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Notorious B.I.G. Investigation Is Back On – A task force is actively pursuing leads into the 1997 slaying of hip hop artist Christopher Wallace, better known as Biggie Smalls or Notorious B.I.G. The investigation into the 13-year-old unsolved case was “reinvigorated” months ago as a result of new information. On March 9, 1997, Wallace, 24, was shot and killed while riding in a Suburban that was driving away from a music industry party at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. [cnn]
Drunk Man Caught Doing 208km/h – A man was arrested on the N1 South for driving at 208km/h while also being three times over the legal alcohol limit, Johannesburg metro police said on Sunday. “The driver of a BMW X5 was arrested at about 08:00 on the N1 South near the Golden highway off-ramp… he was three times over the legal alcohol limit,” said spokesperson Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar. Jerk. [news24]
Political Assassination Attempt In The US: Six Dead – US authorities have charged a 22-year-old man over Saturday’s Arizona shooting in which a congresswoman was seriously wounded and six people died. Federal prosecutors charged Jared Loughner with trying to assassinate Gabrielle Giffords, 40, and killing two other government officials. Mr Loughner, who is due to appear in court, could face the death penalty. [bbc]
Donald Trump For President – Rumors have been circling the Web buzzing that real estate billionaire Donald Trump will run for U.S. President on the Republican ticket in 2012. Forbes spoke with The Apprentice star this week to find out what he’d do as the United States’ 45th President. Following is an excerpt from the conversation. I mean, seriously, can you imagine if Baldwin also gets into it. It’ll be too awesome for words. [forbes]
Mourinho’s Goal Celebration Makes Villarreal See Red – Substitute Kaka had just sealed victory at the Bernabeu with an 82nd-minute strike when Mourinho left his technical area to pass in front of the visitors’ bench and punch his arm in the air while facing the stands. “I went to celebrate the goal with my son who was behind the visitors’ bench, and the Villarreal players thought I was provoking them,” Mourinho told the post-match news conference. [timeslive]
40% Of All Tweets Come From Mobile – At CES, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo revealed that 40% of all tweets come from mobile devices, demonstrating mobile’s increasing importance to the social media company. Costolo bantered about why Twitter is at CES, its plans to become simpler and more consistent across platforms. Costolo responded by saying that 40% of all tweets are now composed on mobile devices, up from around 20% to 25% a year ago. [mashable]
Steve Tyler Keen For New Aerosmith LP, But He Can’t Find Joe Perry – Steven Tyler has spent the last few months preparing for his first season as a judge on American Idol, but he tells Rolling Stone that’s he’s still keen on recording a new Aerosmith album. “I’m trying to rally the guys together,” he says. “We’re having trouble getting Joe [Perry]. I don’t know where he is, but just come down to L.A. at the end of January sometime. I’ve had enough downtime.” [rollingstone]
January 17th Is The Saddest Day Of The Year – Dan Kruger, an evolutionary psychologist at the University of Michigan found the third Monday in January — Jan. 17 this year — to be the most depressing because it tends to be the time when people finally break their New Year’s resolutions, holly jolly holiday feelings wear off and the reality of paying off Christmas debt sinks in. “All the presents have been unwrapped, and there isn’t so much to look forward to.” [nypost]
Johnny Rotten Open To Sex Pistols Reunion – It’s been 33 years since the Sex Pistols recorded their now-classic Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols—and the band, despite its legendary status, hasn’t recorded any new music since then. However frontman John Lydon—better known as Johnny Rotten—tells Stereogum that could all change. [newser]
Burglar Gets Too Smashed, Calls 911 – New Castle County police say 44-year-old John Finch was trapped in the home in part because he’d broken into it before, back in April. That led the homeowner to change the locks so that a key was required – even inside. No one was home when Finch broke in again. He drank three bottles of gin and two bottles of whiskey. When he tried to leave, he was too drunk to climb back out of the window and called 911. He was arrested Wednesday afternoon. [dailymail]
Eminem Plans A Return To The Big Screen – Eminem, the man behind the top-selling album of 2010, is going back to Hollywood. Nearly a decade after starring in 8 Mile, a movie loosely based on his early days in hip-hop, the rapper is planning a return to acting in the forthcoming crime thriller Random Acts of Violence. (His only role since was a cameo in the 2009 Adam Sandler vehicle Funny People.) [rollingstone]
Giant Tuna Sells For Record $396,000 In Japan – The 342-kilogramme (752-pound) fish — caught off Japan‘s northern island of Hokkaido — fetched a winning bid of 32.49 million yen (396,000 dollars) at the world’s biggest fish market in Tokyo Wednesday amid intense pre-dawn bidding. It was the highest such bid yet, topping the previous record of 20.02 million yen paid for a bluefin tuna in 2001, the officials said. [luxuo]
Posh And Becks Going For Baby Number Four – David Beckham and wife Victoria are expecting their fourth child later this year, the former England captain posted Sunday on his Facebook account. “I’ve got some great news to tell you all,” Beckham wrote. “Victoria and I are expecting our fourth child this summer. The boys are very excited about the arrival of a new brother or sister.” [soccernews]
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