Michael Douglas Arrives At Court
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Michael Douglas’ Son Sentenced to Five Years In Prison – A New York judge has sentenced actor Michael Douglas’ son to five years in prison on drug charges, calling it his “last chance to make it.” Cameron Douglas apologised and admitted that he had squandered a lot of opportunities to turn his life around. He admitted to dealing methamphetamine and cocaine in January. [newser]
Selebi Admits Showing Agliotti Intelligence Reports – Former police chief Jackie Selebi admitted on Tuesday that he used his position to declassify a document for his former friend, drug dealer Glenn Agliotti. Ok, I don’t know who the judge is or what the full charges against Selebi are, but if I were in charge he would be in jail because of this alone. Slime-ball. [mail&guardian]
Wall-To-Wall Coachella Coverage – ” You’ve had a long weekend, and you need to freak out,” Thom Yorke declared to the many thousands gathered for the final night of this year’s Coachella Music and Arts Festival. In moments, Yorke and his solo band, Atoms for Peace, hurled another tsunami of noise and melody across the desert floor on Sunday, serenading fans with hyper-kinetic beats and raw emotion. [rollingstone]
Baker Who Won R100million On Lottery Dies Penniless – Hmm, one of the downsides of winning the overseas lotteries is, if you handle it wrong, you’ll die penniless and sad. And yes, you can blow R100million. Keith Gough and his wife Louise had declared they would ‘never have to worry again’ after their win in 2005. But five years later, he has died aged 58 from a heart attack brought on by drinking and money troubles. [dailymail]
South Park Receives Serious Death Threats – The website Revolutionmuslim.com has put up a video on their site as well as on Youtube juxtaposing images of the two men who are behind South Park alongside pictures of Ayaan Hirsi Ali (who still lives with permanent security protection) and the dead body of her own film-making partner Theo van Gogh. Van Gogh was murdered in an Amsterdam street by an Islamist in 2004 for a film he made. [telegraph]
New Volcanic Ash Cloud May Close British Airspace Again – Airports in Scotland and northern England were yesterday trying to take advantage of a “window” between ash clouds from the Iceland volcano after warnings that a strengthening of the Eyjafjallajokull eruption was heading towards the UK. British Airways was still hoping to operate long-haul flights out of London airports later yesterday but only if there was a “full opening” of airspace. [guardian]
How A Drunk Geek Lost The Next iPhone – Yesterday’s article about the Apple iPhone 4G was very well received by tech fans out there. But what was even more intriguiing about the 4G iPhone was that we weren’t meant to see it. Check out this story to see how exactly an Apple employee managed to leave his top-secret iPhone in a bar. [gizmodo]
Steve Jobs: If You Want Porn You Should Get An Android – Despite yesterday’s iPhone debacle, Jobs was still in a chatty-enough mood to respond to a concerned customer’s e-mail questioning Apple’s role as “moral police” of its App Store. The customer, Matthew Browing, was referring to the App Store’s initial rejection of an app containing Mark Fiore’s Pulitzer-winning editorial cartoon, as well as the company’s recent porn ban. [wired]
Win Two Double Tickets To Just Jinjer – Don’t forget Just Jinjer is live at The Assembly on Thursday and Saturday. If you want to win one of two pairs of tickets for each show then email editor@2oceansvibe.com with the subject Just Jinjer and tell us the names of all three band members. Boom! [2oceansvibe] COMPETITION IS CLOSED
Three Year Ban For Barbie Car Drunk Driver – A dad has been given a three-year ban for drink-driving in a TOY CAR. Paul Hutton, 40, went for a spin in a tiny battery-powered Barbie jeep – top speed 4mph – while twice the booze limit. But a police patrol car spotted 6ft Paul crawling along the road on the modified 4ft by 2ft motor, with his knees tucked under his chin. [thesun]
Atreides Luxury Yacht With Retractable Pool – Just when you thought you had seen it all, The Atreides Luxury Yacht comes along with a retractable pool to safely enjoy water sports while boating. The concept is apparently not new and most luxury yachts have some sort of pool that can be thrown into the Ocean so you can enjoy the water without being eaten. However this design brings a whole new level to this idea! [luxuo]
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