Beckham isn’t hanging his boots up yet
David Beckham doesn’t look set to be set to swapping soccer for the sofa anytime soon. The 37-year-old sportsman had reportedly been offered the chance to front his very own sports-based talk show, with US-based company Time Warner Cable said to be ‘desperate’ to secure him as their star attraction. And the Los Angeles Galaxy … [Read the full story]
Billie Joe in rehab is no joke
Green Day producer Rob Cavallo has insisted that frontman Billie Joe Armstrong’s stint in rehab is “no joke”. Speaking to Rolling Stone, the knob-twiddler – who is also the chairman of Warner Bros Records and has worked with the pop-punk veterans on classic albums such as ‘Dookie’ and ‘American Idiot’ as well as their latest … [Read the full story]
Matt Lucas quits Twitter
Matt Lucas has quit Twitter after taunts about the death of his former partner were posted by a young fan. The 37-year-old comedian told his 565,000 followers on the micro-blogging site last week that he was signing off for good. He said: ‘I appreciate all the support on here over the past couple of years but it’s … [Read the full story]
Pauline Hanson could be Queen of radio on 6PR
Yesterday Pauline Hanson revealed that she was interested in talk-back radio. Steve Mills on 6PR 882 radio station asked the question when she was on his breakfast show and she was more than interested. Pauline Hanson mentioned that she had been to Perth before but was in no way a local. Steve Mills let her … [Read the full story]
How dare FIFA ban the poppy
I know I’m getting old and miserable, but what is wrong with the people who run the governments and the media. This week the news is about a boy of fourteen taking drugs and the refusal to let soccer players wear the poppy. We the ordinary people on the planet, see things quite clearly. So … [Read the full story]
Even a ‘gagging order’ couldn’t hide Ryan Giggs affair with Big Brother star
Britain’s scandal-hungry news media, an outspoken parliamentarian and thousands of ordinary people using the Twitter micro-blogging site have dealt a body blow to an institution of British justice, flouting a gag order imposed by one of the country’s top judges. Manchester United star Ryan Giggs had been granted an injunction preventing media from publishing allegations … [Read the full story]
At least Julia Gillard wore a hat to the Royal Wedding…unlike the British Prime Minister’s wife
Julia Gillard was at the wedding and shook hands with Royalty. I know she’s messing our beautiful country up, but she did us proud. The Royal Wedding invitations specifically asked all ladies to wear a hat…something that we’d all do, if we were invited to one’s Royal Wedding. But British Prime Minister David Cameron looked … [Read the full story]
It was the sixth biggest event in the history of the internet
There’s only one story around at the moment…and that’s the Royal Wedding. And with such a massive focus on the ceremony between Prince William and Kate Middleton it was hardly surprising that millions turned to the internet to check out the latest details. Global news traffic peaked at around 1.30pm British time yesterdayAkamai, at 5.3million … [Read the full story]
Watch funerals on the internet
Mourners can watch funerals on the internet, via a web link from a new $6 million crematorium. And the crematorium can cope with coffins up to 1 metre wide rather than the standard 40 cm, in a bid to cope with the growing obesity problems…and of course fat Americans. This is happening in the … [Read the full story]
Is Jake White heading for the Brumbies?
French reports that Jake White would take over as coach of Bayonne have proven to be greatly exaggerated with the World Cup-winning former Springboks coach already having interviewed for the Brumbies job via video conferencing this week. There was momentary consternation in Canberra late last week when the French media reported that, following the appointment … [Read the full story]
