V for Victory and Vegemite Gelato!

Vegemite is the popular dark brown spread made from yeast extract that hails Australia and is often the target of many food jokes. It is said that people either love Vegemite, or hate it. Rarely is there any opinion in between. I, for one, have tried it and can’t say I like it, but I don’t fault those who do. To some Vegemite is more desirable than peanut butter or nutella and is eaten regularly spread on toast, crumpets or biscuits. The newest Vegemite product to emerge lately is Vegemite Gelato. According to recent reports, the Gelatissimo ice cream chain is offering this exclusive flavor from January 24 – 30th in their stores.

So far the reaction to the new flavor has been mixed. Vegetime is said to have an umami flavor similar to beef bouillon, a questionable flavor to swirl into ice cream to say the least. If you have a jar of Vegemite on hand I might recommend spreading it on some of these delicious breads or breakfast pastries:
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Gervais not sorry for GG jokes

Ricky Gervais is adamant he didn't do "anything wrong" during his stint as Golden Globes host and is refusing to apologize for his risque gags.
The British comedian sparked outrage at the glitzy show last weekend with his jokes, which poked fun at the star-studded crowd.
Phillip Berk, president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the group behind the awards, called Gervais' jibes "totally unacceptable", while the funnyman was forced to deny he was pulled offstage during the ceremony and chastised for his remarks.
He has now confronted the controversy in an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan, and insisted he doesn't need to apologize for his jokes, as he was just doing his job.
Gervais says, "I don't think I did anything wrong. I honestly, you know those were like jibes at these people and I'm sure they've got a sense of humour...
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The Coen brothers' gritty tale for kids

If you want to watch a Coen brothers movie with your kids, the options make for a pretty brief film festival. "Raising Arizona," with its loopy comic energy and nods to the Road Runner, isn't a bad starting point, though you still might have some explaining to do about the whole kidnapping thing. "The Hudsucker Proxy" has that marvelous, wordless sequence in which we see the hula hoop take flight in children's minds. But that's three minutes out of nearly two hours. "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" Maybe. Provided your child digs Greek mythology and bluegrass music.¶It's not like Joel and Ethan Coen lie awake at night worrying about this hole in their filmography. That would signal they actually think about their body of work and the meaning of it all, when, really, once they finish a film, it's on to the next one. Self-analysis after the fact has never been their thing. ¶But when Joel, 56, took Charles Portis' novel "True Grit" off the shelf a few years ago to read aloud with his son, Pedro (now 16), the idea hit him that it'd make for a great movie, yes, and that it was a kind of movie they'd never done before.
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Sydney's skyline explodes for New Year

Sydney promised a New Year's Eve party better than any since the 2000 Olympics.
Judging by the crowd's reaction, the city delivered in dazzling fashion.
"Stunning, beautiful," said Cinthya Romo, 32, a Sydney-based interpreter from Chile, as she looked skyward from the Opera House forecourt.
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"Sydney's best show yet," remarked taxi driver George Stamp, who sacrificed a bumper payday to enjoy the show with his children and 1.5 million others.
As the clock ticked midnight the familiar rumble-and-bang of fireworks sounded and streams of incandescent colour shot into the heavens, illuminating the city.
A pulsing X on the Sydney Harbour Bridge reflected the Make Your Mark theme, replaced by a gold hand - the feature of the extravaganza.
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Van Exel’s Son Arrested For Murder

Terribly sad news out of Dallas, TX, today. Nickey Van Exel, the son of former Cincinnati Bearcats and NBA player Nick Van Exel, has been arrested for murder.
The younger Van Exel, 20, confessed to killing his neighbor on Saturday and dumping the body less than a mile away in a lake. He is being held on $1 million bond. Van Exel claims he was playing with a shotgun when the weapon went off, he then panicked and moved the body.
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