Category: That’s entertainment

Movies, music, telly and anything else that might be deemed entertaining (possibly Tasers)

Hold the front page: Simon Cowell gets waxed

I wonder if there’s a technical term for getting the hair on the backs of your hands removed. Y’know, a Brazilian is getting yer fufu plucked, so is the hand equivalent a … um, Mexican? Or a Ukranian perhaps?  I…

Dance magic!

Falling into the how-do-they-do-that category is this husband-and-wife magic act that featured in the United States television talent quest America’s Got Talent:

Guess who?

Think you know who this is?  Here’s a hint: it’s a singer.  Click here to find out if you are right.

Chris Knox improving

Health

It looks like Chris Knox is on the road to recovery after his stroke last week.  The “Dunedin Sound” pioneer has been in hospital since he had a stroke on Thursday.  Let’s hope the Toy Love/Tall Dwarfs/The Nothing guru makes…

It’s obviously a family trait

George Carlin

A sense of humour, that is. And we’re talking about the Carlin family. George Carlin (you know, the stand-up comedian who did the “seven dirty words” routine) died last year. In an interview on recordonline.com his brother, Patrick, tells the tale…

The other guy won … it’s a conspiracy

(This is the Online column, written for The Southland Times) I love that the interweb is abuzz with conspiracy theories and online tantrums now that American Idol has wrapped up for another year. In fact, the drama-rama online is almost…