Is Esquire’s November Issue Too Sexy For The App Store? – The print edition of Esquire’s November issue, featuring the newly crowned “sexiest woman alive,” Minka Kelly, hit newsstands in mid-October — yet four weeks after it was submitted to Apple for approval, the iPad edition of the issue has yet to appear in the App Store.The problem? The issue is simply too risque for the App Store. [mashable]
SA Cricketer Tests Positive For Doping – South African batsman Vaughn van Jaarsveld has tested positive for banned stimulant sibutramine, the South African Cricketers’ Association (SACA) said on Wednesday. The hard-hitting left-hander, 25, has played two one-day internationals and three Twenty20 internationals for South Africa. [timeslive]
Vogue Magazine Releases Top 10 Best Dressed Of The Year – It’s been only a couple weeks since I was bestowed the title of GQ’s Best Dressed Man, and, as you will learn when your time comes, one is instinctively drawn to other Top 10 Best Dressed lists from around the world. Take the Vogue Top Ten, for example. These women are all now accessible to me. Do you believe me? Because if you do, you’re completely off your head. [vogue]
R28 Billion Garden Route Property Development On Hold – The global recession has forced a multi-billion-rand project for George, which was launched a year ago, to be put on hold. Although the world economy is beginning to recover, the R28 billion Destiny Africa Ecosphere project, punted as being likely to transform the Garden Route town into a global business and eco-tourism destination over the next 20 years, stalled because of a lack of investors. [iolnews]
Beatles Albums Dominating iTunes Chart – A day after The Beatles’ catalog arrived on iTunes, the band’s albums are storming the iTunes chart. As of 9 a.m. ET on Wednesday, all 17 albums made available on Tuesday were in the top 50 of the digital-music store’s albums chart — and three of those full-lengths — Abbey Road, The Beatles (a.k.a. The White Album and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band — were in the top 10. The band’s career-spanning box set, which sells for $149, sat at No. 11. [rollingstone]
Google Debuts Fashion Shopping Site – Following on seamlessly with the topic, and in a deliberate collision between nerds and fashion mavens, Google has created a new e-commerce site that significantly improves how fashion is presented and sold online. The site, Boutiques.com, which went live on Wednesday morning, may also change how people shop for clothes. Now if only our printers could manifest the garments for us.. [nytimes]
Bookmakers Speculate Royal Wedding Date – Speculation was building yesterday on the likely date of the Royal wedding, following Prince William and Kate Middleton’s engagement announcement, with July 8 firming as the most likely day. The nuptials, which could take place at St Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey or the Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace, will be the biggest Royal wedding since William’s parents, Charles and Diana, married. [dailymail]
Hello Magazine Completely Spazzing Out Over Wills & Kate – Can you just imagine the excitement at Hello Magazine head office, with the news of the engagement? Do yourself a favour and nip over to their website, which represents what can only be described as a virtual boner. Entire articles, with images, showing the exact spot William proposed and more. A must for royal watchers! [hellomagazine]
Teens And Young Adults Favour Online Radio – According to an Edison Research report, “Radio’s Future II: The 2010 American Youth Study,” media usage among teens and young adults are shifting. In 2000, 74% of young adults, ages 12-24, listened to terrestrial radio. That percentage has sharply dwindled – as of 2010, only 41% of young adults listen to the radio. As many young people have given up their music and newspaper habits, the internet has replaced much of that activity. [radiostreamingnews]
Eva Longoria Files For Divorce – This time it’s real. Eva Longoria has filed for divorce from basketball star Tony Parker. The actress filed for the split in a Los Angeles court. She cites “irreconcilable differences” as a reason for the split and recently there has been speculation that Parker cheated on his wife. According to Usmagazine.com, the San Antonio Spurs point guard has been texting a friend of his wife’s for nearly a year, which he confessed to Eva after she confronted him. [popeater]
Amazon.com Enters The Movie Industry – Amazon.com is launching Amazon Studios, a new website that lets users upload scripts and sample movies and then use community tools to evaluate and edit each others’ work. Work judged the best by a panel of experts and company executives will be brought to Warner Bros, where Amazon has signed a first-look deal, in hopes of ultimately producing feature films under the Amazon Studios production label. [latimes]
Sarah Palin Reckons She Could Beat Obama – Sarah Palin says she is seriously considering a run for the White House, and she believes she could beat President Obama in 2012, she told Barbara Walters. “I’m looking at the lay of the land now, and … trying to figure that out, if it’s a good thing for the country, for the discourse, for my family, if it’s a good thing,” Palin said in an interview. Asked Walters: “If you ran for president, could you beat Barack Obama?” “I believe so,” Palin said. [abcnews]
11 Princes You Can Still Snag – Sadly for all would-be princesses, Prince William is now officially off the market. But his brother, Prince Harry, isn’t the only eligible royal man left. The Daily Beast rounds up 11 more single princes from around the worls. 11 princes who are just waiting for you to sweep them off their feet! Meet some in the gallery. [dailybeast]
Bruce Springsteen Jams With Jimmy Fallon – When the news surfaced that Bruce Springsteen was going to perform with The Roots on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon many fans tried to guess what songs he’d perform — but it’s likely nobody predicted that he’d open with a cover of Willow Smith’s “Whip My Hair.” Wearing a wig and fake beard so he’d look like himself circa 1975, Springsteen joined Fallon (dressed as Neil Young circa 1970) midway through a hilarious version of the song that culminated with “Born To Run”-style chants. [rollingstone]
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