Hello 40!

The Original Supermodels Turn 40: Where Are They Now? – On August 25th, Claudia Schiffer — the youngest of the crop of so-called “original supermodels” who made their mark on fashion in the late 1980s and early 1990s — Turned the big 4-0. To celebrate, InStyle took a look back at the top six (Claudia, Cindy, Naomi, Linda, Elle and Christy), and offers updates as to where they are now. [cnn]

Tony Blair Pelted With Eggs And Shoes At Book Signing In Dublin – Tony Blair had eggs and shoes hurled at him by protesters as he signed copies of his new memoirs yesterday. The former Prime Minister was met by 200 demonstrators booing and chanting he had “blood on his hands” over Iraq and Afghanistan as he promoted A Journey in Dublin. One protester, Donal MacFhearraigh, said: “Blair took the world to war on the basis of lies.” Yu! [mirror]

Wayne Rooney’s Hooker Addiction – Wayne Rooney had a series of romps with a £1,200-a-time hooker when wife Coleen was pregnant. The England and Man United striker bedded pretty Jenny Thompson, 21, over several months. Last night she told a British tabloid: “Wayne chased me with sex texts and paid in wads of cash. He didn’t seem to care he was betraying Coleen.” [newsoftheworld]

Zimbabwe Tobacco Sales End With Record Crop – Zimbabwe’s tobacco sale closed on Friday with a record crop of 122-million kilograms having been sold, which officials attributed to the increase of small-scale farmers joining the industry. Rodney Ambrose, CEO of the Zimbabwe Tobacco Association, said indications for the next cropping season were that the Southern African country would produce 140-million kilograms. Quite mean.. [mail&guardian]

Apple Drives Another Nail Into Sony’s Coffin – You have to feel sorry for Sony sometimes. There it was on Wednesday in Berlin, at the IFA consumer electronics show, launching a new music and video download service called Qriocity (it’s like “curiosity”, only it couldn’t get the domain name, I suppose) – and what happens? Steve Jobs goes on stage in San Francisco and announces that Apple is having another go at the TV download business. And guess who gets all the media coverage? [guardian]

Celebrity Twitpics – It’s that time again – as we review the best photo tweets (‘twitpics,’ as the geeks are calling them) taken by celebrities on Twitter. This week includes the likes of Demi Moore, Olivia Munn, Ryan Seacrest, Lazza King, Lady Gaga, Snoop Dee Oh Double Gee, Rihanna, Sofia Vergara and more! [dailybeast]

Cape Town Dominates SA’s Top 10 Suburbs List – Six of Cape Town’s trendiest suburbs have made Lightstone’s Top 10 subrubs (by value) list, including Clifton, Steenberg, Llandudno, Waterfront, Bishopscourt and Camps Bay. It is satisfying to note that 2oceansvibe’s choice of suburb in Johannesburg (we stay at The Westcliff when we visit) is the highest ranking Johannesburg suburb on the list! [realestateweb]

Elvis Presley’s Mercedes-Benz 600 Up For Auction – Elvis Presley is well known for his luxury lifestyle, which included his passion for collecting luxury cars. The King of rock & roll was estimated to own more than 200 vehicles during his lifetime, including some of the most famous vehicles of all time, one of which is now up for grabs. A six-door Mercedes-Benz 600 that was purchased by Elvis Presley in 1970 will be auctioned on December 6 in Weybridge, England. [bornrich]

Pakistan Cricket Fixing Skandaal ‘Worst Since Hansie’ – International Cricket Council (ICC) boss Haroon Lorgat said on Friday the betting-scam allegations involving three Pakistan players had the potential to be the worst corruption case in cricket since that of South Africa’s Hansie Cronje. But ICC chief executive Lorgat, himself a South African, insisted the suspension of the three players did not represent the “tip of an iceberg” (a saying I personally made up in the mid-eighties) [mail&guardian]

Kanye West Writes A Song For Taylor Swift – How time flies! Just one year ago, Kanye West famously interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for Best Female Video at MTV’s Video Music Awards. And now, here we are, with Kanye apologising—for the second time—on Twitter. “When I woke up from the crazy nightmare I looked in the mirror and said GROW UP KANYE… I take responsibility for my actions,” the rapper tweeted. Then he tweeted that he had made her a song. [dailybeast]

SSC Ultimate Aero II: First Photos Of America’s Bugatti Fighter – These exclusive first photos show the SSC Ultimate Aero II, the second generation of America’s fastest supercar. It’s gotta new look and a new mission: reclaim the title of world’s fastest production car from the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. [jalopnik]

Seth’s Checkered Movie Past – 2oceansvibe’s film crit, Spling, recently interviewed me about my relationship with the silver screen. Including Top 10 films of all time, first movie ever watched, worst movie ever, which movies made me cry, which film stars have I met and who I would want to play me in a biopic (rated R, I have no doubt!). Check it out. [spling]

SuperEna Lottery Jackpot Sitting At R1.2 Billion – The jackpot for tomorrow night’s SuperEna Lottery is 130 million Euros – which is a lot of Euros. You could probably build the mansion you want on the island you want, just using the actual Euro coins. I mean, how many coins do you need to build a mansion? 130 million should do it. And if it’s not enough, we’ll use Rands. One point two billion Rand coins. Should be fine. Use the safest online service to get your tickets. [2oceansvibelottos]

Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag – And smile, smile smile. Nationally speaking, it was a weekend to forget. But don’t let that rain on your parade. No, instead tune in to 2oceansvibe Radio for candid discussions on sexual fitness, Idols skandaal, and the kind of music that DJs on other radio stations don’t play. Namely, your music. So tweet us – we’re your dopamine dealers, ek se. [2oceansviberadio]

[thanks bruce]