The New Larry King?

The New Larry King? – You know Larry King won’t be doing Larry King Live anymore, right? Well it’s true. Anyone, check this out – He’s famous for being Britain’s youngest national newspaper editor in over 50 years, getting punched in the face by Jeremy Clarkson, reducing dozens of contestants on America’s Got Talent to tears, and winning the US celebrity version of The Apprentice. Can Piers Morgan save CNN? [thedailymaverick]

Oksana Grigorieva’s Music Video Reveals Intimate Secrets – Yet another horrifying Mel Gibson recording has been released, worsening the case of Post-Traumatic Mel Gibson Rant Stress Syndrome we’ve come down with since the start of this mess. In order to remedy our situation we’ve turned to the Mel Gibson-directed music video for ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva’s musical masterpiece “Beautiful Heartache.”You need to see this – it is outrageous!. [thefablife]

French Football Stars Charged For Sex With Underage Prostitute – French midfielder Franck Ribery is facing up to three years in prison after being charged with soliciting an underage prostitute (Zahia Dehar) for sex. Karim Benzema, a fellow French national team player, was waiting to hear if officers investigating the case would charge him as well. The pair were earlier held for questioning by police as part of an investigation into an alleged prostitution ring. [dailymail]

Anti Aircraft “Laser” Unveiled At Farnborough Airshow -US firm Raytheon has unveiled its anti-aircraft laser at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire. The Laser Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) can either be used on its own or alongside a gunnery system. In May, the laser was used to shoot down unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in a series of tests. Goodness, Dr. Evil would do his nut for this! [bbc]

Facebook Passes The 500 Million Users Mark – As widely expected, Facebook has announced that it has passed the 500 million member mark.In a blog post, CEO Mark Zuckerberg writes that, “I could have never imagined all of the ways people would use Facebook when we were getting started 6 years ago. I want to thank you for being part of making Facebook what it is today and for spreading it around the world.” [mashable]

Mark Zuckerberg On Privacy, Private Jets, Hating Interviews and “the movie” – Tonight on ABC’s World News, Diane Sawyer aired her exclusive interview with famously camera-shy (how ironic!) Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, just after the site hit its 500 millionth user. Inside, the best—and most awkward—moments from their candid chat. [gawker]

Air France Flight Attendants Are Now Stealing While You Sleep – If you’ve taken Air France recently, check your pockets. A flight attendant from the airline has been arrested in Paris and accused of stealing jewelry, credit cards and cold hard cash from passengers as they slept, according to ABC News. The investigation was launched in January after five Japanese passengers told French police that over $5,000 had been stolen from them during a flight from Tokyo to Charles de Gaulle airport. [nydn]

Man Arrested For Bestiality Blames Dog For “Flaunting Herself” – Cape Spaniard, Anthony Julies, is out on bail after being arrested for bestiality. The Lavender Hill resident’s neighbour was horrified when he saw his very own poodle being taken from behind by Mr. Julies. Julies refused to stop, saying “it wasn’t right to start and then stop.” When arrested he told the cops that the poodle “mustn’t flaunt herself like that” to him. A witness reckons that he might have been on drugs at the time. Seriously? [iol]

Playboy Launches “Safe For Work” Website: The Smoking Jacket – In order to help compete with a plethora of adult oriented websites on the Internet, Playboy is taking an interesting turn and has recently launched a brand new website this week that is directed at more mainstream adults. Surprisingly, though, this website is lacking what Playboy is most famously known for and that is images of naked women. The Smoking Jacket, was created to be the publishing company’s first website that has been dubbed as “safe for work.” [geek]

Gisele Bundchen For Roberto Cavalli – To celebrate the brand’s 40th birthday Roberto Cavalli enlisted Gisele Bundchen to star in the brand’s Fall/Winter 2010/11 advertising campaign.Decked from head to toe in lush animal prints, fur and decorative patterns, Gisele is on fire in the five image campaign shot by Mert & Marcus. And would you believe it, she is looking hotter than ever! [luxuo]

Arnold Scwarzenegger Pokes Fun At Mel Gibson [Video] – I tell you, just looking at Arnie in his position as governor of California gives me so much satisfaction, I don’t need much more. But then I found more – Arnold Schwarzenegger compared Mel Gibson to the BP oil spill in a recent press conference. He really is adorable how he speaks and how he laughs at his own jokes. He cracks another joke after that one – about pumping iron. What a treat. [youtube]

Electric Helicopter Will Fly This Year – Sikorsky Aircraft says it will build a full-size, piloted electric helicopter this year to explore the benefits of an electrically powered helicopter. The company announced Project Firefly and says the electric helicopter will be unveiled at EAA Airventure in Oshkosh next week. The Firefly is built around the existing S-300C helicopter. The existing 190-horsepower, four-cylinder gasoline engine has been replaced with a 200-horsepower electric motor, powered by lithium ion batteries. [wired]

Does Your Job Title Get The Job Done? – In a recent issue of The Economist, the magazine’s Schumpeter columnist took aim at the rampant inflation of job titles in companies and governments around the world. The winner, by a mile, was North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il, who, according to The Economist, has 1,200 official titles, “including roughly translated, guardian deity of the planet, ever-victorious general, and lodestar of the 21st century.” [fastcompany]

The 1,000 MPH Car – When Bloodhound SSC makes its 42 second run for a 1000MPH land speed record, it’ll use a Rolls-Royce EJ200 jet engine and hybrid-rocket to deliver 47,500 pounds of thrust. Somehow, former fighter-pilot and driver Andy Green hopes to survive.At 1000 MPH, the Bloodhound SSC will be traveling at over a quarter mile a second, 1,466 feet every second will be evaporating in the blink of an eye. [jalopnik]

[thanks brad, simon, mike, andy]