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Is Bindi Being Manipulated? Do We Like Eating Cheezburgers?
10:38AM Clem Bastow | Those wacky UK tabloids aren’t all about electricity-spewing nervous systems, celebrity boob jobs and “The Time I Caught My Dog Having Sex With A Lesbian Makeup Artist” stories – sometimes they’re really on the money.
Today is such a day: in a moment of rare editorial clarity, The Mail wonders aloud “Are they turning Little Miss Croc Hunter into a money-making machine?“
We’d like to say, YES, YES THEY ARE! In any case, the piece draws attention to the less-savoury side to Steve Irwin, whcih most people managed to forget once he Died Doing What He Loved™.
My first encounter with Bindi Irwin is still clearly etched in my mind. Just a few weeks after she was born, her father Steve swept her up in his arms and marched along the zoo path, beckoning me to follow. ‘This is where it begins,’ he said.
Minutes later he was holding a huge python so close to Bindi’s face that its flashing tongue brushed her cheeks. ‘I want her to learn young, mate,’ said the proud new father, known to the world as the Crocodile Hunter.
Yes, he wants her to learn that animals are there to be manhandled and shoved in the face of newly-born babies, which, we might remind you, are sometimes considered a tasty treat by certain snakes.
What a GREAT GUY! More » 
Sarong-Wearing Steve Irwin A Top Root, Reveals Terri
9:36AM Jess McGuire | We can’t help but feel that Terri may have shared a bit too much during a recent interview in the UK.
“He was hot in the cot and I miss him desperately,” the 43-year-old mother of two told The Times newspaper. “In some ways I miss him more now, because it hits me that he’s not coming home. He was a lucky find. “If you find a macho guy, he’s usually kind of an ass; and if you find a sensitive guy he’s usually kind of a wimp.To get someone who is sensitive, yet strong … Steve was that.”
Of course, Steve’s tendency to pounce upon and passionately wrestle even nature’s wildest creatures into submission should have given us a heads up that he was a right goer in the boudoir.
Despite recent rumours of a relationship with Steve’s friend and
manager John Stainton, Terri said it was still too early to contemplate
being with another man.
“You can’t ever say never,” she said.
“I find it wonderful when people live, love and laugh again.”
Take note, Rove – Terri is in your corner.
Also – TERRI IRWIN, PLEASE DO NOT EVER EVER EVER DATE JOHN STAINTON. THERE IS JUST SOMETHING ABOUT HIM WHICH FREAKS US OUT COMPLETELY. AND THE LAST THING THE FRAGILE BINDI AND BOB NEED IN THEIR PRECIOUS LITTLE LIVES IS A GINGE HALF-SIBLING, IT WILL JUST CONFUSE THEM. More » We Remember Steve Irwin (Admittedly One Day Late)
8:13AM Jess McGuire | While we are obviously saving our Irwin-related “big guns” for the official family sanctioned Steve Irwin Day on November 15, we felt we should – a wee bit late, but better late than never – don the emotional khakis and take a moment out of our busy day to acknowledge the anniversary of the tragic passing of a man whose life would have been so, so different had he prescribed Ritalin as a wee child instead of learning how to wrassle giant crocodiles and, in time, win the hearts of the world.
And what better way to pay our respects than a YouTube clip put together by fans and featuring the stirring and emotional music of Enya.
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Bring On The Steve Irwin Long Weekend!
7:56AM Jess McGuire | Since we’re always thrilled at the prospect of kicking back and chillaxin’ on a week day with an official blessing from The Man, we’re pumped to discover the canny wags at Australia Zoo are angling for a public holiday to celebrate the untimely death of national icon and wildlife warrior Steve Irwin! Yes!
The first annual Steve Irwin Day, on November 15, will attract the interest of millions of people worldwide. Irwin family spokesman John Stainton told The Sunday Mail yesterday that thousands of fans of the late Wildlife Warrior were expected to join festivities at Australia Zoo on the Sunshine Coast. Mr Stainton encouraged all Australians to take a day off for Steve and do something in his memory. He said those who decided to go to work should wear khaki.
We especially like the last bit. If you must insist on turning up to your place of employment rather than choosing to wrassle large deadly creatures or indulge in cliched jingoism until your eyes roll back in your head, then for god’s sake – look unfashionable while you’re doing it!
Other national holidays we’re keen to see happen -
- Indecent Obsession Day
- Wally Lewis Day
- Madge Bishop Memorial Long Weekend More » 
Defamer Australia’s Wrap Up Of The TV Week Logie Awards
11:19AM Jess McGuire | How on earth do we begin wrapping up an awards ceremony as ridiculously extravagant and gripping as The Logies? With great haste, little introduction, and by using an excessive amount of bold capitalised font to appropriately convey our over-excited perspective on the evening. Let’s roll.
BIGGEST SHOCK OF THE EVENING! When the award for Most Outstanding Children’s TV Program went to the Umbilical Brothers, we were gutted to discover the two are not in fact brothers, and it’s not as if it’s a case that they both coincidentally share the same surname of Umbilical. They’re totally unrelated, and their names are Shane Dundas and David Collins. We feel like we’ve been lied to all our lives. On the upside, their onstage antics (peace signs behind the head of their producer, the odd popping sound) proved once and for all their special brand of comedy will never age, but rather stay as fresh and relevant as ever. Ahem.
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Steve Irwin On Winning Streak, If You Don’t Count What Happened Last September
11:39AM Jess McGuire | The shuffling of mortal coils has never been a deterrent in the world of showbiz awards, so it makes sense that the Crocodile Hunter is coming up trumps seven months after being killed by a stingray whilst filming a documentary. Not only will Steve be posthumously honoured at the upcoming Logie Awards with an induction into the TV Hall Of Fame, but he was also the big winner at the recent bums-on-edge-of-seatfest the ASTRA Awards, grabbing Favourite Male Personality.
The subscriber-voted award for his work, aired on the Animal Planet channel, was accepted by Irwin’s friend and manager John Stainton at a ceremony at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney.
The conservationist and larger-than-life TV presenter also featured in the most outstanding news coverage category, which Sky News won for its piece, A Week That Changed Australia: The Death of Steve Irwin and Peter Brock.
As expected by all seventeen people closely following the awards, Love My Way flipped their opposition over and rode them gently in the acting stakes, although they had to share glory for the Most Outstanding Drama Series with Stupid Stupid Man.
Check out the full list of ASTRA Awards winners after the jump, if you like. More » 