Fairytales and... free Will.
I get the romance of a royal wedding, really I do. But why must one fixate on the fairytale? Should we really trust our happily ever afters to the monarchy? I say leave it to the experts... at Disney. MORE...
Aussies love a soap OPRAH.
She’s all about living your best life - but why is Ms Winfrey bringing out the worst in some of us? MORE...
Time to regift the gab.
Before we can move forward, together, as a nation of hardworking Australians, surely we need to... be able to give a good, bloody political speech? Or not. MORE...
The ‘frankensteining’ of Facebook.
You can update your status all you want, tell the world your favourite shoes, chocolate, iPhone app, but don’t let the bright pixels fool you. There’s a monster lurkin’ between those lines MORE...
Gillard’s not getting my bra.
A woman has finally made it to the top political job in Oz! Smash! Yes! Let that big ol’ glass ceiling fall - just be careful of the sharp bits Julia - they may get you in the back. Click here for a mouth off on empty victories, backward compliments and, MORE...
Future’s so bright, I gotta wear...
Do you do the ‘blow-fly’ when the sun comes out? Yes, it’s de rigueur to sport lenses that dominate your eyes, cheeks and... chin - but frankly, this is fashion slavery at its most hilarious. MORE...
Love costs less...
Aw shucks. Valentine’s Day. The one day of the year when we can ‘officially’ celebrate our loved ones - with kisses, with hugs and, oh yeah, retail worship. MORE...
Aussie film audiences? Stuff ‘em!
Why don’t we venture out in our droves to see Aussie films? Why do Hollywood flicks attract our bucks at the box office? Questions as old as the MGM Lion itself. Metro Screen made a valiant attempt to answer these questions at a recent forum. It was all looking promising until the usual elitist rubbish was doled out. MORE...
Relax, Rachel.
In a recent Sydney Morning Herald article, Rachel Ward defended her ‘fragile egg’ of a movie, Beautiful Kate. Blasting all commercial notions of movie-making, RW joins hands with David Stratton as diehard fans of Aussie flicks that don’t need to - oh the shame of it – MAKE MONEY. MORE...
The Business of Gift Giving.
Ahhh, the pleasure of giving and receiving.
So lovely and altruistic. But I think this loving gesture unfettered by obligation or appearances has been taken hostage by rampantly out of control, inflated gift registry-edged hysteria. MORE...