Friday, September 18, 2009
People
Which Actress Covers Up The Smell Of Pot With Microwave Popcorn?
11:50PM Brian Moylan | Too bad her Pop Secret can’t conceal her pot secret. Also not covered are a naked, coke-snorting trio at fashion week, or a celeb who brushes off her baby for booger sugar. Pass the mirror and enjoy! More »
People
Nuns Not Impressed By Lady Gaga
8:00PM Andrew Belonsky | Nuns don’t understand Lady Gaga. Small children understand Michael Jackson and Heath Ledger’s deaths. And Martha Stewart can’t comprehend Jessica Simpson’s dead dog surprise. Welcome to your Friday gossip roundup! More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
YouTube Clip Of The Day II
4:33PM Jess McGuire | My dear old former housemate John (miss you!) alerted me to the existence of this video. I realise it’s in Turkish, but the payoff is universal. More »
Small Screen
Paula Abdul’s Ellen-Inspired Single White Female
4:21PM Andrew Belonsky | Paula Abdul danced her way into her VH1 Divas introduction as a way of poking good-natured fun at Ellen. But could it simply be a sad ploy at subtle revenge? More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Congratulations, Bruff!
3:03PM Jess McGuire | Happy news for the Allure Media family! Nick Broughall, editor of Defamer Australia’s brother blog Gizmodo Australia, became the proud new owner of a baby boy this morning. No word yet on whether the bubba has any special gadgets or features we should know about. As someone who knew Nick (and his missus – when they just started dating, in fact!) back when we were all teenagers, I’m truly thrilled for him. Top work, Bruff!
Music
12:21PM Jess McGuire | Oh, this and that… I’m sure he’s been hanging out with Courtney Love and playing guitar and stuff, the usual. Also, he’s become friends with Jessica Simpson and launched a spirituality website called Everything From Here To There. No, really. More »
What’s Billy Corgan Up To These Days?
12:21PM Jess McGuire | Oh, this and that… I’m sure he’s been hanging out with Courtney Love and playing guitar and stuff, the usual. Also, he’s become friends with Jessica Simpson and launched a spirituality website called Everything From Here To There. No, really. More »
Music
11:55AM Jess McGuire | Oh hey! It’s Friday and to celebrate I thought we could all listen to another fabulous live cover song performed during Triple R’s Radiothon Spectacular in August. Today’s performers? Pony Face featuring Liz Stringer. Oh yeaaaaaaaah…. More »
Pony Face (feat. Liz Stringer) – “Miss You”
11:55AM Jess McGuire | Oh hey! It’s Friday and to celebrate I thought we could all listen to another fabulous live cover song performed during Triple R’s Radiothon Spectacular in August. Today’s performers? Pony Face featuring Liz Stringer. Oh yeaaaaaaaah…. More »
Music
10:43AM Jess McGuire | Good news for fans of beloved indie band Pavement! It seems they’ve jumped on the reunion bandwagon and will be touring the world in 2010. Sure, Pavement are warning us not to get our hopes up by advising it’s not a permanent thing and there won’t be any new material… but we can dream, right? More »
Pavement: “We’re Getting The Band Back Together!”
10:43AM Jess McGuire | Good news for fans of beloved indie band Pavement! It seems they’ve jumped on the reunion bandwagon and will be touring the world in 2010. Sure, Pavement are warning us not to get our hopes up by advising it’s not a permanent thing and there won’t be any new material… but we can dream, right? More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
9:46AM Jess McGuire | Reader Cameron sent in the following clip of a busker playing the theme to Inspector Gadget on beer bottles, and I think it’s a truly delightful way to kick off your Friday. More »
YouTube Clip Of The Day
9:46AM Jess McGuire | Reader Cameron sent in the following clip of a busker playing the theme to Inspector Gadget on beer bottles, and I think it’s a truly delightful way to kick off your Friday. More »
Small Screen
8:42AM Jess McGuire | I mentioned yesterday that Hamish and Andy were just about to pop their Jay Leno cherries, and now you can watch the footage of the two lads ‘ghosting’ in America. More »
Watch Hamish & Andy Introduce ‘Ghosting’ To American Audiences
8:42AM Jess McGuire | I mentioned yesterday that Hamish and Andy were just about to pop their Jay Leno cherries, and now you can watch the footage of the two lads ‘ghosting’ in America. More » 
