Princess Beatrice To Auction Ridiculous Hat – Princess Beatrice’s hat will probably go down in history as one of the hallmarks of the royal wedding of Prince William and the former Kate Middleton. “She’s putting it up on EBay to auction it for UNICEF and for children in crisis,” her mother Sarah Ferguson told Oprah Winfrey in an interview that aired Wednesday. Sure Fergie, if you don’t grab the money first. [latimes]
Lindsay Lohan Jailed For Jewelery Theft: Four Months – Actress Lindsay Lohan has been sentenced to four months in prison for stealing a necklace after pleading no contest to the charge. Lohan had originally insisted that she was innocent of the theft from a shop in Los Angeles in January. The 24-year-old film star was sentenced to 120 days in jail and 480 hours community service. [skynews]
Bin Laden Journal Seized During Raid – The treasure trove of intelligence obtained in the raid that killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden includes a handwritten journal containing his “operational ideas,” a US official says. Agents are studying the notebook for information on future al-Qaeda plots. [thewest]
Zuma: Don’t Be Afraid Of Malema – President Jacob Zuma was on Wednesday at pains to reassure farmers, businesspeople and traditional leaders that ANC Youth League president Julius Malema’s utterances on nationalisation of land and mines were not the policies of the ANC. This came after a businessperson described Malema as the “scary face of the ANC’’ because of his utterances. [fin24]
Lawsuit Claims Vatican Covered Up Child Sex Abuse – Surely not? The Vatican was named Wednesday in a lawsuit that claims the Holy See ultimately was responsible for covering up child sexual abuse by a now-imprisoned Chicago priest when church officials overlooked complaints about abuse and kept him in a position to continue molesting children. [associated]
Mark Zuckerberg Kicked Off Facebook – It’s safe to say Indianapolis bankruptcy lawyer Mark S. Zuckerberg is the second-most famous person named Mark Zuckerberg in the entire world. That didn’t keep Facebook from deleting his account because the social network thought he was impersonating the other Mark Zuckerberg. [gawker]
The Queen’s iPad – the Queen has ordered staff to buy her an iPad – after being wowed by her grandsons’ gadgets. Princes Wills and Harry gave her a crash course in how the touchscreen tablets work when they took theirs along to Buckingham Palace. The 85-year-old monarch will be able to browse the internet, watch music, play games and download apps. [thesun]
Most Expensive Lambo Hits Late 2011 – The most expensive and elegant Lamborghini is coming to the selected showrooms in late 2011. The Sesto Elemento concept, which turned heads at the Paris Motor Show late last year, is now being reported to be in the advanced stages of its development. If the sources are to be believes, the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento will see a limited production run of no more than 20 units, priced around €2 million. [bornrich]
Bin Laden Relatives Want Probe – Relatives of Osama bin Laden want proof that the terrorist leader is dead and are calling for an investigation into how he was killed, according to Jean Sasson, an author who helped one of bin Laden’s sons write a memoir. [cnn]
Coca-Cola Tranforms Crowded Highway Into Outdoor Theatre – To promote the new, smaller version of its signature beverage, Coca-Cola transformed a crowded highway into an outdoor theater in Bogotá, Colombia. The company built a screen and hired models to hand out Coke Minis and other standard theater fare such as hot dogs, nachos and fries. [mashable]
Facebook Busted In Clumsy Google Smear – For the past few days, a mystery has been unfolding in Silicon Valley. Somebody, it seems, hired Burson-Marsteller, a top public-relations firm, to pitch anti-Google stories to newspapers, urging them to investigate claims that Google was invading people’s privacy. Burson even offered to help an influential blogger write a Google-bashing op-ed. [yahoo]
The Barack Obama SEAL Team Six Action Figure – After the excitement of hearing that President Obama orchestrated the strike and kill against Osama bin Laden, it didn’t take long to put out an action figure of the Commander in Chief. It’s basically Obama holding a machine gun, with a grin on his face. Epic. Check it out. [time]
Gaddafi Appears On State TV – The Libyan leader staged a sudden late-night appearance on Libyan state television, his first in almost twelve days. He had not previously appeared in public since April 30, the day of the Nato air strikes which killed his youngest son, Saif al-Arab Gaddafi. He did not attend Saif’s funeral last week. [telegraph]
Angelina Explains New Tattoo – Angelina Jolie sparked adoption rumors earlier this month when she was photographed with a new tattoo while on a goodwill trip to the Tunisia-Libya border. The photograph showed a new set of map coordinates on her arm, just beneath the six tattoos of coordinates of the birthplaces of her six children. [popeater]
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