Victoria’s Secret Bra Claims To Boost Bust Two Sizes – This latest spot was directed by Michael Bay (Transformers/The Rock/Bad Boys). The Angels featured in the above video are Marisa Miller, Miranda Kerr, Alessandra Ambrosio, Rosie whiteley Huntington, Doutzen Kroes and our very own Candice Swanepoel. Follow link for making of and more info [chrisrawlinson]
Exposed: the most intimate secret of erotic blogger Belle de Jour – As an anonymous blogger, Belle de Jour became an internet phenomenon with her Diary of a London Call Girl, and a publisher’s dream with her bestselling memoirs explicitly detailing her many encounters. Now, Belle, who has ended six years of fervent speculation by revealing her identity. [independent]
Klipdrift “Real Men Can Sing” Campaign Becomes Genuine Talent Search – Now that Klipdrift have been revealed has the brand behind the RealMenCanSing campaign, they have taken things to the next level and are now looking for South Africa’s music talent! Follow link to stand the chance to have your single recorded (and perform at a well-known music festival in 2010) and get your friends to vote! [realmencansing]
Copyright Time Bomb Set to Disrupt Music, Publishing Industries – The late ’70s, when punk exploded and disco imploded, were tumultuous years for the music industry. A time bomb embedded in legislation from that era, the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, could bring another round of tumult to the business, allowing authors or their heirs to terminate copyright grants.. or securing sweeter deals. [time].
Paris Hilton Strikes Back at Kardashians – Paris Hilton is declaring war on her former best friends, the Kardashian sisters, for becoming more famous and earning more cash than she does. The hotel heiress is fuming that Kim and her sibs, who got their first big break by hanging out on the Hollywood scene with Hilton, have eclipsed her in the fame and money stakes. Now they must die. [pagesix]
Microsoft’s Paul Allen Diagnosed With Cancer – Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, more than 25 years after he was treated for Hodgkin’s disease, a spokesman at his company Vulcan Inc. told CNN on Monday. Paul Allen, 56, “received the diagnosis early this month and has begun chemotherapy,” Vulcan CEO Jody Allen said in a memo to Vulcan employees. [cnn]
Plastic Chemicals ‘Feminise’ Boys in the womb – Chemicals in plastics alter the brains of baby boys, making them “more feminine”, say US researchers. Males exposed to high doses in the womb went on to be less www.health-canada-pharmacy.com/antidepressants.html likely to play with boys’ toys like cars or to join in rough and tumble games, they found. Hmm, not ideal. [bbc]
Levi Johnston NOT Showing Full-Frontal Nudity in Playgirl – The father of Sarah Palin’s Grandchild and budding actor/rapper/whatever Levi Johnston has failed to deliver with his Playgirl shoot, and the magazine will NOT feature any full frontal photos of the Alaskan. The news breaks on the same day Sarah Palin mentioned his “aspiring porn career” on Oprah. [huffpo]
Artist to Watch 2009: BLK JKS – It’s Saturday night at a Brooklyn recording studio, and BLK JKS are frustrated. The South African psych-rockers are recording a song for the 2010 World Cup, to be hosted by their home country — an update of an old Johannesburg street chant called “Zol After Zol.” [rollingstone]
Google’s New York Office Is a Glorious Catalog of Dot-Com Clichés -Techie office accoutrements like razor scooters and free food faced mass extinction at the end of the last dot-com boom nine years ago. Google brought them back in full force, judging from pictures of its New York office. [valleywag]
Get Close and Personal With Rasta Anthem Singer, Ras Dumisani – A lot has been said about the guy who sang our national anthem before Friday’s rugby test match between the Springboks and France. We managed to get an old interview with the man of the moment. Discussing his album entitles, quite fittingly I might add, “Resistance.” [dailymotion]
Get the best Formula 1 Simulator for $200,000 – This beast will certainly put your skills on the Grand Prix track to the test. The F1 simulator claims to have 6 DOF (Degrees of Freedom), 100% accurate steering wheel and G-force simulation for multiple values of G. The system has the same equipment used by the professional racing drivers and engineers, and software that cannot be bought in a store. [bornrich]
The Top 10 Most Valuable Models – Value is different than earnings. Some models grab every opportunity available. Others try to create scarcity. Some try to maximize fees, while others will work for free if the opportunity is right. In this ranking, we looked at each model as a brand and tried to figure out which brand was worth the most. [dailybeast]
Putting Autism On Top – Gerhard Pieterse from Autism Western Cape will be climbing Kilimanjaro soon in efforts to raise aware for Autism due to the global epidemic in diagnosis. An awesomely admirable endeavor! The project will be lead by Sean Wisedale, who has to date successfully climbed Kilimanjaro 8 times. [zoopy]
[thanks chris, alex, jason, luca, andre]
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