Louis Oosthuizen Wins British Open

Louis Oosthuizen (SA) Wins British Open! – Throughout a march toward the British Open championship that went from improbable to inexorable with each stride down the Old Course’s hardening fairways Sunday, three things about Louis Oosthuizen did not change: his demeanor, his swing tempo and his resilience. Oosthuizen, whose prominent ears and gap-toothed smile earned him the nickname “Shrek,” drove the green at the 352-yard ninth hole and drained a 40-foot eagle putt, all but terminating any title hopes harbored by the rest of the field. GO LOUIS! [nytimes]

Jordy Smith Wins Billabong Pro – South African Jordy Smith has claimed his first ASP World Tour victory, winning the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay over Adam Melling of Australia, in front of a capacity hometown crowd. “This is the best day of my life,” Smith, 22, said. “The crowd on the beach has been supporting me the last few days and hearing the cheers and the vuvuzelas just gets me fired up to perform. It feels like they’re pushing me along. I couldn’t have done it without them.” [latimes]

World Celebrates As Mandela Turns 92 – Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president, turns 92 years old on Sunday, as the world celebrates the first international day in his honour. Global leaders and ordinary people in South Africa and abroad have committed to devoting 67 minutes of their time to community service, to mark the number of years Mandela spent in politics. [mail&guardian]

Paris Hilton Caught With Weed AGAIN – Paris Hilton was briefly detained in Corsica after sniffer dogs detected a “quite small” quantity of marijuana in her bag, a French newspaper reported Saturday. Corse Matin newspaper said officers at the airport in Figari found about one gram’s worth of marijuana. Hilton, who was transiting the French Mediterranean island in a private jet on Friday, was hauled in for questioning and released about 30 minutes later. Apparently the type of weed was “cheese” which she bought in Obs. [associated]

Hillary Clinton Not Digging BP’s Lockerbie Vibe – Hillary Clinton, the United States Secretary of State, has raised concerns about the release of the Lockerbie bomber after Britain’s foreign secretary admitted the decision to free him was “a mistake”. More to the point, she is supporting a probe into BP’s involvement – given the various contracts and deals BP had with Libya at the time. Man’s addiction to oil – causing moral confusion again it seems. [telegraph]

Teens Using Digital Drugs To Get High – Kids around the country are getting high on the internet, thanks to MP3s that induce a state of ecstasy. And it could be a gateway drug leading teens to real-world narcotics. At least, that’s what Oklahoma News 9 is reporting about a phenomenon called “i-dosing,” which involves finding an online dealer who can hook you up with “digital drugs” that get you high through your headphones. And officials are taking it seriously. [wired]

Virgin Galactic Completes First Crewed Flight – A private suborbital spaceship built for the space tourism firm Virgin Galactic made its first flight with a crew onboard Thursday as it soared over California’s Mojave Desert beneath its enormous mothership.The commercial spaceliner – called VSS Enterprise, one of the company’s fleet of SpaceShipTwo spacecraft – did not try to reach space in the test flight. Instead, it stayed firmly attached to its WhiteKnightTwo VMS Eve mothership. [foxnews]

Branson To Launch iPad-Only Magazine Called “Maverick” – Virgin is planning to extend its brand into consumer magazines with the launch of a new title, Maverick, which will be available as an app for the iPad, iPhone and eventually, Android. Virgin’s billionaire founder Richard Branson has brought in his 28-year-old daughter Holly to work as the family’s ambassador for the magazine, and she is leading the push to sign up a handful of select premium advertisers to work as “brand partners” on the project. [adage]

Timothy Dalton Warns Mel Gibson To Stay Away – The 007 actor, who was married to Oksana Grigorieva and is father of her 12-year-old boy, is furious his son has been dragged into her showdown with Gibson. Dalton is now backing his ex-wife’s bid to place a restraining order on the Lethal Weapon star – telling US authorities he does not want Gibson to “come within 10ft” of his lad, Alexander, nicknamed Sasha. [mirror]

Mel Gibson Heading Back To Australia? – Mel Gibson is poised to quit the US after selling his mansion near New York. The disgraced Lethal Weapon star, who faces allegations of violence from his Russian former girlfriend, sold the mock Tudor property, known as Old Mill Farm, for £16 million – £10 million less than the asking price. Gibson has also put his Malibu home, Lavender Hill Farm, on the market for £10 million, according to a property newsletter. [dailymail]

Divers Find 230-Year-Old Champagne – Divers in the Baltic Sea are believed to have discovered a trove of 230-year old Veuve Clicquot Champagne, believed to be the oldest drinkable Champagne ever found.About 30 bottles are believed to be in the wreck. One of the dive-party’s members reportedly opened one and tasted it, saying, “it tasted fantastic.” Swedish wine expert Carl-Jan Granquist estimates each bottle could bring around euro50,000 if the corks are in tact. [luxist]

Paul Allen Is Giving Away All His Money – Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has said he will commit the majority of his estimated $13.5bn (£8.8bn) fortune to philanthropy after his death. Mr Allen follows fellow co-founder Bill Gates in pledging billions of dollars to projects designed to help others. He set up a charitable foundation 20 years ago that has given $400m. He has personally donated a further $600m. Karma looking good. [bbc]

Tiger Woods Says Fuck On TV – I heard about this from a friend so I went home and googled “tiger woods british open fuck.” As you can imagine, pages of photos of British porn stars appeared on the screen – all previous conquests of the sex machine. Anyway, I managed to find it eventually. It’s Tiger missing a putt, followed by him shouting out the word “fuck.” You can almost hear a porn star in the background going, “yes please!” [usmagazine]

How To Give Your Photos That Vintage Look – Your profile photo is an important part of your online personality, offering a glimpse of you to the wider world. So, for anyone who doesn’t have photo editing know-how, expensive editing software and a load of time to spare, here’s how to create a retro profile pic in a matter of minutes using some absolutely free, entirely online services. You like polaroid, right? Of course – we ALL love polaroid! [mashable]