The June 2010 issue of GQ Magazine South Africa

Vampire On The Cover Of June SA GQ Magazine – My God, but the cover of the latest SA GQ Magazine is gong to cause a bit of mayhem when it hits the shelves. That’s if it actually manages to settle before it gets snapped up. You are aware that chicks are going completely mental for this guy, right? Robert Pattinson – the guy from those Twilight movies is on the cover and, just for shits and giggles, they’ve thrown in the two magic words – Miranda Kerr – as well! Naughty.. [gqsa]

Cannes Can – I stole that headline, very naughty. It’s just so good and ridiculous at the same time. Yesterday the south of France saw the beginning of the 63rd Annual Cannes Film Festival (just down the drag from where I am currently chilling) – and although the parties are not yet in full swing the first day provided plenty to entertain the fashion watchers. And Vogue was there to capture the stars and the glam for you. [vogue]

Gold Bar Dispensing ATM Launched In The Gulf: No Spice – Abu Dhabi’s top hotel has upped the stakes in the contest to have the most glitz in the Gulf by installing an ATM that dispenses gold bars. The machine at the Emirates Palace monitors the daily price of gold and offers small bars that weight up to 10 grams or coins with customised designs. The launch was timed well, coming on the day gold hit a record high of more than $1,245 (£838) an ounce. [skynews]

Jasper Johns “Flag” Painting Sells for $28.6 Million – One of legendary artist Jasper Johns “Flag” paintings was auctioned off last night at Christie’s, and sold for $28.6 million, setting a new auction record for one of his pieces. The wax and paper collage was the highest selling item of the 31 works at auction from the art collection of the late author Michael Crichton. The buyer wasn’t identified, but a Christie’s spokesman said it was purchased by a gallery or other business, rather than an individual. [gothamist]

Tiesto’s Supporting DJ, Dean Fuel Is On 2oceansvibe Radio Today – Earth’s most highly-anticipated online radio show (also available in your car) is on today from 08h00 to 09h30. You look at your watch.. you realise you are still within that exact time space. Excitedly and, dare we say, slightly aroused, you click the link at the end of this blurb and you tune into the next dimension. [2oceansviberadio]

Convent Drug Ring Busted – Police in Italy say they have broken up a drug ring that used a convent outside Milan to smuggle cocaine. They said the convent’s South American caretaker organised religious trips in which smugglers posing as pilgrims hid cocaine in their prayer books. The nuns were “completely unaware” of what he was up to, police said. Yeah right – let’s trust a nun! No thanks – not after they took my virginity at age 10. [bbc]

Adobe Has A Go At Apple – Adobe Systems Inc. criticised Apple Inc. in newspaper advertisements and on its website, saying the exclusion of its video software (Flash) from the computer maker’s iPad and iPhone stifles competition. Adobe is advertising its public missive in 24 newspapers and websites, including the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, in response to criticisms of Adobe’s software by Steve Jobs. The Adobe letter says that Apple’s actions could “undermine” the future of the Internet. [bloomberg]

Will Miley Cyrus Become the Next Lindsay Lohan? God, I hope so! Miley Cyrus’ recent sexy music video, followed by the release of footage of her grinding with a 40-plus-year-old man, hasn’t just upset her fans — it’s also worried industry big-wigs.”Everyone in Hollywood is worried that Miley is on the path to becoming the next Lindsay Lohan,” confessed a Hollywood casting agent. “For every Jodie Foster that exists, so does a Gary Coleman.” [popeater]

BP Wasn’t Prepared For Oil Leak – No shit. BP’s chief, Anthony Hayward, said the company could have done more to prepare for a deepwater oil leak, as the British oil giant met with affected residents Thursday and embarked on fresh efforts to stem the vast slick now threatening the Gulf of Mexico shoreline. Since the accident, the well BP was drilling has been spewing about 5,000 barrels of oil a day into the sea. [wallstreetjournel]

Boris Johnson Reckons New Government Is “Like Crossbred Dog” – One of our all-time heroes, The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has likened the coalition between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats to a cross between “a bulldog and a Chihuahua”. Boris Johnson said the new government, led by new Tory Prime Minister David Cameron, would have a “fantastic hybrid vigour”. “It will be a new strong proposition to put to the British people,” he added. [bbc]

Stop Sky News. Stop The Murdoch Empire. Watch The BBC – And so it went on. This video is positively hilarious and I urge you to watch it. It’s a clip from Sky News as the presenter and guest find themselves besieged by anti-Rupert-Murdoch protestors. It’s quite special – you just gotta love those passionate poms – they do the sam thing when it comes to sport. My favourite part is near the end where the one guy shouts, “Sky News is shit!” Hahaha – good times! [youtube]

Prostitutes flock to South Africa ahead of World Cup 2010 – As with the 2006 World Cup in Germany, a rampant sex trade is of concern to human rights groups ahead of the World Cup 2010 in South Africa, which kicks off next month. Prostitutes, many from impoverished Zimbabwe, are arriving to cash in on an estimated 500,000 visiting fans. But the economic promise offered by the arrival of some 500,000 World Cup foreign fans is already attracting impoverished workers. [csmonitor]

African Goal Review – “This what it’s all about. Forget the negativity and ruminations about crime, security, infrastructure, ‘will they pull it off, won’t they’ – the FIFA 2010 World Cup is all about Africa’s hopes, dreams and the future. Capturing this dream is a massive challenge but Andrew Verster-Cohen and Frederic Benistant have done this with a pictorial essay which clearly stands out from the crowd.” [livingstylishlywell]

Sean Penn Follows In Julius Malema’s Footsteps – The Oscar-winning actor pleaded no contest Wednesday to misdemeanor vandalism stemming from a tussle with paparazzi last year. Penn, 49, was sentenced to three years probation and 36 hours of anger management sessions as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. One count of battery was dropped. Any brushes with the law during his probation term could potentially send him in jail. [people]

[thanks gordon]