Eminem’s Discusses His Difficult Past Five Years – Rolling Stone sits down with Eminem at his Detroit recording studio for a revealing interview about the rapper’s long battle with prescription drugs, his difficulties with women and the pain of being abandoned by his father at six months old, as well as his incredible musical comeback and his quest to score the highest score in the history of Donkey Kong. [rollingstone]
Rhino Poaching Suspect Commits Suicide – A man who was allegedly involved in the illegal sale of rhino horns in Limpopo killed himself on Tuesday night. Tommy Fourie, 51, from a farm in the Musina district, committed suicide just after 19:00. Fourie had allegedly sold 36 rhino horns illegally to Jacques Els, a game farmer from Thabazimbi. Shame. [news24]
SABC News – A Law Unto Itself – Accused of sacrificing its public accountability, editorial policy and of moving ever closer to becoming a de facto state broadcaster, the SABC looked dangerously like it was being used by Robert Gumede in his war against the Mail & Guardian. Yet the SABC is defiant, saying it doesn’t need to explain its editorial policy or news decisions to anyone. Really? [dailymaverick]
Singapore Airlines Change A380 Engines – Singapore Airlines says it will change the engines on three of its Airbus A380 planes as a precaution because of oil staining amid investigations after last week’s Qantas superjumbo engine failure.The airline says in a statement that the affected aircraft are currently in London, Sydney and Melbourne. They will be flown without passengers to Singapore, where their Rolls-Royce engines will be changed. [todayonline]
Gold at record high of $1 418,40 – Comments by World Bank President Robert Zoellick that the gold standard should return, and fears about European business and US cash injections have pushed bullion up. Gold hit a new record high, climbing to $1 418,40 from $1 409,09. This after reports that European countries could be in bigger trouble than originally reported. [businessday]
George Bush Reveals That His Mother Showed Him Miscarriage Foetus – George W Bush this week revealed that his mother had a miscarriage when he was a teenager and showed him the foetus in a jar. In a remarkably candid interview to be broadcast tonight, the former President said Barbara Bush asked doctors to save the dead baby so she could show it to her son. On a subsequent hospital visit she calmly motioned to the jar and told him: ‘Here’s the foetus’. [dailymail]
Lamebook Sues Facebook – Facebook parody blog Lamebook.com has filed suit against Facebook to fend off impending litigation from the social network.Lamebook, co-founded in 2009 by Texas-based graphic designers Jonathan Standefer and Matthew Genitempo, invites users to submit funny or embarrassing photos, status updates, wall posts and other tidbits from Facebook profiles. [huffstuff]
Explorer Searching For Noah’s Ark Goes Missing – A Scottish explorer who went on a solo expedition to find the final resting place of Noah’s Ark has been reported missing by concerned friends and family members. Donald Mackenzie has not been heard from since September, after he went exploring on Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey. Oh dear. Maybe he found it? Maybe he is preparing for the next flood? [aolnews]
Dakota Fanning Crowned Homecoming Queen At Her ‘Matric Ball’ – Dakota Fanning, 16, has proven herself to be a rare teen star who can balance a successful Hollywood career with a normal school life. Last year Fanning was crowned Homecoming Princess at the private high school where she’s also a cheerleader. Now in her Senior year, Fanning has taken home the coveted crown of Queen. Excellent. [celebitchy]
Google Adds Instant Previews To Search Results – Google on Tuesday unveiled Instant Previews, a feature that will let users get a glimpse of search results pages by hovering over a magnifying glass icon next to the link. “Instant Previews provides a graphic overview of a search result and highlights the most relevant sections, making finding the right page as quick and easy as flipping through a magazine.” [pcmag]
Gold Digger Reckons Mel Cheated Four Times – Oksana Grigorieva is now saying Mel Gibson cheated on her with numerous women during their time together, according to TMZ. Oksana is seeking the other women in hopes of proving Mel’s history of violence, striving to prove the actor is too violent to be around their 1-year-old daughter, Lucia. The two are embroiled in a difficult custody case, and Gibson currently has full visitation rights. [popeater]
Hillary Clinton Confirms They Are Not All Like Kim Kardashian – In an interview yesterday with Australian radio personalities Hamish and Andy, Hillary Clinton wanted to clarify something: Not all Americans are like the Kardashians. “If you look at American TV as much of the rest of the world does, you would think we all went around wrestling and wearing bikinis,” said the secretary of state. “I mean, that’s what you would think we spend our entire day doing, right?” [newser]
Winston Churchill’s Daimler DB18 Drophead Coupe Goes On The Block – Historics at Brooklands auction house is well known for the sale and purchase of the finest motoring memorabilia, and this December, they are auctioning a truly iconic car – the Ex-Sir Winston Churchill’s 1939 Daimler DB18 Drophead Coupe. The historical Daimler DB18 (Chassis Number: 49531), featuring coachwork by the Carlton Carriage Co, was used by the British Prime Minister during the 1944 and 1949 election campaigns. [bornrich]
Arnold Schwarzenegger Reckons It’s Fine To Smoke A Joint – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says no one cares if you smoke a joint. The Hollywood actor-turned-governor signed a law five weeks ago that made possession of up to an ounce of marijuana the equivalent of a traffic ticket. It carries a penalty of no more than a $100 fine and no arrest or criminal record. He defended the law Monday, telling Jay Leno on NBC’s “Tonight Show” it is a good idea. According to a transcript of the interview, Schwarzenegger says: “No one cares if you smoke a joint or not.” [associated]
Meet The 7-Year-Old Skateboard Phenomenon [VIDEO] – When you were seven years old, chances are you were playing with Transformers, tossing the ball around on the diamond, or just hoping you could get that basketball to hit the rim if you tried really hard. Although, the chances are even greater that you weren’t thrashing skate parks like Tony Hawk.Meet Asher Bradshaw, the Southern California skateboarding virtuoso with the 10,000-watt smile and board skills that makes most passersby subconsciously stop and gape. [wired]
Join The Woolworths Kilimanjaro Expedition – Woolworths is hoping to change perceptions with an expedition to Kilimanjaro in January 2011 and is planning to take one of their customers with them. Customers who want to join Woolworths in raising awareness of climate change and the effect it’s having, can enter and stand a chance to join the Kilimanjaro expedition. Woolworths is looking for someone who lives a ‘green’ lifestyle and loves coffee. Closes on 17 November [woolworths / facebook]
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