Boulton And Campbell Bust-Up On Sky News, As Brown Quits – Sky News political editor Adam Boulton and Tony Blair’s former spin doctor Alastair Campbell clashed today over the current stalemate in British politics.The two men exchanged angry words live on Sky News following Labour leader Gordon Brown’s announcement that he will resign his position after failing to lead the party to victory at the general election. [digitalspy]
Outlaws And Terrorists Line Up For Cannes Film Frenzy – Carlos the Jackal will square up to Robin Hood when Cannes gets under way Wednesday but volcanic ash could keep megastars and movie directors away from the glitzy French Riviera resort. “Carlos” — about the notorious Venezuelan terrorist — will, at three and a half hours, be easily the longest movie at the 12-day festival that opens with Ridley Scott’s Hollywood blockbuster “Robin Hood” featuring Russell Crowe. [afp]
Is This The Longest Drop-Goal In History? [Video] – Francois Steyn has a reputation as having the biggest boot in world rugby and he lived up to that billing with an extraordinary drop goal in Friday’s Top 14 play-off match between Racing Metro and Clermont. With his side 14-12 ahead and aiming for a place in the semi-finals of France’s domestic championship, the South African World Cup winner unleashed a drop goal from fully 60 metres away. [yahoo]
“Let It Be” 40 Years Later – Forty years ago this weekend, the greatest band of all time gave the world their final album together: On May 8th, 1970, the Beatles released Let It Be, the Phil Spector-produced LP that featured hits like the title track, “The Long and Winding Road” and one of John Lennon’s most famous compositions, “Across the Universe.” While the album was recorded during the band’s caustic final days, Let It Be would go on to become one of their most celebrated records. [rollingstone]
Carla Bruni Brags About Sexual Antics To Michelle Obama – In the new book, “The Promise: President Obama, Year One”, Newsweek editor Jonathan Alter reveals that, during a visit to the US, France’s first lady, former supermodel-turned-singer and Rolling Stone hand-me-down Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, bragged to her American counterpart Michelle Obama how she and French president Nicolas Sarkozy had made a head of state wait while they were having sex. Nice. [abcnews]
New York Times Supports 2oceasvibe Radio – In many ways, the quality of what people hear — how well the playback reflects the original sound— has taken a step back. To many expert ears, compressed music files produce a crackly, tinnier and thinner sound than music on CDs and certainly on vinyl. And to compete with other songs, tracks are engineered to be much louder as well. That’s why on 2oceansvibe Radio, we keep the conversation real, as well as the music – including as many LP’s as possible! [newyorktimes]
Berlusconi Loses R783 Million Villa In Divorce Deal – Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi, who was accused by his estranged wife Veronica Lario of “consorting with minors”, has agreed to hand over the keys to a £70m villa in order to avoid a messy divorce battle, it has emerged. News of the deal came after a five-hour face-to-face meeting between the couple in Milan at the weekend, after which the lawyers of both sides said they were “satisfied”. [independent]
Twitter Bug Let’s You Decide Who Follows You – For a brief period this afternoon, you could send out a simple tweet that would automatically make any Twitter user follow you. The bug was stupidly simple: you just had to tweet “accept @accountname,” and you’d get an instant follow. It made the rounds of the blogs after being discovered by Neowin, but Twitter was able to put the kibosh on it a mere half-hour after it first came to our attention. [downloadsquad]
Lolly Jackson Buried – Lolly Jackson was smiling beside his uncovered grave at Germiston’s South Park Cemetery on Monday morning. His hair was gelled back, and he wore a rose on the lapel of his tuxedo. Then a sudden gust of wind, and the life-sized photograph of South Africa’s strip-club mogul was blown off its pedestal, leaving a trail of shattered glass. It was a soap-opera moment. [mail&guardian]
Mel Gibson Denies Porn-Star Affair Rumour – Mel Gibson, who is said to be the latest addition to the cheaters club, has emphatically denied having a secret affair with a porn star during his ex-wife’s pregnancy. Polish porn star Violet Kowal has told the National Enquirer that she had sex with Gibson while his ex-partner with whom he had an affair for three years, Oksana Grigorieva (the mother of Timothy Dalton’s child), was pregnant with their daughter Lucia, now five months old. That obviously came after he had seven kids with his previous wife. Clean. [oneindia]
Katy Perry Takes Maxim Hot 100 Top Spot – Katy Perry has been crowned the hottest woman alive because she is sexy and talented, according to Maxim’s Hot 100 List, on sale tomorrow. The mag adds that the 25-year-old “is the best friend you suddenly realize you’ve loved your whole life. The rad chick who taught you how to skateboard and whistle and also looks unbelievable in a bikini.” She beat Megan Fox and Brooklyn Decker.. Hmm, spicy. justjared]
Clitter: For Sparkly Vaginas On A Budget – Seriously, guys, don’t read this – it’s for the laydezz! Celebrities love Vajazzling, but gluing diamonds on your lady bits is expensive… until now. With Clitter your vagina can glisten for a fraction of the cost. Plus, it “may result in sparkle babies,” i.e. your very own RPatz! [jezebel]
Friday’s EuroMillions Jackpot Is R1 Billion – This Friday 14th May the EuroMillions prize draw jackpot is £86 Million! And it’s not just Silvio Berlusconi who wants to win it! You can buy your tickets for these overseas lotteries safely and securely online through 2oceansvibe Lottos. And if you’re scared of doing it, you can listen to last Friday’s 2oceansvibe Radio show which included a clip from the Radio 702 Financial guru, confirming your winnings would be safe! Now you can focus on the important things, like how much champagne you can fit on your yacht! [2oceansvibelottos]
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