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Category Archives: Stuff we like

The fabulous Friday trash wrap: Susan Boyle too big for boots?

May 29, 2009 – 11:48 am

Interweb sensation and Britian’s Got Talent contestant Susan Boyle has shocked fans around the world by going “berserk” in the lobby of a North London hotel. Plus obligatory GOOP sages round-up.

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Potato heads are cool

May 26, 2009 – 4:09 pm

Stand aside Mr Potato head, the root vegetables of Lebanon are here and they’re awesome. Artist Ginou Choueiri paints these realistic potato portraits and exhibits them all over the world. Check out the website.

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The fabulous Friday trash wrap: Superman is kind of a douchebag

May 22, 2009 – 10:27 am

Our favourite trashy news for the week:
Megan Fox: “Superman is kind of a douchebag”. Megan Fox lets it all hang out for Esquire, with a bunch of raunchy undie shots and her exclusive views on superheroes, sex and watching High School Musical stoned.
How Quentin wooed Brad. Brad Pitt reveals how Quentin Tarantino convinced him to [...]

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Fabulous Friday trash wrap: Jordan and Pete’s breakup and DJ Gwyneth

May 15, 2009 – 12:13 pm

Crikey Intern Amber Jamieson wraps up our favourite trash for the week:
Least surprising breakup ever: The biggest trash story of the week is undoubtedly the devastating news of Jordan and Peter Andre’s break up. We NEVER saw this coming. News just keeps flying in about these two: Jordan has dumped her management team, it’s all [...]

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The worst blogs in the whole wide world

May 8, 2009 – 4:57 pm

I like awful blogs and by awful blogs I mean the kind with genuine awful pictures of people. Like these people here:

I found them at AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com, thanks to my friend Mollie who likes to deliver all the best kinds of awful blogs, via Twitter, which is my main source of awful blogs. Awkward family has [...]

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Fabulous Friday trash wrap: the devout in trouble

May 8, 2009 – 11:38 am

Mel Gibson grassy knoll tale, Paris Hilton on why she’s swine flu immune and Gwyneth GOOPs it up with makeup.

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Stuff we like: Just how many laws did Ferris Bueller break in his day off?

May 4, 2009 – 12:45 pm

Sites and links we love today:
Bueller? Bueller? MetaFilter are compiling a list of crimes comitted by Ferris Bueller in cult film classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Who knows why, but it’s a fun read, and naturally, things are getting pretty technical:
Breach of contract could work, but Cameron has a good looking cause of action for [...]

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The fabulous Friday trash wrap: Mr T does jury duty

May 1, 2009 – 11:41 am

Our favourite trashy news for the week:
How many starving African kids could celebrity engagement rings feed? A question I’m sure we’ve all pondered at some point – Cat Walk Cat Fight has a visual guide, and it’s both wonderful and depressing. Nicole Richie’s is quite modest, expensive enough for only 200 kids, while Beyonce could [...]

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Stuff we like: character rip-off revelations

April 30, 2009 – 11:21 am

Today’s “stuff we like” edition is caught on film.

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Stuff we like: Animals and the GFC

April 29, 2009 – 11:33 am

When we talk about “stuff we like”, it’s as if the Crikey Team moves borg-like, with a universal opinion about what is amusing and what is cool. Not so.

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