Lindsay Lohan – shame..
Lindsay Lohan Is Coming Along Beautifully – Lindsay Lohan fell on her face into an agave plant on her way into a house party in LA on Wednesday. The troubled starlet — who recently announced she’s clear of drugs and booze stumbled as she departed, slurring at photographers, “You guys pushed me,” which they denied. This little skank should really consider Montrose Place . [nypost]
The Pope Personally Covered Up Church Child Molestation – Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the future pope and archbishop in Munich at the time, was copied on a memo that informed him that a priest, whom he had approved sending to therapy in 1980 to overcome pedophilia, would be returned to pastoral work within days of beginning psychiatric treatment. The priest was later convicted of molesting boys (over 150 little boys) in another parish. [nytimes]
Super Star Studded Line-Up for 2010 Soccer World Cup Kick-Off – FIFA and Control Room (Emmy Award-winning music events producer) announced a star studded list of performing artists for the World Cup Kick-Off event. The line-up includes Alicia Keys, Amadou & Mariam, Angelique Kidjo, Black Eyed Peas, BLK JKS, John Legend, Juanes, Shakira, The Parlotones, Tinariwen, Vieux Farka Toure and Vusi Mahlasela. [ctmagazine]
Obama Wanted To Get A “Big Fucking Deal” T-Shirt – US Vice-President Joe Biden made headlines earlier this week after telling President Barack Obama that the new health bill was a “big fucking deal” which was picked up by microphones. Biden said Obama joked at a recent briefing that the “best thing from yesterday” was “Joe’s comment” and that he was trying to get the phrase printed on a T-shirt! [baltimoresun]
M&G Punishes Steve Hofmeyr For Punishing Malema – “Steve, what is this shit? You used to be cool, man. Now you’ve turned into one of those cranky old bittereinders writing grammatically sound, politically flawed letters to Afrikaans newspapers. You’re not supporting the World Cup because Malema is a racist idiot? That’s the kind of dumb logic the ANC Youth League uses.” [mail&guardian]
Photoshop CS5 Includes New Outrageous Photo Tool – Here’s an amazing demo of the “content-aware fill” tool that’s apparently forthcoming in Photoshop CS5. The tool makes it easy to delete objects from a complex photo, without any trace they ever existed. The ramifications for internet publishing are frightening. Seriously, designers out there, you’re going to cream yourselves. [gawker]
Sandra Discussed Elin And Tiger While Her Own Husband Was Cheating – Sandra Bullock reportedly discussed Tiger Woods’ infidelity at the People’s Choice Awards in January, admitting, “If I were Elin … man, I would have hit a lot more than she did … I would have kept hitting!” She clearly had no idea that she’d be dealing with her own husband’s alleged infidelity scandal a few months later [popeater]
Berlusconi Mocks Opposition For Being Ugly – Facing sliding approval ratings and the prospect of humiliation in regional elections this weekend, Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has begun lashing out in all directions, including an astonishing verbal assault on the physical attractiveness of a female opposition politician. Obviously. That’s what he does. [independent]
Vegas Mystery Sex Blogger – A Sin City prostitute is posting her sexploits on Twitter and her blogand has inspired a city-wide guessing game. She has chronicled the sex-for-cash scene in America’s prostitution capital since 2006, blogging to a small cult audience. But recently her profile has been elevated by an active Twitter account, and requests from brand-name media outlets are beginning to show up in her inbox. I like it. [dailybeast]
Wall Street Journal iPad Subscription Price Announced – The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times are working with test iPads, according to people familiar with the matter. Six advertisers, including Coca-Cola and FedEx, have agreed to advertise with the Journal, and a four-month ad package costs $400,000, according to these people. Coke and FedEx declined to comment on terms. The Journal plans to charge subscribers $17.99 a month for iPad subscriptions, according to a person familiar with the matter. [wallstreetjournal]
F1 Champ Jackie Stewart Behind Wheel Of $449K Supercar Crash? – According to one UK newspaper, the man behind the wheel of yesterday’s Pagani Zonda S crash that, at $449,000 in damage, triggered one of the UK’s biggest auto insurance claims, was none other than triple-F1 champ Sir Jackie Stewart. [jalopnik]
Helen Zille Gives It A Full Rev – I didn’t read the words next to the picture, so I can’t tell you what the story is all about. But if you follow this link you’ll read an article that is connected to a photograph of Helen Zille going for it! Arms in the air, hands outstretched, mouth open – giving it a FULL go! Excellent vibe! [timeslive]
Thousands Of Avatar Fans Learning Na’vi – 24 hours after Avatar appeared in theaters, the Web site Language Log was teeming with comments about Na’vi, the alien tongue spoken in the film. It was especially so that day because the creator of the language had shown up to discuss Na’vi syntax and phonetics. His fans were asking questions. How to say “I don’t speak Na’vi” or “I love you.” Hmm…how do you say “someone shoot me in the face?” [slate]
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