Tuesday, January 22, 2008
2008 Oscar Nominations Announced, ABC Takes To Crossing Fingers
11:37PM Mark Graham | Here we are, wide awake with baited breath for the appearance of Phineus the Oscar Ferret. If anyone was concerned about the Academy’s ability to draw star power to this year’s ceremony in the face of the ongoing strike, fear no longer. After all, if they can recruit Kathy Bates to read this year’s annoucements, they can accomplish ANYTHING! The complete 2008 Oscar nominations (along with some rudimentary commentary) appear after the jump. More »
DJBlaz0r Will Amaze Ya (Part Three)
2:55PM Jess McGuire | DJ Blaz0r unleashes his epic video clip on the unsuspecting masses.
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An Open Letter To The Daily Telegraph
2:28PM Jess McGuire | Dear The Daily Telegraph (specifically, your online edition),
Could you please sound a little creepier when trying to lure readers toward a tragic story involving the death of a small child?
Because we’re not sure the “those pretty pigtails” part made our skin crawl enough, you know?
Yours,
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YouTube Clip Of The Day
2:24PM Jess McGuire | Our friend Sophia sent us this clip with a note attached (c’mon, let us be a bit old school and pretend it wasn’t sent via email) saying “I have found, what surely, is some underground movement. Fish funerals on Youtube.”
Amazing, and surprisingly hilarious. Also, Maya should be snapped up by a talent scout quick sticks.
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Australia’s Favourite (If You Don’t Count The One Who Was Arrested Last Year) Showbiz Family Offers Up Its Newest Member To The Masses
1:02PM Jess McGuire | If there’s one thing that makes us more giddy than a newborn baby, it’s Bert Newton’s face. When the two combine to create one awesomely heartwarming piece of showbiz “news”, well, it goes without saying that we pretty much soil ourselves.
And so it was this morning when we learned Bert and Patti Newton have become first time grandparents.
Television personality Lauren Newton, yesterday gave birth to Sam Albert Newton Welsh, the first child for her and husband Olympic swimmer Matt Welsh.
“Lauren is beautiful, Matt is as handsome as ever and Sam is the star of the family,” Newton told Channel 9 this morning.
Little Sam was born three weeks early in Melbourne.
We think it’s pretty safe to assume Bert is referring to son-in-law Matt Welsh in the above comment, and not son Matt Newton.
We anxiously await the glossy magazine photo spread. More » 
DJBlaz0r Will Amaze Ya (Part Two)
11:55AM Jess McGuire | In this episode, our hero DJBlaz0r cops a rejection letter from the organisers of the Malibu Sunset Social. Heartbreaking!
More » Just In Case The Busy Christmas Period Helped You Forget For A While, We’re Relieved To Read Kyle Sandilands Is Still A Bit Of a Dick
11:26AM Jess McGuire | We just read the following tidbit in our Mediaweek newsletter.
Both Guy Sebastian and Jules Lund revealed plans for their respective wedding days on The Kyle and Jackie O Show yesterday. Sydney Confidential reports that Kyle (“2DAYFM loudmouth”) kept interrupting to tell listeners about his approaching wedding to fiancé Tamara Jaber – including dropping in a plug for the venue, Doltone House in Pyrmont.
IS NOTHING – NOT EVEN MARRIAGE – SACRED IN YOUR PLUG-HAPPY WORLD, KYLE?
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DJBlaz0r Will Amaze Ya (Part One)
10:11AM Jess McGuire | Frankly, this is a YouTube comedy series which caters to our every need. Short, funny, and featuring our favourite actor/”gentleman about town” Duncan Fellows.
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Is It Just Us?
9:13AM Defamer Hollywood | Or does the new sketch of the man suspected of snatching young Madeline McCann look a lot like Killer Bob? Through the darkness of future past, the magician longs to see, one chants out between two worlds …fire, walk with me! A previously unknown complication of pregnancy has kept J. Lo from being J. Lo of late. At least according to those louts in the British press, who have been taking her to task for her “bulging, crinkled knees.” Kate Moss started her 35th year off with a bang. A 4-way bang, that is. For all of you out there who think that Dakota Fanning is over the hill, enjoy this not-at-all-creepy post by Just Jared featuring twenty of the most popular Elle Fanning pictures available anywhere online! We’re fawning over Fanning, too! Then again, not so much. And, with that, we’re out of here. We leave you to spend the next 18 hours or so reviewing The Thighmaster’s wildly entertaining list of his 2007 “Thighs Wide Movies.” So best, indeed. More »
