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Al-Qaeda Magazine Hacked By MI6; Bomb-Making Instructions Replaced With Cupcake Recipes

Hacking. It’s not just for Blake Lively nude photos anymore! British intelligence agency MI6 recently hacked an Al-Qaeda online magazine, replacing bomb-making instructions with a recipe for cupcakes. Seriously, this happened . The joint venture by MI6 and the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters had agents insert into the magazine an encrypted version of “The Best Cupcakes in America,” published by the Ellen DeGeneres Show . Originally, the magazine had instructions on how to make pipe bombs, as well as articles by Osama bin Laden and deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri. According to reports, America was onto this too, but a similar Pentagon operation was blocked by the CIA, who believed that the magazine was more valuable in its previous state as a source of intelligence. Thus, the attack was launched from Britain instead. Delish! In related news, it’s National Donut Day !!!!!

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Jay-Z and Will Smith Officially Discussing Annie Remake for Willow Smith

The definition of irony for Wednesday, Jan. 26: The idea of Willow Smith singing “It’s a Hard Knock Life” on the big screen. What was rumored last week has now become more official: Jay-Z has teamed with Overbrook Entertainment (read: Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith) for a joint venture that will develop television and film properties. First up: An Annie remake at Sony Entertainment with Smith’s daughter Willow in the lead role. “The time is right to bring back Annie to the big screen,” said Columbia Pictures President Doug Belgrad in a statement. “Of course, we’re true believers in Willow’s talent and believe she will be perfect in this role.” Maybe, but I imagine it will be hard for her to whip that Annie-approved perm .

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Labels hope Apple’s ‘Cocktail’ will boost album sales

According to the Financial Times , Apple and the Big 4 record labels are setting new plans in action in an effort to increase digital sales of full albums, which they believe have fallen to the wayside while individual song downloads grow exponentially. The project, dubbed ‘Cocktail’ , is a joint venture between Apple, EMI, Sony Music, Warner Music and UMG , and sources say the labels hope to have it up and running by September. The plan is to offer interactive features with music digital albums, such as photos, lyrics, wallpapers, that can be viewed outside of iTunes .

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Labels hope Apple’s ‘Cocktail’ will boost album sales