Tuesday, March 3, 2009
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4:56PM Jess McGuire | Poor ACP. James Packer’s just swanned into their offices and raised the rent. Has he no soul? Does he want some of this country’s finest publications to fold due to financial woes? Just what will little Indigo say when she learns that it was her very own father’s extreme reaction to the current economic situation which led to her missing out on the traditional teenage girl moment of opening up her first ever copy of Dolly Magazine and eagerly flicking through to the mindblowingly informative sealed section, or reading Dolly Doctor aloud to friends and wondering why so many damn girls seem to be suffering from strange discharges?
Wearing a broad smile and with a noticeable bounce in his step, James Packer is said to have strolled casually into the Park St offices of magazine publisher Australian Consolidated Press on Thursday and informed its tenants that the honeymoon is over – he’s putting up the rent, for the second time in a year. Sources at ACP, the tenants in the building, report that they have seldom seen Packer looking happier.
What a sadist!
Speaking of ACP, here’s a small insight into its current woes thanks to an anonymous tipster.
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It’s Not All Sunshine, Lollipops, And Rainbows Everywhere At Australian Consolidated (De)Press(ed)
4:56PM Jess McGuire | Poor ACP. James Packer’s just swanned into their offices and raised the rent. Has he no soul? Does he want some of this country’s finest publications to fold due to financial woes? Just what will little Indigo say when she learns that it was her very own father’s extreme reaction to the current economic situation which led to her missing out on the traditional teenage girl moment of opening up her first ever copy of Dolly Magazine and eagerly flicking through to the mindblowingly informative sealed section, or reading Dolly Doctor aloud to friends and wondering why so many damn girls seem to be suffering from strange discharges?
Wearing a broad smile and with a noticeable bounce in his step, James Packer is said to have strolled casually into the Park St offices of magazine publisher Australian Consolidated Press on Thursday and informed its tenants that the honeymoon is over – he’s putting up the rent, for the second time in a year. Sources at ACP, the tenants in the building, report that they have seldom seen Packer looking happier.
What a sadist!
Speaking of ACP, here’s a small insight into its current woes thanks to an anonymous tipster.
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Flotsam & Jetsam
4:15PM Jess McGuire | Here’s a little interesting thing that arrived in the inbox overnight. Recently there were some rumours going around about two male “best friends”, with a few people deciding that the pair were actually lovers and articles in the mainstream media began appearing which hinted heavily to this being the case.
For the story to be even remotely true, both of the men involved would need to have shown interest in the same sex. Therefore, the following email I received- and I’d like to stress that what it says is completely unprovable and could very well be a fantasy concocted by the author of the note! – could very well indicate that the rumours and innuendo about the two besties happened to be more plausible than some would imagine.
Are you ready for a Blind Item in broken English sent to me by “Juan”? More »
Blind Item!
4:15PM Jess McGuire | Here’s a little interesting thing that arrived in the inbox overnight. Recently there were some rumours going around about two male “best friends”, with a few people deciding that the pair were actually lovers and articles in the mainstream media began appearing which hinted heavily to this being the case.
For the story to be even remotely true, both of the men involved would need to have shown interest in the same sex. Therefore, the following email I received- and I’d like to stress that what it says is completely unprovable and could very well be a fantasy concocted by the author of the note! – could very well indicate that the rumours and innuendo about the two besties happened to be more plausible than some would imagine.
Are you ready for a Blind Item in broken English sent to me by “Juan”? More »
People
1:08PM Jess McGuire | I can’t believe people are starting to accuse Gordon Ramsay of being a bit of a fibber. Our Gordon, Mr Allegedly Enjoys A Bit Of Amyl And Sex In Hotels With A Professional Mistress From Time To Time? Say it ain’t so!
Happily, this time around Gordon’s troubles are not related to the opposite sex. Instead, it’s all about sport. Huzzah!
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has been accused of lying about playing professional soccer to fight his way to the top of the food chain. The foul-mouthed chef allegedly fabricated his much publicised soccer career with top European club Glasgow Rangers, with club officials saying it never happened.
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Gordon Ramsay Is F***ing Full Of F***ing Sh*t? F*** Off, That Doesn’t Sound F***ing Right!
1:08PM Jess McGuire | I can’t believe people are starting to accuse Gordon Ramsay of being a bit of a fibber. Our Gordon, Mr Allegedly Enjoys A Bit Of Amyl And Sex In Hotels With A Professional Mistress From Time To Time? Say it ain’t so!
Happily, this time around Gordon’s troubles are not related to the opposite sex. Instead, it’s all about sport. Huzzah!
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has been accused of lying about playing professional soccer to fight his way to the top of the food chain. The foul-mouthed chef allegedly fabricated his much publicised soccer career with top European club Glasgow Rangers, with club officials saying it never happened.
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Flotsam & Jetsam
11:55AM Jess McGuire | Someone just texted me and offered to pick me up from my house because it’s currently raining, and I got to write back “Is it still raining? I hadn’t noticed” and felt very pleased with myself. I don’t think the text recipient noticed or really cared about my Andi MacDowell pilfering genius, though, but I don’t mind. I managed to effortlessly use the most cringey line from Four Weddings And A Funeral in an everyday situation – SMS WIN!
And guess what else? I cannot find a clip of that scene on YouTube for the life of me. But I have located an infamously similarly hideous moment from Notting Hill.
I don’t understand how a normal human being sitting in a cinema could stay swept up in the rom-com moment when a clanger like “I’m just a girl standing in front of a boy asking him to love her” is dropped into on-screen conversation.
And so I ask you, Defamer readers – what are some other movies out there that also feature jaw-droppingly bad moments of dialogue that made you feel instantly punchy when you first watched the film? I think I’m going to have to have a craptastic romantic comedy DVD binge in the next couple of days. More »
Is It Still Raining? I Hadn’t Noticed…
11:55AM Jess McGuire | Someone just texted me and offered to pick me up from my house because it’s currently raining, and I got to write back “Is it still raining? I hadn’t noticed” and felt very pleased with myself. I don’t think the text recipient noticed or really cared about my Andi MacDowell pilfering genius, though, but I don’t mind. I managed to effortlessly use the most cringey line from Four Weddings And A Funeral in an everyday situation – SMS WIN!
And guess what else? I cannot find a clip of that scene on YouTube for the life of me. But I have located an infamously similarly hideous moment from Notting Hill.
I don’t understand how a normal human being sitting in a cinema could stay swept up in the rom-com moment when a clanger like “I’m just a girl standing in front of a boy asking him to love her” is dropped into on-screen conversation.
And so I ask you, Defamer readers – what are some other movies out there that also feature jaw-droppingly bad moments of dialogue that made you feel instantly punchy when you first watched the film? I think I’m going to have to have a craptastic romantic comedy DVD binge in the next couple of days. More »
Music
10:37AM Jess McGuire | Lily Allen fans residing in this great country of ours should feel proud, because you’ve made the object of your musical affections a very happy lady.
From her latest blog entry on Le Spazz:
Australia Out
The Australian dates came on sale this morning and Brisbane and Melbourne sold out really quickly – didn’t even have time to add the second Melbourne date on here. So thank you. Hopefully this bodes well for more stuff in the future.
I think it’s safe to say this bodes very well indeed, Ms Allen.
This joyous MySpazz note to fans follows a blog entry where Lily is most definitely not in good spirits, and she’s taken the time to bang out a furious rant against the New York Times.
From a piece called “The New York Time are cheap skanks”: More »
Australia, You Have Pleased Lily Allen
10:37AM Jess McGuire | Lily Allen fans residing in this great country of ours should feel proud, because you’ve made the object of your musical affections a very happy lady.
From her latest blog entry on Le Spazz:
Australia Out
The Australian dates came on sale this morning and Brisbane and Melbourne sold out really quickly – didn’t even have time to add the second Melbourne date on here. So thank you. Hopefully this bodes well for more stuff in the future.
I think it’s safe to say this bodes very well indeed, Ms Allen.
This joyous MySpazz note to fans follows a blog entry where Lily is most definitely not in good spirits, and she’s taken the time to bang out a furious rant against the New York Times.
From a piece called “The New York Time are cheap skanks”: More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
9:25AM Jess McGuire | Thanks to Blinder for this one!
Please send in your Clip Of The Day selection to tips at defamer.com.au, you dear creature. More »
YouTube Clip Of The Day
9:25AM Jess McGuire | Thanks to Blinder for this one!
Please send in your Clip Of The Day selection to tips at defamer.com.au, you dear creature. More » 
Justine Bateman Escalates Ongoing War With Tumblr
8:30AM Ryan Tate | Last time we checked in with Justine Bateman, the Family Ties star was getting territorial about how her Tumblr posts were reblogged. Now she’s angrily learning what a “White Whine” is. Bateman already posts literally dozens of times per day to her Tumblr. Not that we’re judging, but she wants to throw up even more content, via her BlackBerry, a setup that wasn’t working out for her initially:
Music
8:07AM Jess McGuire | OM-motherdiddling-G, kids. Yesterday Your Editor was hit with a double whammy of illness and interweb outage issues which left me unable to deliver the Defamer Australia goods. Thankfully disease and connectivity issues appear to have been solved so we can now put that horrible lonely Monday behind us and get on with things!
And what lovelier a thing to (belatedly) start our week with than a brand spanking new song from handsome troubadours The Basics, eh? It’s a very different sound for them, but I like it. Have a listen – and marvel at the band going rudey nudey in the video clip! – to ‘With This Ship’ and see what you reckon.
You like?
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The Basics – “With This Ship”
8:07AM Jess McGuire | OM-motherdiddling-G, kids. Yesterday Your Editor was hit with a double whammy of illness and interweb outage issues which left me unable to deliver the Defamer Australia goods. Thankfully disease and connectivity issues appear to have been solved so we can now put that horrible lonely Monday behind us and get on with things!
And what lovelier a thing to (belatedly) start our week with than a brand spanking new song from handsome troubadours The Basics, eh? It’s a very different sound for them, but I like it. Have a listen – and marvel at the band going rudey nudey in the video clip! – to ‘With This Ship’ and see what you reckon.
You like?
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The Rise of Slumdog Poverty Porn
8:06AM Defamer Hollywood | Holy hell are the Mumbai slums a miserable place. That’s the important lesson we learned when we watched the documentary fairy tale Slumdog Millionaire. And now we’d like to fetishise the film’s young stars. More »
