Nelson Mandela and Stompie Winnie in 1994
Mandela: A nation celebrates 20 years -The ANC is pulling out all the stops to honour Nelson Mandela on the 20th anniversary of his short walk to freedom – and is hoping that some of the gloss will rub off onto the beleaguered President Jacob Zuma. Starting with a breakfast attended by Mandela’s former wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and ending with a lunch for Robben Island veterans at the Genadendal presidential home in Cape Town tomorrow.[timeslive]
Kate Moss Didn’t Like Marky Mark “At All” – Oh My God, I’m so glad we’ve finally cleared this up! Remember those Calvin Klein underwear ads from the 90’s, featuring Kate Moss and Mark Wahlberg? Ja well enjoy this, Calvin tunes she was difficult to work with and didn’t like him (Marky Mark) at all! Guess I’m going to have to cancel that shoot Woolies are planning with me and Kate.. [telegraph]
Porn Protest Hackers Shut Down Several Australian Government Websites – Hackers shut down several Australian government Web sites in an attack against a proposed Internet filter that targets pornography. The Australian Parliament House website was down for almost an hour and the Dept. of Communications site also went down. The attack was launched by a group calling itself only “Anonymous.” Cunning! [arstechnica]
Google Street View Ambushed in Norway – Tipped off by their driver buddy to its whereabouts, a Norwegian pair ambushed Google’s Street View camera car last summer, chasing it while wearing wetsuits and wielding spears. The photos have been making the online rounds. “It was meant in fun, but we never imagined it would get such a tremendous attention,” Borre Erstad says of the stunt. Nutters! [newser]
Sex With Jessica Simpson Was Like Crack Cocaine To John Mayer – In a recent Playboy interview, John Mayer has opened about his incredibly intense relationship with Brad Pitt’s scraps, Jennifer Aniston. He also reveals that Jessica Simpson was, sexually, like napalm. Really? Jesus! Come in, Jessica! [playboy]
Who Sits Where At Fashion Week, And Why? – New York Fashion Week kicks off tomorrow, which means for the next eight days, some of the world’s biggest designers will stage the quintessential sartorial extravaganza: a runway show. While everyone knows that front-row seats are reserved for celebrities, V.I.P.’s, and important editors, very little is known about the strategic process that goes into filling the invite-only chairs where everyone else sits. [vanityfair]
Pregnant Man Expecting Third Child – Thomas Beatie, known to the world as the pregnant man, is expecting his third child. Beatie, a transgender male, made international headlines when he announced in 2008 that he was pregnant and legally male. Thomas, formerly known as Tracy, a beauty queen from Hawaii, had kept his female reproductive organs in hopes that he would someday have children. Great idea! [huffers]
Michael Jackson Used To Pee In Anything, At Any Time – Dr. Klein told TMZ today Jackson would pee in any object that was available and it all stemmed from necessity. “That’s how he peed,” Klein said. Klein told us when Jackson was 5 years old and on stage, there were often no bathrooms in the immediate vicinity and as a result he would pee in bottles. I’m pretty much the same. Watch that water bottle! [tmz]
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