Friday, July 10, 2009

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Murdoch Tabloid Spied On Editor Of Other Murdoch Tabloid

11:30PM Hamilton Nolan | Scotland Yard now says that it will not investigate allegations published in The Guardian that Rupert Murdoch’s UK tabloids illegally hacked into the mobile phones of public figures. Boo! However: the victims may sue. You’ll be amazed who one victim was! More »
Flotsam & Jetsam

Which Weird Actor Will Compliment You On Your Pants?

11:24PM Richard Lawson | Today we have an actor who’s not very good at hitting on women, another actor who is not very good at getting movie work apparently, and a third actor who seems nice but is secretly a cheat. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam

Britney Spears: Almost A Jew

10:07PM the cajun boy | Britney is converting to Judaism, Gwyneth is brainwashing her GOOP death cult into thinking that a cleansed colon is the way to God, Jeremy Piven preaches the horrors of fish and Katy Perry frolics in a bikini in Turkey. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam

Play Short Stack Off, Keyboard Cat!

6:02PM Jess McGuire | I cannot think of a better way to wind up this week’s Short Stack experience than with a little Keyboard Cat. More »
Big Screen

Aaron Sorkin Rides In On A White Horse To Save Moneyball

3:53PM the cajun boy | Aaron Sorkin, noted scribe, addict and boner of Maureen Dowd and Kristen Chenoweth, has been hired to write a new draft of Moneyball, the film based on Michael Lewis’ bestselling book. But are Steven Soderbergh and Brad Pitt still involved? More »
Flotsam & Jetsam

YouTube Clip Of The Day II

3:46PM Jess McGuire | This clip is pretty incredible. My darling gal pal Nads introduced me to it, it’s Toto’s “Africa” being performed in beatbox style by a choir. Oh yes! More »
Music

Defamer Australia Had NOTHING To Do With This

3:05PM Jess McGuire | I’d just like to say for the record that Defamer Australia had absolutely nothing to do with any changes made to Short Stack’s Wikipedia page. More »
Music

BassBook Watch: Natalie Is Partying With Australian Soap Stars!

12:47PM Jess McGuire | Time to check in with The Bass on Facebook, I reckon! When we last checked in on Nat for BassBook Watch, Natalie Bassingthwaighte is in Los Angeles and attending kinky furry parties. Or something. So what’s she up to now? She’s written a brand spanking new Facebook note to let us know! More »
Small Screen

‘Bruno’ Bestows His Top Ten Upon America

12:04PM the cajun boy | Earlier in the week Sacha Baron Cohen shockingly appeared out of character on Letterman’s show. Tonight he returned in character as “Bruno” to read the Top Ten—”Top Ten Reasons to See The New Movie Brüno.” More »
People

Wall Street Journal Editor’s Newsroom Dig At Fox News

11:51AM Ryan Tate | The Wall Street Journal’s managing editor Robert Thomson is close to News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch, personally and professionally. But that doesn’t mean the Aussie is above somehow roughhouse ribbing of his corporate siblings. More »