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It was early 2006. I had been blogging for over a year and felt I had achieved something. My blog had recently surpassed 1,000 RSS subscribers (what is RSS), making it at the time the most popular website I had ever built. The income was solid – up to $2,000 a ...

Tiger Airways Holdings says it saw continued strong growth across both its Singapore and Australia operations in February 2010. A total of 437,000 passengers flew with Tiger Airways in February 2010, a 90% increase over February 2009. Passenger numbers benefited from the addition of double daily services between Hong ...

Apple today announced that its magical and revolutionary iPad will be available in the US on Saturday, April 3, for Wi-Fi models and in late April for Wi-Fi + 3G models. In addition, all models of iPad will be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and ...

The battle for Hockey supremacy has begun and India are confident with a big win over Pak and ready to take on Australia on 3rd day and their second game of the Hockey World Cup Tuesday, while Pool A also begin matches Monday. On the 2nd day of the World Cup ...

-Denise Richards may testify against ex-husband Charlie Sheen in the actor’s upcoming assault trail with current wife Brooke Mueller….. -Speaking of Sheen; his crack-addicted wife reportedly wants out! -A teen Dunkin’ Donuts employee dies after falling in cesspool….. -Sugababes sued by former member Keisha Buchanan over band name…. -J-Woww has put her stamp all ...

Photo by Gail Butensky UPDATE: Spiral Stairs has posted an entry on his blog about the Auckland show, featuring photos and the setlist. As you may have heard, the indie rock band Pavement are traveling around the world on a reunion tour this year. And just ...

While some might argue that Pamela Anderson isn’t a fraction of the bombshell she was in the ’90s, the buxom former Playboy pin-up is still too hot for Australian TV. A commercial featuring the aging blonde has been banned from Aussie’s airwaves after crossing the line of decency and allegedly ...

Whitney Houston’s addiction….to nicotine….is being blamed for the singing legend’s recent tour controversy and string of questionable performances in Australia. Houston’s tour promoter, Andrew McManus, cites the “I Will Always Love You” singer’s refusal to quit smoking for her faltering voice during a series of shows in Brisbane and Sydney ...

Photo via Spiral Stairs' blog Superfans rejoice! The Pavement reunion tour is now just a few days away from kicking into gear; the first show goes down March 1 in Auckland, New Zealand. And a couple of members of the band giving ...

When Massive Attack last toured North America, a typical bit of stage patter from crew leader 3D went like this: "Everyone OK out there? Well, that's good, because this next one's about my homicidal ex-girlfriend's mum who's a crackhead." A Massive Attack live show isn't exactly ...

The last time the verbose, conceptually silly Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco embarked on a tour with a nutso poster and a name that signified light-show glory, he was opening on Kanye West's Glow in the Dark tour, and it was awesome. This time, Lupe's ...

This year’s meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science looked at, among other things, fire, siestas, alien life and nuclear forensicsCALIFORNIA, though regarded by some as one of the more civilised parts of the world, is prey to wildfires. Last August, for example, a fire took hold ...

HTL International Holdings, one of the world’s leading leather tanners and sofa manufacturers, says the group has returned to full-year profitability with net profit of $48.3 million compared to a net loss of $20.3 million the year before. Turnover in Q4 2009 rebounded strongly to $170.4 million, its first ...

Dannii Minogue will no longer be a part of the auditions for the new X Factor series due to her pregnancy. The talent show judge, who is expecting her child with ex-rugby player Kris Smith, confirmed her withdrawal when asked about her appearance on the show. “If they”re auditioning in the hospital ...

Words by: Dennis Cook | Images by: Josh Miller ALO/Poor Man's Whiskey :: 02.20.10 :: The Fillmore :: San Francisco, CA ALO :: 02.20 :: San Francisco To say the future feels precarious in 2010 seems a gross understatement. Even the days ...

Whitney Houston’’s promoter Andrew McManus has defended her Brisbane gig after rumours emerged that the singer was struggling during her Nothing But Love tour in the city. The Brisbane concert, the first of Houston’’s tour Down Under, has received mixed reviews. But according to McManus, the 46-year-old singer was shocked to hear ...

After more than three years of togetherness, Ryan Phillippe and Australian actress Abbie Cornish are calling it quits. Wondering who dumped who? Well, that depends on who’s telling the story! On Sunday, PEOPLE Magazine ran a statement from Abbie’s publicist, which claimed Phillippe has been kicked to the curb by Cornish. “Abbie ...

Japan's foreign minister yesterday described Australia's threat of legal action against its controversial whaling activities as "unfortunate" but said he did not believe it would hurt ties. "It's very unfortunate the Australian side has indicated it will take action in an international court,"

Mumford & Sons on Letterman Video Mumford & Sons are an upcoming English folk band out of London, England, which after having much success in the UK and Australia has just landed on this side of the Atlantic. And in just a few days their debut album is quickly climbing ...

A machine that prints organs is coming to marketTHE great hope of transplant surgeons is that they will, one day, be able to order replacement body parts on demand. At the moment, a patient may wait months, sometimes years, for an organ from a suitable donor. During that time his ...