Wednesday, November 19, 2008
YouTube Clip Of The Day
4:29PM Jess McGuire | As described on the YouTube page:
Big W presumably got 50 Cent’s permission to have their Christmas Rapping Rodent to do a B side of In Da Club (AKA It’s yo Birfday). This is why 50 Cent is not to be taken overly seriously.
True dat.
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Has Kate Hudson Been Exploring Her Sapphic Side?
3:24PM Jess McGuire | Gracious! Another day, another previously-assumed-to-be-straight-but-hey-whatever lady enjoying a girl on girl tongue lashing, it seems! God bless the free and easy noughties.
U dont no wot ur talkin bout, god only luvs str8s!
Hush, Prince.
The latest celebrity woman to be swept away by a member of the fairer sex? Kate Hudson, if Babblebaby is to be believed.
Kate Hudson and The Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson were married on December 31, 2000. They have one son together – Ryder Russell – and unfortunately the couple split in August 2006. Their divorce was finalized last October. Since then, Hudson has dated a few different men – Lance Armstrong and Owen Wilson, just to name a couple. It seems like she’s unlucky in love – with men, at least. Now comes word that Kate might be heading to the other team….
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Frontman Of The Vines’ Continuing “Issues” Leads To Cancellation Of Live Shows
2:49PM Jess McGuire | If you’ve been waiting excitedly to go and see The Vines in concert during their many upcoming festival appearances, I’ve two things to say to you. Firstly – 2001 just called and said it’s time for you two to break up. Secondly – you’re plain outta luck, as Craig Nicholls’ is not in a good way and the band have been forced to cancel all the shows planned over the next few months.
Australian rock band The Vines have cancelled all their upcoming shows due to a deterioration in the mental condition of singer Craig Nicholls. Nicholls, 31, was diagnosed four years ago with Asperger’s Syndrome, a highly functioning form of autism, after his behaviour became increasingly erratic.
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Shane Nicholson/Jess McAvoy Gig This Saturday Night
1:37PM Jess McGuire | Hello, punter-faces.
Just a heads up that there’s a gig on in Melbourne you may like to attend. Are you aware of Shane Nicholson? He is a singer/songwriter who you may know as the husband of Kasey Chambers (how cute were they at the ARIAs? I LOVE THEM!) but he also does his own stuff, for god’s sake, so why don’t you just appreciate his new album by turning up to its Melbourne launch at The Evelyn on Saturday night?
And while you’re there, you can also catch singer/songwriter Jess McAvoy, who is a totally fierce bitch, and also quite lovely. Here is a stupid review she put in the press section of her website. Someone needs to speak to her publicist.
Jess McAvoy’s fish is not to be missed by any self-respecting diner. Mixing cumin seeds with another seasoning I cannot recall at the moment, McAvoy created a taste senstation thoroughly enjoyed by punters and critics alike. The butter-infused chick peas were a revelation. 4 ½ stars.
-Jess McGuire
Bernard Zuel can eat my poo – it’s rather obvious that I am now the music critic most artists wish to be reviewed by these days, isn’t it? Even if I don’t review their actual records. Contrary to what you might think, “fish” is not a metaphor for anything. Jess McAvoy cooked me dinner once. It was very nice. She is unlikely to cook her Moroccan fish dish on Saturday night, but she will probably sing you a couple of songs, so that’s great – ISN’T IT?
ALSO APPEARING AT THE EVELYN THAT NIGHT? More » Ajay Rochester Is The Biggest Loser (Legally Speaking)
11:49AM Jess McGuire | I hate myself for this post title, you know.
Host of astonishingly wonderful television program The Biggest Loser (is it nearly back on the telly yet, or what? I am having Jillian Michaels’ withdrawals!) – the poor man’s Gretel Killeen who goes by the name Ajay Rochester – has pleaded guilty in court to doing naughty things.
Ajay Rochester, the host of the TV reality show The Biggest Loser, has pleaded guilty to welfare fraud. A lawyer acting for the television personality entered the plea on her behalf in Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney today.
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FakeKevinRudd Twitter = AMAZING
10:13AM Jess McGuire | This is the funniest thing I’ve seen in ages.
If you’re not all the way (the way) convinced of the entertainment value of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s new Twitter account, you may prefer to follow FakeKevinRudd.
I’ll let spunky reader Erin, who gave me the heads up about FakeKevinRudd, tell you more.
I was mourning the post-election retirement of twitter’s FakeSarahPalin and FakeJohnMcCain when someone alerted me to the presence of FakeKevinRudd who came on the twitter scene shortly after the real Kevin Rudd.
I wonder what low-level, coffee-fetching lackey got promoted to maintaining KRudd’s twitter page. I’ll bet whomever is doing FakeKevinRudd is having way more fun. I just wish he would update more often.
And you know what? FakeKevinRudd is hilarious. Some highlights after the jump! More » Ian Thorpe Is Excited About His Involvement With Mortgage Broking Website
9:45AM Jess McGuire | Beloved Australian sporting icon Ian Thorpe is excited. Bloody excited. And why wouldn’t he be? He’s dipping his toe in the water that is the thrilling world of mortgage broking!
Ian Thorpe, Australia’s greatest Olympian, has become a mortgage broker, of sorts. The former world-beating swimmer is a partner in a new website, launched yesterday, that matches banks and mortgage lenders with potential borrowers.
How does Thorpey feel about being involved in such a wondrous online venture? Oh yeah, we talked about this. He’s excited. SO EXCITED!
“I’m so excited by it,” Thorpe said. “I was introduced to the concept about a year ago and loved it. It takes away all of the daunting elements about applying for a mortgage and introduces healthy competition into the market as the banks vie for your business.”
You know what, Thorpey? I don’t think you’re excited about mortgage broking at all. I think you’re just saying that because you’re being paid to. And I can’t muster up false enthusiasm for this either, because unlike when you launched your fragrance Thorpe For Men, there are no cheap and dirty jokes to be found in this story. I’m depressed. This is the worst Wednesday EVER.
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Prince Talks Religion And Gays: “God Came To Earth And Saw People Sticking It Wherever”
8:26AM Jess McGuire | It may seem strange to learn that the man responsible for Darling Nikki is now explaining to journalists why both major US political parties aren’t delivering the Bible goods to the nation as well as he’d like, but that’s exactly what’s happening.
In 2001, Prince Rogers Nelson became a Jehovah’s Witness, and after stewing in the grace of God for the past seven years, he’s now fully qualified to explain to the masses what Jehovah thinks about the gays Are you ready?
He tells the New Yorker magazine, “Here’s how it is: you’ve got the Republicans, and basically they want to live according to this (the Bible). But there’s the problem of interpretation, and you’ve got some churches, some people, basically doing things and saying it comes from here, but it doesn’t.
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Snoop Dogg On ‘Martha’: A Gizzle Thizzle
7:36AM Seth | We’re not going to spill any digital ink describing Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg as unlikely compadres. After all, if you can’t see how these two herb-aficionado ex-cons fit snuggly into the same gangsta pod—both enjoying nothing more than kicking back after a long day of baking and wreath-construction with a blunt the size of a corncob and getting fucked up for real in this bitch—then you probably don’t deserve to be here. On today’s Martha, Snoop popped by. Martha introduced him by reading aloud her many correspondences from the hip-hop titan: More »
