Paris Hilton’s Christmas Card Goes Out – Paris Hilton’s Christmas cards went out this last week and as could be expected, it wasn’t all about Santa and the elves. Unsurprisingly, the card shows Paris Hilton herself, making reverse-love to a throne of sorts. No snow. No tinsel. No Santa. No red. No reindeer. No elves. Interesting. [evilbeet]
Julian Assange’s Laywers Furious About Sex-Case Leak – Lawyers for Julian Assange have expressed anger about incriminating police files which published in the British newspaper that has used him as its source for hundreds of leaked US embassy cables. The police documents that accused Mr Assange in graphic detail of sexually assaulting two Swedish women. One witness is said to have stated: “Not only had it been the world’s worst screw, it had also been violent.” Oh, the irony. [theozzie]
Bank Of America Stops Payments To Wikileaks – WikiLeaks asked customers to close accounts with Bank of America after the bank said it wouldn’t process payments intended for the anti-secrecy organization. Soon after, WikiLeaks tweeted a link to the story and encouraged supporters to make donations. They’ll be at traffic lights soon. [charlotte]
Shrien Dewani’s Alleged Rent Boy Quizzed By Police – A rent boy has been interviewed by police after claiming he had sex with the millionaire accused of plotting to murder his wife on honeymoon. The 39-year-old prostitute contacted Scotland Yard to allege Shrien Dewani paid him £1,100 in cash to sleep with him three times. The 16-stone German told officers the sessions took place between September 2009 and April this year, [dailymail]
Porn Appears On Bangladesh Airport Screen – Bangladeshi authorities have launched an investigation after a pornographic film was aired on a large display screen at the country’s main airport, a magistrate says. Hundreds of travellers and waiting friends and relatives at the main terminal of the Shahjalal International Airport were shocked as the film was aired for five minutes. Genius. [smh]
Els Holds Off Goosen To Win SA Open – Ernie Els held off great rival Retief Goosen to win the South Africa Open championship by a single stroke at Durban Country Club here on Sunday. They finished with a six-under 66 each over the 6 157-metre layout in an enthralling head-to-head clash between the top two South African golfers of modern times. [mail&guardian]
Europe’s Snow Cancels Flights – Stranded travelers slept on makeshift beds at European airports Sunday as wintry weather caused travel havoc, dashing the hopes of those attempting to head away for the holidays by road, rail and air.It is almost inevitable that some cancelations and delays will continue through this week, potentially causing further disruption for many Christmas travelers, British travel industry group ABTA said. [associated]
Brad Pitt Leather Pants And Angelina Cleavage – Proving they do way more drugs than we give international child snatchers credit for, here’s Brangelina at the premiere of The Tourist in Madrid last night where Angelina Jolie dusted off her décolletage to distract from the fact Brad Pitt wears leather pants now. Except they just ended up looking like they’re about to make a white tiger appear and/or have a three-way with Stevie Nicks. [thesuperficial]
Last Week’s Top Twitter Trends – Soccer hits number one yet again this week, and everyone’s favorite South Korean 13-member boy band Super Junior returns to the Twitter stage at number two. More sports news rounds out the top trends, with a big UFC Welterweight fight taking the bronze, a death among the annals of baseball snagging number four, and our viral captivation with Minnesota’s Metrodome collapse sending that trend into the number five spot for the week. [mashable]
Japanese Woman Sues Google For Displaying Images Of Underwear – A Japanese woman is suing Google for displaying images of underwear hanging on her washing line on its Street View function. The woman, who has not been named, is suing the internet giant for 600,000 Yen (£4,588) claiming the images caused her psychological distress, according to Japan’s Mainichi newspaper. The first hearing in the case was held this week in the southern city of Fukuoka. Naturally. [telegraph]
Say Goodbye To CAPS LOCK – THE END IS NIGH. That’s the message Google sent last week when it unveiled its new laptop, the Google Cr-48 notebook. The computer has all kinds of new features—Chrome OS, a simplified design, and free broadband. But perhaps the boldest change is Google’s decision to ditch the Caps Lock key. In its place is a Search button, denoted with the image of a magnifying glass. [slate]
TRON Cleans Up At The Box Office – TRON: Legacy, a sequel 28 years and $200 million in the making, raced to an easy win on a crowded weekend at the box office. The follow-up to the cult film earned $43.6 million, according to studio estimates from box-office trackers Hollywood.com.Though analysts expected the Disney publicity machine to propel Legacy to the No. 1 spot, science fiction’s limited appeal led most analysts to project the film would take in $40 million. [usatoday]
William & Kate Souvenirs On Sale – Britain’s royal wedding is still four months away, but the first official memorabilia went on sale Monday – a range of wedding china personally approved by the couple. The three souvenirs – a tankard, plate and pill box – each feature the couple’s entwined initials, the prince’s coronet emblem and the date of the wedding – April 29, 2011. Stunning. Just stunning. [washingtonpost]
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