The New Bond Baddie – Kim Jong Un

Kim Jong Un Appears In Public – Secretive North Korea’s leader-in-waiting, the youngest son of Our Dear Leader, ruler Kim Jong-il, took centre stage during a massive military parade on Sunday, appearing live for the first time in public. Kim Jong-un stood near his father on the dais, clapping and saluting thousands of goose-stepping soldiers, and reviewing missiles, tanks and artillery rockets. Aah, yes, the goose step.. [mail&guardian]

Obama Calls For China To Free Nobel Prize Winner – U.S. President Barack Obama called on China on Friday to release imprisoned Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo as soon as possible. “Over the last 30 years, China has made dramatic progress in economic reform and improving the lives of its people,” Obama, last year’s Nobel peace laureate, said in a statement. “But this award reminds us that political reform has not kept pace” he said. Nice one. [reuters]

Google Working On Self-Driving Cars – Google has been working in secret but in plain view, on vehicles that can drive themselves, using artificial-intelligence software that can sense anything near the car and mimic the decisions made by a human driver. Anyone driving the twists of Highway 1 between San Francisco and Los Angeles recently may have glimpsed a Toyota Prius with a curious funnel-like cylinder on the roof. Harder to notice was that the person at the wheel was not actually driving. [newyorktimes]

Ben Harper Files For Divorce – Harper, a two-time Grammy winner, filed legal docs citing irreconcilable differences and is asking the judge to deny Laura Dern spousal support. And here’s what’s interesting … according to the papers, Harper claims he and Dern separated back in January. But people connected with the couple, who married back in 2005, say they have been living and traveling together throughout the year and were even intimate as recently as last week. Yu! Spicy! [tmz]

Chilean Miners Draw Up Contract To Share Proceeds Of Story – The 33 trapped Chilean miners have moved to stop any individual from profiting at the expense of the group, drawing up a legal contract to share the proceeds from the story of their ordeal. The men have called in a lawyer to draw up a contract ensuring they will equally profit from the lucrative media deals they expect to secure for sharing the story of their two month survival in the hope that they never have to work again. [telegraph]

Virgin Galactic Spaceship Makes First Solo Flight – Virgin Galactic’s suborbital spaceship, Enterprise, has made its first solo test flight, in California. The spaceship was carried to an altitude of 45,000ft (13,700m) by an aeroplane and then dropped to glide back to the Mojave Air and Space Port. Enterprise will soon be taking people prepared to pay $200,000 (£126,000) on short hops above the atmosphere. [bbc]

Liverpool Marks 70th Birthday Of John Lennon – A new monument was unveiled in John Lennon’s home town of Liverpool Saturday on what would have been his 70th birthday. The ceremony was attended by Lennon’s son Julian and his first wife Cynthia in a park overlooking the River Mersey, where the singer-songwriter and his fellow Beatles launched their careers. I was there, man! [afp]

Macca Saved John And Yoko’s Marriage – It became a legendary event in John Lennon’s increasingly eccentric life – famously known as ‘the lost weekend’. And now, on the day John Lennon fans around the world are celebrating what would have been his 70th birthday, his widow, Yoko Ono, has revealed what happened during those days when John disappeared with their pretty personal assistant. Crediting Macca with actually saving their marriage. [dailymail]

Celebrity Twit Pics – It’s that time again folks, when our friends at DB give us a feast of schleb twit pics. And this week’s twitter photos come from the likes of Lady Gaga, Ryan Seacrest, Nicole Richie, Alanis Morissette, Jimmy Fallon, Lenny Kravitz, Bono, Kanye West, Demi Moore, Russell Brand and more. [dailybeast]

Dennis Hopper’s Estate Sues Wife – Dennis Hopper’s wife Victoria is being sued for allegedly stealing valuable artwork from the actor in his dying days, according to new court papers. In a file lodged with the LA Superior Court, the screen legend’s estate accused Victoria Duffy of surreptitiously removing items from his home. [radar]

15 People You Should Not Be Friends With On Facebook – Even though the Facebook empire is taking over the world and everyone you know in it (even your grandparents), that doesn’t mean that you are obligated to accept every friend request or suggestion that comes your way. In fact, there are some people who are best left out of your social network. After the jump, not all friend requests are created equal.. [frisky]

Obama And Bush Head-To-Head In Opinion Poll – Americans are divided over whether President Barack Obama or his predecessor has performed better in the White House, according to a new national poll. By 47 to 45 percent, Americans say Obama is a better president than George W. Bush. But that two point margin is down from a 23 point advantage one year ago. Good Lord, what a sad state of affairs. [cnn]

Marks & Sparks Launch Penis-Enhancing Jocks – For decades women have been sold clothes that promise to flatter their appearance subtly, from corsets to padded bras. And now men are being offered the same by the high street chain’s Bodymax collection. The £15 “bum lift” underpants promise to raise the posterior by a fifth thanks to seam-free tailoring, while the £10 “frontal enhancement” pants claim to result in a 38 per cent “visual enhancement in size” as a result of an “integral shelf”. Stunning! [telegraph]

Tuesday’s SuperEna Lotto Jackpot Sitting On R1.5 Billion – Of course this figure will change dramatically, every time the exchange rate changes. That’s why we should stick to the Euro value, which is EUR 160,200,000. I didn’t even know my keyboard could type that many zeros. Do yourself a favour and get your ticket, legally, using our partner’s online service. [2oceansvibelottos]

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