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Obama To Appear On Episode Mythbusters – A few days after showing up on MTV, VH1 and BET for a town hall discussion, President Obama has announced he’s headed to Discovery Channel — he will appear on an episode of “MythBusters,” a reality series that sends adventure-seekers to discover the scientific truth behind famous urban legends. [washpo]

Osama Bin Laden ‘Living Comfortably’ In Pakistan – Osama bin Laden is alive and well and living comfortably in a house in the north-west of Pakistan protected by local people and elements of the country’s intelligence services, according to a senior Nato official. The latest assessment contradicts the belief that the al-Qaeda leader is roughing it in underground bunkers as he dodged CIA drones hunting him from the air.[telegraph]

Is South Africa Harbouring ‘Hipsters?’ – They’re abhorred in cities from New York to Toronto to London, so much so that blogs have sprung up all over the Web with the sole purpose of ridiculing them. Book publishers and newspapers have caught onto the phenomenon too, and are keen to get to the source of the hatred. But are hipsters a problem South Africa should worry about? Not sure – it ever occurred to me. [dailymaverick]

Apple’s Quarterly Revenue Tops $20 Billion – Days after shares of Apple eclipsed $300 a piece to hit an all-time high, the company is out with its latest earnings report, and with it, another milestone: $20 billion in quarterly revenue.Specifically, the company brought in sales of $20.34 billion for its fiscal fourth quarter and a net profit of $4.31 billion, both best-ever quarterly performances. [mashable]

When North Korea Fails – “The most important lesson to have come out of the financial crisis is to worry about “black swans.” These are, in Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s formulation, events that are unlikely but with the potential to cause major disruption. In geopolitics there is one such event that should have us all thinking hard — the collapse of North Korea.” Well, it sounds like that journalist has no faith whatsoever in Our Dear Leader. Hard labout should sort him out! [washingtonpost]

Lance Armstrong Welcomes A Baby Girl – Lance Armstrong took a page out of 2oceansvibe Radio’s Richard Hardiman’s book and had a baby on Monday. Although he went for the fairer sex – Olivia Marie Armstrong, to be precise. Not nearly as cool as Luke Hardiman… but it’ll do. Massive congrats to Rich and Monique x [usmagazine]

Anne Hathaway Opens Up About Ex – Anne Hathaway opens up in the latest issue of Vogue about her ex-boyfriend, Raffaello Follieri, who plead guilty to wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy in 2008.”Gosh, I hate talking about the breakup, because I don’t want it to define me, but as is to be expected, there were a lot of lingering trust issues,” she tells Vogue. [popeater]

Most Digitally Intelligent Luxury Brands – New York-based Luxury Lab has released its second annual Digital IQ Index of Luxury Brands. The study quantifies the digital competence of 72 global luxury brands by accessing brand websites, digital marketing strategies, social media initiatives and mobile applications. The Luxury Brands that ranked at the top of this year’s Index were Coach, Ralph Lauren, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Hugo Boss and Burberry respectively. [luxuo]

Sheriff Takes Malema’s Furniture To Recover Woman Abuse Debts – The sheriff of Sandton was at the Johannesburg home of Julius Malema, ANC Youth League leader, on Monday to make a list of his assets. The sheriff could soon seize enough of Malema’s possessions to recover the R50 000 he failed to pay to People Opposing Woman Abuse (Powa). Now there’s a Malema headline we can all work with. [news24]

Mel Gibson Wins Cameo In The Hangover 2 – The commencement of Mel Gibson’s comeback began in earnest today, as the New York Post is reporting that the vulgar zealot and What Women Want star will have a cameo in the sequel to The Hangover, The Hangover 2. “It’s a done deal. Mel will make a cameo as a tattoo artist,” a source told the tabloid. [vanityfair]

Chile Miners’ Secrecy Pact Erodes In Spotlight – The miners have said little since Wednesday’s rescue about their deal to split any earnings. But many have made clear that the bidding had begun for their personal accounts, reflecting the complexity behind a feel-good story that was always encumbered by the economic challenges faced by Chile’s miners. Miners have asked for as little as $40 and upward of $25,000 for interviews. [nytimes]

Steve Is Launching A New MacBook Air – Apple is reportedly taking another stab at the MacBook Air. The revamped, rebuilt version of the Air will come in two sizes, have a stronger battery, and a lower price tag. It will be introduced Wednesday at the Back to the Mac event. It will be mine, oh yes, it will be mine! [businessinsider]

Christina Is Back With A Bang – A newly-single Christina Aguilera apparently decided to use the grand opening of The Waikiki Edition as her personal single ad over the weekend because here she is looking… good? I don’t want to say these photos entirely reek of desperation, but I am willing to say Jordan Bratman clearly has magic mole powers that make Christina appear hotter than she really is while in his presence. [superficial]