The Race To Patent Psychedelics Is Just Getting Started – Psychedelics now appear in patent applications for Philip Morris e-cigarettes, periodontal disease, hair loss, weight loss, and food allergies. [vice]

Transnet Chair Warns ‘Those Plotting In Dark Corners’ After Attempted Hit On State Capture Witness – Molefe’s warning was made in a press statement that was issued after it emerged that a Transnet employee, who escaped unharmed on Saturday when gunmen opened fire on him, had received death threats since the commencement of litigation against former Transnet executives accused of corruption. [n24]

Absa Group Deputy CEO Dies After Battling Covid-19 – Absa Group Ltd. deputy Chief Executive Officer Peter Matlare died Sunday afternoon after succumbing to Covid-19 related complications, according to a statement from his family. [mav]

Sacha Baron Cohen Plays Covid Vaccine Dealer To The Stars – Comedian and actor Sacha Baron Cohen revealed his fictional Covid-19 vaccine side business during a segment on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!.” [cnn]

Switzerland Referendum: Voters Support Ban On Face Coverings In Public – Switzerland has narrowly voted in favour of banning face coverings in public, including the burka or niqab worn by Muslim women. [bbc]

Cuomo Suffers Major Blow As Top New York Democrats Say Governor Must Go – Senate leader and assembly speaker weigh in but Cuomo says quitting over sexual harassment claims would be ‘anti-democratic’ [guardian]

French Billionaire MP Olivier Dassault Dies In Helicopter Crash – French billionaire politician Olivier Dassault has been killed in a helicopter crash, according to parliamentary and probe sources. [alja]

Please Do Not Give Billionaire Jack Dorsey Money For His Tweet – Jack Dorsey, the billionaire co-founder and CEO of Twitter, a man who stans bitcoin right on his Twitter bio, is attempting to sell his very first tweet as an NFT — a digital good that lives on the Ethereum blockchain. [verge]

Vagina-Scented Face Masks Are A Thing And, Yes, They’re Selling Like Hot Cakes – About a week ago a video clip of a woman wearing her thong as a mask in a grocery store went viral after she was told by staff to put on a face covering. [iol]

Who Is Rupert Murdoch? – CNN and The New York Times plan docu-series on Fox boss. [n24]

The Ballerina Dancing On Ice For A Real ‘Swan Lake’ – A Russian ballerina from the world-renowned Mariinsky Theatre dressed in full costume performs scenes from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake… not on stage though, but on the frozen Gulf of Finland. [cnn]

Apple’s First mixed Reality Headset Is Reportedly Coming In Mid-2022 – A new research note from top Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts a “mid-2022” release for the company’s first mixed reality headset. [mash]

‘Superhomes’ In South Africa Are Selling Again, But At A Fat Discount – Between 30% and 50% of the high net-worth individuals (HNWIs) globally are planning to buy at least one additional luxury property within the next 12 months, compared to just 20% a year ago, according to the latest research conducted by Luxury Portfolio International (LPI) and Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE). [btech]

Dua Lipa And Cara Delevingne Shine In New Campaign – From sports stars to supermodels, Dua Lipa has partnered up with other incredible women as part of the ‘She Moves Us’ campaign. [here]

Taylor Swift And BTS Among The Star Performers Announced For The 2021 Grammys – On Sunday, the Recording Academy announced its complete lineup of musical acts for the 63rd Grammy Awards show — airing live Sunday, March 14. [mash]

The Very Messy Story Of A Celebrity Nightclub Gone Wrong – A dispute between the owners of The Scotch of St. James has exposed the shady world behind London’s A-list nightspots. [vice]

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