U2 Guitarist Loses Bid to Build 5 Coastal Mansions

The Edge's project raises concerns about environment

(NEWSER) - U2’s the Edge is ruffling the feathers of some of his fellow Malibu residents with a plan to build five houses atop a hill overlooking the Pacific, the Los Angeles Times reports. Both potential neighbors and California preservation agencies charge that David Evans' project is too ambitious for the delicate ridge. They say it could result in damage to habitats, potential landslides, and more vehicle traffic than the narrow access road can handle. More»

Officials probe mystery death in Malibu digs of actor's son

(NEWSER) - Officials are investigating the sudden death of the 41-year-old girlfriend of Clark Gable's son in the couple's Malibu home. John Clark Gable told police that Christiane Candace Lange retired early to bed earlier this week because she wasn't feeling well. He discovered her unresponsive the next morning when he checked on her, and called police, reports ABC News. Police haven't revealed a cause of death. Lange was a makeup artist and hair stylist. Gable, 51, is the only son of the legendary actor, and was born shortly after his father died of a heart attack at the age of 59. More»

Malibu estate listed for $3.5M

(NEWSER) - Dick Clark has put his 23-acre mountaintop home in Malibu up for sale for $3.5 million, reports Forbes . This one seems to be drawing lots of attention because the home looks like it's straight out of the Flintstones, notes the Los Angeles Times , which says the interior has the "ambience of a bright cave." It's no joke, though: Those big expanses of glass make for 360-degree views of the ocean, the mountains, and even Los Angeles sunsets. For a slideshow, click here . More»

Relativity, theory of evolution top the list

(NEWSER) - Every year, the website Edge poses a big, open-ended question to leading scientists. This year's query— "What is your favorite deep, elegant or beautiful explanation?" —received 191 answers covering a wide range of ideas, with Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity and Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution receiving the most replies, reports Reuters . Some interesting responses:

• "Darwin's natural selection wins hands down," writes Richard Dawkins, unsurprisingly. "Never in the field of human comprehension were so many facts explained by assuming so few."

Usher rips his pants, Bono sings opera, the usual

(NEWSER) - In perhaps a case of history repeating itself, a blonde bombshell serenaded a notoriously libidinous Democratic president last night: But this time it was Lady Gaga sending up Bill Clinton, so things wouldn't have been complete without some extra raunch and an F-bomb. Appearing at last night's "A Decade of Difference" concert in salute of the William J. Clinton Foundation, Gaga told the crowd, "Tonight I thought we'd all get caught up in a little Bill romance," later telling the former prez, "I love you and your hot wife," before demanding that "Billary" "sit back down where you belong in the Oval Office with those high heels on." Finally: "If someone had told me so many years ago that I'd be doing that right in front of you ... I would have given a good American f**k you." Other highlights from the star-studded show, as per the Hollywood Reporter and E! Online: More»