The Video Traces of an Assassination – Dubai authorities have released video of an 11-member assassination team (likely Israeli) before, during, and after they killed a Hamas official last month, as caught by surveillance cameras at the airport, malls, and hotel rooms. It’s like Munich, but real. Find a moment to watch that. Trust me. You see them putting on disguises and stuff.. [gawker]

UCT Student Gives Zuma Convoy The Finger, Gets Arrested – No spice. This 25-year-old sociology student, Chumani Maxwele, was jogging along and when the Zuma convoy came past making excessive noise, he told then to f*ck off. That’s when two men jumped out of a van, threw a black bag over his head and took him to the Rondebosch cop shop. Then they searched his home. Good times. [iol]

Lady Gaga scoops Brit awards, pays McQueen tribute – Flamboyant US superstar Lady Gaga scooped three awards Tuesday at the 30th anniversary edition of Britain’s top music awards the Brits, and dedicated the night to late fashion designer Alexander McQueen. The eccentric New Yorker was awarded all three prizes she was nominated for, including best international female solo artist and international breakthrough act. [geegle]

Home to Beatles hits, Abbey Road, up for sale by EMI – Debt-laden music company EMI is seeking buyers for Abbey Road Studios, a mecca for Beatles fans around the world who pose for photographs imitating the picture on the 1969 “Abbey Road” album cover which shows Paul, John, George and Ringo strolling over a pedestrian crossing outside the studio. [reuters]

Children Stage National Assembly Walkout – President Jacob Zuma’s reply on Tuesday to the State of the Nation debate was marred by a dispute between the Deputy Speaker, Nomaindia Mfeketo, and Congress of the People (Cope) MP Mluleki George, which resulted in the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Cope leaving the National Assembly in protest. [mail&guardian]

BBC Presenter Admits To Killing Lover On-Air – BBC TV presenter Ray Gosling has delivered a shocking on-air confession: he smothered his lover to death. In a documentary on death and dying on BBC One’s Inside Out East Midlands program — filmed in December — Gosling is seen walking through a cemetery when he says, “And maybe, this is the time to share a secret that I’ve kept for quite a long time. “I killed someone, once,” [huffings]

King Tut’s DNA Reveals Real Killer – Researchers say Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun may have died from malaria and was not murdered as previously suspected. A team of international scientists studying DNA blood samples from the mummified remains of the 19-year-old king have found traces of the malaria parasite and evidence that he may have suffered from a crippling bone disorder. [abc]

Jay Z Doesn’t Dig The Haiti Remake Of We Are The World – One of the most famous voices in the mix is Jay-Z, who told MTV that the original version was too sacred to him. “I think ‘We Are the World’ is like [Michael Jackson’s] ‘Thriller’ to me. I don’t ever wanna see it touched.” He added, “Some things are just untouchable. It was a valiant effort, but for me, it’s gonna be untouchable.” I agree. [rollingstone]

New York Fashion Week Video Diary – The clever people at Hello! Magazine have done the right thing and put together a little video compilation from the front row of the best runway action happening during New York Fashion Week. It’s just all too fabulous, darling! [hello!]

John Smit Reaches Super Milestone – 2oceansvibe Character and Springbok Captain, John Smit John Smit will make history on Friday night when he becomes the first local player to represent the same franchise in 100 Super rugby games. Fellow 2oceansvibe Character, AJ Venter holds the record for playing the most Super rugby games, but his 125 games were for different teams (94 for the Sharks, 19 for the Cats and 10 for the Stormers). [news24]

Martin Scorsese To Direct Chanel Fragrance Ad – Chanel has revealed that Academy Award winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese has directed the brand’s latest broadcast advertising campaign for their new men’s fragrance. The director – famous for directing films including Goodfellas, Taxi Driver and Raging Bull – took the helm to direct French actor Gaspard Ulliel in the fragrance ads, which will be aired worldwide in September. [vogue]

Lotus and Naomi Campbell Team Up for Haiti – Naomi Campbell and Lotus Cars are to auction eight specially-designed “Naomi for Haiti” Evora sports cars to raise money for the relief effort in Haiti. Eight of the vehicles will be auctioned at Naomi Campbell’s Fashion for Relief charity fashion show on the 18th of February at the London Fashion Week venue at Somerset House. [luxuo]

Scarlett Johansson Goes Blond And Drops The Cleavage For Dolce & Gabbana – If there’s one constant when it comes to Scarlett Johansson, it’s that she looks like her really, really hot old self in Dolce & Gabbana advertisements… and thank the lord for that. Here she is looking like a blond bombshell and busting out her infamous cleavage in D&G’s newest ad for their lipstick line. [popoholic]