50 Year-Old Video Shows Marilyn Monroe Smoking Marijuana – The reel-to-reel silent, color film taken at a private home in New Jersey was recently purchased by collector Keya Morgan for $275,000 from the person who took the film, who has asked to remain anonymous. [msnbc]

Italian Cops Write Off Their Lamborghini – Roughly a year ago I brought you an article about the Lamborghini that was being used by the Italian Police. I commented that our local cops would probably write the thing off in a day, if they ever had to get their hands on it. The Italians didn’t do too badly, having now written it off in just over a year! [guardian]

More Women Emerge Claiming Affairs With Tiger Woods – If life were a golf metaphor, Tiger Woods is deep in the rough, as more women are coming forward claiming they’ve had affairs with the golf legend. Several women have come forward to national media outlets saying they’ve been sexually involved with the married Woods. [popeater]

Presidency upset after Zuma called ‘a gangster’ – The president’s office is having a go at University of Cape Town constitutional law professor, Pierre de Vos, following the appointment of Menzi Simelane as director of public prosecutions. De Vos tuned “It is nothing more than the actions of a gangster hell-bent on protecting himself and his cronies. I feel ashamed..” Oh my God! Kill him! [mail&guardian]

Yahoo Releases Top 10 Searches of 2009 – Well you’ll never believe who/what comes in at the number one position, but I can tell you that Megan Fox comes in at number 4 overall. Our boy Bernie Madoff comes in at a very respectable 9th position for “economy related” searched, you’ll be interested to learn! Check ’em out. [lolble]

Obama’s Afghanistan Plan: 30,000 Troops, No Endless Committment – Declaring “our security is at stake,” President Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Afghanistan Tuesday night, nearly tripling the force he inherited as commander in chief. He promised an impatient public he would begin bringing units home in 18 months. [huffers]

Michael Moore Writes Open Letter to Obama – “Dear President Obama, Do you really want to be the new “war president”? If you go to West Point tomorrow night (Tuesday, 8pm) and announce that you are increasing, rather than withdrawing, the troops in Afghanistan, you are the new war president. Pure and simple…” [michaelmoore]

George Clooney Introduces Girlfriend to Mother – Looks like things are really heating up between George Clooney and his new Italian girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis. He showed up to the LA premiere of his new movie Up in the Air on Monday night with his mother Nina on one arm and his gal pal on the other. George has introduced the two they seem to be getting along very well! YAY! (shrieks, claps hands) [hollyscoop]

Twitter Creator Launches ‘Square’ — Like Smartphone Paypal for Credit Cards – Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey announced his new company on Tuesday in appropriate fashion: with a tweet on the network he created in 2006. His new company, Square, allows merchants and individuals accept secure payment from credit (and other) cards using a mobile phone. [wired]

Thermally-Activated Roof Tiles Change Color to Conserve Energy – Since black roof tiles absorb heat and white ones reflect it, we should all just plain re-do our roofs biannually to save energy as the seasons change. Or maybe just get roof tiles that change color on their own. Leith Roofing will be all over this. [gizmodo]

Frankie Fleck Launches New Clothing Line – The better half of Springbok sex-symbol and bad-boy, Robbie Fleck, has launched her very own clothing range, “Frankie Fleck Design.” The clothing rails were revealed late last week to an adoring crowd, which included 2oceansvibe. The event was caught on camera by Callsignvector. [youtube]

Top 100 Pop Culture Trends in 2009 – From extreme celebrity hairstyles and radical photo shoots to 80’s cartoon bombshells and blogs about feet, they don’t miss a trick in this incredibly comprehensive pop culture trends countdown list! [trendhunter]