Kim Jong Un Gets Cool New Title – North Korea declared Kim Jong Il’s son and successor “supreme leader” of the ruling party, military and the people during a memorial Thursday for his father in the government’s first public endorsement of his leadership. [associated]

WTF? I Wanted an iPhone!’ Comedian Retweets Messages from Angry, Entitled Kids – Comedy writer John Hendren did the brave work of retweeting each 140-character gem of adolescent rage from his tastefully named Twitter account @Fart. It’s nice to know that even in these troubled times, there are bubbles of wealth where innocent teenagers have absolutely no concept of the value of money. [time]

Helen Zille In Twitter Race Debate – It all started when singer/ model Lindiwe Suttle on Tuesday tweeted about the racism she has experienced in Cape Town. Other tweeters joined in the topic, which was tagged #CapeTownIsRacist. The tag became a trending topic on SA Twitter, with some agreeing and others rebuffing the accusation. Then they got Zille involved. [timeslive]

Venezuela Offers Free Removal Of Faulty French Breast Implants – Venezuela’s government has offered to pay for the removal of breast implants feared to be at risk of rupture. The authorities would cover the cost of the surgery for Venezuelan women but would not pay for replacement implants, Health Minister Eugenia Sader said. [bbc]

Russia Slams US Human Rights Record – Russia’s Foreign Ministry has attacked America’s human rights record in its first report on injustice elsewhere in the world, offering examples such as the Guantanamo Bay prison and wrongful death row convictions to paint the U.S. as hypocritical for lecturing other nations on the subject of rights. [cbsnews]

Cheetah The Chimpanzee, Tarzan Film Star, Dies Aged 80 – Cheetah the chimpanzee who starred in the Tarzan movies of the early 1930s has died at the age of 80, it has been announced. The Suncoast Primate Sanctuary in Palm Harbour, Florida, said Cheetah died of kidney failure on Dec 24. Debbie Cobb, director of the sanctuary, said that in his retirement the chimp had loved finger painting and seemed particularly attuned to human feelings. [telegraph]

Back To The Future Car Sells For R4.4 Million – A car used in the 1990 sequel “Back to the Future Part III” has sold at an auction for $541,200, Hemmings.com reported. Although there are many replica Deloreans out there, this is the genuine article, according to movie and TV memorabilia auctioneers Profiles in History. [ksat]

McDonalds Sorry For Guide Dog Incident – The managing director of McDonald’s South Africa has apologised to a blind woman who was chased out of one of the hamburger restaurants on Christmas Day because she had brought her guide dog inside. [news24]

Eight-Seater Ferrari Spotted In London – Sometimes a regular station wagon just isn’t big enough and a regular people-carrier is often too naff for the occasion, so why not a stretched Ferrari? Perhaps one such as this outrageous stretched Ferrari spotted outside Harrod’s in Knightsbridge, London just before Christmas. [wheels24]

Guests Arrive For Mandla Mandela’s Wedding – Mandela is expected to wed his Swazi princess bride Mbalenhle Makhathini at the Mvezo palace on Saturday, despite being interdicted against doing so by his estranged first wife Tando Mabunu. Earlier this week, Mabunu was granted a prohibitory order by the Mthatha High Court against Mandela, which prohibits him from marrying anyone while still validly married to her. [timeslive]

The Best Instant Celebrities of 2011 – 2011 was a great year for instafame. With cameras and Twitter users providing blanket coverage of each big news story, the whole world became a potential micro-celebrity. Let’s take some time to remember 2011’s best flash-in-the-pan celebrities, and then forget about them, forever. [gawker]