Brigitte Bardot: Sexual Harassment Protesters Are ‘Hypocritical’ And ‘Ridiculous’ – Bardot is second French film star after Catherine Deneuve to lambast women involved in campaigns such as #MeToo and its French equivalent. [guardian]

Hoërskool Overvaal: The Battleground Of A Torn Community – Thursday’s protest was filled with racial tension, as black protesters and white parents went head to head. [huff]

I Am The Only President Of The Country, Zuma Tells Court – President Jacob Zuma has filed court papers appealing the decision of the High Court in Pretoria which said he could not appoint the National Director of Public Prosecutions because he was conflicted. [tlive]

Zimbabwe President Promises ‘Free And Fair’ Election In Five Months – Emmerson Mnangagwa reaffirms pledge for first democratic vote since Robert Mugabe deposed. [guardian]

Rebecca Loos Says Max Clifford Offered Her £1m To Do Sex Tape – Rebecca Loos says the disgraced celebrity publicist Max Clifford offered her £1 million to do a sex tape. [bbc]

Cape Town Panics Over NEW Water Restrictions And Costs – In an announcement yesterday morning, the City of Cape Town ‘hit the panic button’, announcing new water restrictions and costs that you really need to hear for yourself. [here]

Dylan Farrow Breaks Down In Tears At Sight Of Woody Allen On ‘CBS This Morning’ – “He’s lying, and he’s been lying for so long,” Farrow said. “And it is difficult for me to see him and to hear his voice.” [beast]

Haitians Are No Longer Eligible For Temporary Work Visas In The U.S. – Amidst tension over President Donald Trump’s stance on immigration from certain countries, residents of Haiti, Belize and Samoa will lose eligibility for temporary agricultural and seasonal work visas this year, according to a notice from the Department of Homeland Security. [time]

Tim Cook Says The Next iOS Update Will Allow Users To Disable Intentional Battery Slowdowns – Apple CEO Tim Cook today shared that the next update to iOS 11 will allow users to disable battery performance throttling on their device. The move comes after Apple last month admitted it intentionally slows down iPhones as they get older to prevent issues that may arise as the batteries depreciate. [verge]

Can Mike Pence Keep His 2020 Fantasies To Himself – Amid “Shithole”-gate and Wolff-gate, the monastic veep is just continuing to do his job—praising the president, lapping it up with donors, shaping policy that Trump could care less about, and winkingly dismissing his obvious ambitions. [vanfair]

Plane That Skidded Off Turkey Runway Recovered – Cranes have lifted a passenger plane that skidded off a runway, back from the muddy cliff face where it had come to rest. [bbc]

Larry Nassar Accuses judge Of Running A ‘Media Circus’ – Serial sexual abuser Larry Nassar accused the judge presiding over his case of conducting a “four-day sentencing media circus” for her own benefit, according to a letter read aloud in court Thursday. [cnn]

Pope Francis Just Married A Couple On A Plane – The already-married cabin crew members asked the pope if he would bless their marriage. He had a different idea. [van]

Why 2018 Is The Year Of The Side Hustle – 2017 was one helluva year, and many around the world were happy to see the back of it. If you want to make this year count, now’s the time to work the side hustle. [here]

Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Visit Cardiff – In pictures. [tele]

Rapturous joy.

NASA Declares 2017 The Second-Hottest Year On Record – The real debate over global warming comes down to whether 2017 was the second- or third-hottest year ever recorded. [huff]

Unlike Most Former Presidents, Bill Clinton Is Becoming Increasingly Unpopular – Clinton’s quarter-century anniversary on January 20, 2017 is also Donald Trump’s first—and while once beloved of his country, Clinton’s star has apparently started to fall. [qz]

You Need The Series ‘Room 104’ In Your Life Right Now [Trailer] – We all have a hotel / motel / Airbnb horror story we love to tell, which is why ‘Room 104’ is something we can all relate to. Yes, that is James Van Der Beek. [here]

How DramaAlert Became The TMZ Of YouTube – DramaAlert covers the type of news that teens and massive corners of the internet seek out voraciously—but that’s frequently ignored by the mainstream media. [beast]

Kanye West And Kim Kardashian West Welcome Their Third Child – Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West welcomed a baby girl via surrogate to their family early on Monday morning. This is the third child and second daughter for the celebrity couple, who are already parents to daughter North, 4 1/2, and son Saint, 2. [time]

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