc with a Mouth” in glorious full HD. Be warned…

Watch Deadpool host the trailer for his own trailer

For a select corps of comic book fans the Deadpool movie is one of the most eagerly anticipated events of 2015. They’ll be clamoring…

New Moto G ad features camels, Tinder

Motorola has released the first ad for its brand new Moto G smartphone and it’s pretty fun, if a little weird. The ad opens…

Watch this Aussie stunt rider surf a motorbike

A motorbike surfing the waves of Tahiti: it’s the kind of thing that seems like the result of a drunken bet. But for Australian…

5 ways to ensure a good relationship with your Systems Administrator

If you’ve spent much time interacting with system administrators, you know how unlikely it would be for them to host a relationship-fixing TV show….

Uber SA goes on charm offensive, celebrates UberHeroes

Uber South Africa wants you to know that its partner drivers aren’t just drivers, they’re heroes. No seriously, the app has released a video…

Microsoft’s big ad strategy for Windows 10? Babies

We already know that Microsoft’s Windows 10 launch is set to have a little more of the human touch than its previous efforts. On…

Apple’s new iPhone ad is a snarky swipe at its competitors

Apple has released a new iPhone ad and it is properly passive aggressive. The 30 second spot, released on Sunday, shows off the millions…

Aussie surfer Mick Fanning fends off shark in epic clash of species

When surfers take on sharks in their natural habitat, it’s usually the wave riders who come off second best. Apparently though no one told…

Nostalgia fuel: 5 reboots of geeky TV shows about to hit our screens

One of the latest global trends is that of bringing back old shows and movies with new TV shows. These new ‘resurrections’ are a…

These are the Hollywood trailers that have YouTubers seriously pumped

Trailers have always been important for a movie’s success, but a decade’s worth of YouTube has only increased the weight people place on a…

Watch the first episode of The One Rand Family

Sanlam has released the first video for the sequel to its multi-award winning One Rand Man series. After tweeting out a teaser image last…

Sherlock special returns to Victorian England, is knowingly self-referential

It’s been a good while since fans of the BBC series Sherlock had anything to cheer about. It has, after all, been more than…

Jack Black looks completely awesome in first Goosebumps trailer

Hey nineties kid, Hollywood is making yet another play for your nostalgia fueled dollars. Sony Pictures yesterday released a trailer for the big screen…

HONOR X9c Redefines Rugged Smartphones with Unmatched Durability and Smart AI Features

South Africans Embrace AI: 71% Excited About Future Impact, New Survey Reveals

Temu Survey Reveals Price is King for South Africans

Purple Elephant Ventures Secures $4.5M Seed Round, Setting Record in Kenya’s Tourism-Tech Scene

Conservio raises $1M to expand sustainable travel

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

GS3 Emzoom R Style review

Dakar dominated by South African built Hilux Evos

Elkann to create Jeep and Stellantis Meta(morphosis)