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Beyonce Is Faking Her Pregnancy!
Destiny’s child might be nothing but a sham, you guys! It looks like Beyonce is faking her pregnancy. The singer appeared on the Australian news program Sunday Night HD over the weekend — and when she sat down for a Q&A with the show’s host, her supposedly pregnant belly appeared to collapse in on itself, leaving viewers to speculate that it might be a prosthetic. Here’s a screengrab of the moment it flattens: More »
5 Facts About Delta Goodrem, Nick Jonas’ Older Woman Girlfriend
Nick Jonas has nabbed himself a hot older girlfriend in Australian singer/actress Delta Goodrem. The two have been dating since May of this year, and were recently snapped acting all cuddly on a trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Nick’s 19 and Delta is nearly 27 — which is a pretty big age difference, especially for the younger man/older woman arrangement. So who is Delta? Here are five facts about Nick’s lady: More »
Sex On The Wire: Boobs And Chips, Together At Last
• Boobs: now in delicious chip-size proportions. Bet you can’t have just one! (Gawker)
• Bristol Palin has been invited to Washington University for their Sex Week. Prepare to be disappointed, fellas! (CBS)
• If you ever wanted to know what the schedule of a woman comedian is like, read this hilarious (ghostwritten?) article by Julie Klausner. (Splitsider) More »
Video: Hugh Jackman’s Epic Oprah-Related Zipline Fail
What, the front door’s isn’t good enough for you, Hugh Jackman? Oprah Winfrey‘s been in Australia for the past week to tape her show from down under, and Hugh celebrated the occasion with a wacky stunt. He chose to arrive at the show by zipline, flying down from the top of the Sidney Opera House. It didn’t go so well, though.
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Melbourne High School Not Allowing Same-Sex Prom Couple
And here we go again…an Australian 16-year old named Hannah Williams was told by her all-girls high school that she couldn’t take her girlfriend to prom, even though the couple had been dating for 7 years. So now she’s boycotting, and not to diminish the abhorrent behavior of these homophobic school officials, but we swear to god this happens every single dance season (homecoming also included!). More »
Gallery: Camilla Franks’ Candy Clothing
How can you not be obsessed with Australian fashion designer Camilla Franks? She makes clothing that looks like Lisa Frank (any relation?) meets candy meets couture, and honestly if American designers added a little more chutzpah to their runway shows –Camilla did come out of a theater background, after all — then we’d see more multi-toned kaftans at our favorite retailers than beige “back to school-wear.” Check out our gallery from the Sydney Fashion Festival below!
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Bad Idea/Bad Idea: Swimming with Gators
Do you know that if you paid money to fly yourself to Australia, you could pay even more money to go swim in a giant, pretty-safe-we’re-sure plexibox next to some giant alligators? Hate to sound like Bobby Buzzkill over here, but this story kind of reminds us of this old Mitchell & Webb sketch. More »
Video: Real-Life Spiderman Scales an Australian Skyscraper
With great power comes great irresponsibility: Frenchman Alain Roberts climbed a 57-foot Sidney skyscraper earlier today, without any ropes or a harness. Roberts has scaled over seventy buildings across the world, in a strange attempt to raise awareness about global warming. (Hasn’t the guy ever heard of a protest sign?) Roberts was arrested for the stunt, something that would never happen to the real-life Peter Parker. More »
Sex On the Wire: Let Your Cups Overfloweth
• Wine bras: Drink your way from a D-cup to an A. (Nerve)
• Melbourne’s Film Festival has rejected a gay zombie porn. Ostensibly because of the gay sex, and not the “wound-shagging.” Because that was totally a scene in Cabin Fever. (TheGloss)
• Family Guy won’t be allowed to air their newest “controversial” episode (they have to keep one-upping South Park) about abortions, but you’ll probably be able to buy it on DVD. (Salon)
• Think your way into an orgasm? Sure,… More »
Do Not Attempt To Try This, Ever – An Australian man (barely) lived to tell the tale after he got drunk and tried to ride a crocodile. Please folks, make sure you are completely sober before trying to mount a giant reptile with sharp, vicious teeth. (via BBC News)
Australia Tries To Keep Models Healthy
The people who design fashion are often at odds with the general public: they see their clothing as art, not function, and want the women who walk down the runway to not be representative of a cross-section of the public, but rather the ideal coat-hangers on which best to compliment their giant feather dresses. That’s why the fashion industry is so often criticized for giving women unhealthy body issues, when in actuality, many people in fashion barely think of women… More »
Turns Out John Travolta Can’t Sing, Makes Australian Soccer Team Uncomfortable
Honestly, we’d rather hear a thousand vuvuzelas going off at once than imagine that new-dad John Travolta sang the entirety of “You’re The One That I Want” to the Australian World Cup Players. Like, did he do the girl parts too, in a weird falsetto? Thankfully, some editor cut it off before we could find out.
This thing reminds us of this thing…. More »
Justin Bieber Fever Goes Global, Terrorizes Australia
Much like a volcanic ash cloud of doom — or joy, whichever way you swing on the Justin Bieber pendulum! — the teen phenom is sweeping the globe, wreaking havoc wherever he lands. This weekend, The Biebs descended on Oz to perform for thousands of screaming fans. Pandemonium ensued and a concert at Sydney Harbor got shut down out of fear for everyone’s safety. Can’t you hear the banshee howls?
Still, the show must go on! Here are some photos from… More »
Shiloh Jolie-Pitt’s first baby pictures!
Looks like the pictures are ready for publication!!! I guess we will see them within the next week. The media in Australia is bidding for the Aussie rights to the pictures and had a record starting bid of $700,000. Who Magazine is rumored to have won the bid for $1.5 million. From The Daily Telegraph:
Being offered through Getty Images, the agency confirmed almost every Aussie celebrity magazine had put in an offer for the set of… More »