The Paris Hilton Ad Brazil Doesn’t Want You to See! – The land that brought us Carnival, Gisele, the skimpiest of bikinis and a certain style of grooming, has a problem with Paris Hilton’s latest performances. Brazil’s Secretariat for Women’s Affairs has objected to a commercial for Devassa beer, in which Hilts stands in the window of an office building and attracts interested looks from passersby on the street below, as she writhes around holding a can of beer. [eonline]

Is Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain” About David Geffen? – For nearly four decades, the identity of the subject of Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain” has remained an official mystery while fans speculated that icons like Warren Beatty, Mick Jagger and the singer’s ex-husband James Taylor were the egocentric man. But now Simon has reportedly offered up a major clue thanks to a newly recorded version of “You’re So Vain” [rollingstone]

5,200 Naked Australians at Sydney Opera House – About 5,200 naked people have embraced each other on the steps of Sydney’s iconic Opera House for a photo shoot by Spencer Tunick. Tunick, who is known for his nude group photos in public spaces, posed participants for more than an hour in a variety of positions Monday. “It was difficult to get the straight participants to embrace the gay participants and vice versa,” Tunick said. More photos. [huffers]

Murdoch Still Working on That Little Problem – Murdoch is in New York, along with all the other big shots from News Corp’s far-flung newspaper empire, at the behest of his father. Murdoch Sr. is hosting a summit to address the problem he seems to have committed his declining years to solving: How to get people to pay for his newspaper articles on the Internet. [newser]

Twitter’s Advertising Plan : Copy Google! – What will Twitter’s long-awaited ad platform look like? Something like Google’s. That’s the general description of Twitter’s plan, according to people who have been briefed by the company. Ads specific to search subject will appear. If you search for “laptop,” Dell ads might appear. Read more. [mediamemo]

Susan Boyle ‘Needs 24-hour Care’ – Susan Boyle’s brothers have come forward with their concerns for her well-being. John and Gerry Boyle fear she’s unable to handle the pressure of celebrity and may reach her breaking point soon. “The traveling and the whole [fame] thing is exhausting. She still has her anxieties and her loneliness,” Boyle’s older brother John claims the singer “needs 24-hour care.” [popeater]

Obama In Great Health But Struggles With Smoking – U.S. President Barack Obama is in overall “excellent health” but still struggles with a smoking habit, his doctors said in a report after Obama had a routine medical exam on Sunday. The doctors recommended that he continue his “smoking cessation efforts” and also that he change his diet to bring down a cholesterol level that is borderline high. [washingtonpost]

Goat Sex: Owner Demands Wedding – Two young men accused of having sex with a goat in central Mozambique are facing criminal charges, and the goat’s owner is demanding they make traditional wedding arrangements, state media said Friday. Well that makes perfect sense. Especially in a situation like this, where a goat’s honour is at stake. [iol]

Silvio Berlusconi Puts Starlets up as Election Candidates – A television weather girl, a former actress and a dental hygienist who helped to repair Mr Berlusconi’s smashed mouth after a recent attack in Milan are among the candidates who will contest crucial elections in Italy next month. Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s prime minister, has again put up starlets with few political qualifications as election candidates for his centre-Right party. See pics. [telegraph]

Ferrari And Lamborghini Crash – A week ago Eshowe hosted a wedding for a ANC family at the sports centre. They trashed the fields with broken bottles and glasses. Besides Mercedes Coupes, Porches etc, there was also a Lamborghini and a brand new Ferrari, still with paper plates. Two of the guests at the wedding decided to dice each other going down Kangella Street. This is the end result. [myza]

TigerText: An iPhone App for Cheating Spouses? – Called, coincidentally enough, TigerText, it allows users to set a time limit for a sent text to hang around after it has been read. When that life span has been exceeded, the message will disappear, say the developers, from the recipient’s phone, the sender’s phone and any servers. The message cannot be forwarded anywhere, stored anywhere or sold to any tabloid for an undisclosed sum. [wired]

Diamond Sold For Record $35m – Petra Diamonds sold a 507 carat diamond for $35.3 million on Friday, breaking a record for the highest price ever paid for a rough diamond. Analysts had estimated the value of the stone, one of the 20 biggest high-quality rough diamonds, at about $25 million. “It is fitting that the Cullinan Heritage should achieve a sale price of $35.3m, the highest sale price on record ever achieved for a rough diamond” [reuters]

Fancy Fast Food – Did somebody say… Fancy Fast Food?These photographs show extreme makeovers of actual fast food items purchased at popular fast food restaurants. No additional ingredients have been added except for an occasional simple garnish. This may well blow your mind. [fancyfastfood]

The UK’s Most Unfortunate Names – What do you call some of the most unlucky people in Britain? Justin Case, Barb Dwyer and Stan Still. It sounds like a bad joke, but a study has revealed that there really are unfortunate people with those names in the UK. Joining them on the list are Terry Bull, Paige Turner, Mary Christmas and Anna Sasin. [bbc]

[thanks carryn, jonty, nathaniel]