Thursday, January 22, 2009
The Biggest Oscar Snubs Of The Morning
11:25PM Kyle Buchanan | Look what you’ve done to this poor little robot, Academy! Of course, it’s nothing compared to the massive burns incurred by Revolutionary Road and a certain well-armoured vigilante. Here are today’s huge snubs: More »
Liveblogging The 81st Annual Oscar Nominations Announcement
10:38PM Seth | Greetings from the lobby of our Sundance accommodations (last day!), where it’s pitch black outside and we’re in our pyjamas. The announcements are about to start. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
1:45PM Jess McGuire | … and they said their love would never last.
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YouTube Clip Of The Day
1:45PM Jess McGuire | … and they said their love would never last.
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Small Screen
12:39PM Jess McGuire | If you try and tell me that the following New Zealand game show isn’t the greatest thing you’ve ever heard of in the history of anything, I’ll call you a liar to your goddamn face.
Otaki kuia Auntie Keikei Blackler burst into fits of giggles when she took the bag over the money and won a booby prize of a potato peeler. The 77-year-old was one of the contestants on the first day of shooting the comeback of classic Kiwi game show It’s In The Bag yesterday.
Spurred on by an 100-member enthusiastic, vocal audience at Otaki Memorial Hall, she was one of several tempted to take the bag rather than the money in her case $150. Her ill-fated decision was met with a loud “Crikey dick, mate” from presenter Pio Terei.
ELDERLY CONTESTANTS + POTATO PEELERS + CASH PRIZES OF $150 + “CRIKEY DICK, MATE” = THE BEST TELEVISION PROGRAM IN THE WORLD.
Getting the show off to an exuberant start, [host] Morrison-Daniels asked the audience what was the best town in New Zealand, which prompted a resounding “Otaki”, and a confirming “by hokey” from Terei.
I don’t even know what “by hokey” means and I don’t care. If we can get a local version of Hole In The Wall then we can get this program to Oz. May I suggest a name change from It’s In The Bag to Crikey Dick, Mate though?
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Attention Network Television Executives: Please Bring This Show To Australia
12:39PM Jess McGuire | If you try and tell me that the following New Zealand game show isn’t the greatest thing you’ve ever heard of in the history of anything, I’ll call you a liar to your goddamn face.
Otaki kuia Auntie Keikei Blackler burst into fits of giggles when she took the bag over the money and won a booby prize of a potato peeler. The 77-year-old was one of the contestants on the first day of shooting the comeback of classic Kiwi game show It’s In The Bag yesterday.
Spurred on by an 100-member enthusiastic, vocal audience at Otaki Memorial Hall, she was one of several tempted to take the bag rather than the money in her case $150. Her ill-fated decision was met with a loud “Crikey dick, mate” from presenter Pio Terei.
ELDERLY CONTESTANTS + POTATO PEELERS + CASH PRIZES OF $150 + “CRIKEY DICK, MATE” = THE BEST TELEVISION PROGRAM IN THE WORLD.
Getting the show off to an exuberant start, [host] Morrison-Daniels asked the audience what was the best town in New Zealand, which prompted a resounding “Otaki”, and a confirming “by hokey” from Terei.
I don’t even know what “by hokey” means and I don’t care. If we can get a local version of Hole In The Wall then we can get this program to Oz. May I suggest a name change from It’s In The Bag to Crikey Dick, Mate though?
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Competition: Bitch About A Bridezilla For Your Chance To Win
12:22PM Kym Weathersten | A few of you may have noticed a little movie called Bride Wars, starring Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway, advertised inconspicuously around the site over the last week or so. Well, thanks to the folks behind the bridezilla themed chick-flick, in cinemas now, we (along with out sister site Babble) have 9 double passes to the movie to give away.
To enter, simply tell us, in 25 words or less using the comments section below, your worst bridezilla encounter. Entries close 5pm this Friday, so get bitching.
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People
12:01PM Jess McGuire | Obviously there’s a bit of jesting involved with the headline, because -
a) everyone knows Ben Cousins is clean now and has probably deleted all his good drug contacts’ details from his phone, and
b) THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS GOOD DRUGS! THEY WILL ROT YOUR BRAINS, CHILDREN!
But the fact that he’s in the running for Cleo’s Bachelor Of The Year competition is indeed true.
Cleo editor Sarah Oakes said Cousins was popular with the magazine’s readers.
“He’s one of those people that generated a lot of discussion about whether he is or isn’t the kind of eligible bachelor that an Australian woman would be interested in dating,” Oakes said. “It’s good to have those (who) polarise and those people that create some discussion.”
And who else are the ladies at Cleo contemplating appointing Bachelor Of The Year? More »
Ben Cousins Is Australia’s Finest Bachelor? Well, He’d Probably Know Where To Score Good Drugs…
12:01PM Jess McGuire | Obviously there’s a bit of jesting involved with the headline, because -
a) everyone knows Ben Cousins is clean now and has probably deleted all his good drug contacts’ details from his phone, and
b) THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS GOOD DRUGS! THEY WILL ROT YOUR BRAINS, CHILDREN!
But the fact that he’s in the running for Cleo’s Bachelor Of The Year competition is indeed true.
Cleo editor Sarah Oakes said Cousins was popular with the magazine’s readers.
“He’s one of those people that generated a lot of discussion about whether he is or isn’t the kind of eligible bachelor that an Australian woman would be interested in dating,” Oakes said. “It’s good to have those (who) polarise and those people that create some discussion.”
And who else are the ladies at Cleo contemplating appointing Bachelor Of The Year? More »
Music
10:23AM Jess McGuire | Just in case you missed this yesterday, I thought I would draw your attention to the following clip of Beyonce singing ‘At Last’ while Barack and Michelle Obama share their first dance as President and First Lady of the United States Of America. I actually surprised myself by crying when I watched this.
When Beyonce hits that “WHOAAAAAH” bit and Barack pretends to sing it to Michelle while they slow dance, IT IS JUST LIKE IN DIRTY DANCING WHEN PATRICK SWAYZE MOUTHS “AND I OWE IT ALL TO YOU” TO JENNIFER GREY.
FACT.
Swoon x A BILLION.
PS: My beloved gay Will pointed out that Beyonce also performed at the last president’s inauguration back in the day, and asked me “How are you reconciling the fact that she performed at Bush’s inauguration as well? Having a bit both ways! This bitch should have been excluded from these proceedings! Coming crawling back now! Words cannot describe the ego of Beyonce. But nothing would really surprise me with her anymore.” And he is right, I suppose. But oh! The above moment is so lovely, I will forgive Beyonce anything.
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Beyonce, The Obamas, And A Beautifully Delivered Etta James Classic
10:23AM Jess McGuire | Just in case you missed this yesterday, I thought I would draw your attention to the following clip of Beyonce singing ‘At Last’ while Barack and Michelle Obama share their first dance as President and First Lady of the United States Of America. I actually surprised myself by crying when I watched this.
When Beyonce hits that “WHOAAAAAH” bit and Barack pretends to sing it to Michelle while they slow dance, IT IS JUST LIKE IN DIRTY DANCING WHEN PATRICK SWAYZE MOUTHS “AND I OWE IT ALL TO YOU” TO JENNIFER GREY.
FACT.
Swoon x A BILLION.
PS: My beloved gay Will pointed out that Beyonce also performed at the last president’s inauguration back in the day, and asked me “How are you reconciling the fact that she performed at Bush’s inauguration as well? Having a bit both ways! This bitch should have been excluded from these proceedings! Coming crawling back now! Words cannot describe the ego of Beyonce. But nothing would really surprise me with her anymore.” And he is right, I suppose. But oh! The above moment is so lovely, I will forgive Beyonce anything.
VIA: Beyonce Brings It At Obamas’ Inaugural Ball First Dance (Jezebel) More » Famous Pigs: An Investigation
9:25AM Jess McGuire | Hey readers! There’s a new website in town called The Enthusiast, and you may like to waste some of your valuable time perusing it thoroughly (once you are done reading Defamer Australia… ALTHOUGH YOU WILL NEVER BE TRULY “DONE” IF I CAN HELP IT).
They’ve thrown a nice little piece online about famous pigs which you may enjoy – it features Animal Farm’s Napoleon and Snowball, Denise Richards’ porcine friend, and – erm – the head of the porker thrown through a window at Greg Domaszcewicz. Ahem.
If you’d like to check out the whole list (and contribute your own favourite pig from history) then head here.
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People
8:33AM Jess McGuire | Sending nakey shots of oneself to associates using a mobile phone can be tricky. All it takes is some clumsy keypad work, and the next thing you know a naughty snap of your special place can end up going to the wrong person. Like the time I failed miserably at sending Shane Warne a picture of my norgs. My god, was I red faced the next time I caught up with Shane Gould!
Lily Allen can back me up here as she recently sent a topless photo to the wrong recipient too.
Lily Allen accidentally sent a topless photo of herself to Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson. ‘The Fear’ singer confessed she mistakenly sent the saucy text message to the rocker while she was on holiday.
I guess the good news here is that the press have at least stopped referring to her as the ‘Smile’ singer. Your new single has worked wonders, Lily!
And if she wasn’t sending her cans to Ricky from the Kaiser Chiefs, just who was she trying to send them to? More »
Lily Allen Sends Topless Photos To ‘The Wrong Ricky’
8:33AM Jess McGuire | Sending nakey shots of oneself to associates using a mobile phone can be tricky. All it takes is some clumsy keypad work, and the next thing you know a naughty snap of your special place can end up going to the wrong person. Like the time I failed miserably at sending Shane Warne a picture of my norgs. My god, was I red faced the next time I caught up with Shane Gould!
Lily Allen can back me up here as she recently sent a topless photo to the wrong recipient too.
Lily Allen accidentally sent a topless photo of herself to Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson. ‘The Fear’ singer confessed she mistakenly sent the saucy text message to the rocker while she was on holiday.
I guess the good news here is that the press have at least stopped referring to her as the ‘Smile’ singer. Your new single has worked wonders, Lily!
And if she wasn’t sending her cans to Ricky from the Kaiser Chiefs, just who was she trying to send them to? More » 
