Why Matthew Johns is an Alpha Male – and Shouldn’t Be

February 15, 2013 in Celebrity, Current Affairs, Film & TV, News, People, Sex, Society, Sport

“Man up, Sydney!” So a billboard advertisement for Triple M’s The Grill Team admonishes, glaring down from atop the Pacific Highway, Roseville at us pathetic, feminine Sydney motorists. I must confess I’ve never quite understood the phrase ‘man up’. Particularly after watching my pregnant boss carry around an energy-sapping bowling ball in her stomach for the last nine months and deal with the unique hell that is working in retail over Christmas, I can’t perceive how there is anything quite so tough as a woman. And that’s to say nothing of how the bowling ball is expelled into the world. Confusion [...]

Why Everyone Is Wrong About Craig Thomson

May 25, 2012 in Current Affairs, Politics

I suppose like many people, I’ve been watching this whole “Craig Thomson Saga” from the sidelines with a mixture of humour, frustration and indifference, usually all at the same time. The more it goes on, the more I think that everyone is in the wrong. Why Craig Thomson is wrong: Well, that’s pretty obvious. The evidence against him seems to be damning. Yes, I know – he’s yet to be charged with anything – but in normal circumstances he would have resigned by now. Not necessarily because of an “admission of guilt”, but at least to take the enormous pressure off himself. But these aren’t [...]

The Met Ball & Monique’s Celeb Top 5

May 11, 2012 in Celebrity, Entertainment

Hello and welcome to a new regular post! My endlessly useless knowledge about all things celebrity can finally be put to use! It seems that many are curious about what has been happening in the celebrity world but few are willing to go the extra mile (closer to the three mile zone or TMZ as it’s more popularly known) to find out the dirt. So I thought I’d lend a helping hand and keep you up to speed on life in Tinseltown. This will just be the top 5 stories of the week (according to yours truly). For even more [...]