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Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to Co-Host 2010 Oscars

Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to Co-Host 2010 Oscars – Producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman stated, “We think the team of Steve and Alec are the perfect pair of hosts for the Oscars. Steve will bring the experience of having hosted the show in the past and Alec will be a completely fresh personality for this event.” [popeater]

Warren Buffett To Buy Railroad – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. agreed to buy railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. in what he described as an “all-in wager on the economic future of the United States.” The deal, the largest ever for Berkshire is valued at $44 billion. Mellow. [bloomberg]

Anna Wintour is Now a Presidential Appointee – No, she is not leaving Vogue, no she is not moving to D.C., no she has not been installed as the monarch of some European country. She’s just on the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities. [gawker]

The Many Faces of Agliotti – Norbert “Glenn” Agliotti: A man who “knows all the gangsters” and isn’t ashamed to cry, a fashion connoisseur with a rainbow of ties, a kind-hearted gentleman and a convicted drug trafficker – As seen in the last 11 days as state witness in the corruption trial of his once-friend, former police head Jackie Selebi. [news24]

Rihanna Opens Up About Attack -RIHANNA has finally broken her silence over her attack by CHRIS BROWN. In an interview with Good Morning America which will be screened this week, she warned of the threat of domestic abuse. She said: “This happened to me. It can happen to anyone.” [thesun]

Prince Charles Opens Burberry – The Prince of Wales opened the new global headquarters of British fashion house Burberry, at Horseferry House in London: totalling 160,000 sq ft over eight floors, houses over 800 employees and comprises cutting edge show rooms, design studios, modern contemporary office space and photo studios together with the exterior architectural features of the original 1930s building. [luxuo]

De Grendel Wine Estate Introduces Friday Sundowners – With the most breathtaking view of Cape Town, Table Mountain and Robben Island, it’s no surprise that De Grendel has kicked off this new Friday 17h00 to 21h00 concept – with wine and canapès. Very nice! Check it out. [degrendel]

Robbing a bank is as simple as putting pen to paper – Here are actual demand notes used in successful and unsuccessful unarmed bank robberies – – accompanied by a photo of each robber and appended with details about the robbery itself. [banknotes365]

How Joost Came to Tell the Truth – From the man who wrote the book (the second book, if you are counting), a firsthand account of how the most famous chapter came to be. You know, the one about The Video. [thedailymaverick]

Life of Muhammad to be filmed, but don’t expect to see him on screen – In Hollywood terms, it was the greatest story almost never told – until now. With Middle Eastern money becoming an increasingly powerful cog in the global entertainment industry, it was perhaps inevitable that, sooner or later, someone would embark on a mega-budget epic about the life of the Prophet Mohammed. [timesonline]

Recycled Vespa Scooter Furniture Takes Salvage to New Heights – If different modes of transportation are to be blamed for leaving a major share of carbon footprints, their salvage is to be credited for contributing to a green lifestyle. The category just got wider with furniture made from vintage Vespa scooters. [bornrich]

Photog Dies After Taking Lady Gaga Pics – Lady Gaga stepped onto the red carpet on Monday night sporting a widow-esque black veil, and minutes later, celebrity photographer A.J. Sokalner was dead. Sokalner was working the red carpet at the ACE Awards that the ‘Poker Face’ singer was attending in New York City when he collapsed just minutes after Gaga took to the carpet. [pdnonline ]

Victoria’s Secret Model Stephanie Seymour Divorce Case Reveals Lavish Lifestyle – Starting Oct. 23, Brant, who lists assets of about $490 million, was to begin paying his wife of 16 years $270,000 a month in alimony and support for their three children, according to the order of Judge Elaine Gordon. But that appears just to be drop in the bucket to what Brant is worth, according to the judge’s decision.[stamfordadvocate]

Boris Johnson Was My Knight on a Bike – Boris Johnson has been hailed as a “knight on a shining bicycle” after he rescued a woman being attacked by a group of young girls. Documentary film-maker and climate change activist Franny Armstrong was walking home in Camden, North London last night when she was surrounded by a group of hoodie-wearing young girls. [sky]

Friday’s EuroMillions Lottery Jackpot is over R1 billion – With the Rand / Pound exchange rate at 12.82, the £90,000,000 (Ninty Million Pounds) jackpot works out to R1.153 billion. You will be able to be an island and a private jet and a sexy pad in every big city in the world!  [EuroMillions]

[thanks fred, marc]