Tom Ford’s Directorial Debut – How could Ford, who had pulled off one of the greatest fashion reinventions in history with Gucci possibly do it again, in a totally new and notoriously difficult medium such as film. Most people regarded Ford’s move into film as a vanity project; one that if actually realized would be all style and no substance, a glorified TV commercial of beautiful people. Well. He proved us all wrong. [thecoolhunter]

Can Law Keep up With Technology? – In a case that would have been impossible even five years ago, bad-girl rocker Courtney Love is being sued for libel by a fashion designer for allegedly slamming the woman on Twitter. Love posted allegedly derogatory and false comments about the designer on her now-discontinued Twitter feed. [cnn]

80% Won’t Pay for Online Content (And the Other 20% Are Probably Lying) – Forrester Research has a new study out that Rupert Murdoch should probably download: Of 4,000 people polled, 80 percent will not pay for online newspapers or magazines, and the rest are divided. That’s bad news not only for News Corp. chairman Murdoch but also for all the other old media barons hoping online paywalls will save their bacon. [gawker]

First Shots of Levi Johnston’s Playgirl Spread – Even though he wussed out and declined to give you the full Johnston in Playgirl after all, the father of Sarah Palin’s grandchild is still very much posing for the magazine. He is in the shower and apparently there is also a hockey stick involved. But you’ll have to wait for the full photo spread to know for sure. [hollywoodgoss]

Police travel in style in R150m private jet – Money for luxury air travel could have bought 46627 bulletproof vests. Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa confirmed that his department had bought a Cessna Citation Sovereign private business jet in February last year to fly senior cops and Cabinet ministers around the country and abroad. [timeslive]

Susan Boyle Talks of Bullies and Beatings – Susan Boyle’s unlikely success story just got even more amazing, with the revelation that she was beaten and bullied as a child. “You’re looking at someone who would get the belt every day,” the ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ star told the Daily Mirror. Fair enough. [popeater]

How Microsoft Blew it With Windows Mobile – Microsoft Windows continues to dominate the PC market with a 90 percent market-share stronghold, but when it comes to smartphones, Microsoft is getting beat up worse than a mustachioed villain in a Jackie Chan movie. [wired]

Sci-Fi Themed Victoria’s Secret Show to Open With Skeletal Neon Wings – Alessandra Ambrosio will open the next Victoria’s Secret fashion show, which tapes this Thursday in New York and airs next month on CBS. She’ll wear a neon bra with matching neon panties and wings by designer Alexander Koutny, a Central Saint Martins alum who says his mother was a “closet Trekkie. [nymag]

The Brad and Britney Crash – The price for paparazzi photos has plummeted 31 percent. A little more than a year ago People magazine forked over $14 million (in partnership with Hello Mag) for the first, exclusive photos of Brad Pitt and Angelina’s newborn twins, Vivienne and Knox. The sale was more than three times what People paid for the couple’s firstborn, Shiloh. Is this the end of the celebrity economy?  [dailybeast]

Sleepwalker Admits Killing Wife While Fighting Intruders in Nightmare – A man with a history of sleepwalking strangled his wife because he was convinced that she was an intruder who had broken into their camper van. Brian Thomas, 59, and his wife Christine, 57, were on holiday in West Wales when he attacked her in the middle of the night. Prosecutors accepted the findings of medical experts. [timesuk]

Michael Jackson: father of Jordan Chandler shoots himself dead – The father of Jordan Chandler, a boy who accused Michael Jackson of child molestation, has committed suicide. Evan Chandler, 65, was found dead in his apartment in New Jersey after shooting himself in the head. Police said there was no suicide note. [telegraph]

Candice Swanepoel Picture Moment – She is one of the newest hottest Victoria’s Secret Lingerie Models and she’s all ours. Candice Swanepoel shows us why she is currently one of the most valuable models on earth [hollywoodtuna]

The World’s Most Beautiful Garages – Pull up a comfy chair and enjoy oogling some of today’s most sexy and stunning garages, with the cars to match! [luxury4play]

[thanks richard]