Have you ever wondered how awesome it would be to party with Australian rapper RAED and a group of attractive female Aussies? Have you ever dreamed of taking a stretch Hummer limo to a casino where you get handed a recording contract by two sexy ladies dancing at the bar? Dream no more - YOU GOTTA LOVE THIS CITY BABBE was made for you. more ›

Australian advertising is clearly way more awesome than American advertising. more ›

We mentioned yesterday that in her latest fit of altruism, Oprah decided to celebrate her last season by taking yesterday's season premiere audience with her on a trip to Australia where she'll tape at the famous Sydney Opera House. We're sure the Aussies were all excited to hear about a visit from The Great O. Well, until they got her bill. Yes, everything comes at a price, even a visit from Oprah. It seems the big trip down will actually cost the Australian government to the tune of $3 million AUD ($2.8 million USD). Tourism Minister Martin Ferguson defended the move as meant to boost tourism: "Oprah is a household name and her star power has the potential to lift Australia's profile as a premier tourist destination." And Ferguson isn't the only one defending the cost. more ›

Oprah returned to the airwaves today, kicking off her final season and she did it in grand style, announcing that the 300 lucky audience members attending today's show were getting a free trip down to Australia with her. Oprah will be taping a show during her final season at the Sydney Opera House and we guess these audience members will be a part of that larger audience. John Travolta also appeared on today's episode and the audience also apparently got cell phones. The Sun-Times watched it so I didn't have to and they have more on what went down. more ›

Former Chicago Bull Luc Longley has a few NBA championship rings and therefore probably has a few thousand dollars lying around. But instead of buying a car or a bigger house, Longley has done something a tad more unusual: he bought the naming rights to a new shrimp discovered off the coast of his native Australia. University of Melbourne doctoral student Anna McCallum discovered the new shrimp but instead of naming it herself, decided to auction off the naming rights with proceeds going to the Australian Marine Conservation Society. Longley made the winning bid of $2,900 and named the shrimp Lebbeus clarehanna after his daughter, Clare Hanna Longley, in honor of her 15th birthday. According to The Scientist: more ›

Do you think Oprah ever feels “in the middle” of celebrity breakups? On Monday she welcomed Nicole Kidman, ex-wife of famous couch-jumper Tom Cruise, to chat about life with hubby Keith Urban and baby Sunday Rose, and her new movie Australia coming out later this month. Well, if Oprah had and twinges of uneasiness they didn’t show. Oprah’s cup runneth over with enthusiasm for the Nicole Kidman/Hugh Jackman/Baz Luhrman flick, gushing all over the specially-decorated Australia-esque set and calling it the best movie she’s seen in a long time. Nicole seemed well, if not a little stiff, but that may just be the (alleged) Botox. But when Oprah brought out Hugh Jackman, all estrogen-fueled hell broke loose. The ladies giggled and squealed over his shirtless scenes in the movie clips, and as if his rippling abs weren’t enough, Hugh brought the audience cookies. Cookies! Tim Tams from Down Under, which both he and Nicole agreed were the best their country has to offer. (Note to Tim Tams: load up the ship and haul some more boxes over to the States. Oprah likes them. We will now buy them.) more ›