Justin Timberlake

Justin and his family are preparing for the opening of their new golf course, Mirimichi, which is located 20 minutes outside Memphis, this weekend. In preparation, we chatted with Justin about the course's design and eco-friendly qualities, as well as his favorite hole.

Mirimichi opens to the public this Saturday, July 25th.

How does it feel now that Mirimichi is officially opening?

It’s a hoot for me to have it and it’s an awesome feeling to give it back to the community. Hopefully, it will be something good for the Mid-South - not just Memphis - but for the whole Mid-South. Hopefully, people will hear about this public course in Memphis that is a gem and they’ll come and pay $60 bucks for a cart, range balls and full 18 with a caddy.

Can you talk about the environmental features of Mirimichi?

We stumbled upon the environmental thing. We had to gut it and re-irrigate the course and I just said, in re-irrigating this, is it possible to reuse the water in a way that would zero out our ecological footprint. And as it turns out, you actually can make a golf course eco-friendly.

Did you participate in the design any of the courses?

It was very cohesive between my dad and my mom and myself and Talent golf (who built the course.) There are little things on the course that I think are going to make it special in the years to come and unique to everyone who plays it.

The way I always judged if I really love a course and if it’s really a great course is, after I’ve finished playing it, how many holes out of the 18 do I remember. My dad does the same thing. That’s why I think Pebble Beach will always be a highly-rated course because you can remember every hole in that course after you play it.

I think we’ve put together a layout that is very strong. I don’t feel like one hole looks like another hole. I feel like every hole is so unique to itself, and that’s what, in my opinion, makes Mirimichi an amazing golf course.

Is there a particular place or hole that is special to you on the course?

I guess I would have to say hole 10. Because back when it was called Big Creek, my dad taught me how to hit a golf ball there; that was the first golf hole I ever played. It’s completely redone now, it’s a completely different hole but it’s still like I remember being 10-years-old and being out there and him going, "This is how you swing your club,” which is cool.

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Farrah Fawcett (1947-2009)

"Farrah had courage, she had strength, and she had faith. And now she has peace as she rests with the real angels."

- "Charlie's Angels" co-star Jaclyn Smith.

A muse, an icon, a talent, a fashion fire-starter, a feminine feminist, a loving mom, a dreamer, a diva, Farrah Fawcett lost her longtime struggle with cancer today. We fell in love with her a long time ago; she'll be sincerely missed. She's in our prayers.

The LA Times has compiled to collection of photos and tidbits with which to remember her sweetly.

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If you’ve been following www.justintimberlake.com or Justin’s Twitter, you’ve probably heard the new buzz word: Robo.to or seen Justin’s 3-second videos (like the one on the right.) Since there has been a number of questions about the new application, here’s what it's all about:
 
 
 

Introducing Robo.to

WHAT IS ROBO.TO: Think of Robo.to as your personal robot on the web. The free program provides a visual snapshot of you ‘now’ -- via video, photo, and the feeds from your social networks.

VIDEO AVATARS: Enhancing the typical text status update, Robo.to offers instant video status updates. Robo.to captures 3-second mini-videos that show your friends how you REALLY feel - whether it's "happy" (http://robo.to/dgolev), "down" (http://robo.to/lindseybritner), or "???" (http://robo.to/mazzinator).

YOUR WEB IN ONE PLACE: Think of your Robo.to page as a digital reflection of you: personalized, bite-sized, easy-to-view and easy to share. Depending on how you personalize your settings, it pulls in your your most recent Flickr photos, Twitter status, your current location, etc..., all on one centralized homepage.

PARTICLE INC: Robo.to was built by San Francisco-based tech company, Particle Inc., which creates massively small (yet hopefully uber-fun) web and mobile applications that enhance how people interact and share information online. Justin is an investor in Particle.

CAN YOU GET A ROBO.TO? Since Robo.to is still just a baby, he’s still in alpha. We need you to come play with Robo.to and help him grow. Feel free to sign up for your own account here, check out Justin’s robo.to, and test out other products by Particle and let us know what you think as cool new features are being added daily.

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