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One of Alex Rodriguez's ex-lovers told Us Weekly that A-Rod is "so vain" that he has "not one, but two painted portraits of himself as a centaur. You know, the half man, half horse figure."

Rihanna borrows a page from Beyonce, going black-and-white in a new video, "Wait Your Turn (The Wait is Ova)." (via Concrete Loop)

Who wants to unlock their car door with an iPhone when you can get iDriver, an iPhone-operated minivan, instead. (via Boing Boing)

'Ta madre: Mexicans use an estimated 20 curse words a day, according to a survey by Mexican polling company Consulta Mitofsky. Those living closer to the U.S. border were more likely to swear than Mexicans in the south.

A 23-year-old teacher from Minneapolis who has been documenting her pregnancy on the web says she will broadcast the birth of her child live on the Internet.

A Louisiana justice of the peace has resigned weeks after he refused to marry a couple because the bride was white and the groom was black. The former justice, a white man named Keith Bardwell, said at the time he would usually recuse himself of performing marriages for mixed couples because it would "affect their kids." His decision was controversial.

Demi Lovato says she was bullied in middle school after she became a celebrity. The teen actress and singer has helped launch the bullying prevention site teensagainstbullying.org.