All the news that’s too trashy for Monday to Friday:
Why is Stephen Colbert so sexy? Psychology Today tackles an important question facing modern society: Why is Stephen Colbert attractive?
How to get ripped with Mickey Rourke. Mickey Rourke is everywhere at the moment (which is fine by me, because he called Tom Cruise the c- word). [...]
Glenn Dyer, keen to ignite the old Sydney v Melbourne debate, had a little to say about his recent enjoyable trip to Melbourne, even if the gallery opening hours were not up to scratch!
He writes:
Having just returned to Sydney from a two week holiday in Melbourne, let me say that Sydney is far behind [...]
I received a video today by email. It simply said: “Safe for work, but adult themes”.
Having watched the video at work, I’m not so sure.
Which raises some questions about where the line is for watching simulated carnal knowledge in front of your colleagues. (That said, at the moment my desk neighbour is looking at Obama [...]
Our favourite links today:
Doggone it. The RSPCA in the UK has warned dog owners that they may be fined for dressing their dogs up in stupid outfits. Aww, but what puppy doesn’t dream of dressing up as their favourite Star Wars characters?
Culture south of the border. The Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara is “the [...]
The Crikey team’s Wednesday pick of the web:
Cheese — it’s grosser than you thought. MSNBC does a great job of ruining the best food ever invented.
Like father… Prince Charles has an Asian friend he calls ‘Sooty’. Which makes it better or worse that his son called a fellow soldier a ‘Paki’? Honestly Britain, just stop [...]
Our pick of the press for the day:
Benazir Bhutto’s daughter raps. Apparently. She would take the pain away.
What’s the catch? Tourism Queensland are apparently going to pay someone $150,000 to live six months rent-free on the Great Barrier Reef. It’s not a publicity stunt, they insist, in the sense that they are going to follow [...]
Here are some of the stories — and life hints — out and about today.
Wikigenics. Psychologist Steven Pinker has allowed his personal genomes to go public, along with his medical history, so geneticists can try and link his traits to his genetic make-up. In an article for The New York Times, he explains it’s all [...]
The recession has it all for the ladies of Australia -romance, racy thigh sweating, chocolate, champagne and tradies in uniform. One man’s global financial crisis is another woman’s gold mine, apparently.
Take online dating for example, which — according to Time and The Business Sheet — is quickly on the rise amongst recession hit westerners. The [...]
Time for some trash:
Up Close with Brad Pitt. Brad Pitt has done a quite revealing photo shoot with photographer Chuck Close in which the 45-year-old actor actually looks 45.
Death-watch ‘09. If you’re taking part in a death pool this year (ie betting on which famous person will die first), check out this guide to the [...]
The Crikey team’s pick of the web:
Soldiers learn to fight in flame wars. The US Air Force have created a “counter blogging” flow chart, instructing their officers in how to deal with, God forbid, criticism of the Air Force on the Internet! What really bothers me is that someone probably got paid a lot of [...]
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