Friday, October 30, 2009
People
Brangelina! Brangelina! Brangelina!
9:30PM Amrita Rajan | Simon Cowell can’t escape the coiff, Bai Ling has a hungry pussy, Mel Gibson throws sticks and stones, and the Brangelina+Gosselin vortex will sink us all. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
4:28PM Amrita Rajan | Master criminals taking their cues from Vogue, Tyra Banks and Harry Connick Jr-serenading Australians.
Unintended Consequences Of The Blackface Trend
4:28PM Amrita Rajan | Master criminals taking their cues from Vogue, Tyra Banks and Harry Connick Jr-serenading Australians.
Big Screen
How Does A Michael Jackson Hype Happen?
1:42PM Richard Rushfield | For months, the entertainment press has, with its relentless hype, all but guaranteed us that This Is It, the Michael Jackson rehearsal documentary would become if not the highest grossing film of all time, certainly one of the top three. More »
Music
10:08AM Jess McGuire | That’s not the beginning of a joke or anything, it’s a genuine question. Which international musician fell through the roof of a Brunswick warehouse, something that’s been reported in The Age this morning? Honestly, I leave my neighbourhood for three weeks and I’m completely out of the loop when it comes to dangerous rooftop adventures. More »
Which International Musician Fell Off A Roof?
10:08AM Jess McGuire | That’s not the beginning of a joke or anything, it’s a genuine question. Which international musician fell through the roof of a Brunswick warehouse, something that’s been reported in The Age this morning? Honestly, I leave my neighbourhood for three weeks and I’m completely out of the loop when it comes to dangerous rooftop adventures. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
9:27AM Jess McGuire | Over four months after it hit the web, and after 16 million other people have already watched it, I present… Joe Jonas performing Single Ladies. More »
YouTube Clip Of The Day
9:27AM Jess McGuire | Over four months after it hit the web, and after 16 million other people have already watched it, I present… Joe Jonas performing Single Ladies. More »
Print
Time Inc. To Unleash Monster $US100 Million Layoff Round
9:10AM Ryan Tate | It’s nearly Halloween again, which means it’s time for Time Inc. to terrify everyone with a gigantic bloodletting. Last year that meant the firing of 600 staff; this year it means the firing of however many workers $US100 million buys. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Celebukid’s Birth Celebrated With Terrifying Cake
4:03AM Hamilton Nolan | Ireland, the 14-year-old daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, got this Lil Wayne birthday cake. What a thing. [Pic: Rosebud Cakes]
Online
Is Twitter Conspiring With Celebrities To Delete Your Mean Tweets?
3:29AM Ryan Tate | Blogger Mickey Kaus likes to send nastygrams to famous people, on Twitter, when the mood strikes him. And yet these messages sometimes disappear from Twitter search, despite the microblogging service’s well-established technical competence. Mere coincidence — ha! — or conspiracy? More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
‘We Became Legends At The Olive Garden’
2:43AM Hamilton Nolan | Three-way sex officially becomes boring.
People
