Costner And Baldwin Go Head To Head In Court – A courtroom battle between actors Kevin Costner and Stephen Baldwin is under way over a £34m deal to clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. [yahoo]
Mark Keohane Never Was The Olympic Spokesperson – Following sports writer Mark Keohane’s resignation amid a sex and cocaine scandal, Sascoc chief executive Tubby Reddy has denied that Keohane was the Olympic team’s spokesman, saying “The only spokespeople at Sascoc (are) myself and the Sascoc president.” Keohane has in the past frequently been quoted as Sascoc spokesman. [iol]
SAA Cancels Cape Town To London Flights – South African Airways (SAA) announced on Tuesday it was halting daily direct flights between Cape Town and London to avoid losses amid shrinking demand. [news24]
First Ever Solar Intercontinental Flight Completed – An experimental solar-powered plane has landed in Morocco’s capital after a 20-hour trip from Madrid in the first transcontinental journey by a craft of its type. [stuff]
French Open 2012: Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer Light Up Paris With Grand Escapes – If you simply looked at the results, you might imagine it was business as normal in Paris on Tuesday. Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer advanced to the semi-finals of the French Open, just as they do in almost every Grand Slam tournament. [telegraph]
DSTV, MNET And ETV Also Ban Nando’s Ad – MultiChoice’s DStv channels and M-Net, as well as e.tv, have now all jumped on the bandwagon to ban the latest Nando’s TV commercial (watch it here) which delivers a strong message to South Africans about xenophobia. [channel24]
Artist Turns Dead Cat Into Helicopter [VIDEO] – Orville, a tabby cat killed by a car, has been converted into a remote-controlled model helicopter capable of flying at considerable speed. The latest work by Dutch artist Bart Jansen is provoking both amusement and shock in Internet forums. [spiegel]
Guess What? Facebook Stock Continues To Slide – Facebook shares have fallen for the third consecutive day. The stock fell 1.03 dollars, or 3.8%, to close at 25.87 dollars – 32% below its initial public offering price of 38 dollars. It is the stock’s lowest closing price to date. [examiner]
Minister Moves To Cut Broadband Prices – The government wants to drastically reduce the cost of broadband internet use through the introduction of more competition, Communications Minister Dina Pule says. [timeslive]
75% Of Facebook Users Say Ads Do Nothing For Them – Four out of five Facebook Inc users have never bought a product or service as a result of advertising or comments on the social network site, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows, the latest sign that much more needs to be done to turn its 900-million customer base into advertising bucks. [bizstandard]
FIRST OFFICIAL PHOTO: Lindsay Lohan As Elizabeth Taylor – Lifetime released the first official photo of Lindsay Lohan in costume as Elizabeth Taylor for the upcoming made-for-TV-movie Liz & Dick. Nuzzling Lohan’s neck is Grant Bowler, who is playing Richard Burton. Here it is.. [gawker]
Tickets Available For Tonight’s R1,5 Billion Lottery – There is still time to buy tickets online to tonight’s $177 Million lottery. Some people only play when the jackpot is at R1 billion. There’s no excuses now! If you buy tickets, there is a genuine chance you could win. Imagine that.. [tickets]
Foursquare: Nobody Checks In Anymore – If you’re following Foursquare on Twitter, you’ve probably noticed that the check-in champions have been teasing the release of the “all new Foursquare” app for the last few days, dropping hints that it was coming soon to app stores near you. [techcrunch]
The Vatican Doesn’t Like Nun’s Sex Book – The Vatican’s doctrinal office on Monday denounced an American nun who taught Christian ethics at Yale Divinity School for a book that attempted to present a theological rationale for same-sex relationships, masturbation and remarriage after divorce. I can imagine. [nytimes]
Christian Bale Book To Reveal Dark Secrets – In recent years his fiery temper has sometimes proceeded his talent. And now, in a new damning book, Christian Bale’s former publicist makes a series of fresh claims about the English actor’s supposed ‘dark side’. Most startling of all, perhaps, is the allegation 38-year-old Bale was so mean he would make little girls cry. [dailymail]
Napster Founders Launch Video Chat Service – The creators of the original Napster music-sharing site have launched a new video service allowing people to chat online using their Facebook accounts. The service called Airtime was launched by Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning along with a host of celebrities at a New York event. [nzherald]
Ancient ‘Vampire’ Bodies Found In Bulgaria – Bulgarian archaeologists have unearthed centuries-old skeletons with iron rods through their chests – believed to have been victims of an old anti-vampire ritual. Twilight fans must be stoked. [skynews]
Sheryl Crow Has a Brain Tumour – Sheryl Crow’s strong-enough quotient is being tested once again. The Grammy winner and breast-cancer survivor has a common form of brain tumor called a meningioma, Crow’s rep confirmed Tuesday to E! News. [eonline]
New Ultra-Thin Glass Unveiled – A new type of flexible ultra-thin glass has been unveiled by the firm that developed Gorilla Glass, currently used to make screens of many mobile devices. Dubbed Willow Glass, the product can be “wrapped” around a device, said the New York-based developer Corning. [bbc]
Snow White Dwarves Are Angry – The producers of “Snow White and the Huntsman” passed over able-bodied little people to fill the iconic roles of Snow White’s dwarfs — casting big people instead — and a prominent little people organization is not happy about that. [tmz]
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