the end was just the beginning
Dontcha just love it when a bad boy is tamed and another is dissed, both in the same night? Welcome to another installment of dating Hollywood style ... John Mayer's in lurve! It's looking like it's the real thing for John Mayer and Katy Perry. "I don't feel like I'm in a celebrity relationship," John told CBS Sunday Morning. "For... Continue Reading →
As I pulled into the prison carpark yesterday, I recalled how scared I was the first time I visited. Eight years later, it's the most normal abnormal thing in the world. But still, there are moments that shake my complacency ... The little girl in a pink dress, playing hopscotch beside the barbed wire fence,... Continue Reading →
I love weekends in Hollywood, never a dull moment. But my favourite story has to be this one by Mayim Bialik about weaning her son. It's amazing ... Mayim's breastfeeding confession Mayim Bialik - former child star of Blossom and current appearing in The Big Bang Theory - has announced she's stopped breast-feeding her three-year-old son.... Continue Reading →
Wow it's been a huge seven days. This time last week, my new job had just been announced, with Mumbrella trumpeting "Alana House to edit iVillage weeks after getting sack for protesting Woman’s Day story" Since then, the Kathleen Folbigg crusade has gone crazy with these three articles (and a radio interview on 2HD -... Continue Reading →
I love, love, love risotto. The kids not so much. So, when I found myself all alone on Father's Day, I decided to cook a smoked salmon and leek risotto for lunch to cheer myself up. Nom. Nom! Here's the recipe, plus 10 more I've made over the years. Recipe: Smoked salmon, champagne & leek... Continue Reading →
I've always quite fancied Lane Cove. It has an excellent farmers' market every Sunday. There's a Firefly bar. I went into labour with Sprog 1 at the local Malaysian restaurant, Kuali (great roti). There's also a public pool, and a pub. What's not to like? So I often slide my Domain app map its way... Continue Reading →
One of my favourite American dishes is buffalo wings. So evil. So good. Our housesitters left a bag of Aldi buffalo wings in our freezer at Christmas and - during the penury of January - we gobbled them. They were surprisingly good. It got me thinking that not only are chicken wings cheap they're very... Continue Reading →
Not on my nature strip. On my neck. You remember wattles? Richard Fish made them famous on Ally McBeal, stroking them in a fetish-like way on the necks of older women such as Dyan Cannon and Janet Reno (see below). I was blissfully unaware of mine until I was sitting at the hairdresser's yesterday. Those... Continue Reading →
I've discovered an ingenious diet plan. It's called work. And I think it might. You see, when I was at home there was a fridge at my disposal 24 hours a day. The fridge was filled with all manner of luscious things that I couldn't resist. The fridge at work has a dried up avocado... Continue Reading →
Yet again, stars prove they're just like us - they made dumb mistakes too, with their boyfriends; on their Twitter accounts ... Rihanna stands by her man ... in court Rihanna accompanied Chris Brown to court yesterday for the hearing to determine whether he's compiled with the terms of his probation for assaulting her in... Continue Reading →
