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12:48PM Jess McGuire | Friends, readers, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Defamer Australia, not to praise it. Which is my daft way of telling you that after four and a bit long, fun, interesting, blissfully idiotic years it’s time to say goodbye to this little pop culture loving corner of the web. More »
Vale Defamer Australia (2007 – 2011)
12:48PM Jess McGuire | Friends, readers, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Defamer Australia, not to praise it. Which is my daft way of telling you that after four and a bit long, fun, interesting, blissfully idiotic years it’s time to say goodbye to this little pop culture loving corner of the web. More » 
Flotsam & Jetsam
6:59AM Jess McGuire | (Posted without commentary as it really speaks for itself) More »
From Shane Warne’s Twitter Page
6:59AM Jess McGuire | (Posted without commentary as it really speaks for itself) More »
Music
12:22PM Jess McGuire | If you watched Megan Washington’s spectacular performance of ‘Sunday Best’ during last year’s (otherwise rather dismal) ARIA Awards and thought “YES! YES! Costumes and theatrics and dance routines are wonderful and I would like to see Washington get her Fosse on again, perhaps in the music video for whatever song she releases first from her next album!” then you’re in luck*. From what I can gather from the ‘Behind The Scenes’ clip posted on YouTube for the new single ‘Holy Moses’, that’s PRECISELY what she’s done. More »
All Signs Point To The New Washington Clip For ‘Holy Moses’ Being GODDAMN AMAZING.
12:22PM Jess McGuire | If you watched Megan Washington’s spectacular performance of ‘Sunday Best’ during last year’s (otherwise rather dismal) ARIA Awards and thought “YES! YES! Costumes and theatrics and dance routines are wonderful and I would like to see Washington get her Fosse on again, perhaps in the music video for whatever song she releases first from her next album!” then you’re in luck*. From what I can gather from the ‘Behind The Scenes’ clip posted on YouTube for the new single ‘Holy Moses’, that’s PRECISELY what she’s done. More »
Music
9:33AM Jess McGuire | I was a big fan of the 2009 album The Ruminant Band” by American ensemble Fruit Bats, so I was pretty excited when I learned they were going to release a new album called “Tripper” this month. Here’s the first single from said record – “Tangie And Ray”. Enjoy! More »
Fruit Bats – “Tangie And Ray”
9:33AM Jess McGuire | I was a big fan of the 2009 album The Ruminant Band” by American ensemble Fruit Bats, so I was pretty excited when I learned they were going to release a new album called “Tripper” this month. Here’s the first single from said record – “Tangie And Ray”. Enjoy! More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
9:23AM Jess McGuire | This little pug goes from cheery to totally unimpressed in a matter of seconds. More »
YouTube Clip Of The Day
9:23AM Jess McGuire | This little pug goes from cheery to totally unimpressed in a matter of seconds. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
4:00PM Jess McGuire | Not since I watched Jessica of “I like my hair! I like my haircuts!” fame deliver a rousing speech to herself in the mirror mid-last year have I felt so INSPIRED to do something AMAZING with my life… like perhaps learn to ride a bike! Folks, this young lad is probably the greatest motivational speaker of our time. I love this clip a hell of a lot. More »
“Thumbs Up For Rock And Roll!” – Meet The Greatest Motivational Speaker Of Our Time
4:00PM Jess McGuire | Not since I watched Jessica of “I like my hair! I like my haircuts!” fame deliver a rousing speech to herself in the mirror mid-last year have I felt so INSPIRED to do something AMAZING with my life… like perhaps learn to ride a bike! Folks, this young lad is probably the greatest motivational speaker of our time. I love this clip a hell of a lot. More »
Small Screen
9:21AM Jess McGuire | As an Australian pop culture enthusiast and writer, it feels a little weird to admit that I am not on the MasterChef bandwagon – from what I can gather, the show warrants constant coverage in both the Fairfax and News Limited newspapers. I’m kinda glad I haven’t been bitten by the MasterChef bug as apparently viewers can get… well, kinda creepily passionate about the program. Eliminated contestant Dani has been forced to point out that cyber bullying stars of reality shows is a fairly lame way to pass the time. More »
Settle Down, MasterChef Fans. It’s Just A Cooking Show!
9:21AM Jess McGuire | As an Australian pop culture enthusiast and writer, it feels a little weird to admit that I am not on the MasterChef bandwagon – from what I can gather, the show warrants constant coverage in both the Fairfax and News Limited newspapers. I’m kinda glad I haven’t been bitten by the MasterChef bug as apparently viewers can get… well, kinda creepily passionate about the program. Eliminated contestant Dani has been forced to point out that cyber bullying stars of reality shows is a fairly lame way to pass the time. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
10:34AM Jess McGuire | Dudes, I nearly DIED overnight. Well, not really. But there was a gas leak at my house – a very subtle one but one that was confirmed by a licensed plumber today so I feel totally vindicated – and now that I have “faced death” I have such a new found appreciation for life. So you can see why I loved the following high definition video of the view of earth from a space station, can’t you? BECAUSE I GET HOW PRECIOUS MY TIME ON THIS PLANET IS. More »
YouTube Clip Of The Day
10:34AM Jess McGuire | Dudes, I nearly DIED overnight. Well, not really. But there was a gas leak at my house – a very subtle one but one that was confirmed by a licensed plumber today so I feel totally vindicated – and now that I have “faced death” I have such a new found appreciation for life. So you can see why I loved the following high definition video of the view of earth from a space station, can’t you? BECAUSE I GET HOW PRECIOUS MY TIME ON THIS PLANET IS. More »
People
4:10PM Jess McGuire | Former Australian Prime Minister turned Foreign Minister extraordinare Kevin Rudd underwent heart surgery today, with doctors replacing a leaky aortic valve that was originally inserted into the rat-fucker hating politician nearly twenty years ago. And the good news is that the surgery was a success! More »
Get Well Soon, K-Rudd!
4:10PM Jess McGuire | Former Australian Prime Minister turned Foreign Minister extraordinare Kevin Rudd underwent heart surgery today, with doctors replacing a leaky aortic valve that was originally inserted into the rat-fucker hating politician nearly twenty years ago. And the good news is that the surgery was a success! More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
9:14AM Jess McGuire | Here is a clip of a chimpanzee bottle feeding a baby tiger. YES THAT’S RIGHT, CHIMPANZEE BOTTLE FEEDING A BABY TIGER, IT MIGHT JUST GET A BIT CUTE AROUND HERE FOLKS. As one particularly sensitive YouTube commenter put it, “It’s a shame ALL humans can`t be like this, instead of murdering each other!!!” More »
YouTube Clip Of The Day
9:14AM Jess McGuire | Here is a clip of a chimpanzee bottle feeding a baby tiger. YES THAT’S RIGHT, CHIMPANZEE BOTTLE FEEDING A BABY TIGER, IT MIGHT JUST GET A BIT CUTE AROUND HERE FOLKS. As one particularly sensitive YouTube commenter put it, “It’s a shame ALL humans can`t be like this, instead of murdering each other!!!” More »