Brigitte Bardot
Born : 28 September 1934

Brigitte Bardot turns 75 today. She starred in 48 films, recorded 80 songs and established herself as an animal rights activist. She also became somewhat outspoken in her criticism of immigration, race-mixing, some homosexuality and Islam. As a result, she has been convicted five times for “inciting racial hatred”. Mellow. Besides all of that, she was a legendary French sex symbol. Let’s check out a photo gallery [dailybeast]

The Death of the Newspaper – These guys have put together a few graphs detailing the demise of top American newspapers. Including circulation figures, revenue sources, newspaper advertising expenditure and stock prices. [mint]

Marilyn Manson has swine flu and says he ‘didn’t fuck a pig’ to catch it. Nice. Clean. The goth rocker revealed via his Facebook earlier last week (September 21) that he has caught H1N1. [nme]

Microsoft’s next operating system, Windows 7, is available to the public Oct. 22. So why not host an awkward launch party for a perfectly diverse group of your friends? Microsoft made an unbearable video tutorial to get you going. [valleywag]

Gisele Bunchen and Tom Brady say they don’t want to know the sex of my their baby. This, despite rumors that they are expecting a baby boy. Whatever, Gisele. Just one question, does Tom make you coffee in the morning? Nailed! [People]

Viagra email spam brings in returns of more than $4,000/day – A peek into the world of spam affiliate networks has revealed that there is indeed a lot of money to be made by pushing all those Viagra and Cialis e-mails. Even if only a few people make purchases. In other words – they’re not going away. [arstechnica]

Who has the best chest in Hollywood? – Well, from Viagra, to perhaps the more natural solution to getting your vibe hot. Huff puts the breast to the test, in an online poll, featuring everyone from Salma to Scarlett. They haven’t done too badly, I must say. [huffingtonpost]

Film director Roman Polanski was last night in custody in Switzerland and facing extradition to the United States in connection with a 32-year-old case in which he admitted sexual intercourse with an under-age girl in Jack Nicholson’s house. [telegraph]

Are Prenups Terribly Unromantic Or Wonderfully Practical? Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian are reportedly discussing a prenuptial agreement as they prepare to marry this weekend, and apparently they’re not alone; according to the BBC, prenuptial agreements are on the rise, thanks in part to high-profile celebrity splits. [jezebel]

Conan O’Brien Bumps His Head During Show Taping and is Rushed to Hospital – NBC will be airing a repeat of The Tonight Show Friday after Conan O’Brien fell during a skit being taped for tonight’s episode and was taken by ambulance to the hospital, the network confirmed to E! News. [eonline]

Coca Cola has teamed up with Italian fashion designers Donatella Versace, Alberta Ferretti, Anna Molinari for Blumarine, Veronica Etro, Silvia Venturini for Fendi, Consuelo Castiglioni for Marni, Angela Missoni and Rossella Jardini for Moschino, for fund raising campaign in support of the victims of the earthquake in Abruzzo, Italy. Check them all out here! [luxuo]

Eugene Terreblanche is back in the mix. The Afrikaner right-wing spent Heritage Day launching a new campaign against “black oppression.” The day produced some stunning quotes, including, “The African person is genetically programmed for destruction. Everything he touches, he destroys.” Wow! I take it Noddy still comes with Gollywog in your part of the country? [sundaytimes]