lorelei vashti

Flotsam & Jetsam

Dress, Memory

11:25AM Jess McGuire | You would probably know Lorelei Vashti as the former television critic for The Age’s Green Guide. You may also remember her for being the lady who penned the utterly brilliant Courtney Love’s Twitter Updates In Easy-To-Read Magazine Interview Style series right here on Defamer Australia. I’ve said it numerous times before but it’s worth hammering home again – she’s one of my favourite writers in the whole wide world. She’s currently overseas getting up to mysterious mischief, but she’s posting once a week on a new site called Dress, Memory. More »
Small Screen

The Greatest MasterChef Related Zinger Ever In The History Of Anything

3:39PM Jess McGuire | It still makes my heart swell to think that less than a year ago, the magnificent Lorelei Vashti was blowing the minds of Defamer Australia readers (and certain “troubled” rock stars) with her glorious recapping of Courtney Love’s Twitter Updates, and now she’s kicking television reviewing goals over at The Age. You go, girl! Her piece today on MasterChef contains probably the greatest one liner I’ve read in a really, really long time. More »
People

Happy Birthday, Lorelei Vashti!

3:08PM Jess McGuire | Lorelei Vashti is probably my favourite writer in the world. She’s The Age’s new TV writer and she’s doing a sterling job, but if you really want to lose your heart to her, go to her blog and trawl through the archives. She is simply a genius. And it’s her birthday today! More »
Music

Iggy Pop & Debbie Harry – “Well, Did You Evah”

1:33PM Jess McGuire | How on earth is it that I managed to reach the ripe old age of twenty eight and I’ve only just heard Debbie Harry and Iggy Pop singing “Well, Did You Evah” together, huh? I am so thoroughly ashamed, but also – really, really pleased that I am now finally experiencing this adorable version of the Cole Porter classic. More »
Music

Courtney Love’s Twitter Updates In Easy-To-Read Magazine Interview Style – Issue Four

1:30PM Jess McGuire | I know exactly what you’re wondering right now. How did Lorelei Vashti cope with turning Courtney Love’s seemingly endless stream of Twitter updates about fraud and stolen social security numbers into an entertaining and easy-to-read magazine style interview? Will she address Courtney’s spat with Australian gossip rag NW Magazine? There’s only one way to find out… Read on! More »
Music

Courtney Love’s Twitter Updates In Easy-To-Read Magazine Interview Style – Issue Two

4:30PM Jess McGuire | God bless Lorelei Vashti. Not only did she have to deal with turning a TwitPic-heavy week of Courtney Love Twittering into an easy to read magazine style interview, but she had to deal with it while shaking off jetlag. Happily, it seems the flight from India to Australia didn’t damage Lorelei’s beautiful brain in the slightest – and after just a day back in her home country, she’s delivered the second installment of Courtney Love’s Twitter Updates In Magazine Interview Style. Let’s take a look, eh? REMEMBER! THIS FEATURE IS 100% APPROVED BY COURTNEY LOVE! More »
People

Courtney Love’s Twitter Updates In Easy-To-Read Magazine Interview Style – Issue One

12:34PM Jess McGuire | Remember the other week when I republished something fabulous from this blog and I was all “God, I hope I can convince Lorelei to do this for us as a regular Defamer Australia feature!”, yeah? Well, she said yes! Which means each week – until she is bored of her task – the brilliant Lorelei Vashti will transform Courtney Love’s Twitter updates into the kind of article you’d find in your Sunday Life. So without any further ado, let’s see what Ms Love has been up to this week… More »