Catherine Zeta Jones Checks In To Mental Hospital – Catherine Zeta Jones has received treatment for bipolar disorder after dealing with the stress of her husband’s battle with throat cancer. Zeta Jones, 41, made a decision to check into a “mental health facility” for a brief stay, said her publicist. [bbc]

New York Mafia Boss Tells All. First Time Ever – And so it was that Mr. Massino, 68, the only official boss of a New York crime family ever to cooperate with federal authorities, appeared in Federal District Court in Brooklyn on Tuesday and became the first to testify against a former confederate. For nearly five hours, Mr. Massino cataloged his misdeeds, recounting murders and other acts of varying criminal scope. [nytimes]

Malema Sings ‘Kiss The Boer,’ Refers To Winnie As His Mother – ANC Youth League president Julius Malema assured supporters outside the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Wednesday he would win the hate speech case against him. “Peacefully sing, you must not allow people to provoke you.” Malema then began singing “shoot to kill, kiss the boer, kiss the farmer”. [news24]

‘Spillionaires’: Profiteering And Mismanagement In Wake Of BP Spill – The oil spill that was once expected to bring economic ruin to the Gulf Coast appears to have delivered something entirely different: a gusher of money. Some people profiteered from the spill by charging BP outrageous rates for cleanup. Others profited from BP claims money, handed out in arbitrary ways. So many people cashed in that they earned nicknames — “spillionaires” or “BP rich.”  [propublica]

Rebels Hijack Gaddafi’s Phone Network – A team led by a Libyan-American telecom executive has helped rebels hijack Col. Moammar Gaddafi’s cellphone network and re-establish their own communications. The new network, first plotted on an airplane napkin and assembled with the help of oil-rich Arab nations, is giving more than two million Libyans their first connections to each otherin over a month. [wallstreetjournal]

Chinese Schoolchildren Do Michael Jackson Dance Routines Every Morning – Every morning, schoolchildren in China have to do synchronized morning exercises. Usually these are boring calisthenics performed to a soundtrack of communist anthems. But the 700 students at this school in southwest China do a Michael Jackson dance routine to get ready for the day. Here they are performing Dangerous. [gawker]

Putin Might Run For President – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he did not rule out running for president in 2012 polls, a day after President Dmitry Medvedev said he would soon announce if he will stand. “Neither myself nor Dmitry Anatoliyevich (Medvedev) exclude that each of us could stand for election,” Putin was quoted as saying. [afp]

Lady Gaga Reckons She Is Channeling Alexander McQueen – Lady Gaga says she did not write her latest hit song, “Born This Way,” but rather the late British fashion designer Alexander McQueen did so when he channeled it through her from beyond the grave. Gaga told Harper’s Bazaar magazine that McQueen, who committed suicide by hanging on February 11, 2010, “planned the whole thing.” [reuters]

Swazi Police Storm Union Offices – A “whole army of police” invaded the offices of the Swaziland National Teachers Association (Snat) at 7pm on Wednesday evening. The police had laid siege to the offices for most of the afternoon with police in riot gear, armoured hippos and a water-canon vehicle surrounding the office. Sorry, did you say ‘armoured hippos?’ [mail&guardian]

Facebook Account Suspended Over Nude Courbet Painting Profile Picture – The father-of-three used an image of an explicit 19th century oil by Gustave Coubet called The Origin of the World on Facebook. But he claims he missed messages and ‘social contact’ from his 800 Facebook friends when the page was taken down on the eve of his birthday on February 27. He is now demanding the site ‘compensate him in an substantial manner’ for barring his access. [telegraph]

Kobe Bryant Fined For Homophobic Slur. Martina Navritalova Not Impressed – Kobe Bryant was fined $100,000 by the NBA for mouthing what appeared to be a homophobic towards a referee on Tuesday night. Martina Navritalova believes the punishment was necessary. “Kobe Bryant has some life lessons to learn,” said Navritalova at the annual Ellis Island Family Heritage Awards. Apparently he called the ref a “fucking faggot.” [nydailynews]

Berlusconi Doesn’t Think He’ll Run For Prime Minister – Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has said he was unlikely to run for another term in 2013 and indicated that Justice Minister Angelino Alfano could become his successor. “If I’m needed as the noble father for the elections, I’ll do it. But I don’t want an operative role.” Too busy at Bunga-Bunga parties, I’m sure. [ria]

Scientists Unveil Atlas Of The Brain – Scientists funded by Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen unveiled a $55 million computerized atlas of the human brain Tuesday, offering the first interactive research guide to the anatomy and genes that animate the mind. The online atlas offers researchers a powerful new tool to understand where and how genes are at work in the brain. [wallstreetjournal]

Thursday Is “Vote For Table Mountain” Day – Table Mountain is at the bottom of the final 28, in the running to be one of the new seven wonders of nature. Table Mountain needs YOU to vote at least every Thursday. We need 30 million votes to make the final 7.  You can vote on the website or by SMSing the word ‘table’ to 34874 (SMS cost R2). You can vote once on the website and as many times as you want on SMS. come on, gang, let’s do this thing!  [votefortablemountain.com]

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