Fun Stuff

China's Troubled Bridge Over Water --  with apologies to Simon & Garfunkel -- has only just come to court after a year of investigation.In July 2011, a 34 year old truck drive known only as Mr. Zhang was carting a load of sand near Beijing. But as he started crossing the bridge, it gave way.His 110-tonne truck is blamed for causing the bridge to collapse. After a year long police investigation the courts have come to the decision that the blame is solely on Mr. Zhang’s shoulders because they say the truck was overloaded.Mr Zhang says he was just doing what he was told by his truck company. The bad news for Mr Zhang is that the court wants him to pay for the damage - a huge 156 million RMB ($23.5 million).Reports from China indicate the bailiffs will have a hard time collecting given he probably doesn't make $100 a month. Let's see, that's 19,583 years of repayments by which time - given Mr Zhang will be 19,617 years old - it's unlikely he'd still be driving a truck. 

Now if Volkswagen could just decipher the lyrics of Blinded By The Light -- and explain the reason for Nickelback's existence -- we'll be happy. 

Ford sued Nissan over this ad, which showed engineer 'gangstas' rapping with a silver Ford Focus in the background. Laden with gold jewelry, slugging champagne, counting money -- and surrounded by women dancing in bikinis -- the engineers rap about raking it in by overpricing the Focus. The Portuguese lyrics translate as “All this luxury, I got with your money. Don’t cry because you’re paying extra — your money was well spent, look at the fun I have with it.” The video closes with a brief look at Nissan’s Tiida, comparing its lower price with the Focus. Ford forced Nissan to withdraw the ad on the basis of  ‘improper brand uses’ and ‘unfair competition’. And the ad itself it tasteless, which begs the question of why Nissan in Brazil would run it. Until you remember Nissan bombed in Australia with a smutty innuendo TVC for the Tiida starring 'Sex and the City' cougar Kim Cattrall. In fairness, this ad is even cheesier...

...of Discovery Channel's Shark Week on August 12.

Photographer Mario Testino, make-up guru Charlotte Tilbury, a leggy model and...another stunning model: the Mercedes-Benz CLS 63AMG Shooting Brake.