The Impact of Apple’s Eagerly Anticipated “iSlate” Tablet Computer – You don’t need a crystal ball, seer stone, scrying pool or any other spooky stuff to guess what one of the most talked-about design projects of 2010 will be. The tech blogs have been buzzing about it for months. It’s the iSlate, iTablet, iProd, Magic Slate, or whatever else Apple finally decides to call its new tablet computer. [nytimes]
Biographer Claims Warren Beatty Slept With Roughly 13,000 Women – Biographer Peter Biskind, who just penned a book about Warren Beatty, estimates that Beatty slept with “12,775 women, give or take, a figure that does not include daytime quickies, drive-bys, casual gropings, stolen kisses and so on. The figure may well exceed Tiger Woods. [jezebel]
AT&T Drops Tiger Woods – AT&T has joined Accenture and Gillette to become the third sponsor to drop Tiger Woods as their spokesperson. AT&T didn’t give a formal reason, only saying “We are ending our sponsorship agreement with Tiger Woods and wish him well in the future.” Tag Heuer will also drop Woods from American ad campaigns this month. [blemish]
Best Dressed of 2009 – Pop stars, rock royalty, leading ladies, First Ladies and models – Vogue presents the style-setters who have caught our eye throughout 2009. From Alexa Chung’s Brit-girl-abroad quirky sense of style and Michelle Obama’s lauded ensembles to Kate Moss’ always on-the-money look and Lady Gaga’s bravely out-there get-ups – here’s Vogue’s pick of the year’s most head-turning dressers. [vogue]
Dubai to Open World’s Tallest Building – Once-bustling Dubai will open the world’s tallest skyscraper on Monday, boasting new limits in design and construction, hopeful of polishing an image tarnished by the debt woes afflicting the Gulf emirate. The tower exceeds 800 metres (2,640 feet), putting it far higher than Taiwan’s Taipei 101 tower (508 metres). [luxuo]
Abramovich Spends $5m on Celeb Studded New Year Celebration – Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has taken his outlandish spending habits to a new level with a mind-boggling, celebrity-studded, $5 million New Year’s Eve celebration. The entertainment cost $1.7 million and included performances by Beyoncé, Gwen Stefani and Prince (Jesus!), who were each paid about $567,000 [nypost]
Zuma Marries Fifth Wife – South African President, Jacob Zuma, will marry his fifth wife today. Several goats and sheep have already been slaughtered for the feast, and busloads of villagers from the surrounding area are expected to arrive for the feast. Zuma will officially vow to love and protect his newest wife in a Zulu ceremony known as an udwendwe. [sina]
Remains of Early 1900’s Plane Found in Antarctica – Remains of the first airplane ever taken to Antarctica, in 1912, have been found by Australian researchers. The Mawson’s Huts Foundation had been searching for the plane for three summers before stumbling upon metal pieces of it on New Year’s Day. Sick! [usatoday]
New Michael Jackson Song “Another Day” Hits the Web – A third new Michael Jackson song has hit the web since the death of the singer. ‘Another Day’ is a collaboration with Lenny Kravitz. Only 90 seconds of the track has gone online and there is no word of an official release. Interesting mention of “La Cosa Nostra” in the song.. [undercover]
Celebrity Sexy Flesh Highlights of 2009 – From Rihanna’s leaked nude cellphone mirror shots, to Lindsay Lohan, Megan Fox and Miranda Kerr – 2009 really was an action packed year in the world of celebs flashing the cameras. Check it out. [egotastic]
Arsehole Gored to Death During Bull Fight Festival – A bull fighting festival in northern Colombia turned tragic after a man (fool) was gored to death. The video is extremely graphic, and shows a 35-year-old man get skewered by a bull. He was then taken to the hospital, where he died. [huffington]
“Avatar” Passes the $1 Billion Mark at World Box Office – James Cameron’s “Avatar” sped past the $1 billion (619 million pound) mark at the worldwide box office after three weekends in release, making it the fourth-biggest movie of all time. [yahoo]
Watch This Face – EACH year a raft of new models enter the international scene hoping to become the next Lily Cole, Lily Donaldson, Jourdan Dunn or (whisper it) Kate Moss. Watching them come and go, Vogue is pretty good at picking who will make the grade. [vogue]
Moon Hole Might Be Suitable for Colony – Building a home near a moon crater or a lunar sea may sound nice, but moon colonists might have a much better chance of survival if they just lived in a hole. That’s the message sent by an international team of scientists who say they’ve discovered a protected lunar “lava tube” — a deep, giant hole — that might be well suited for a moon colony or a lunar base. [cnn]
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