In Italy: Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s holding company has been ordered by a court to pay 560 million euros in damages to a competing media group, over alleged bribery.
“My whole body feels happy”: South Sudan becomes its own nation today.
Today in Sad: Betty Ford has died at 93 years old.
Today in Sweeping Statements of Dubious Accuracy: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says that the US is “within reach” of defeating al-Qaeda and is targeting 10-20 key leaders of the organization.
News of the World Update: Someone new has been arrested, and Rupert Murdoch is on his way to London.
Today in YAY: An Arrested Development movie is happening.
Um…Happy Birthday, Amanda Knox? Amanda Knox’s birthday was yesterday, so a bunch of people held a benefit concert for her at the Showbox Sodo.
“Don’t Insult Us”: Nancy Pelosi’s demand to an Obama aide re: actually consulting House Democrats.
“The US Recovery Remains Glacial”: There’s an interesting op-ed at the Guardian about the economic crisis in America. Why do those clever Brits always manage to make us look so bad?
Crisis Averted! Seattle firefighters put out a fire on top of the aging deathtrap McGuire Building in Belltown yesterday.
Today in Predictable, But Still Wrong: The DEA has decided that pot has no medical use.
Them’s the news. Sorry for its extreme tardiness. In lieu of a lame excuse, here is a video of Bradley Cooper speaking French. Good midday to you!
Bradley Cooper speaking French does it for me every time. I would suggest that this be a daily feature, but I have it saved on my phone.
Seriously.
Bradley Cooper is already a guilty pleasure for me, but hearing his speak French just pushed him over the edge to heartthrob status.
Eeeeeee! Arrested Developement!Eeeeeeeee!Hooray!
Was I supposed to know who Bradley Cooper is?
Great to hear! Also: You can see/hear Jodie Foster speaking fluent French in “A Very Long Engagement”.
Pretty good, Bradley Cooper!
He gets his feminine/masculine confused a bit, but otherwise not too shabby. Of course, a lot of people in Europe speak 3-4 languages, so I think it’s kind of funny that we make a big deal whenever a notable American turns out to be bilingual. I’m all for multilingualism, though.
Okay, his hotness quotient just shot up 100%.
What @7 said.
Yeah, I’m with 7 and 8. I’m so in love…
OMG, yes, I think I’m in love. Bradley Cooper, you have a new fan.