Elizabeth Taylor Artwork Discovered – Vanity Fair is proud to offer the exclusive first image of a lost masterwork recently discovered in a cellar of the building formerly occupied by Chasen’s restaurant in West Hollywood, California: Elizabeth Taylor Ascending to Heaven Accompanied by the Angels Michael Jackson and Richard Burton, artist unknown, date unknown (circa early 21st century). Oil and PaintShop Pro, 48” by 32.” Collection of Hamish Robertson and Bruce Handy. [vanityfair]

Lolly Jackson Shot After Turning On Krejcir – Police consider Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir a “prime suspect” in the murder of strip club boss Lolly Jackson, who was shot dead in May last year. City Press has established that shortly before his death, Jackson was approached to give evidence against Krejcir as part of an investigation into a multimillion-rand money-laundering scheme. [news24]

Rebels Advance On Gaddafi’s Home Town – Libyan rebels are advancing on Muammar Gaddafi’s home city, Sirte, after retaking all the ground lost in earlier fighting as government forces fled under western air strikes. Revolutionary forces rapidly moved more than 150 miles, seizing several towns without resistance, as the first witness accounts emerged of the devastating effect on Gaddafi’s army and militia of the aerial bombardment which broke their resistance at Ajdabiya on Saturday. [guardian]

Highly Radioactive Iodine Leaking From Japan Plant – Highly radioactive iodine seeping from Japan’s damaged nuclear complex may be making its way into seawater farther north of the plant than previously thought, adding to radiation concerns. Mounting problems, including badly miscalculated radiation figures and no place to store dangerously contaminated water, have stymied emergency workers struggling to cool down the overheating plant and avert a disaster with global implications. [washpo]

The Simpsons To Trim Nuclear Gags – In the wake of Japan’s nuclear crisis, even jokes about a meltdown have become toxic. Broadcasters in Europe have begun reviewing episodes of “The Simpsons” to make sure that one featuring a meltdown doesn’t air. Networks in Germany, Switzerland and Austria have all taken a close look at episodes set to air in the near future. Doh! [nydailynews]

Shaik Still Listed As Company Director – Convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik is still listed as a director of a company that was involved in SA’s arms deal, despite this being in contravention of the Companies Act. He is listed as a director of KobiProp, previously a subsidiary of the Nkobi Group, which was fined for corruption during Shaik’s fraud and corruption trial. According to the Companies Act someone found guilty of theft, fraud, forgery or corruption cannot hold a directorship. [businessreport]

Self-Help Guru Tim Ferriss Wipes Your Emails – Tim Ferriss, the self-help guru behind the ‘4-hour Workweek’, is a god to bros who dream of fashioning themselves into blisteringly efficient Web 2.0 business robots just like him. Ferriss’ obsession with self-improvement means that the way he deals with people who aren’t himself is to basically be as big of an asshole as possible in the service of his own quest for perfection. [gawker]

Reece Witherspoon Gets Married – Just days after celebrating her birthday, Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth are now husband and wife! The Oscar winner wed Toth at a small ceremony at her ranch in Ojai, Calif. Leading up to the ceremony, elegant white tents were seen being erected on Witherspoon’s lush, green Ojai property, which she bought in 2008 and dubbed Libby Ranch. Among the 120 guests were Tobey Maguire, Renee Zellweger and Alyssa Milano. [popeater]

Is It A New Tech Bubble? – Banks pouring money into technology funds, wealthy clients and institutions clamoring to get pieces of start-ups, expectations of stock market debuts building — as Wall Street’s machinery kicks into second gear, some investors with memories of the Internet bust a decade earlier are wondering whether this sudden burst of activity spells danger for the industry once again. [nytimes]

Manyi To Publish Government Newspaper – The government is launching its own newspaper — to be published by spokesperson Jimmy Manyi. The government’s bi-monthly magazine, Vuk’uzenzele, would be turned into a monthly tabloid newspaper from April. Manyi said he planned to publish the paper fortnightly by March next year. “The media is censoring a lot of government information,” Manyi told City Press. Can’t wait to see this thing.. [mail&guardian]

Gandhi Was A Sexual Wierdo And A Jerk – Book Review – Joseph Lelyveld has written a generally admiring book about Mohandas Gandhi, the man credited with leading India to independence from Britain in 1947. Yet “Great Soul” also obligingly gives readers more than enough information to discern that he was a sexual weirdo, a political incompetent and a fanatical faddist—one who was often downright cruel to those around him. [wallstreetjournal]

Australian Grand Prix 2011 – Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel win season opener at Albert Park – The index finger-wagging celebration is back. Sebastian Vettel secured a supremely dominant victory in the first race of 2011, leading from pole to chequered flag under bright sunshine in Australia to suggest that it will take a mammoth effort to stop him defending his world crown this year. [telegraph]

Snoop Dogg Drops New Album On MySpace – All 21 tracks of Snoop Dogg‘s latest album, Doggumentary, have just been released on the artist’s MySpace page, two days prior to the album’s official release. The new release features performances from such artists as Willie Nelson, Young Jeezy, R. Kelly, the Gorillaz, John Legend and many others. The album is a conceptual follow-up to Snoop Dogg’s 1993 debut, Doggystyle. [mashable]

The Secret Bunker That US Congress Never Used – In a groundbreaking series of reports in 2010, it was revealed that 33 building complexes for top-secret intelligence work are under construction or have been built in Washington, D.C., and the surrounding area since September 2001. But before that, another secret bunker lay in wait for the apocalypse, behind a giant reinforced steel door. For 30 years, it was kept secret. Hidden in West Virginia’s Greenbrier Resort was a massive bomb shelter stocked with supplies for members of Congress in case of an emergency. Photos. [npr]

Natalie Portman Did Hardly Any Dancing In Black Swan – In a recent LA Times article, Natalie Portman’s fiance, Benjamin Millepied shot down rumors that Natalie’s body double, Sarah Lane, did most of the dancing in Black Swan. People argued that there’s no way Portman could have perfected all those moves in just a year and a half. However, Millepied claimed Sarah only did the footwork and a few other moves and that the film was 85% Natalie. [theblemish]

Celebrity TwitPics – It’s been a while since we’ve had an installment of celebrity twitpics! Find out what private photos the stars have been tweeting in the last week. This time around we’ve got a big bag for you, including Dita Von Teese, Cindy Crawford, Tom Hanks, Lady Gaga, Pink, Eva Longoria, Demi Moore, Kristen Bell and tons more. [dailybeast]

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