Album Signed By Lennon For His Killer Goes On Sale – The album that John Lennon signed for Mark David Chapman hours before he killed the former Beatle is back up for sale for an astonishing $850,000. The “Double Fantasy” LP was signed by Lennon as he left his home at the Dakota on Dec. 8, 1980. He was murdered by Chapman when he returned five hours later. [nypost]

Blue Bulls Cougar Off To Mental Home – The woman accused of conspiring to kill Blue Bulls rugby player Deon Helberg has been granted bail in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Monday.Manda Reyneke, 47, was granted R5 000 bail and will be voluntarily taken to a mental institution which she will pay for herself. [news24]

X-Factor Contestant Finds Out Grandmother Is A Prostitute – While X Factor contestant Katie Waissel put in arguably her best performance on the show, she wouldn’t t have been in a good mood yesterday. Poor Katie has suffered a devastating blow after discovering that her grandmother is a high-class escort. It turns out Katie’s 81-year-old maternal grandmother Sheila Vogel charges up to £250 per hour for sex through a website called Vintage Vamps. Blind. [dailymail]

Bishop Apologises To Royal Family – A British bishop has apologised for making offensive comments about the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton – saying he gives their marriage about “seven years”.Bishop Pete Broadbent says he has conveyed his sincere regrets to the couple and to Prince Charles for comments he made on Twitter and Facebook. [channel24]

The Final Days Of Andy Irons – There were always rumors of drug abuse and binge drinking, but until Andy Irons died mysteriously in a Dallas hotel earlier this month, nobody close to the surfing legend was willing to talk. In an exclusive, friends and sponsors break surfing’s code of silence to recount the tragic descent and final days of the sport’s most troubled star. [outsideonline]

11 Greatest Rock Feuds Of All Time – Mick Jagger and Keith Richards’ long-dormant feud flared up with the publication of Keith’s memoir, Life, in October, in which he mocked Jagger’s “tiny dodger” and made many other shocking swipes. The Glimmer Twins will probably make peace in time for their next world tour, but rock history is filled with bands whose members just couldn’t keep the peace. Here’s a look at 10 more of them. [rollingstone]

Jay-Z: The Boy From The Hood Who Turned Out Good – He’s sold 50m albums and won 10 Grammys. He is a multimillionaire CEO and married to Beyoncé. Not bad for a boy who was selling crack on the streets aged 12. Oh, and he also shot his brother. Did you know that? FACT. And now he is worth £450m. Nicely. [guardian]

Facebook Accounts For 25% Of All US Pageviews – Facebook’s putting up some big numbers in terms of U.S. web traffic. Right now, the site accounts for one out of every four pageviews in the United States — that’s 10% of all Internet visits.According to data from analysis and intelligence firm Hitwise, Facebook’s year-over-year growth has been phenomenal. [mashable]

Wi-Fi Harms Trees – WiFi may bring with it all of the good things in life, but it may be bringing about a miniature environmental apocalypse along with it: the death of the trees around you.The surprising finding comes from the city of Alphen aan den Rijn in the Netherlands, which noticed that its trees were starting to mutagenically sprout strange growths and other abnormalities otherwise not usually seen in arborology. [geek]

Courtney Love Tweets More Racy Pics – Courtney Love was at it again this weekend, tweeting racy pictures of herself sprawled over a chair in lingerie, flashing her bottom, and kissing a scantily clad woman. She’s really wasted in these pics. People should worn others of the dangers of drunk tweeting. [newser]

Apple iOS 4.2 Arrives – iPad Users Ecstatic – Rich Mulholland will be VERY happy about this. The biggest upgrade is for iPad users, who get their first crack at some of the new features first introduced for iPhone 4: application multitasking, the ability to organize apps into folders, a unified e-mail inbox, Apple’s Game Center for social gaming and AirPrint for remote printing from the iPad to selected printers. [wired]

Man Blows Life Savings After Doctors Give Wrong Diagnosis – A comedian was told he had three months to live by doctors and promptly set about completing his ‘bucket list’ – only to be told eight weeks later that he was far from kicking the bucket. Faced with the devastating diagnosis, the former TV comic – who performed for 20 years with his best friend legendary funnyman Bob Monkhouse – decided there was still much he had left to do. [dailymail]

The World’s Second Most Expensive Residential Property – This magnificent private palace on Paris’ Avenue Foch has gone on the market for a whopping $140 million, which makes it the second most expensive residential property in the world. The $150 million Spelling Manor in Beverly Hills sits at the No. 1 position in terms of the current listings. The palatial estate, offered for sale by Christie’s Great Estates affiliate Daniel Féau, was built in 1912 for the Duchesse de Montmorency. [bornrich]

Cubicle Tigers, Pay Attention – I hear the guys from OneDayOnly got rave reviews for their “Travel Tuesdays” debut last week, so do yourself a favour and check it out today. Surely it’s not necessary to tell you guys to sign up to their newsletter? Please tell me you’ve done that already. [onedayonly]

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