en-za-hotdailynews: 2015-06-26 South Africa Entertainment

Jeremy Clarkson, former 'Top Gear' host, sparks controversy with Pistorius joke
New York Daily News
He may have gotten dropped from "Top Gear," but Jeremy Clarkson can still zoom from zero to controversy faster than just about anyone. The British television personality, who lost his lucrative auto show hosting gig after assaulting a producer, shocked a ...

Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson and James May joke about Oscar Pistorius in South ...   Daily Mail
Jeremy Clarkson cracks vile Oscar Pistorius joke in South Africa in distasteful ...   Scottish Daily Record
Jeremy Clarkson makes vile Oscar Pistorius joke in South Africa by pretending to ...   Mirror.co.uk
BizNews
Daily Star
Express.co.uk
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MyBroadband

Minister welcomes court ruling on set top boxes
Bizcommunity.com
WALVIS BAY: Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has welcomed the North Gauteng High Court's ruling to dismiss an application by etv over set-top box (STB) encryption... On Thursday, the North Gauteng High Court dismissed etv's case to encrypt ...

Why e.tv lost court battle   TechCentral
Namibia, South Africa in digital migration accord   StarAfrica.com
Public-private partnerships key in achieving successful digital migration   New Vision
BusinessTech
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Mail & Guardian Online

Arts and Culture Dylan Moran: Poking the modern malaise
Mail & Guardian Online
The world would be happier if everyone put down their phones, says the Irish comedian ahead of the Grahamstown leg of new show "Off the Hook". Dylan Moran's latest show deals with modern society's addiction to technology and connectivity. Bernard Black ...

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Don't Miss This: June 26 - July 2
Mail & Guardian Online
From the Fête de la Musique festival to the Azishe! dance festival, we've rounded up this week's not-to-be-missed events. Youth dance groups hope to set the stage alight at the Azishe! festival, presented by the Jazzart Dance Theatre at the Artscape Theatre.

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Forbes

How Africa and Asia Contributed To Italy's Fashion Identity This Season
Forbes
An exchange of cultures seemed to be the theme at Milan's recently concluded men's fashion week, as well as at Florence's menswear trade show Pitti Uomo it was preceded by. Immigration has always been a hot topic in Italy, and the current influx of ...

Has black died a fashion death?   Vogue Australia (blog)
Picture This: Stuuring fashion to next level   Times LIVE
There are 8 important men's style trends in this single photo from Italy   Yahoo Finance UK

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New Game Network

Guitar Hero Live Preview - E3 2015
New Game Network
So, Guitar Hero has dispensed with the numbers yet forgone the classic industry colon, in favor of a simple "Live" in its latest iteration. At one point in time, not so long ago, Guitar Hero was a cultural phenomenon and a common feature in many households.
Avenged Sevenfold Involved In 'Guitar Hero Live'; Tracks That Can Be Played In ...   KpopStarz
E3 2015: Guitar Hero Live Preview   Popzara
Guitar Hero Live's GHTV mode is a 24/7 music channel   Lazygamer
Digital Trends
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VentureBeat

Kindle is launching new share buttons on Android for WhatsApp and Messenger
VentureBeat
If you're not reaching, engaging, and monetizing customers on mobile, you're likely losing them to someone else. Register now for the 8th annual MobileBeat, July 13-14, where the best and brightest will be exploring the latest strategies and tactics in the ...

Amazon Introduces Updated Sharing with Instant Previews for Kindle Books   MarketWatch
Amazon to pay authors based on pages read by readers   Sentinel Republic
Amazon's 'pay-per-page' plan could alter writing as well as royalties   The Guardian (blog)
9 to 5 Google
Ubergizmo (blog)
OregonLive.com
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WalesOnline

'Twerking' is 200 years older than you think
Times of India
LONDON: Twerking may be older than you think. The provocative dance that gained global fame thanks to an attention-grabbing performance by Miley Cyrus has been admitted to the venerable Oxford English Dictionary — and lexicographers say its origins ...

OED's twist: Twerking dates back to 1820   The Hindu
Snoop Dogg's in the dictionary? Fo'shizzle   9news.com.au
The Oxford Dictionary now shops at the dépanneur   The Globe and Mail
Boston Globe
Haaretz
Irish Examiner
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