Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
If you couldn’t sit through the Golden Globes, you probably missed the performance of Ricky Gervais. As host for the Awards, Ricky didn’t pull any punches, delivering more of what you’d expect from him, “edgy” stand-up, poking fun at celebrities. Taking the p!ss out of celebrities is a stand-up staple, generally* though, the p!ss-taker does [...]
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
The Kanye West VMA’s fiasco has raised the hackles of 99.9% of the worlds population. His treatment of Taylor Swift was not one of his smoother moves. I, myself, am no stranger to public humiliation, so I had a hard time not sympathizing with Ms Swift. Kanye’s out burst has made him some very powerful [...]
Friday, July 10th, 2009
As President of the United States, you’d expect Barack Obama to have an eye for detail. Over at the G8 summit, Barack Obama and France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy were lining up for some photos with junior G8 delegates, when a press snapper caught this candid moment. This photo makes me feel happy because it show [...]
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
With the anticipation of the next installment of the Transformers franchise continues to build, the films stars have hit the promotional trail to make sure it’s not a box office bomb. Here in Australia, we had former Home and Away starlet Isabel Lucas talking the talk. She appeared on Rove Sunday night, and I have [...]
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
Coldplay have found themselves smack bang in the middle of another plagiarism bun fight. Guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani has claimed that Coldplay have copied elements of his 2004 song “If I Could Fly” for their track “Viva La Vida”. In an interview with Musicrader.com Satriani stresses that he was motivated by a desire to protect [...]
Monday, September 29th, 2008
I have to confess, I love to catch a glimpse of a celebrity mug shot. The dear in the head lights look is right up there with Magnum and Blue Steel in my book. The latest celebrity to get the mug shot treatment? Heather Locklear. The Age are reporting that: Actress Heather Locklear has been [...]
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
Gary Busey may just be crazy. I’m not sure why I haven’t come across this clip sooner, but then, better late than never. Who’s Gary Busey? He’s that guy from Point Break, not Keanu Reeves or Patrick Swayze, the other guy. He’s also that guy from Predator 2, no, not Danny Glover, but the other [...]
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
“Australia’s Hottest Party Girlâ€, well according to FHM anyway, Krystal Forscutt, is heading to LA to try and break it in the US. Yes, it’s old news, but then, I’m slow, and aren’t big on keeping abreast of current affairs. Aussies may remember Krystal from Big Brother, as the surgically enhanced ‘bombshell’ who seemed to [...]
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
For a moment, watching the second one day international final between Australia and India last night, you may have been forgiven for thinking you’d tuned into the football, or ice hockey. Yes, Australia lost the match, and the final series, but the match will arguably be remember for two things. Firstly, it was cricketing legend, [...]
Monday, March 3rd, 2008
Based on recent scientific statistical research conducted by the diligent staff at the Swollen Pickles Institute for Camel Toe Research camel toe is more sought after than almost any other natural resource on the planet. Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan remain to of the most popular exponents of the camel toe, however a new contender [...]
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Big news on the casting of the Wolverine movie, currently slated for a 1 May 2009 release with the title “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”. It’s one of those films that I’m keenly waiting for, but at the same time a little nervous about, cos lets face it, if this one goes wrong, it’ll go really really [...]
