Rupert Murdoch Faces A New Age

Gordon Brown Attacks Rupert Murdoch Paywalls For Online Content – Gordon Brown has come out against Rupert Murdoch’s plan to erect paywalls to access the Times and Sunday Times online, arguing that internet users will not abide being told to pay for news content. The prime minister argued that an ethos has been engendered in internet users that nearly all content should be free of charge. [guardian]

ET Murder Trial: Another Postponement: A Good Move – The cases against the two people accused of murdering the former leader of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging, Eugene Terre’Blanche, have been deferred for almost a month, and that means things will calm down significantly. And, as summer has given way to autumn in the troubled town, there’s strong evidence of tempers cooling down in Ventersdorp too. [dailymaverick]

Tiger’s Marriage Reportedly Over – With Tiger Woods saying he will take time to “reevaluate things” after coming in at a disappointing fourth place at the Masters – with his wife Elin Nordegren nowhere in sight during the tournament. It was believed by going to sex rehab that Tiger had done just enough to keep his family together. But sources reveal that the marriage is indeed over. [etonline]

New Study Shows The Mobile Web Will Rule By 2015 – In a dense, 87-page report, Morgan Stanley analysts have charted the most important online trends and predicted the future of the Internet. In addition to forecasting more online shopping and showing the geographical distribution of Internet users, the study also shows a dramatic shift toward mobile web use. [mashable]

Vatican Goes Into Damage Control Mode Over Abuse – The Vatican has gone into full-fledged damage control mode in the priest sex abuse scandal ahead of Pope Benedict XVI’s first foreign trip since it erupted. Officials are promising surprising new initiatives. The pope’s personal secretary is speaking out. And bishops around the world are being told to report abuse cases to the police. [npr]

Catherine Zeta Jones Bares All – In one memorable moment of her current Broadway show, Catherine Zeta-Jones, keeping her back to the audience, flashes a male co-star with only a G-string under her silk robe. “I’ve got to keep it interesting for the boy. We’ve got a long run,” says the actress. She brought the same gutsy attitude to her Allure shoot, where she posed nude. Fine. [allure]

Rare $2.5 Million Patek Philippe Chronograph on Offer at Christie’s – One of the rarest Patek Philippe models in existence, a one-of-a-kind 18K gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases and tonneau-shaped case manufactured in 1943, is expected to fetch up to $2.5 million at Christie’s Important Watches sale in Geneva next month. [luxist]

“Stop Blaming The Whores!” – Sandra Bullock’s home wrecker, Michelle Bombshell reckons that the whole of America and the media whould buck the trend of labeling the mistresses “whores” and “sluts” and, instead, should be going aftger the cheating husbands. “Why are they getting off scot free?” she asks. I don’t know, Michelle. I.just.don’t.know. [thesuperficial]

Apple Delays International iPad Launch by One Month – Oh God, I really didn’t feel like hearing this! Citing “surprisingly strong US demand,” Apple has delayed the international launch of the iPad by one month (preorders/pricing postponed to May). Huh, is a pile of 500,000 iPads really more than Apple expected to sell by this point? [gizmodo]

Vanilla Ice resurfaces with The Car Loft – Just when you thought the world was safe from Robert Van Winkle, following his Catle Lite commercials, Vanilla Ice rears his frosted tips once again. Don’t run for the hills just yet – the guy isn’t bent on releasing a new attack on hip-hop this time. Instead, he’s jumping feet first into hawking garage/loft condos for The Car Loft. [autoblog]

Female Terrorists’ Explosive Breast Implants – British intelligence service MI5 has discovered that Al Qaeda female suicide bombers are getting explosive charges inside their breasts, using a similar procedure to breast augmentation. This makes bombs almost impossible to detect at airports. The explosive devices are made from one of the most powerful explosives in existence. Mellow. [gizmodo]

Man Finds £20,000 In Account, Gambles It Away In Two Hours – Luke Aldridge, 26, was on trip to Amsterdam following a row with his partner when he checked his bank balance and discovered he was heavily in the black. He withdrew all the cash – spending more than £18,200 playing blackjack and poker in casinos in the Dutch capital. The error was discovered in June last year. What.a.legend! [telegraph]

Advanced Style: For The Discerning Fashionista – I found this on popyacollar.co.za. It’s a website called Advanced Style, which claims, “Proof from the wise and silver-haired set that personal style advances with age.” In a nutshell, it’s a photoblog showcases the more mature set’s fashion sense. Very cool. [advancedstyle]

Miranda Kerr Bikini Time – It’s been a while since we gave you some footage of one of our favourite Victoria’s Secret models, Miranda Kerr. Here we see the young angel modeling a swimwear range called.. ummm..I can’t remember what it’s called. Does it matter? [egotastic]

[thanks paul]