Movies, music, telly and anything else that might be deemed entertaining (possibly Tasers)
Poor old Georgie Bush is the smelly kid once again, this time playing a leading role in a video game that’s popping up on Islamic extremist websites. Players fight United States soldiers before trying to knock off the President in the game dubbed Night of Bush Capturing, which reports say has been produced by a […]
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Kiwi singer-songwriter Aly Cook needs your help. Her latest song, Country Storm, is featured in the voting section of the New Country Star website. Click on the vote button, then scroll down to find her track. After you vote, you’ll be able to see how she’s doing — the more votes she gets, the more exposure.
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(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 Gawker is gossip central on the net, pulling information from various news sources and supplied
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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 home and add to his collection for King Kong. Narnia also missed out but, on
Oscars may not go ape: no Golden gong for Kong Read Post »
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 holiday: er, no. And it’s nice to know you missed me. Isn’t that lovely —
Back to fans and 24: Conspiracy Read Post »
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 and Jackie seem to be content to offer us a second rate impersonation of their
End of the road for Southland Idol Read Post »
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 (and the deafening silence of those who never received any comforting beeps), I couldn’t help
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 competition. Then there was the horror of Jason Gunn dusting off his dancing shoes and
Beautiful people but what is the true cost? Read Post »
