Comrades Marathon Security Jacked Up Following Boston Bombings – Comrades Marathon race director Johan van Staden insists additional security measures are only precautionary ahead of the 88th edition of the race, to be run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg on Sunday. [sport24]

City Press Stands By Its ‘Anti-Indian’ Column – City Press says it stands by its decision to publish a controversial column described by some as “dripping with anti-Indian hatred”. [mail&guardian]

Microsoft ‘U-turn’ Sees Start Button Back On Windows 8 – Microsoft has confirmed a Start button is returning to the desktop mode’s taskbar of its Windows 8 operating system. [bbc]

Saudi Arabia Reports 3 More Deaths From New SARS Virus – Saudi Arabia has reported that three more people have died from a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing the total number of deaths globally to 30. [newyorktimes]

World’s Largest Bitcoin Exchange Stops Some Anonymous Operations – Anonymity, one of Bitcoin’s supposed biggest advantages over regular currencies, is all but gone on Mt. Gox, the world’s largest Bitcoin exchange and trading website. [mashable]

Justin Bieber Fans Are Battling NFL Star’s Fans On Twitter, And The Results Are Hilariously Wondrous – Eric Dickerson retired from the NFL before Justin Bieber was born, so it’s a little surreal to see their fans duking it out on Twitter. [sportsgrid]

Brazil v England Friendly In Doubt Due To Safety Fears At The Maracana Stadium – England’s trip to Brazil was plunged into chaos on Thursday night after a court ruled their friendly at the Maracana could not take place amid a row over safety at the refurbished stadium. [telegraph]

Rhino Poaching In SA Worse Than Ever, In Spite Of New Technology – SA’s tally of poached rhino looks set to exceed last year’s 668 killed, with officials saying 367 have been killed in the first five months of 2013. [mail&guardian]

The French Have Finally Make Up A Word For ‘French Kiss’ – In Australia, it’s called pashing. In Germany the term is knutschen. In the UK they say “snog,” and in the US the kids call it “making out.” Finally, after years of walking the walk — the French are finally talking the talk. [glopo]

Elon Musk Might Be Tapping Cameron Diaz – Is a new couple blossoming? Cameron Diaz is reportedly cozying up to wealthy businessman Elon Musk, the man behind PayPal and Tesla Motors. [eonline]

Tumblr Launches First In-Stream Sponsored Posts On Web Following Mobile Rollout – Just over one month ago, Tumblr introduced its first in-stream mobile ads, and today, it’s bringing the same ads to its website. [verge]

Longest Hotel Strike In The World, Is Over – A 10-year strike at the Congress Plaza hotel in downtown Chicago — believed to be the longest hotel strike in the world –has ended. [chictri]

The Moment Steve Jobs Decided To Create The iPad – “This dinner was like the tenth time he talked to me about it, and I was so sick of it that I came home and said, “Fuck this, let’s show him what a tablet can really be.”” [busins]

Another Justin Bieber Fan Claims Singer Fathered Her Child – In the latest issue of Star magazine, a 25-year-old unnamed fan is making claims that the Biebs got her pregnant during a one night stand in February 2010. [fox]

Johnny Depp Exits Whitey Bulger Biopic Over Salary Dispute – Depp was to have been paid his usual quote of $20 million, according to sources, but with sales of the project at Cannes on the soft side, producers were looking to trim the budget. That didn’t work out for JD. [hollyrep]

Lesbian Couple Engages in Hardcore PDA on Aussie Train [NSFW] – The exact details surrounding this overly affectionate PDA session between two women on a Melbourne train aren’t known, but one thing is certain: It takes place in public. [gawker]

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Cooking Trade Secrets & New Dinner Party Concepts On 2 Girls 1 Mic, 13h00-15h00 – We’re going Gordon Ramsay crazy in studio today! Besides giving away a signed copy of his latest book, The Ultimate Cookery Course, we’ll be talking trade secrets from this food royal told through Matt Manning, a young chef who started his career at the world renowned Petrus. @Pommes_Manner will also be introducing us to his new dinner party concept in which he uses 1 ingredient done in 2 different ways. It’s dinner cooked by a pro with wine to match and no cleaning up. Sounds like the perfect way to dine! [2girls1mic]

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