‘Black Tuesday’ – Day Of Reckoning For SA Democracy – Every MP who presses the green button to vote “yes” for the Protection of State Information Bill will at that moment take personal responsibility for the first piece of legislation since the end of apartheid that dismantles an aspect of our democracy. [businessday]

Media To March Against Secrecy Bill Vote – The South African media are set for mass protest on Tuesday as the controversial Protection of Information Bill (POIB) is put to a vote in Parliament’s National Assembly in Cape Town. The day has been labelled “Black Tuesday”– a stark reference to Black Wednesday in 1977. [mail&guardian]

The Facebook Phone Is On Its Way – After years of considering how to best get into the phone business, Facebook has tapped Taiwanese cellphone maker HTC to build a smartphone that has the social network integrated at the core of its being. Code-named “Buffy,” after the television vampire slayer, the phone is planned to run on a modified version of Android. [allthingsd]

Toys R Us Sells Swearing Doll [Video] – A talking baby doll available at Toys “R” Us is upsetting some parents, who claim it has a potty mouth. Some customers are calling for the “You & Me Interactive Play & Giggle Triplet Dolls” to be pulled from shelves because they say one of the dolls can be heard uttering, “You crazy bitch.” [huffpo]

True Blood Is Porn For Women – For those of you who have never watched True Blood, it’s a ridiculously over-the-top, cartoonishly gruesome vampire show. So why are so many women (including me) addicted to it? Because it has cracked the key to turning women on. Anticipation plus brooding sexuality is as hot for most women as hardcore pornography is for most men. Hell, it IS our hardcore porn. [women24]

German Gynaecologist Bust With Hidden Camera – A German prosecutor said on Monday that 700 women had agreed to press charges against a gynaecologist who is suspected of secretly taking thousands of pictures of patients during check-ups in his practice. [reuters]

Debt Worries Sink JSE And Global Stocks – Shares on Wall Street hit a one-month low on Monday, extending losses from across Europe as fears over out-of-control government debt on both sides of the Atlantic hit financial markets. South African stocks posted their biggest one-day drop in seven weeks, tumbling 2.5% as investor jitters sparked a sell-off in resources firms and others sensitive to global growth. [fin24]

eBay Buys Hunch For $80 Million – Auction site eBay has bought Hunch, the two-year-old recommendation engine co-founded by Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake. Hunch uses a patented technology which interprets personal tastes by combining algorithmic learning, which we have seen a lot of lately, with user-chosen content. [wired]

Woody Allen’s Son Gets Rhodes Scholarship – The son of actress and activist Mia Farrow and director Woody Allen has been chosen as a Rhodes Scholar. Ronan Farrow is among 32 American students being awarded scholarships to study at England’s Oxford University. Farrow, who is a special adviser to the secretary of State for global youth issues, graduated from Bard College in 2004 when he was 15. He started Yale Law School when he was 17 and graduated in 2009. [usatoday]

Bruce Springsteen Announces World Tour – Bruce Springsteen’s official website has confirmed longstanding rumors that he will tour with the E Street Band in 2012. A short statement says they will tour Europe from the middle of May through late July. There will also be an American tour, as well as a new album. [rollingstone]

Google Street View Now Shows Ski Slopes [Video] – The Google Street View snowmobile has apparently been busy. Google has added imagery for a number of ski resorts using the specially-equipped snowmobile that made its debut during the 2010 Winter Olympics. [mashable]

Even A Lexus Couldn’t Save Ashton And Demi – Less than two weeks before Demi Moore announced she would divorce Ashton Kutcher, he threw a Hail Mary to save the marriage … in the form of a lavish, eco-friendly gift. Ashton contacted a high-end car company, to buy a new set of wheels for Demi’s birthday. We’re told Ashton picked out a 2012 Lexus LS 600h L — and paid North of $100,000. [tmz]

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