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Art Monthly Australia Scandal

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:53:02 -0700

Last weekend, news of this "nude photos of a kid in a magazine" scandal surfaced. Magazine was called "Art Monthly Australia". The editor responsible for the magazine is Maurice O'Riordan... was he just trying to get free publicity by causing yet another scandal? Selling more magazines? Or was he honestly acting for the art community, trying to continue a debate that just occurred a bit over a month ago with the whole Bill Henson photography scandal. The photo depicted on the magazine cover is of a 6 year old - a model, Olympia Nelson who is now 11 years old and who says that ""I think that the picture my mum took of me had nothing to do with being abused, and I think nudity can be a part of art. I'm really, really offended by what Kevin Rudd had to say about this picture." It is also reported that the actual magazine contained photos of oral sex by an octopus, bondage images, including one of a Japanese schoolgirl in school uniform trussed up in rope while another image shows an adult woman also trussed up, with breasts and genitals exposed, according to Ms Tankard Reist, director of Women's Forum Australia. Art is a very funny business...

What is the Minimum Wage in Australia?

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:46:59 -0700

You may be wondering what is the minimum wage in Australia: This week, the Fair Pay Commission raised the federal minimum wage in Australia by $21.66 a week, which calculates to $14.31 per hour and the weekly rate to $543.78 (compared to the previous minimum of $13.74 last year or $522.12 per week). This minimum pay scheme in Australia starts from October 2008.

Funny Jessica Alba Video

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:43:28 -0700

Here's a funny video of Jessica Alba. It's a YouTube video of our sexy Jessica Alba acting as Jessica Simpson on a Newlyweds parody/spoof on comedy show MAD TV. Enjoy her video!

Softcore Porn Music Videos

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:38:49 -0700

A song with a mathing softcore porn music video: Alex Gaudino Ft Shena with a dance song called: Watch Out. Okay, we've featured the all time sexiest music videos (also here and here). We also had a list of controversial music videos. Today we are looking at another sexy music video by dance music master Italian DJ Alex Gaudino (of Destination Calabria fame). Obviously the video is referencing the World Cup but with sexy dancing girls in their bikinis and panties, what are you supposed to be thinking? Find the youtube music video and screencaps below.

Internet Marketing Jobs

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:46:54 -0700

I'm still on the lookout for jobs... from photography jobs to employment in the internet marketing industry. I was looking through seek.com.au and I sound a few jobs relating to employment with the Internet Marketing industry. Interesting to see a varied range of renumeration packages. One job offers $500-$600 per day?! for a three month contract. Another for an online marketing assistant offers only a $30,000 per annum salary. While another for a higher internet marketing job position called Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Manager offering $50 - $70k per annum. Check them out:

Warning! Scam PayPal Email

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:49:53 -0700

Don't get caught by this scam PayPal email... it looks VERY convincing...

From: service@paypal-team.com

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To reconfirm your bank account attached to your PayPal account you need to make 2 small deposits of 15.12 EUR and 21.25 EUR into the bank account of the PayPal agent in charge with your account security management. As soon as the deposits are confirmed into the bank account of the PayPal agent in charge with your account security management the funds will be returned into your bank account.
Confirmation of your bank account takes 3-5 days.

The details needed for the deposits are:

Amount to deposit: 15.12 EUR and 21.25 EUR
PayPal agent name: Liviu Rupa
Bank name: Caja Laboral
Bank address: Perez Galdos
IBAN: ES5930350250472500014927
SWIFT/BIO: CLPEES2MXXX

Prank Calls (Again)

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:23:25 -0700

I did a post in the past with quite a few funny prank calls and here is another one to add to the list...

This funny prank call video is from the early 90's from public access TV in New York. This guy keeps a straight face while being steadily receiving prank calls for over five minutes and trying to talk seriously about gun ownership. He keeps up a one sided conversation all the while. Hilarious.

Philippine Food Festival Sydney

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:28:33 -0700

Philippine Food Festival was CRAP. Rating at a 5 out of 10 (maybe even a 4 out of ten). Around 100 people turned up. This Filipino Food festival wasn't great. The food was bland, dry and very mild in taste. Here's what the flyer claimed the meal was to be: "Enjoy tantalising South East Asian cuisine rich in exotic flavours, specially created by Michel Le Teuff, who will be our guest Executive Chef for this Festival. Chef Le Teuff joins us from the prestigious Travel Cafe Philippines, Makati City. Luscious dishes bursting with flavour will bring the essence of the Philippines to the Grace Brasserie." So where is the "tantilising" tastes we were promised Chef Le Teuff? Where are the "exotic flavours" and luscious dishes?

At AUD$45 a head at this buffet meal we were expecting much more from an international imported chef. I wasn't even "full" (busog). Compare this with a really tasty meal at Dampa in Paranaque (which is just a stone's throw away from the international airport). We were able to feed three people there for only $40. Or how about the masarap (tasty) lechon from cebu?. Hell we fed 5 people for only AUD$15 and we were soooo full then. Perhaps we should have just ate at one of my usual restaurants near UTS or just venture to Newtown for some exotic tastes from all the Thai food out there.

Last Supper Art Gallery

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:17:03 -0700

The last supper was a meal depicted in the bible and a scene depicted by Leonardo Da Vinci. It is said that the scene portrays the reaction by each apostle at the moment when Jesus had said that one of them will betray him that night. You will notice that the 12 apostles have different reactions and are grouped into threes... The first group of three: Bartholomew, James, son of Alphaeus and Andrew are all are surprised. The next group of three are Judas Iscariot, Peter and John and have very varied expressions. Judas is the one carrying the small bag which may be the sack of silver given to him as a reward for the betrayal or a symbol for his position as treasurer of the group. Also to note is that he is the only one with an elbow on the table which traditionally us a sign of bad manners. Peter looks angry and is holding a knife pointed away from Christ, perhaps a preview to his violent reaction in Gethsemane during Jesus' arrest (he cuts a guards ear). The youngest apostle, John, appears to swoon. After Jesus (the centre of attention) there is another group of three: Thomas, James the Greater and Philip. Thomas is upset, James is stunned and Philip appears to ask for an explanation. Finally, Matthew, Jude Thaddeus and Simon the Zealot are in discussion, probably to ask if Simon has any answers.

Battlestar Galactica Spoof

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:13:31 -0700

Fans of the TV series Battlestar Galactica will enjoy this spoof opening credits in the style of TV comedy series The Office.

Car Bike Crash

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:07:07 -0700

Here is a picture of a car smashing into a group of bike riders. It looks like something out of a cartoon but this is in fact a true occurrence. The photograph shows a car ploughing into cyclists in a race along a highway near the US-Mexico border. One bicycle rider was killed while 10 were injured. The 28-year-old driver was apparently drunk and fell asleep when he crashed into the cyclists, said a police investigator, Jose Alfredo Rodriguez. The driver, Juan Campos, who said he was a US citizen living in Brownsville, has been charged with killing Alejandro Alvarez, 37, of Monterrey. Authorities said the accident happened just 15 minutes and 11 kilometres into the 34-kilometre race - billed as a family outing - on Monday morning along a highway between Playa Bagdad and Matamoros. The accident is similar to one involving the Australian women's cycling team in Germany in July 2005.

Art and Controversy

Tue, 27 May 2008 21:47:49 -0700

Art is no stranger to controversy. Many paintings that hang in our galleries today have a story and some of them are controversial. But as time goes by, the significance of the original controversy is lost in time (or only to people who study art). Personally, I have an interest, but I don't study Art. I look at art as they hang in the galleries - but there are too many artworks - and to intimately know the story behind each one is simply out of my league. Anyway, I did come across one story recently. A story about controversy in art which happened over a hundred years ago.

Jenniffer Kae

Tue, 27 May 2008 21:07:09 -0700

I was flipping channels and I saw Jenniffer Kae singing on Channel 31 here in Sydney (Actually it was a rebroadcast of DW-TV from Germany). (And no that's not a typo for Jennifer Kae - it's with two f's). Did a bit of research about her and found out that her real name was Jenniffer-Marie Kästel (born June 1, 1987) and is a singer from Königsau, in Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. She comes from a family of artists and combines soul, R & B, gospel and a 1960s sound. She participated in some reality TV show by Endemol which also makes Big Brother. Anyway she was a singer for several years the show band "Jolly Jumper" from Bad Kreuznach. She has an album called Fully Faith and a single called "Little White Lies". Music videos above and below.

More Photography Jobs

Mon, 26 May 2008 17:51:16 -0700

Still looking at photography jobs... Below are three jobs: one is a product photographer, the other is a photography studio manager and finally another job for a dating website - which strangely appeared on the search results when searching for "photographer". I've looked at photography jobs before - here is a studio job, other jobs in the photography industry and another job for a photographer. What I tend to see with these advertised jobs for photographers is that most of them are low paying. I guess the high flying talented photographers have their own business and are either selling their own artwork.

Web Manager Job Description

Thu, 22 May 2008 15:24:58 -0700

This job sounds interesting: The following is a job description for a "Web Manager" aka Webmaster...

Australia’s largest independent online entertainment guide http://www.liveguide.com.au/ is growing and is seeking a Web Manager.

• Amazing potential for growth
• National website with established audience
• High degree of creative freedom.

Based in North Sydney, the role will see you coordinating daily activities involved in running a top ranking national website and driving business development. Liasing with music promoters, venue operators and touring artists, your written and verbal communication skills will be top notch and an established bed of contacts in the entertainment industry will be a distinct advantage. A background in web based marketing or communications will also be a very significant factor in your suitability to this role.

Ideal for someone who wants to combine their entertainment industry experience with their flair for exciting web; success in this role lies in you growing an established website past its competition using your creative drive and nose for compelling content and editorial.