“Banksy” Hits The Big Screen

Artist “Banksy” Hits The Big Screen – One of the art world’s biggest enigmas has come out of the shadows and allowed himself to be seen on the big screen for the first time. Banksy’s street art has been seen by millions across the world, popping up in the most obscure and unpredictable places. Now, the artist has managed to surprised everyone yet again – by making a film and appearing in it. Well, sort of. [skynews]

Angelina Jolie Mends Rift With Dad, With Help From Brad – The last time they were pictured together was in 2001, co-starring in the action movie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. But following one of the bitterest family feuds in showbusiness, Angelina Jolie and her father Jon Voight have at last been reunited. The pair were pictured together boarding a motor-boat in Venice after a reconciliation prompted by the death of Angelina’s mother. [dailymail]

Fur All Over The Place At Fashion Week – To the dismay of some and the delight of others, design darlings turned up in fur (and high-end faux) this Fashion Week. What prompted New Yorkers to collect their sables from storage? Perhaps it was Anna Wintour’s defense of the material in The September Issue or perhaps just the vicious weather. [vanityfair]

Julius Malema Reckons Everyone is Out To Get Him – African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) leader Julius Malema came out swinging on Monday, taking aim at the media after reports that his companies had been awarded more than 20 contracts, worth between R500 000 and R39-million, between 2007 and 2008. Malema convened a press conference on Monday afternoon to “clarify” reports of his seemingly opulent lifestyle. [mail&guardian]

$1.68 Million For Lunch With Warren Buffett – A bidder agreed to pay $1.68 million for a steak lunch with billionaire investor Warren Buffett in a charity auction completed Friday night, according to eBay Inc’s website, where the bidding took place. The starting price was $25,000. As in recent years, the winner and up to seven friends may dine with the world’s second-richest person at the Smith & Wollensky steakhouse in New York. [reuters]

CapeTownGirl.co.za Launches – And then, as if by magic, CapeTownGirl.co.za arrived on the scene. She wears pink wigs and struts around with hardly anything on (besides her JTone lingerie) so what’s not to like from the mind behind the hugely successful (former) MyBrandedLifeTM website? Although it looks like some of the old guard are struggling with the apparent pretty vs clever juxtaposition. One things for sure, it’s always entertaining and you should be reading it every day. [capetowngirl]

The iPhone Porn Apple Still Approves Of – If there’s anything that Apple has been consistent about since launching the iPhone App Store in 2008, it’s that it’s been wildly inconsistent. This past week’s new war on porn apps is no different. While Apple has booted thousands of sexy iPhone apps from the App Store in the past few days, there are still plenty available for anyone to download. [businessinsider]

Sex Accuser’s History of Pointing Fingers – Belinda A Petersen, the woman who unleashed a sex scandal in the Democratic Alliance, has previously filed sexual harassment charges against a string of men. The single mother of two last week revealed intimate details of her alleged affair with the “happily married” Western Cape MEC for community safety, Lennit Max. Petersen claimed she paid Max with sex. [timeslive]

British Airways Cabin Crew Vote To Strike – Union members representing British Airways cabin crews said they have voted overwhelmingly to strike. The industrial action by the Unite union is over BA’s plans to change cabin crew conditions – working hours were to be extended and crew levels cut. In all, 81 percent of the nearly 80 percent of Unite workers who turned out voted in favor of the plan. What do you expect from a gaggle of grumpy old battle-axes? [cnn]

“Boner” From Growing Pains Is Missing – Andrew Koenig, 41, played the character “Boner” on Growing Pains and is the son of actor Walter Koenig, who is known for his role as Chekov on Star Trek. Andrew has been missing for a week, according to his dad’s official web site. He was last seen in Vancouver on Feb. 14 and never boarded his return flight to the United States on Feb. 16. [usatoday]

The Buzz on Google Buzz – From Facebook to MySpace to Twitter to LinkedIn and beyond, the Web circa early 2010 is a surging sea of social networks. The last thing it needs is yet another one to discover, join, and use. Rather than starting out as an all-new service, Buzz is debuting as a feature inside Gmail, making it instantly available to tens of millions of people. [technologizer]

Euromillions Couple’s £56m Win ‘Amazing’ – A self-confessed “white van man” and his estate agent partner have been named the winners of Britain’s biggest ever lottery jackpot. Nigel Page, 43, and his partner Justine Laycock, 41, from Cirencester, Gloucestershire, won £56m in last Friday’s EuroMillions draw. The couple, who plan to give up work, claimed their prize on Saturday, before celebrating over a bacon roll. [bbc]

Polanski Wins Top Award At Berlin Film Festival – In a move that was largely regarded as a vote of support as much as a recognition of achievement, the Berlin Film Festival (the Berlinale) on Saturday accorded its top Silver Bear Award to Roman Polanski for his child rape recently released The Ghost Writer. Polanski was not on hand to receive it since he is presently under house arrest at his chalet in Gstaad, Switzerland. [contactmusic]

A-list Buddhists – Tiger Woods says his faith will be an important part of his recovery. From Kate Hudson to Keanu Reeves to Orlando Bloom, why don’t you have a little squizz at this gallery of Hollywood’s Buddha-ful People. [dailybeast]

New Vanessa Bar Refaeli Bikini Pictures – Just in case you needed a reminder of how ridiculously hot she is (or lucky Leonardo is), here are some Bar Refaeli bikini pictures from her vacation in Mexico. You think it’s just a simple black bikini. But it’s so much more! [egotastic]

[thanks jason]