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Oscars fashion

Enough of this polished facade, bring back real Oscars fashion

The Oscars red carpet is officially broken, and one specific star’s to blame.

  • Damien Woolnough
Lentil, pictured.

My name is Patrick. Don’t you dare call me Pat

This is a cautionary tale of Aussie nickname horror.

  • Patrick Lenton
Jesse Eisenberg, meet my vengeance (served extra cold).

Jesse Eisenberg made fun of me, but I’ll have the last laugh

Have you ever been mocked by a Hollywood A-lister over your loyalty to a sports team? I have.

  • Robert Moran
Shadows

The greatest trick ever will change your mind about magic

The climax is no less moving than a great line of poetry or a soaring phrase of music.

  • David Free
The ones that I find most irritating are the family photographs. They are always the same.

Why is everyone suddenly in their professional photoshoot era?

The ones that I find most irritating are the family photographs. They are always the same.

  • Mali Waugh
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Renee Zellweger as Bridget Jones: I liked her just as she was.

Another Bridget Jones? Rom-com sequels are an abomination

They are antithetical to the very genre that birthed them.

  • Jenna Guillaume
A very purple bowl.

If you’re a fan of acai bowls, I’ve got bad news for you

No matter how purple a food is, it cannot fix your life.

  • Patrick Lenton
Jerkin’ is a punk song for modern times.

This would be the most explicit song to ever win the Hottest 100

The Australian song doesn’t just ruffle feathers – it sets them on fire.

  • Tom W Clarke
What if we let Christmas do Christmas for a little longer?

Packing your Christmas decorations away? Think twice

In a moment of brilliance, I realised there was a perfect date to take the tree down.

  • Mali Waugh

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