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Trump seeks leading roles

Trump seeks leading roles

US President Donald Trump is stepping up his attacks on “dangerous left-wing wokeness” which he says is “infecting” Hollywood. My sources in Tinsel Town tell me that they fear a new assault on their artistic independence as the President and his billionaire BFFs tighten their financial grip on moviemaking. “Emboldened
Hanson’s battlers in plane sight!

Hanson’s battlers in plane sight!

This column normally eschews (bless you!) the work of mainstream media cartoonists – they get enough exposure without adding our reader to that! – but we’ll relent this time due to the excellent work of Matt Golding, as offered by a regular xcreta of ours, Jenny Difficult-Frecklington-Jones …(top and below).
So why am I expecting the worst?

So why am I expecting the worst?

That’s a very good question asked by not many after my column yesterday that described my nervous wait as a very learned District Court judge ponders my appeal against a Magistrate’s Court traffic conviction (post at bottom). And a fair question, too, from anyone who’s seen the early artist’s work
News offers end to traffic chaos

News offers end to traffic chaos

Our Media Glass House researchers were uncharacteristically upbeat this morning soon after starting their pre-dawn shifts at The Bug‘s downtown Brisbane headquarters and at our satellite offices in state capitals and major regional centres around the nation. The dozens of usually embittered and cynical media analysts who compile this column
New Oscar rules cause confusion

New Oscar rules cause confusion

Changes to rules for the Academy Awards have caused some confusion and controversy here in Australia since they were announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. My contacts in Hollywood tell me that there are good and bad elements in the new rules for individuals and films
A RIGHT ROYAL LEGAL BATTLE …

A RIGHT ROYAL LEGAL BATTLE …

…. NEARS ITS BITTER AND DEADLY CLIMAX! Anyone with at least two brain cells to rub together all said the same thing: “Don’t do it!” Well, some actually said “Don’t fucking do it; you stupid cunt!” but I’ll not be mentioning that seeing The
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Trump seeks leading roles

Trump seeks leading roles
US President Donald Trump is stepping up his attacks on “dangerous left-wing wokeness” which he says is “infecting” Hollywood. My sources in Tinsel Town tell me that they fear a new assault on their artistic independence as the President and his billionaire BFFs tighten their financial grip on moviemaking. “Emboldened

Hanson’s battlers in plane sight!

Hanson’s battlers in plane sight!
This column normally eschews (bless you!) the work of mainstream media cartoonists – they get enough exposure without adding our reader to that! – but we’ll relent this time due to the excellent work of Matt Golding, as offered by a regular xcreta of ours, Jenny Difficult-Frecklington-Jones …(top and below).

So why am I expecting the worst?

So why am I expecting the worst?
That’s a very good question asked by not many after my column yesterday that described my nervous wait as a very learned District Court judge ponders my appeal against a Magistrate’s Court traffic conviction (post at bottom). And a fair question, too, from anyone who’s seen the early artist’s work

News offers end to traffic chaos

News offers end to traffic chaos
Our Media Glass House researchers were uncharacteristically upbeat this morning soon after starting their pre-dawn shifts at The Bug‘s downtown Brisbane headquarters and at our satellite offices in state capitals and major regional centres around the nation. The dozens of usually embittered and cynical media analysts who compile this column

New Oscar rules cause confusion

New Oscar rules cause confusion
Changes to rules for the Academy Awards have caused some confusion and controversy here in Australia since they were announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. My contacts in Hollywood tell me that there are good and bad elements in the new rules for individuals and films

A RIGHT ROYAL LEGAL BATTLE …

A RIGHT ROYAL LEGAL BATTLE …
…. NEARS ITS BITTER AND DEADLY CLIMAX! Anyone with at least two brain cells to rub together all said the same thing: “Don’t do it!” Well, some actually said “Don’t fucking do it; you stupid cunt!” but I’ll not be mentioning that seeing The

BOOSTING PERFORMANCE

BOOSTING PERFORMANCE
BOOSTING PERFORMANCE [% domain %] is a registered client of Digital Pacific This site will be back shortly! We are upgrading our infrastructure to a new cloud-based solution. Please check back soon! © 2026 Newfold Digital | All Rights Reserved