2001
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Entertainment
Angry God lashes out at Grammy winners: “Don’t thank me for your crappy awards”
[Edition 35] HOLLYWOOD, Saturday: An angry and defiant God has broken his eternal silence with a thunderous attack on several winners from the recent Grammy Awards. The Supreme Being lashed out at suggestions that he was somehow responsible for the granting of Grammies and the careers of some rock, rap and country musicians.
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Entertainment Archive
New Popstars series searches for judges
[Edition 34] MELBOURNE, Friday: Filming will soon begin on a new series of the popular reality TV show, Popstars – the difference being that this time, the positions up for grabs are those of the four judges. Show creator, Chas Bromhead, said the idea came about following response to the judges in first series.
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General News
Companies foil Cybersquatters with ‘creative’ web addresses
[Edition 34] LOS ANGELES, Wednesday: Companies have denied that they are being affected by cyber squatters and the diminishing number of domain names. At the launch of the site’s advertising campaign, the web designer for www.columbiatristar.com denied that they had been forced to adopt a stupidly long web address.
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Entertainment
Cruise blames split on Nicole’s belief on cult of ‘Catholicism’
[Edition 33] LOS ANGELES, Tuesday: Tom Cruise has finally spilled the beans on his split with Australian actress Nicole Kidman. Cruise has spoken of his growing fear for his children as Nicole turned to a well- organised religious cult she called ‘Catholicism’.
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National
Melbourne’s free paper war intensifies: Fairfax to launch free novels for pretentious commuters
[Edition 33] MELBOURNE, Tuesday: The Fairfax Group has announced plans to hand out free novels on trains and trams, in a bid to claim a larger share of Melbourne’s competitive commuter market. The company hopes to capture a monopoly on pretentious commuters, who like to hold up impressive, highbrow books while travelling to work.
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General News
Obituary: Chelsea Clinton, Daughter of Bill Clinton, Died of ADD
[Edition 33] Friends and relatives gathered at the Clinton home in New York’s Harlem today, to pay their respects and mourn for the death of Chelsea Clinton, 22, a college student and one of the highest profile children of a US president in living memory.
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Entertainment
Friend claims Kidman-Cruise divorce a sham to hide happy heterosexual marriage
[Edition 33] HOLLYWOOD, Sunday: Hollywood has been rife with speculation about the causes of the Kidman-Cruise divorce since its announcement last week. One unnamed friend, however, believes the divorce is little more than a sham to throw the press’ scent off Tom and Nicole’s real intention: a normal, healthy relationship where they actually have, and…
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World
WAR IN ISRAEL: Cycle of blame to blame
[Edition 33] JERUSALEM, Friday: The cycle of blame has been blamed for the recent escalation of violence in the Middle East. “The cycle of blame is the cause of this war,” said Sharon. “Although the Palestinians started the cycle.”