Category Archives: Entertainment
10 iPhone Apps Every Pom Should Own
1. Guardian – $2.49 Its brilliant, amazing, fantastic. A whole world of Guardian content in your hand. No ads or further charges at the moment. 2. TuneIn Radio - $2.49 Choose from thousands of radio stations from all over the world on … Continue reading
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England World Cup Games Downunder = Sleep Deprivation
There are three time slots when games will be played throughout the World Cup. Unfortunately these are all during the night in Australia. The first two England games are early starts, and the third group game is a shocker – … Continue reading
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I would Stay Downunder – Liam Gallagher
I just came accross this on Youtube.. Vintage Liam on a trip downunder. He offers an insight into why Australia hasn’t produced a world beating band for a while. He explaines “I’d f#cking stay here man, I’d polish my surfboard and look at … Continue reading
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SMH or The Guardian on Your New iPad?
As the dust settles following the launch of the iPad, everyone is trying to figure out what it means for different industries and who will buy it. For British expats in Australia it could be very useful, particularly in terms of … Continue reading
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Have You Heard The Wispa? Cadburys Have Sold Out To Kraft
The iconic British chocolate manufacturer Cadbury fell last night to an £11.7 billion takeover by the US food conglomerate Kraft. Booooo comfort yourself by eating lots of chocolate.
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Genius – The New Foxtel iPhone App
Foxtel recently launched their new iPhone app. Its not as cool as they Sky TV app where you can watch Sky live on your iPhone but the remote record function is brilliant if you have Foxtel IQ. The app is … Continue reading
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Final Curtain For Gavin and Stacey
The final episode of Gavin and Stacey aired last week in the UK after three award winning series. The final season starts in Australia on UKTV fro Feb13 (thanks for tip Tommy). The general feeling seems to be that that … Continue reading
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Australia Goes Festival Crazy
Forget Glastonbury and muddy fields, in Australia we have the weather… and now we have the festivals. Over the past few years the number of festivals has increased significantly. This summer there are more than a dozen large camping festivals, featuring … Continue reading
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Ben & Jerrys Touch Down in Australia
At last, some top ice cream avaliable in Australia! Ben&Jerry’s are launching this Saturday28th November with a Scoop-a-Thon - 12 hours of FREE ice cream at the scoop shop in Manly. Tubs are available in 458ml pint tubs (RRP $11.95) and 100ml shorties (RRP … Continue reading
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Whats Good on Aus TV (Not Much, But Here Are The Highlights)
Gavin and Stacey, one of the most celebrated TV shows to come out of the UK in recent years returns for a third and possibly final series this week in the UK on BBC 1. So at POMSTAR we thought it an opportune time … Continue reading
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