Australian Posts
Flotsam & Jetsam
4:48PM Jess McGuire | Hey kids! Remember how painful I found Peaches Geldof when I saw the horrendous ‘Fearne and… Peaches Geldof’ television special during my month in London? Someone has made a short video which may help explain to you why I want to slap her (emotionally – I don’t condone actual violence). More »
Like, Peaches Geldof Likes Stuff. Like, A Lot. Like… Like.
4:48PM Jess McGuire | Hey kids! Remember how painful I found Peaches Geldof when I saw the horrendous ‘Fearne and… Peaches Geldof’ television special during my month in London? Someone has made a short video which may help explain to you why I want to slap her (emotionally – I don’t condone actual violence). More » 
Flotsam & Jetsam
3:22PM Jess McGuire | Given our earlier discussion regarding Dan Sultan being the the black/white Elvis, it’s a bit of a coincidence that Cameron just sent this instructional video on how to be an Elvis impersonator in to me for YouTube Clip Of The Day selection! More »
YouTube Clip Of The Day II
3:22PM Jess McGuire | Given our earlier discussion regarding Dan Sultan being the the black/white Elvis, it’s a bit of a coincidence that Cameron just sent this instructional video on how to be an Elvis impersonator in to me for YouTube Clip Of The Day selection! More »
Small Screen
3:09PM Jess McGuire | I like to think you and I have a fairly honest relationship, so I am not going to bother pretending that I’ve been watching Australian Idol religiously this year, or that I was particularly invested in the outcome of last night’s finale. But as someone who claims to eke out a living as a commentator on Australian pop culture, it would be wrong of me to ignore the fact that we now have a new Australian Idol, and that person is Stan Walker. More »
Stan Walker Is Your Australian Idol!
3:09PM Jess McGuire | I like to think you and I have a fairly honest relationship, so I am not going to bother pretending that I’ve been watching Australian Idol religiously this year, or that I was particularly invested in the outcome of last night’s finale. But as someone who claims to eke out a living as a commentator on Australian pop culture, it would be wrong of me to ignore the fact that we now have a new Australian Idol, and that person is Stan Walker. More »
Music
2:03PM Jess McGuire | It was an easy mistake for the Herald Sun to make, I suppose. In captioning a picture of the handsome and extremely talented Dan Sultan, they accidentally referred to him as the “white Elvis”. Given that Dan is (to put it in the Herald Sun’s own words) “the product of an Aboriginal mother and Irish father”, I am pretty sure they meant “black Elvis” – something Clare Bowditch called him a few years back. Traditionally, I believe Elvis Presley is considered the “white Elvis”. More »
Dan Sultan Is Definitely Some Kind Of Elvis
2:03PM Jess McGuire | It was an easy mistake for the Herald Sun to make, I suppose. In captioning a picture of the handsome and extremely talented Dan Sultan, they accidentally referred to him as the “white Elvis”. Given that Dan is (to put it in the Herald Sun’s own words) “the product of an Aboriginal mother and Irish father”, I am pretty sure they meant “black Elvis” – something Clare Bowditch called him a few years back. Traditionally, I believe Elvis Presley is considered the “white Elvis”. More »
People
12:39PM Jess McGuire | Dear Andrew G,
A few years ago – AS A JOKE – I wrote that you were “3′7″, exactly” and went on to describe you as “one of the greatest midget performers with awful hair in Australia’s showbiz history.” It was wrong of me to say such things, and I am very, very sorry. More »
An Open Letter To Andrew G
12:39PM Jess McGuire | Dear Andrew G,
A few years ago – AS A JOKE – I wrote that you were “3′7″, exactly” and went on to describe you as “one of the greatest midget performers with awful hair in Australia’s showbiz history.” It was wrong of me to say such things, and I am very, very sorry. More »
People
12:02PM Jess McGuire | Given that I am an incredibly busy woman with many terribly exciting things to do during my working week, I simply don’t have time to read articles and interviews that involve people I am not overly familiar with. This is why I usually flick straight to the Confidential part of the paper so I can learn about what Bingle ‘n’ Pup got up to during the week without fear of challenging my brain or increasing my knowledge of important world affairs.
That said, on very rare occasions I’ll somehow accidentally stumble across a story involving people I’ve never even heard of and I’ll suddenly find myself riveted. The story of the Rose, Shamrock and Thistle is one of these magical tales. More »
“La Vie En Rose, Shamrock and Thistle”
12:02PM Jess McGuire | Given that I am an incredibly busy woman with many terribly exciting things to do during my working week, I simply don’t have time to read articles and interviews that involve people I am not overly familiar with. This is why I usually flick straight to the Confidential part of the paper so I can learn about what Bingle ‘n’ Pup got up to during the week without fear of challenging my brain or increasing my knowledge of important world affairs.
That said, on very rare occasions I’ll somehow accidentally stumble across a story involving people I’ve never even heard of and I’ll suddenly find myself riveted. The story of the Rose, Shamrock and Thistle is one of these magical tales. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
9:58AM Jess McGuire | Thanks to Cameron for sending in this VERY EXCLUSIVE LEAKED FOOTAGE of New Moon auditions. There, that ought to get the Twilight fan girls clicking for more. (dusts off hands) More »
YouTube Clip Of The Day
9:58AM Jess McGuire | Thanks to Cameron for sending in this VERY EXCLUSIVE LEAKED FOOTAGE of New Moon auditions. There, that ought to get the Twilight fan girls clicking for more. (dusts off hands) More »
Radio
7:22AM Jess McGuire | It’s always exciting/nerve-wracking/sad when the line up for your favourite breakfast radio show changes, isn’t it folks? The current Triple J brekky team of Robbie, Marieke and The Doctor is winding up at the end of this year, and the big announcement regarding the next year’s breakfast team was due to happen at 8am. Things didn’t quite go to plan… More »
Tom & Alex Will Be Hosting Triple J Breakfast In 2010!
7:22AM Jess McGuire | It’s always exciting/nerve-wracking/sad when the line up for your favourite breakfast radio show changes, isn’t it folks? The current Triple J brekky team of Robbie, Marieke and The Doctor is winding up at the end of this year, and the big announcement regarding the next year’s breakfast team was due to happen at 8am. Things didn’t quite go to plan… More »
People
10:58AM Jess McGuire | Congratulations to actor Sam Worthington who took out GQ’s Man Of The Year award at a ceremony in Sydney last night. And bless his masculine cotton socks, he took the opportunity to express exactly what being a man means to him during his acceptance speech. Ready to learn more about yourself, readers with doodles? More »
Sam Worthington Is Officially GQ’s Man Of The Year
10:58AM Jess McGuire | Congratulations to actor Sam Worthington who took out GQ’s Man Of The Year award at a ceremony in Sydney last night. And bless his masculine cotton socks, he took the opportunity to express exactly what being a man means to him during his acceptance speech. Ready to learn more about yourself, readers with doodles? More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
9:00AM Jess McGuire | Daniel shot through this video, saying “Surely this must be the low water mark of internet dating videos?” and he may be right, folks. He may be right. More »
YouTube Clip Of The Day
9:00AM Jess McGuire | Daniel shot through this video, saying “Surely this must be the low water mark of internet dating videos?” and he may be right, folks. He may be right. More » 