No, Winnie – the big question is, ‘who the fuck’ do you think YOU are?
Winnie Mandela Asks Cop ‘Who The Fuck Do You Think You Are?” – Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is demanding an apology from two police officers who pulled over her car on the M1 highway because it was weaving recklessly through traffic at 150km/h.”Who the fuck do you think you are,” she repeatedly yelled at him and his colleagues, Warrant Officer Jannie Odendaal said on Tuesday. “I’ve been working my arse off in the police for 19 years and now I have to apologise to her for doing my job?” No mention of Stompie.. [news24]
Facebook Hopes To Be The First Trillion Dollar Company – Goldman Sachs clients are buying $1.5 billion worth of Facebook stock at a $50 billion valuation. On the secondary markets, accredited investors are actually buying Facebook stock at much steeper implied valuations – sometimes higher than even $124 billion. Crazy numbers right? Wait till you hear about the numbers they’re throwing around inside Facebook. [businessinsider]
Stephanie Seymour In Controversial Kiss With 17-Year-Old Son – When you see paparazzi shots of a supermodel nuzzling on the beach with a young, handsome, impeccably torsoed young man, you probably don’t think that there is some quality family bonding action. So when photographs emerged last week of a bikini-clad Stephanie Seymour romping with and kissing her teenage son Peter Brant II, the notion of a legendarily hot woman engaging in innocent maternal affection simply did not compute. [salon / more ]
Cape To Review Drinking Laws – The City of Cape Town has commissioned a legal review of its new liquor by-law before any amendments are gazetted. “Except for a few minor technical adjustments, we don’t foresee any major changes to the by-law,” the city’s speaker Dirk Smit said on Wednesday. The city said international research had shown that the reduction of alcohol trading hours has had a positive impact on alcohol abuse. [timeslive]
Brits Relax Drinking Laws For Royal Wedding – In the eighteenth century in London, a bout of seriously heavy drinking went on that lasted for more than three decades. Called the “Gin Craze,” it resulted in the UK alcohol licensing laws that chilly South Africans know and love today. The only thing that can change these laws, it seems, is a royal wedding. [dailymaverick]
Rhino Deaths In SA Hit Record Level In 2010 – South Africa lost 333 rhinos to poaching in 2010, the highest number ever recorded and almost triple the previous year’s losses. “This has definitely been highest number ever recorded,” said National Parks Agency spokesperson Reynold Thakhuli. However anti-poaching programmes were yielding results. Five suspected poachers were shot dead at the world-famous Kruger National Park in the last four days. Good. [mail&guardian]
Wikileaks: Assange Has Dirt On Rupert Murdoch – Julian Assange says he has loads of cables on Rupert Murdoch and Murdoch’s News Corporation that will be automatically released if he meets an early demise. It’s nice to see that the Wikileaks founder hasn’t lost his melodramatic touch.Assange says he’s sitting on “insurance files” about Murdoch. [valleywag]
Natalie Portman Goes Topless For Fragrance Ad – It sure has been a busy couple of months for Natalie Portman, engagement and pregnancy with fiancé Benjamin Millepied, the stupendous success of ‘Black Swan’, a Vogue cover where she confesses people were shocked by her lesbian scene in ‘Swan’ and now a sultry debut as the new face of Dior fragrance. [popeater]
Dutch Government Enforcing Tax On Prostitution – Workers in the world’s oldest profession are about to get a lesson in the harsh reality of Europe’s new age of austerity. The Dutch government has warned prostitutes who advertise their wares in the famed windows of Amsterdam’s red light district to expect a business-only visit from the taxman. The country legalized the practice a decade ago, but authorities are only now getting around to looking to sex workers for taxes. [msnbc]
Microsoft Fights Apple Trademark On ‘App Store’ – Microsoft is asking the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to deny Apple a trademark on the name “App Store,” saying the term is generic and competitors should be able to use it.Apple applied for the trademark in 2008 for goods and services including “retail store services featuring computer software provided via the internet and other computer and electronic communication networks” and other related offerings. [pcmag]
Dennis Hopper’s Wife Stops Auction Of His Art – Dennis Hopper’s widow has prevented the sale of part of his art collection. Victoria Duffy, who the actor was in the process of divorcing when he passed away from prostate cancer last year, successfully filed a restraining order to stop the auction of 32 items which she claimed had “sentimental and emotional value”. The 74-year-old actor had asked for the collection to be auctioned after his death and the money to go to his four children. [celeb-mania]
Mother Freezes Eggs So Infertile Daughter Can One Day Give Birth To Sibling – At the age of two, Mackenzie Stephens is many years away from even thinking about starting a family of her own. But her mother already wants to take steps to make sure it can happen – even though her daughter will never be able to have children in the normal way. Penny Jarvis wants to freeze her own eggs so that Mackenzie, who was born without ovaries, can use them to have babies by IVF. Stunning. [dailymail]
Britney’s New Single Hits #1 On iTunes – Britney Spears just released the first single from her upcoming self-titled album. The new jawn, “Hold It Against Me” is already breaking records. “Hold It Against Me,” Britney Spears’ newly-released single, broke radio records on its first day, shooting to #1 on iTunes. Her label Jive Records says the tune set the record for most radio plays on the first day of release. [bossip]
2010 Was Warmest Year On Record – Last year tied with 2005 as the world’s warmest on record, according to data released Wednesday by the National Climatic Data Center. Records began in 1880. It was also the wettest year on record globally as measured by average precipitation, according to the center. Heavy rain in Asia due to the monsoon (which led to disastrous floods in Pakistan) and tropical storms in Central America contributed to the extreme precipitation amounts. [usatoday]
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