(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) The net has made privacy a valuable commodity for the rich and famous, with site after site dedicated to gossip, sightings and dishing all the dirt. News and gossip site…
Category: That’s entertainment
Movies, music, telly and anything else that might be deemed entertaining (possibly Tasers)
Oscars may not go ape: no Golden gong for Kong
Now that the Golden Globes have been handed out, the movie buffs can sit back and wait for the big event themselves — the Oscars. Our own Peter Jackson missed out on getting one of the Golden Globes to take…
Back to fans and 24: Conspiracy
I’m back and yes, the holiday was splendiferous. Thanks for asking. To the reader who became concerned by my conspicuous absence from these pages during the past month and e-mailed asking if I’d been eaten by a crocodile while on…
End of the road for Southland Idol
Southland’s second NZ Idol contestant didnt make it through to the next round. Unfortunately for Saelyn, a fickle public voted for the other lot. Personally, I’d rather pay to vote to get rid of the judges than the contestants. Frankie…
Lord of the dance
So, Tim’s finished his reign as the lord of the dance. As I sat at work on Sunday night enduring the agonising wait along with everyone else, listening to the metallic beeps of assorted cellphones being notified of counted votes…
Beautiful people but what is the true cost?
Watching the final of TV One’s Dancing With The Stars caused some mixed emotions. There was the joy and pride at seeing our Norm boogying his way around the dance floor in a totally blokey way and winning the whole…
Dancing Tim earns support from online traders
(This is the Online column written for The Southland Times) Mayor Tim has been copping a bit of flak over his efforts in the infamous dance competition but there’s still plenty of support for him. Right now, there’s a thread…
The world of Bikini Bottom
Oh, who lives in a pineapple under the sea? If you don’t know the answer to that question, you need to start watching more quality television. The answer is, of course, Bikini Bottom’s own Spongebob Squarepants. This cartoon is seriously…
Big Day Out voting available online
Do you feel like you didn’t get value for money with your vote in the local body and health board elections? Here’s your chance to make a vote that counts, and will actually be counted. Go to Jack Daniels Live…
A for ingenuity; F for effectiveness
British anti-virus firm Sophos found a work wanted ad tucked away in the code of the MyDoom.U and MyDoom.V worms. In a bad sign for the virus-writer, the worm isn’t spreading too fast but I suppose you have to give…