Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Small Screen

Channel Seven Has Made Sharyn Ghidella A Rich Woman

10:39AM Jess McGuire | Looking to hit up a Channel Seven celebrity for a loan? Forget begging Larry Emdur or Andrew O’Keefe for monetary scraps – newsreader Sharyn Ghidella is the new Moneybags McGillicuddy around town these days. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam

YouTube Clip Of The Day

9:00AM Jess McGuire | Oh, this clip has it all – Simon Amstell’s voice, a horse, and two humourless members of The Strokes! I wish we had a show like Popworld in Australia. More »
People

Tila Tequila —

8:50AM Gabriel Snyder | — reacting to high school teachers who (wisely) confiscated a student’s copy of Hooking Up with Tila Tequila, in Steppin’ Out. Also: “You want kids to read a f—king book, then let them read a f—king book, you f—king moron.”
Big Screen

Poor Sad Terminator To Go On The Auction Block

8:28AM Richard Rushfield | How the mighty tumble! Just yesterday, Hollywood trembled in awe before the Terminator series; creator of planet-devouring sequels and merchandising. Today, it goes on the auction block like the baggage at some grizzly slave auction. More »
People

Man’s Beast Friend

8:17AM Brian Moylan | [Sienna Miller looks like an animal herself while walking the pooch in SoHo today wearing a very fuzzy jacket. Image via INF]
Big Screen

Paranormal Activity’s Success To Resurrect Its Blair Witch Ancestor

8:05AM Richard Rushfield | The revolution truly eats its children in the new media world. One day you’re the harbinger of a new era; the next day you’re desperately trying to cling to the some other harbinger’s coattails. More »
Online

The Secret Shame Of Social Networking: Scammers

4:42AM Ryan Tate | Silicon Valley pundits like to talk about social media as a potential geyser of cash. What they leave out is that one of the only ways social networks like Facebook, MySpace have done that is joining league with online scammers. More »
Big Screen

Scandal And Death Spell Success For Letterman And Michael Jackson

4:33AM Richard Rushfield | Somewhere out there in Hollywood, there are a few dozen people who made bets that “scandal was never the way to win over audiences” kicking themselves, hard. More »
People

Paris Hilton Gets Halloween Scare From Violent Boyfriend

3:05AM Brian Moylan | Like the Tim Curry song says, anything can happen on Halloween. Paris Hilton can get choked, Tinsley Mortimer can tape a reality show, Elton John can get sick. It’s Monday’s leftover gossip candy. More »
Online

The Great Newspaper Firewall Is Coming. And?

1:57AM Hamilton Nolan | Newsday is going to start charging for its awful website. One columnist there quit over it. The New York Times says it will make a decision on charging for its (good) website “within weeks”. Then what happens? More »