Lance Armstrong Arrives in Cape Town

Lance Armstrong Refused Entry Into SA – Legendary American cyclist and King Prawn Lance Armstrong’s first visit to Cape Town started off on a sour note on Monday night because of bureaucratic red tape. Armstrong wrote on Twitter that he’d landed at the Cape Town International Airport but was refused entry to the country because his passport was full. [sport24]

The Vanity Fair Oscar Party – Worlds collided at Vanity Fair’s annual Oscar Party, hosted by Graydon Carter at the Sunset Tower Hotel. Sure, there were plenty of Academy Award winners and nominees, but luminaries of almost every description were there too, eager to share in the fun. Its collective ears still ringing, VF.com presents a gallery of great images from the night’s celebration. [vanityfair]

Alec Baldwin Gives His Thoughts On Hosting The Oscars – “A television show like the Oscars is a strange bird. It’s not like SNL or Letterman, where performers come out and do their thing and every one goes home. With awards at stake, awards that might actually change the course of the winners’ careers, the proceedings possess an unavoidable and unique tension that does not exist elsewhere.” [huffers]

The House With The Moving Walls – This house was built near the Polish capital Warsaw. What makes the house in these photos so unusual is that it has moving walls in an attempt to make it as safe as possible. You can’t get inside before the front gates are closed after you enter into the front yard. Afterwards the house opens itself. And it looks not the bad after all. [damncoolpics]

Facebook Killer Gets Life – A serial sex offender was today sentenced to life in prison after he admitted kidnapping, raping and murdering a teenager whom he ensnared using a fake profile on Facebook. Peter Chapman was told he must serve at least 35 years in prison by judge Peter Fox today, following the killing of Ashleigh Hall, who was 17. The judge said he was “a very great danger to young women, and for what it is worth, I cannot foresee your release”. [guardian]

Christian Bale Has Not Spoken To His Family For 18 Months – As much as she loves him, Batman star Christian Bale’s mother must admit that her little boy has developed quite a temper. That unedifying episode followed an altogether more troubling incident when he was arrested after a furious bust-up with his family in a London hotel suite.Until now, what really happened has remained a mystery. [tonight]

The Oldest Person In America Dies – A New Hampshire woman certified as the oldest person living in the United States has died. Mary Josephine Ray died Sunday at a Westmoreland nursing home at 114 years and 294 days old. The oldest living American is now Neva Morris, of Ames, Iowa, at 114 years, 216 days. The oldest person in the world is Japan’s Kama Chinen. She is 114 years, 301 days. [nydailynews]

Alessandra Ambrosio Stretches In A Bikini – As the world focuses its attention on Sunday night’s Academy Awards, it’s comforting to know supermodels are still out there stretching and standing in the ocean. In a way, they’re almost like The Hurt Locker, but with less war-fighting and more making women self-conscious about their appearance so they’ll try to fit in Victoria’s Secret underwear. [superficial]

More Rain, More Red-heads For The Scots – Ever since Tacitus, the Roman historian, noted with awe the flame-headed natives of Caledonia, observers have wondered at the prevalence of ginger hair among the Scots. Now a genetics research student has stumbled on an explanation based on another remarkable feature of Scottish life — the weather. [timesonline]

Rapper, Lil Wayne, Goes To Jail For A Year – Rap royalty Lil Wayne was given a superstar’s sendoff to jail this afternoon — mobbed by hundreds of reporters and cell-phone-waving fans, and serenaded by shouts of “Weezy! We love you!” With good behavior, the rapper will spend eight months in protective custody on Rikers Island for the .40-caliber Springfield Armory semi-automatic cops took from his pot-smoke-infused tour bus after a concert two years ago at the Beacon Theater. [nypost]

Kate Middleton Digs Through Dog’s Number Two – When Prince William bought Kate Middleton a pair of pearl earrings for her 28th birthday, he carefully tracked down the finest and most expensive pair he could find. But now he may be wishing he had not gone to so much trouble – after the precious antiques were eaten by Kate’s dog, Otto, her beloved black cocker spaniel. [dailymail]

Korean-American Activist Sexually Abused in North – The Korean-American evangelical activist was apparently taken to a mental hospital for the effects of torture he suffered in North Korea but has recently been released. He was freed 43 days after he crossed the frozen Duman (or Tumen) River from China on Christmas Eve. Shame! Well maybe you should have though about things before you defied our Dear Leader? [chosun]

Deceased Man Makes Fortune Betting On Federer – A few years back, Nicholas Newlife of Kidlington (near Oxford) placed a bet of €275 (that’s Euros) — he wagered that tennis superstar Roger Federer would win 14 Grand Slam titles before 2020. The odds against were 66 to 1. Well, it happened, and Newlife won €18,500 (equal to roughly $25,000). Federer won his 14th grand slam on June 7, 2009. Unfortunately, Newlife has recently died. [huffington]

Levi’s Brings Back The 507 – Exciting times in the world of fashion! One of the most popular pair of Levi’s men’s jeans is back on the shelves. After being discontinued some time ago, the advantages of the 507 have not been forgotten. They don’t taper, they aren’t skinny and they don’t flare as much as a bootleg – they are as straight as they come. Welcome back, 507’s! Now if we could just get the Polaroid camera back and Alex Jay behind the desk at Radio 5, we’ll be A for Away! [levi507]

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