It has been brought to our attention that an unauthorised heavyweight boxing match was held in the streets of Bondi on Sunday afternoon. We wish to make it clear that this was not a fixture sanctioned by the International Boxing Federation or any other reputable boxing association. The participants, James Packer Punch and David Caveman…
Category: Not sport
Not so fast, Amal
My brother broke the news to me when I mentioned a particular space movie, outside my usual genre of choice. “You’ve heard the latest?” he asked. “No,” I said, ignorant of the bombshell that was coming. “He’s engaged.” And cue detonation. Until last weekend, there were three certainties in life: death, taxes and George Clooney…
One sport we should abort
There wouldn’t be many of us who got through the Easter weekend without overdoing it on the chocolate. Then there’s Matt Stonie. He ate 100 Peeps. In 130 seconds. OK, so reading that, I worried it was going to be a story about an insatiable cannibal, not knowing that Peeps are in fact marshmallow chickens…
The venerable sport of Gwynnie bashing
As the whole world now knows, Gwyneth Paltrow consciously uncoupled from hubby Chris Martin yesterday. Unlike other people who do this kind of thing in their sleep. For many of us it confirmed the suspicion that, consciously or otherwise, Gwynnie is not entirely coupled with reality. There’s the naming of the first-born after a computer…
The Oscars: If only costume design was a Winter Olympics sport
It was a night where Australia stood proud, scooping Oscars in three categories and all but finishing South Africa in the Third Test at Newlands. We’ll save the cricket for another day, maybe tomorrow at the rate we bowled over the Proteas, and focus on Hollywood’s big night. And so to Aussie film glory. Catherine…
Oscars picking competition, anyone?
As the bright young things – and not so bright, or so young – get their final waxes, body wraps, facials, fillers and frock adjustments, I invite you to take part in the annual lottery that is tipping the Oscar winners. I offer my tips below. Let me know yours before the show. Best Picture…
Disturbing developments at Eurovision
When you turn on the telly and see men in skirts, a lesbo pash, a lot of mediocre dancing, mullet dresses a go-go and acres of big hair, it can only mean one thing now that Big Brother’s no longer on the air. But from the outset, there was something faintly disturbing about this year’s Eurovision….
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