River Phoenix Last Movie To Be Released – Eighteen years after the sudden death of actor River Phoenix, Dutch director George Sluizer says he will finish Dark Blood, the 1993 drama that Phoenix was shooting when he died of a heart attack on Halloween night outside the Viper Room in Los Angeles. [hollywoodreporter]

Malema Uses Racial Slur Against Indians – ANC Youth League president Julius Malema might be in more trouble for using a racial slur against Indians during a speech to residents at the Thembelihle township, south of Johannesburg. He used the slur while addressing about 600 black residents near Lenasia, a predominately Indian community. [timeslive]

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Gives Birth To Baby Girl In Paris – France’s first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy gave birth to the first French presidential baby on Wednesday night. The child, a girl, had been expected for a fortnight, and was born at the La Muette private clinic in the chic 16th arrondissement of Paris. Aaah, tres bon! [guardian]

SABC Salaries Revealed – The SABC’s champagne crowd of top executives has proved that although struggling, the South African public broadcaster still provides well-paying employment. Dr Ben Ngubane, the chairperson of the SABC board, received a total remuneration in the year ending on March 2011 of R444 000. That, however, is little compared to the remuneration of some other SABC employees. [news24]

D-Day For Assault On ‘Devastating’ Walmart Deal – The government is set to appeal for a review of the Massmart-Walmart merger today, arguing the deal will have a potentially devastating effect on local jobs. An appeal by the government for a review of the Massmart Walmart merger is expected to be heard today. [mail&guardian]

Murdoch’s Infighting Clouds Future Of News Corp –  The disclosure of widespread phone hacking at News Corporation’s British newspaper division was only the latest and most serious episode to test a father-son relationship that has frayed over the last few years, leaving both men at times not even on speaking terms. And that rift, which has been known only to those closest to the company, has opened up a question central to Rupert Murdoch’s legacy — can one of his children ever take the helm of his $62 billion media giant? [newyorktimes]

Lohan Could Be Heading For Jail – For Realsies – Looks like Lindsay Lohan’s luck just ran out. A ticked-off Los Angeles judge has just revoked the trouble-magnet actress’s probation after determining that she screwed up one time too many times by failing to perform her community service. The shocked Lohan was immediately cuffed by a deputy and ordered held on $100,000 bail. [eonline]

The Truth About Red Wine And Your Health – Recent headlines have caused some confusion by calling red wine an overhyped super drink, calling into question whether the red stuff is actually better for you than your run-of-the-mill alcoholic bevy. But before you part with your Pinot noir and give a goodbye toast to your favorite Cabernet, let’s revisit red wine’s anti-aging ingredients and what the latest evidence reveals. [huffpo]

Back To The Future Car Goes Electric – It is one of those great bits from film history — Doc Brown, the mad genius inventor from 1985’s “Back to the Future,” builds a time machine out of that iconic-but-failed sports car of the early 1980s, the DeLorean DMC-12. There is still a DeLorean Motor Co. of Humble, Texas, which supplies parts and occasionally builds new cars for DeLorean lovers, and it has now announced a new version — a DeLorean powered entirely by electricity. [abcnews]

Prince William Goes Green On YouTube – In a video filmed at Clarence House and broadcast on the Royal YouTube Channel, the 29-year-old urges families to preserve fields and parkland as part of a campaign to safeguard these areas for future generations. William’s plea comes after campaigners hit out at the Government’s controversial planning reforms which, they claim, pose a threat to open spaces and make it “ludicrously easy” for developers to start building. [telegraph]

Dog Ruins Marriage Proposal – This dog really knows how to ruin the moment! Watch him totally derail the memory of this marriage proposal. [msnvid]

Thursday Is “Vote For Table Mountain” Day – Table Mountain is at the bottom of the final 28, in the running to be one of the new seven wonders of nature. Table Mountain needs YOU to vote at least every Thursday. We need 30 million votes to make the final 7.  You can vote on the website or by SMSing the word ‘table’ to 34874 (SMS cost R2). You can vote once on the website and as many times as you want on SMS. come on, gang, let’s do this thing!  [votefortablemountain.com]

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