Australian Posts

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YouTube Clip Of The Day

3:30PM Jess McGuire | You kids love La Pequeña videos, don’t you? Thanks to reader Cameron, you can see the little lady’s reaction to Hillary Clinton. At least, I think that’s what it is. It’s all very confusing. More »

Radio

Are Kyle And Jackie O Buying Twitter Followers?

3:00PM Jess McGuire | It seems hard to believe that anyone in their right mind could accuse ultra charismatic and likable radio pair Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O of needing to buy friends on social media sites. Surely Kyle’s pleasant personality and Jackie O’s razor sharp wit would be more than enough reason to want to follow the pair’s every move? But Confidential are asking some serious questions about the Austereo power couple’s astounding popularity on Twitter. More »

Small Screen

Is Kylie Gillies A Diva?

2:07PM Jess McGuire | You’d probably know Kylie Gillies from her role as co-host on The Morning Show, but she’s also appearing in the latest series of Dancing With The Stars. And someone close to the show just got in touch… More »

Music

Blind Item!

11:38AM Jess McGuire | This interesting Friday Blind Item comes straight from the cheeky folk at Holy Moly. I don’t know for certain who they’re talking about, but I suspect it may just be one of my favourite Warhol-like pop stars ever! More »

Music

Sandrine - “Trigger”

9:06AM Jess McGuire | I don’t know what made me think of Australian singer Sandrine’s hit single from 2004 last night, but suddenly I had a burning desire to listen to the song again. I’d kill for it in mp3 form, but in the meantime I will make do with the video clip. More »

Flotsam and Jetsam

Michael Jackson Versus Jarvis Cocker

3:47PM Jess McGuire | Question! Remember when Michael Jackson performed Earth Song at the Brit Awards back in 1996 and Jarvis Cocker leapt onto the stage as a protest against what he believed to be Michael’s slightly Messianic and completely ridiculous behaviour? More »

Small Screen

Vale Mollie Sugden

3:41PM Jess McGuire | I was sad to learn today that Mollie Sugden, a woman famous around the world for playing the role of pussy-referencing department store employee Mrs Slocombe on bawdy British comedy Are You Being Served, has passed away at the age of 86. More »

Small Screen

Interesting Pieces Of Trivia Acquired From Wikipedia IV

3:08PM Jess McGuire | As a wee kidlet, I absolutely adored Magnum P.I (and Remington Steele, for that matter - but perhaps we’ll look back on Pierce Brosnan’s telly beginnings another day). So I was thrilled to learn the following Interesting Piece Of Trivia whilst perusing the Wikipedia page for Tom Selleck’s best work to date. More »

Music

This Pairing Makes Perfect Sense

2:28PM Jess McGuire | After hearing a rumour that Lady Gaga flashed some pink bits during her Glastonbury performance, I found myself seeking confirmation via everyone’s favourite knowledge tool Google, P.I. No luck finding evidence of kebab exposure, but I did come across this profile recently published in the Irish Independent News. More »

Flotsam and Jetsam

YouTube Clip Of The Day II

2:05PM Jess McGuire | I think the YouTube video description says it all, really. “This is the ugliest crying I’ve had ever seen on television” - they’re not wrong! AMAZING. More »