Jarno Smeets, the man who posted on YouTube a video of himself apparently conducting a successful test flight of a “wing-suit” he’d invented , has admitted it was a hoax. In the widely viewed film the “inventor” – a Dutch man calling himself “Jarno Smeets” – appears to fly using a contraption powered and controlled by the flapping of his arms….
a shy smile to the camera, and an awkward grimace as she waits for the music to start The video, uploaded to Youtube by user Theinternetisaweird, calls it a girl’s “funny talent” and had almost 3.9 million viewers up to now. As the music starts, Sarah coyly glances off to one side and dramatically raises one eyebrow. Then, it’s onto the other side. The girl does every arch in tempo and on p…
Cassandra Bankson, a teenager from California, hoped that by sharing her problem with acne and how she has learnt make-up tricks to hide it would help at least one person going through the same ordeal, but she has actually reached out to millions thanks to bravely taking to the internet to show off her severe skin complaint. Cassandra Bankson, 19, posted a video on YouTube showing her red and ble…
…current live streams in the website’s history, Google confirmed. Austrian Felix Baumgartner also broke the record for the highest freefall. He jumped from a capsule taken to 128,100ft (24 miles; 39 km) above New Mexico in the US by a giant helium balloon. It took nine minutes for him to reach the ground. The adventurer plummeted at an estimated 833.9 mph (1,343 km/h), hitting Mach 1.24. R…
Psy’s new single Gentleman has been viewed by more than 100 million people on YouTube in just four days. Gentleman music video clip was published on YouTube on April 13 and has since broken the record for first day song views. The follow-up track of Gangnam Style had around 20 million hits in the first 24 hours. The previous record for first day views of 8 million was set by Justin Bieber&#…
Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has been criticized after the broadcast of a two-part TV special about her trip to India in January. The Oprah’s Next Chapter special was called “myopic, unaware, ignorant and gauche” by one Indian commentator and “snobbish” and “snooty” by another. The Daily Bhaskar website said the “ill picturized and badly scripted s…
The Indian woman who died after being gang-raped on a bus has been cremated in the capital, New Delhi. The ceremony came hours after a plane chartered by the Indian government brought her body back to the city. The 23-year-old medical student died in a Singapore hospital where she was being treated for severe injuries. The attack sparked two weeks of protests about gender attitudes in India, and…
…earthquake with an initial magnitude of 8.9 has hit under the sea off Indonesia's northern Aceh province The US Geological Survey, which documents quakes worldwide, said the Aceh quake was centred 33 km (20 miles) under the sea about 495 km from Banda Aceh, the provincial capital. The tsunami centre’s warning said quakes of such a magnitude “have the potential to generate a widespr…
Venus Palermo, a 15-year-old girl who transforms herself into a “living doll” for YouTube videos, has attracted a staggering 30 million hits. Venus Palermo, who poses in doll-like clothing and offers tips to viewers on turning themselves into similar living dolls, has become an internet sensation thanks to her tips on achieving the bizarre look. Together, the hits on her YouTube channel now total…
Google’s brain-box researchers have managed to come up with a formula for working out which YouTube video clips are the funniest. Google researchers’ algorithm has declared that a video of a cat appearing to say “no” over and over again – called No No No Cat – is currently the funniest. This video only has just over 60,000 hits – which is small compared to the millions some clip…
Tommy Jordan, an angry father from Albemarle, North Carolina, has taught his disgruntled teenage daughter a very public lesson in respecting one’s elders by shooting her laptop on camera and then publishing the video on her Facebook page. Tommy Jordan made the video after his 15-year-old daughter Hannah had apparently written a Facebook post complaining about all of the chores she has to do at ho…
orted to police by angry YouTube users. He reportedly said he “wanted people to understand the beauty of a Ferrari”. The six-minute video is titled “Ferrari 458 Italia Drive in Japan 2011″ in Japanese, and was filmed using a camera positioned behind the driver. It shows the car leaving an underground car park and driving along highways and coastal roads in Fukuoka, southern…
Gangnam Style, the dance track by South Korean pop phenomenon Psy, has become YouTube’s most-watched video of all time. Gangnam Style has notched up more than 808 million views since it was posted in July. The video pokes fun at the consumerism of Gangnam, an affluent suburb of the South Korean capital Seoul. In the video, the portly Psy, 34, dances as though he is trotting on a horse, hold…
…by the Press Trust of India news agency as saying that there had been a lot of debate on “the promotion of vulgarity” if the Playboy Club were set up. Playboy Club in Goa was planned to be 22,000 sq ft. Last year Bollywood star Sherlyn Chopra became the first Indian to pose naked for Playboy magazine….
…r, Indian sitar maestro, has died in a hospital in San Diego, aged 92 George Harrison of the Beatles once called Ravi Shankar “the godfather of world music”. He played at Woodstock and the 1967 Monterey Pop festival, and also collaborated with violinist Yehudi Menuhin and jazz saxophonist John Coltrane. Ravi Shankar also composed a number of film scores – notably Satyajit RayR…
A North Korean animated female anchor appears exhilarated as she describes the rocket launch, which was reported by state media as the successful positioning of a weather satellite in space. The video clip has been watched over 130,000 times on YouTube. In the U.S., the White House labeled the rocket test a “highly provocative act that threatens regional security”. North Korea’s Unha-3 rock…
Enrique Iglesias, who sent out a teaser for the music video to accompany his new single Finally Found You two weeks ago, has now provided the music video in its entirety. Enrique Iglesias, 37, said no to an American Idol hosting job because he wanted to concentrate on his music career. Fans will be happy to see that the singer’s 3 minute and 58 second video doesn’t disappoint. In one…
Courtney Stodden has released a strange new YouTube video where she behaves like a cat. Courtney Stodden, 17, films a rather odd homage to Hello Kitty – crawling around on all fours, purring, eating from a bowl and even coughing up a fur ball. The teenage bride failed to pick a traditional cat costume, instead dressing in typically outlandish attire, including a white boob tube, hot pink tu…
Two golden retrievers prove that dogs are clever animals by learning how to play a duet on the piano and a video of their performance became viral on YouTube with over 147,000 hits in three days. The musical dogs enthusiastically play The Flea Waltz on an over-sized keyboard. The duetting dogs aren’t quite clever enough to play the piece on their own, though. The golden retrievers’ owner plays an…
Battlefield 3 player RendeZook’s “daring” stunt has become a “see-it-to-be-believed” spectacle among the gaming community, many of whom believe it could be one of the greatest ever feats pulled off in video game history. Rendezook has become somewhat of a gaming hero on YouTube, where millions of Battlefield players have viewed his stunt in awe and flooded online forums with praise. The vid…
…fall with squinted eyes and the wind rushing through their fur. The group then join up in formation linking paws in an adorable attempt to spell out the word Eva across the sky. Set to R Kelly’s 1996 hit I Believe I Can Fly, the ad then shows the moggies parachutes opening as they begin the slow descent back down to earth. The advert is for customer owned Swedish insurance company Folksam i…
Five-year-old Sarah Redden has secured a burgeoning fan base after releasing a rap tribute to NFL star Colin Kaepernick. Sarah Redden from Dayton, Ohio, posted a YouTube video titled Kaepernicking on December 14 and to date it has scored more than 300,000 hits. In the recording the blonde youngster is seen imitating the San Francisco 49ers quarterback dressed in a number 7 shirt with faux tattoos…
…atton, to shoot with nude models. “Obviously if she didn’t like it, I wouldn’t put it out,” Robin Thicke said. The original kid- and teen-friendly version debuted last month. Robin Thicke, 36, said director Diane Martel came up with the idea of using nude models. “As long as it’s fun and the girls are comfortable, let’s do something silly,” Robin Thicke said. “Let’s t…
Day beginning with Google Nose There is also the announcement that YouTube is shutting down at midnight – to allow a panel of experts to pick the best video ever for when the site re-launches in 2023. The hilarious clip includes comments from some of the site’s biggest stars including the little boy who had a dazed conversation with his father following a dentist appointment and Judson…
…rio Testino for Vogue Spain her right arm is perfectly normal but the American model’s left underarm appears to have developed a painful-looking double dip. And it’s not the first time the 20-year-old clothes horse has had a brush with overzealous Photoshop work. In September Japanese magazine Numéro airbrushed out her prominent ribs in a photoshoot. The original photo, shot by Greg Ka…
Eurovision 2013 winner is Denmark's Emmelie de Forest with Only TeardropsDenmark has won 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, held in the Swedish city of Malmo. Danish Emmelie de Forest had been the overwhelming favorite among the 26 entries, with her…
Phil Robertson, Miss Kay and Uncle Si do commercials for Clayton HomesDuck Commander Phil Robertson and his wife Miss Kay, the stars of Duck Dynasty, sliced some sweet potato pie and filled their audience in about Clayton Homes. “What do I…
Eurovision winners over the years. Where are they now?The Eurovision Song Contest has been running since 1956 and in that time, acts from around Europe have been singing their hearts out in the hope of winning the trophy. There…
Eurovision 2013: 26 countries competing in Malmö Grand Final2013 Eurovision Song Contest is under way in the Swedish city of Malmö as 26 countries compete in front of millions of TV viewers. Denmark's Emmelie de Forest is the…
Real Housewives of Miami: Adriana de Moura marries Frederic Marq wearing a grey wedding dressAdriana De Moura was rumored to have already wed her fiancé Frederic Marq five years ago, but The Real Housewives of Miami's star walked down the aisle with the interior…
Beyoncé posts defensive note amid pregnancy rumorsBeyoncé was obviously frustrated with the pregnancy rumors as she posted a sharply worded note to Instagram appearing to address the gossip head-on. The defensive…
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