23 Year Old Designer Killing it – I was quite surprised when I heard how old this guy is. I was even more blown away when I read about his confirmed exhibitions in London and San Francisco. Dan Stafford graduated this year from Loughborough University School of Art & Design with First Class Honours in Visual Communication and is now producing illustrations for clients such as Who’s Jack Magazine. [thecoolhunter]
Apple is Changing its iTunes – Apple Inc., the company that restructured the music industry around its iTunes service, is exploring an overhaul of the way it sells and stores music that is aimed at extending its influence to the Web, according to people briefed on the strategy. [wallstreetjournal]
Julius Malema Leaves Congress, After Being Booed – ANC Youth League president Julius Malema stormed out of the SA Communist Party’s special congress after he was booed by delegates. He was later followed by ANC national executive committee member Tony Yengeni, who also left in a huff. [timeslive]
Times Square Shootout, Man Killed – A plainclothes police sergeant fatally shot a 25-year-old man on Thursday morning outside the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square after confronting the man, who he believed had been a part of a scam to intimidate tourists into buying CDs. Mellow. [nytimes]
Man Sues for More Than $110 Million After Movie ‘Bruno’ Labels Him a Terrorist – Palestinian shopkeeper and father portrayed as a terrorist in the movie ‘Bruno’ is suing film star Sacha Baron Cohen, David Letterman and others for libel and slander. That’s funny. [popeater]
Obama’s Big Sellout – Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi holds no bars as he gives it hard and deep, citing “The president has packed his economic team with Wall Street insiders intent on turning the bailout into an all-out giveaway.” [rollingstone]
Tiger’s Main Mistress Considering Playboy – “Extra” has learned Rachel Uchitel is in negotiations to pose for Playboy magazine. Sources say the New York City nightclub hostess “wants a lot of money” and the deal is not finalized. She should do it, if this pic is anything to go by. [extra]
Chaos at Tiger inc. – As Tiger Woods’ image gets tarnished by new daily accounts of dalliances, his workaholic agent, 42-year-old Mark Steinberg, has been scrambling. The goal: less to blunt press reports than to minimize the effect on the golfer’s $100 million-a-year cash stream. [dailybeast]
What is Your Twitter Account Worth? – Everything is measurable these days, including your Twitter account – and it’s measure in Dollars. So they’ve gone and made a website which tells you what your Twitter account is worth. Ashton Kutcher’s is over $2million. What is yours? [whatsmytwitteraccountworth]
Musician Finds Minor Fame by Stalking Google Street View Car – When Nate Heagy heard that the Google Street View team was coming to his town, he quickly hatched a plan to promote his band: He would stalk out the Street View van until he managed to get his picture taken. [gizmodo]
Scientology Revealed – The Mail & Guardian ventured into the world of Scientology this week, with a visit and tour of founder L. Ron Hubbard’s house in Johannesburg. In an interview, current South African President of Scientology Ryan Hogarth shed some light onto this often controversial religion, discussing the misconceptions, aliens, and more. [mail&guardian]
Final Day For 2oceansvibe Queen’s Plate VIP Competition – The competition released on Tuesday, which sees 10 readers winning Style Lounge tickets + entry + VIP parking to SA’s social event of the year, the Queen’s Plate Horse Race, ends today. You better MOVE if you haven’t entered yet. [2oceansvibe]
The “Comedy Revolution” Hits the Open Road – Like a trio of touring snake-oil salesmen peddling guffaws and giggles, laughter experts Rob Van Vuuren, Dave Levinsohn and Martin Evans have loaded up their jokes, stories, hysterical one-liners and hilarious oddities, hitched up their Comedy Revolution Tour wagon and hit the coastal road. [comedia]
[thanks troy]
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