Post-Bo-J: The Struggle to Stay Awake
‘The struggle to stay awake’ is the title of a news item on the BB website. It refers to the HMs’ weekly task, but could just as easily be about Big Brother viewers since Bodie & TJ were evicted on...
View ArticleFading Sunshine and a Disturbed Mind
Sunshine is a film that stays with you. Flawed, certainly. But it is forgiven much because it dares to stare into the abyss. Danny Boyle’s epic film is ostensibly about a last-ditch mission to save...
View ArticleBB Voting – a Guru Exposé
“It’s time to go, Demet!” Fortune has smiled on Emma: of the four nomination rounds to date she’s been saved in 1, 2 & 4 by the Twist, and Round 3 saw her up against Demet, the second least popular...
View ArticleEmma’s Father’s Parting Gift
The Age reports that Emma’s father has passed away. The headline? “Grief expert slams Big Brother”. Naturally. There’s nothing like a little moral outrage to shift newspapers.Emma's boyfriend Tim...
View ArticleIns (2) and Outs (3) of Big Brother
Demet — OutDemet’s sixth sense? Suspect. When flirtation becomes a way of life, a person can have a seriously skewed take on things. Having said that, a lot of Demet’s vibes were on the money. During...
View ArticleEmma’s Brother’s Reality Check
They say the path to Hell is paved with good intentions. The man who, aided by his daughter, held up a sign at the last BB Live Eviction show saying “Emma, Your Dad Is Dead” doubtless had good...
View ArticleJamie’s Existential Crisis, pt 1
A lot of tears are shed in the Big Brother House. But Jamie’s experience on Day 40 was something more profound. To pass it off as a mixture of stress from the weekly task and the effects of alcohol...
View ArticleJamie’s Existential Crisis, pt 2
This intense three-way dialogue continues for some time. In an attempt to find the common ground, Andrew and Aleisha both discuss their analysis of him:Andrew: “When I see you look at me — there's only...
View ArticleTrey Parker – American Idiot
Don’t wanna be an American idiot; one nation controlled by the mediaSo goes the Green Day track ‘American Idiot’. It was a big hit, and resonated with a huge number of US teens. It’s hard to imagine...
View ArticleSusannah’s Regrets
It is said there are only two pains in the world: pain of discipline and pain of regret. What, sadly, many people discover too late is that the pain of regret hurts far more. It’s a crucial role of...
View ArticleFling Chocolate Bar *sigh*
A new chocolate bar ad has updated the fairytale of the beautiful Princess and her Prince Charming for the 21st Century:Prince C has a skip in his step. He prepares to take leave of his Princess, on...
View ArticleEmma’s Eviction – The Start of Her Journey...
Kate was a heinous bitch at the start of her BB experience. But after only 9 days, her outlook changed greatly. In contrast, Emma became cattier and more scheming almost with every passing day. 50 days...
View ArticleThe Mormon Pigeonhole
The world is slowly becoming less segregated by ‘race’ (a perceived term, with no genetic basis). Unfortunately, religion has stepped up to take the slack, and religious fundamentalism is rife (and not...
View ArticleMichelle: Housemate from Hell
It’s part of the Big Brother Australia formula that they try to stir the pot in the latter stages with a loud-mouthed intruder. Transsexual Nadia (BB05) had evidently been a handful pre-op during BBUK,...
View ArticleFriends Without Benefits
Wanted: Meaningful Overnight RelationshipMeet Trish Young, single mum of seven years and penner of the above dating site tag-line. Trish, who obtained a level of notoriety by reaching the No. 1 spot in...
View ArticleGlobal Warming Q&A
“Is global warming a storm in a teacup? Isn’t it just part of a cycle of natural variation that’s been going on for hundreds of millions of years? Isn’t the scientific community divided on the causes...
View ArticleAmerican Dream; Global Nightmare
On July 4th, 1776, the thirteen original American States declared independence from Great Britain, famously expounding the inalienable rights of “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness”.The...
View ArticleBlog Action Day 2007:
Dawn of the Second Age of EnlightenmentThe 15th of October, 2007 is the first Blog Action Day. Many thousands of bloggers around the globe are joining forces to raise awareness of a single issue — this...
View ArticleThe Worm That Turned
Politics. A can of worms. If someone tells The Guru they positively worship Philip Ruddock and Kevin Andrews, should he set them a koan (a Zen riddle designed to expand the mind), or simply convince...
View ArticleSubliminal Advertising on 10. Seriously.
Network 10’s coverage of the ARIA Awards (28/10/07) contained subliminal ads for several major sponsors. Their logos appeared in single frames of 1/25th of a second, hidden within the transition...
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