Muizenberg, Sunday – World record
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Cape Town surfers break Guinness World Record at Earthwave – To say that the Earth Wave CT Event held at Muizenberg on Sunday was a roaring success would be a huge understatement. Never before in the history of South African surfing have so many surfers participated harmoniously in one event. Plus a *BONUS* report on the Cape Royale Goldfish 2oceansvibe party on Friday. [thebombsurf]

The Critics Aren’t Impressed With Lindsay Lohan’s Fashion Week Debut as we took a look at Lindsay Lohan’s first collection as Artistic Director of Emmanuel Ungaro. Since then, the critics have come out swinging, calling the collection everything from “misguided” to “cheesy and dated.” Is that her or her collection? [jezebel]

Suri Cruise sets the standard for the junior style posse – Tom Cruise says he loves the photos the paparazzi take of his and Katie Holmes’ little princess, and it’s easy to see why. At the age of three, Suri is as cute as button and loves to dress up in fashionable clothes she picks out herself. Plutz! [hellomagazine]

The media vs David Letterman – It’s one thing that Letterman came clean on his show about sexual relations with various staff members (like this chick here) and the fact that someone was trying to blackmail him. But how is the US media portraying him, given his history of poking (ahem) fun at politicians and other celebritiy’s sexual transgressions? [cnn]

Moves to oust Chuene – Various attempts are being made behind the scenes to get rid of Leonard Chuene, president of Athletics South Africa (ASA) and professional dick. A government official has said that conversations to put pressure on ASA to fire Chuene are underway. There is “great discomfort” about racial statements surrounding the Caster Semenya saga. [news24]

Rachel Bilson was just in Italy to check out the scene at Milan Fashion Week, but she was back in LA yesterday continuing her stylish ways. She met up with an old friend, the designer Brian Reyes, for an appearance at Neiman Marcus, before joining her mom for lunch at La Scala. Whatever, she’s still gorgeous. [popsugar]

The SuperEna Lottery rolls over again and is now sporting a $100 million jackpot. Which is pretty incredible for a draw that happens every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday! Punters can buy tickets securely online [playsuperena]

U2’s New “Horizon”: What’s Up Next for Rock’s Biggest Band – Go behind the scenes of U2’s massive 360 Tour and get the lowdown on plans for “Songs of Ascent” and music from the Spider-Man musical. Plus, explore the band’s best albums and look back at its three-decade career in photos. [rollingstone]

Stunned Passengers Watch As Pilots Climb Into Each Other – Two pilots have been grounded after they allegedly left their cockpit mid-flight to trade punches with crew members in front of stunned passengers. Severe turbulence broke out on the Air India flight after an air hostess accused the men of sexual harassment. Awesome! [sky]

Obama’s Meeting With the Dalai Lama Is Delayed – In an attempt to gain favor with China, the United States pressured Tibetan representatives to postpone a meeting between the Dalai Lama and President Obama until after Obama’s summit with his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, scheduled for next month. Hmm, ring a bell? [washingtonpost]

Record Set at Hong Kong Wine Auction – Art and dinosaurs may not be moving at auction, but in a tough market, you can count on people drinking. Sotheby’s nearly sold out its entire auction in Hong Kong Saturday, raking in HK$61.5 million (US$7.9 million) from 1,010 lots offered. [luxist]

Why do South Africans hate Nigerians? An acclaimed Nigerian novelist on the difficult relationship between the two African nations. Last week it was reported that Nigerian officials were trying to ban District 9 – a science fiction film set in South Africa, but in which the biggest baddies are Nigerian – from being shown in the country’s cinemas. [guardian]

Kate Beckinsale has been named this year’s The Sexiest Woman Alive by Esquire Magazine. Which is fair enough. I’ve managaed to find you 11 of those pics. Oh, and a video. You’ve obviously been behaving. [idlyitw]