Yesterday, 26 January was Australia Day, the day Australians commemorate the anniversary of England’s First Fleet arriving at Sydney Cove in 1788 and starting the colony. It’s a bitter sweet day, because for many Aussies this is also the day that the Aboriginal population, that had been on the land for centuries, were side stepped and their land taken away. That sad note aside, this is also a day for Aussies living in the U.S. to celebrate the contribution that Australia has made to the celebrity world. As one patriotic Aussie girl, I am proud of our exports… who do you think is the biggest Australian talent to have taken over Hollywood?

While we ate meat pies, drank beer and reminisced about the beach and BBQs, we came up with a list of our favorite home-grown talent. For an island continent down under, 24 hours from the rest of civilization, we have bred some serious stars…

Kylie Minogue, Hugh Jackman, Cate Blanchett, Naomi Watts, Olivia Newton-John, Nicole Kidman, Sam Worthington, Eric Bana, Isla Fisher, Simon Baker, Portia De Rossi, Abbie Cornish, Miranda Kerr, Elle Macpherson, Hugo Weaving, Russell Crowe (OK, he is a New Zealander but we have adopted him as an Aussie) and Heath Ledger… and there’s more.

Some of these Aussie stars have moved to the U.S, married Americans, even adopted slight American accents, but when it comes down to it, these stars are all proud to be Australians, and have made great contributions to the film, music, theater, and pop culture world.

Which Aussie star do you think has made the biggest contribution?

Check out our Aussie talent gallery…

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Just yesterday we heard the awful, awful news about Demi Moore’s ill health (she was hospitalized due to substance abuse) and we learned that she has dropped out of the movie, Lovelace, which she was cast in as Gloria Steinem. Today news has emerged that the producers of the biopic have added Chloe Sevigny to the cast. It’s not clear whether this is to replace the wonderful, Ms Moore, or if she will be playing a different character.

Shooting has already started last month in LA and news of Demi’s withdrawal must be still sending shock waves through the production team. They have quickly added Chloe, who will be playing the role of a feminist journalist given the task of writing the story of Lovelace, played by Amanda Seyfried.

Peter Sarsgaard, Debi Mazar, Cory Hardrict, Adam Brody, Eric Roberts, Hank Azaria, Bobby Cannavale, Chris Noth, Robert Patrick, Wes Bentley, Sharon Stone and Juno Temple also star. The project — from Eclectic Pictures, Untitled Entertainment Animus Films and Nu Image/Millennium — still needs a replacement for Demi Moore, who dropped out yesterday; she had been set to cameo as Gloria Steinem.

There are suggestions going around that Chloe’s journalist role and Demi’s cameo (as Steinem) are one and the same role… I’m not sure if this is just a rumor to confuse everyone, or whether in fact this could be true. Clearly, the two characters are different, but it is odd that in the same day that Demi dropped out of the project, Chloe was brought into the cast. I guess we will know in the next few days whether a new actor is given the role that Demi was meant to fill. Who do you think would make a better Gloria Steinem? In my mind, no one will now replace Demi, as she was given the role in the first place and let it go in such sad circumstances. Whoever takes on the role (whether it is Chloe Sevigny or another actress) will have initial resistance from a lot of people, who will always remember why Demi had to let the part go).

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Just yesterday we heard the awful, awful news about Demi Moore’s ill health (she was hospitalized due to substance abuse and seeking rehab) and the fact that she has dropped out of the movie, Lovelace, which she was cast in as Gloria Steinem. Today news has emerged that the producers of the biopic have added Chloe Sevigny to the cast. It’s not clear whether this is to replace the wonderful, Ms Moore, or if she will be playing a different character?

Shooting has already started last month in LA and news of Demi’s withdrawal must be still sending shock waves through the production team. They have quickly added Chloe, who will be playing the role of a feminist journalist given the task of writing the story of Lovelace, played by Amanda Seyfried.

Peter Sarsgaard, Debi Mazar, Cory Hardrict, Adam Brody, Eric Roberts, Hank Azaria, Bobby Cannavale, Chris Noth, Robert Patrick, Wes Bentley, Sharon Stone and Juno Temple also star. The project — from Eclectic Pictures, Untitled Entertainment Animus Films and Nu Image/Millennium — still needs a replacement for Demi Moore, who dropped out yesterday; she had been set to cameo as Gloria Steinem.

There are suggestions going around that Chloe’s journalist role and Demi’s cameo (as Steinem) are one and the same role… I’m not sure if this is just a rumor to confuse everyone, or whether in fact this could be true. Clearly, the two characters are different, but it is odd that in the same day that Demi dropped out of the project, Chloe was brought into the cast. I guess we will know in the next few days whether a new actor is given the role that Demi was meant to fill. Who do you think would make a better Gloria Steinem? In my mind, no one will now replace Demi, as she was given the role in the first place and let it go in such sad circumstances. Whoever takes on the role (whether it is Chloe Sevigny or another actress) will have initial resistance from a lot of people, who will always remember why Demi had to let the part go).

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Some of you may mock me for following Ben Folds, but I am not ashamed to say I am still a fan. I love it when shuffle on my iPod randomly sends “Brick” through my earphones. Try getting that song out of your head! (Listening to this song now sends chills down my spine and my brain down memory lane). So, you can imagine my happiness when I saw on Twitter that Ben Folds, Robert Sledge and Darren Jesse are back in the studio together. Ben Folds Five is back! Again!

He tweeted, “It’s happening fo sho (for sure) – Day 1 in studio with Robert and Darren. New Ben Folds Five record.”

Sure, he may be pushing his luck by using the phrase “fo sho” in public, but the news is exciting. The new album (coming out in spring) will be their first since The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner in 1999 and I am hoping as amazing as 1997′s Whatever And Ever, Amen.

This confirms recent murmurs of the reunion. Ben, Robert and Darren got together in 2011 to record 3 tracks for Ben Folds’ The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective. They are also included in the line up for the 2012 Mountain Jam in May.

Let’s hope this reunion is for good and we get a few new catchy tunes to be pleasantly surprised with on iPod Shuffle.

Have a listen to ‘Brick’ one more time…

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Last month we got to see the kind of fire dress that designer Christian Siriano would design for Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games. Today we get to see actual Siriano designs from his soon-to-be launched wedding gown collection at Nordstrom’s. This Spring, brides will be able to purchase Siriano wedding dresses exclusively from Nordstrom’s department stores … click below to get your first look at one of the dresses that will be made available.

Former Project Runway star Christian Siriano knows how to create a drama. Last week he sparked a storm of interest from brides-to-be when he tweeted that he would be designing an exclusive line of wedding dresses for Nordstrom. The post was quickly removed though, and while an image of the gown appeared on the Nordstrom website, it was accompanied by the words: ‘This item is currently unavailable’ in ominous red letters. Finally, though, the mystery has been put to bed, as the retailer confirmed today that the collection would be going ahead. A spokesman told Brides.com that two exclusive designs would be going on sale at 18 stores across the U.S. and online from the beginning of March. Andrea Wasserman, Nordstrom’s national bridal director, told the site: ‘We believe in emerging talent and we are big fans of Project Runway and Christian Siriano. We are committed to bringing fashion to weddings and believe emerging talent plays a vital role in that.’ So far, just one image from the collection has been released. The strapless gown, which will retail for $2,375, is described as ‘fit for a fairytale’ on the department store’s website. ‘Artful pleating shapes the fitted sweetheart bodice of a silk satin gown, fit for a fairytale, which flows into a skirt of two oversized tiers accented at one hip with a wispy organza rosette,’ it says. A second dress will also be going on sale, though Nordstrom has said it is will not be releasing images or details of it until the launch.

Yeah, this is really cool. As you may know, Christian has some experience designing wedding gowns … he designed the gown that his sister Shannon when she got hitched back in 2010. I am so in love with the idea of a line of Siriano wedding dresses available for sale at Nordstrom’s. I am just continually in awe of how talented Christian is. He has managed to maintain his cutting edge style while finding a way to bring his vision to major retailers. His shoe collection for Payless is a complete hit and I suspect these wedding dresses will be just as successful. Next month, Christian Siriano will be debuting his next collection at New York Fashion Week … because clearly there cannot be too much Siriano in the world.

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Last week we got to see an exciting new image from the upcoming big screen adaptation of The Hunger Games and today we get to check out another, almost as exciting image. The newly released promo photo below features beloved protagonist Katniss Everdeen (played by Jennifer Lawrence) all dressed up and on display as she is presented to the entire country of Panem by Hunger Games interviewer/talk show host Caesar Flickerman (played by Stanley Tucci). I believe this is our first look at how Flickerman will look in the film. Check out the photo below.

Love it, LOVE IT. We have been getting a lot of great Hunger Games stuff over the past 7 days. In just the past week we got to see the final poster for The Hunger Games, we got to read an interview with actress Amandla Stenberg about playing District 11 tribute Rue AND we got the official launch of the Capitol Couture website. This new photo is just one more bit of awesomeness to enjoy. But I want more! Can’t wait to see what we get next.

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It’s been a few weeks since we’ve seen the luminous Alyson Hannigan out and about with her burgeoning baby bump which is why I’m very happy to share these new photos of the expectant mom. Aly and bump went out yesterday for a bit of shopping. As you can see in the photos below, mother and child-to-be picked up a few things at the Pea in a Pod maternity shop. Check out just how glowingly beautify Alyson is lookin’ these days.

A baby is a blessing any way you look at it, but Alyson Hannigan’s pregnancy has an additional bonus: she gets to shop for new clothes. The 37-year-old actress was beaming as she left Beverly Hills boutique A Pea in the Pod yesterday. The makeup-free star looked happy and refreshed as she left the store with a slew of packed shopping bags. She looked slender in her striped blue and grey mini-dress despite her quite prominent bump. The How I Met Your Mother actress completed her look with black tights and knee-high black leather boots. She reportedly tried on multiple outfits in the shop, and from the looks of purchases, seems to have bought just about everything she saw. That must be a relief, given that Hannigan hasn’t been having much luck finding clothes that fit. ‘Turns out that trying on maternity jeans is just as frustrating as trying on regular jeans’, she tweeted last week. She showed off her newly pregnant form for the first time publicly at the People’s Choice Awards on January 11. Her husband of eight years, Alexis Densiof, rubbed her tummy on the red carpet. The former Buffy the Vampire Slayer co-stars have been married for eight years. They are the proud parents of two-year-old daughter Satyana Marie.

Gah, she looks fabulous. Man, it seems like just yesterday that she was first pregnant with Satyana … and here we are again, with baby bump #2. I’m of the mind that women look most beautiful when they are heavy with child … and that is deffo the case with Alyson. She just looks so radiant … I love her! This is going to be a very fun bump watch to follow.

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Mayor Bloomberg of NYC has officially named 26 January, ‘Gossip Girl Day!’ Don’t laugh, it’s true. He went on set today and awarded the show an official proclamation in honor of the 100th episode (which will be screened on Monday.) Today, 26 January is now both Gossip Girl day and Australia day (yes, it is the official day celebrating the island continent I call home.)Read on to find out why GG has it’s own day…

I’m an unashamed Gossip Girl fan. I love the show, no matter how ridiculous and soap opera-esque it becomes. Even for a dedicated fan, the idea of an official day in honor of the show did make me giggle when I first read it. After reading Bloomberg’s explanation it actually makes perfect sense.

“New York City has surpassed all previous records for film and television production…New York City is a television town.”

Like Sex and the City, Gossip Girl, celebrates the city of New York. It doesn’t always show the diversity and breadth of the city (it is set in the Upper East side and depicts NYC as an elite Manhattan club) but nevertheless, NYC is on full display, in all 4 seasons, and it shines.

Mayor Bloomberg explained that a decade ago there weren’t many TV shows made in NY, now GG is one of 23 TV series shot in the Big Apple.

Over the past five years, some $200 million was spent on local development just to produce “Gossip Girl,” a show that has provided a livelihood to 6,300 people working both in front of the cameras and behind the scenes, city officials said. Last year, the popular show about the scandals of wealthy New Yorkers in Bloomberg’s neighborhood — the upper East Side — employed 180 crew members, 120 principal actors and uses 500 local vendors, they said.

Yes, aside from the gossip and melodrama, Gossip Girl has done well for the city of New York. It makes sense why they were awarded a special day in their honor. I hope it will become a public holiday next – a day of drinking martinis, getting manicures and scheming with your friends. I’m all for it

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Back in March of last year, we got our first look at the first wax statue of Justin Bieber to go on display at Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum in London. In November, we saw a waxed likeness of The Biebs paired up with a wax version of his ladylove Selena Gomez at the Madame Tussaud’s in NYC. Today we get to check out the third wax likeness of the little prince of pop as Madame Tussaud’s in Las Vegas unveils the newest waxen homage to JB. Check out the photos below and get a load of those eyelashes! They look so purdy.

Madame Tussauds world-famous wax museum inside the Venetian Resort & Casino in Las Vegas unveiled a new Justin Bieber wax figure Wednesday afternoon along with a special new t-shirt created by Club Kids from bht Boys and Girls Club of Las Vegas. The wax museum recently sponsored a Justin Bieber t-shirt contest, along with Kirvin Doak Communications, and chose the design below for the shirts, which members of the Ralph & Betty Engelstad Boys & Girls Club wore at the unveiling. Madame Tussauds twitter page posted the message, “Thanks to everyone to came out to see the @JustinBieber wax figure and check out the winning @BGCLV t-shirt design! #BieberFeverLV,” after the event, during which free cupcakes were given out to those in attendance. According to the museum, Justin had a role in designing his wax figure over the four months during its creation. Last March, Justin helped unveil his wax figure at the Madame Tussauds in London. We think they both missed the mark. The wax figure will only be displayed until March 4.

LOL! It looks like the Biebers are multiplying! Soon there will be one in every city! AHHHH! OK, let me calm down a touch … I have to say, Madame Tussaud’s often does a really remarkable job with their wax tributes … but this one, I’m afraid, isn’t their best work. Yes, there is a small Bieberness to this new statue but … something about the eyes just freak me out. That being said, the actual Justin Bieber freaks me out a bit too so … maybe Madame Tussaud’s actually got it right? I dunno … what do ya’ll think of this Justin Bieber tribute in wax? Are you a fan?

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