WeWork Series In Development With ‘Succession’s’ Nicholas Braun Attached to Star – A television series based on the tumultuous story of WeWork is in the works, Variety has confirmed. [variety]
World’s First Fully Electric Commercial Aircraft Takes Flight In Canada – Company hails start of the ‘electric aviation age’ after 15-minute test flight in Vancouver. [guardian]
Nude, Pin-Up-Style Portrait Of Emiliano Zapata Sparks Protests In Mexico City – Picture a nude George Washington riding a white horse, wearing high heels and nothing but a coquettish pout on his lips. Now imagine a portrait of the scene hanging at the National Portrait Gallery in the nation’s capital. [npr]
UK General Election 2019: Why This Vote Is A Huge Deal – As British voters prepare to head to the polls for a defining general election – the third in four years – they face a difficult choice, involving two unpopular leaders. [bbc]
SA Company Flying After James Bond Exposure – You’ve probably seen the trailer for ‘No Time to Die’, but here’s something you might have missed. [here]
YouTube Cracks Down On Insulting Videos – Google-owned YouTube will no longer allow anyone on its platform to post content that “maliciously insults” others based on protected traits including race, gender expression and sexual orientation, the company announced Wednesday. [cnbc]
Epstein-Funded Scientist George Church Is Creating A Genetics-Based Dating App – Harvard professor George Church says he wants to eliminate genetic diseases, but critics find his idea chilling. [beast]
The State Of Capture In SA Cricket – ‘As harsh as it may sound, we need to break this whole house down and rebuild it. It’s as simple as that, because it won’t happen from within.’ [mav]
Graeme Smith Agrees To CSA Director Of Cricket Role – Cricket South Africa (CSA) and former national captain Graeme Smith on Wednesday confirmed that they have finalised an agreement in terms of which Smith will be appointed Acting Director of Cricket for an interim period. [s24]
ANC Denies Plot To Oust Ramaphosa – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress rejected media reports that a faction within the party was plotting to oust President Cyril Ramaphosa because his economic policies were supplanting its pro-poor stance. [btech]
People Don’t Like Working At Facebook As Much As They Used To – Facebook’s status as one of the most desirable employers is waning. That’s according to Glassdoor’s latest rankings of the best companies to work for, based on anonymous employee reviews. [mash]
Teenage Boys Arrested For Huge Metrorail Trains Blaze – After releasing CCTV footage from the aftermath of the torching of Cape Town trains, police believe they have nabbed those behind the attack. [tlive]
Larry Page’s Secret War On The Flu – Google co-founder’s efforts to beat influenza are nothing to be sneezed at. [tc]
Secret Fears & Miss Universe Salary – 8 things you didn’t know about Zozibini Tunzi. [tlive]
Stormers Say Goodbye To Robbie Fleck – Western Province and the Stormers have paid tribute to departing coach and former player Robbie Fleck. [s24]
Pity The Kardashian-Jenners, Ruthlessly Exploited By Reality-TV Producers To Make Them Look Bad Over Caitlyn – Kim Kardashian and Brandon Jenner claim producers of a British TV show manipulated things to make it look like no one in the family loves Caitlyn. Unconvinced? So is the internet. [beast]
Three South African Short Films That Nail The Spirit Of Adventure – The three shortlisted films from this year’s Bokeh South African International Film Festival are proof that South Africa is home to some incomparable talent. [here]
Porsche Taycan Already Has 30,000 Pre-Orders. How Does That Compare To Tesla? – The year is 2012. Elon Musk has yet to call anyone a “pedo guy” or drag the SEC on Twitter. There’s no Cybertruck with cracked windows, and no overly ambitious promises of a $35,000 electric car. Instead, fledgling electric vehicle company Tesla is just starting to deliver its first luxury sedan, the Model S. [mash]
Swiping Meant Dating This Decade, And It’s Time For A Change – Tinder is the swipe, and the swipe is Tinder. But as we close out the decade, it might be time to retire the swipe we once knew. [verge]
Kate Middleton Dons Diana’s Glittering Headpiece – As she joins Prince William for the Queen’s Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace. [dm] Oh my God she looks incredible!
The Queen Has A Martini At Christmas And Prince Philip Puts The Star On Top Of The Tree, Documentary Reveals – The royal family retreat to the Sandringham estate every year for their annual Christmas celebrations, with a host of traditions and quirks observed. [sun]
‘Richard Jewell’ Film Ignites Fury After Suggesting Female Reporter Had Sex For Information – New controversy has arisen over “Richard Jewell,” the movie about the real-life security guard falsely suspected of planting a bomb at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. [inside]
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