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Australia Plans to Censor the Internet

Avatar Posted by hippo 288 days ago (http://yro.slashdot.org)
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From January 20, 2008 new content laws introduced by the Federal Government will force sites to verify the age of users before accessing content intended for mature audiences (MA15+ and R18+). The laws bring i Australia Plans to Censor the Internet
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Fading into the foreground

Avatar Posted by hippo 290 days ago (http://www.ausculture.com)
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Our idea of celebrity has become perverted to the point that it’s no longer even pseudo-celebrity. It’s no longer even Paris Hilton the celebrity, it’s Perez Hilton the celebrity. It’s Fading into the foreground
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Peter Jackson confirmed to direct The Hobbit

Avatar Posted by hippo 293 days ago (http://www.moviecritic.com.au)
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Movie fans around the world let out a simultaneous sigh of contentment today... New Line Cinemas announced that Peter Jackson, director of the hugely-successful and critically acclaimed The Lord of the Rings T Peter Jackson confirmed to direct The Hobbit
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Life models in the media

Avatar Posted by hippo 294 days ago (http://todaysapatheticyouth.blogspot.com)
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There's an interesting piece on the Fairfax news websites today about 'life modelling'. I thought it was a little weak of the journalist who wrote the piece to simply sit in on the art class rather than do a s Life models in the media
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Hell is other people: Carols in the Park (2006)

Avatar Posted by hippo 295 days ago (http://jabberwockyonline.blogspot.com)
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The first inkling I have that Carols in the Park will not be fun comes before I even manage to park my bike. F jumps off his cushion on the back and runs excitedly towards the playground and back.

Hell is other people: Carols in the Park (2006)
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Pork rack in Coke marinade

Avatar Posted by hippo 298 days ago (http://thepoisondoughnut.blogspot.com)
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You know how Nigella is all about that full leg of Christmas ham, marinated in Coke in a bucket overnight and then cooked in Coke and then glazed with it? Yeah, well that intrigues me. I don't know whether I w Pork rack in Coke marinade
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BB auditionees are dyslexic.

Avatar Posted by hippo 299 days ago (http://bentmywookie.blogspot.com)
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I've spent a fair bit of time looking at a sample of the Big Brother video auditions this evening, and for the most part I hate them all. But that's only because very few of them manage to build an interesting BB auditionees are dyslexic.
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Undecided between screw cap and cork?

Avatar Posted by hippo 302 days ago (http://tankeduptaco.blogspot.com)
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The battle between screw cap and cork is pretty much over in Australia. However, negative perception of the screw cap has resulted in some wine makers in Europe pushing for a glass stopper. Undecided between screw cap and cork?
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