Surviving the first full week of 2026 deserves a trophy—or at least a very long nap. If your brain feels like a browser with 50 tabs open (and 3 of them are playing music you can’t find), welcome home.
While you were busy pretending to be productive, The Joy Ride with Angel Campey was busy like Santa’s elves but after Christmas.
We’ve rounded up the best bits, stories, Brain Basher and Family Games Night! Here’s your weekly catch-up—no “back-to-work” stress required.
THE STORIES
- Google has started it’s roll out of allowing its users to change their usernames, from questionable to professional and work friendly ones.
I mean “yourmomssecret@gmail.com” was cool in 2010, but will raise eyebrows in 2026.
2. We all know or have met that one person who cause earthquakes when they sneeze. Allegedly, it’s for attention, according to science and Capetonians can all relate!
3. The Beckhams are bent! How bent? Brooklyn dropped bombs as the rift between him and his inlaws seemingly can’t be bridged between dad, David and mom, Victoria!
MORE WEDDING DRAMA
4. Unboxing has become a thing! Apple even have a department dedicated to make sure that the Apple device you unbox becomes an experience for you, which is supposedly the reason why you keep the boxes.
The Joy Ride with Angel Campey team found out why and the weird boxes you keep including the manuals.
5. Memorabilia – the weird things you’ve collected from concert shows to autographs from celebs you thought would fetch a pretty penny 20 years later, Angel heard the things you have on The Joy Ride.
6. Comedian Sophie Joans, yes, her surname is spelled differently to Jones, joins The Joy Ride with Angel Campey ahead of her latest stand up, Sophie Joans is a Real Comedian at Ground Culture Cafe on 28 Jan.
BRAIN BASHER
Cape Town’s favourite game to play in traffic. If you missed all the Brain Bashers this week or missed if you made the Brains Of The Day list and beat Jill Mills for the top spot, it’s all here!
FAMILY GAMES NIGHT
This is where Angel, Eugene and Dean get a taste of power by being the Games Master and make up the rules of their games. It’s Game Of Thrones light! Only time you lose your head is when you laugh at the funny answers or the wrong answers for the easy questions!
