http://shauntopp.com.au Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:55:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en According to a recent survey, Australian parents are ‘seeking nannies with the exuberance of Mary Poppins and Mrs. Doubtfire’ to care for their children. Let me get this straight - grown, well-educated adults are looking for cross-dressing impostors and witch-like heathens to guard their loved ones? If I interviewed a prospective nanny ... http://shauntopp.com.au/?p=173 Naomi Campbell stumbled into some more trouble last week when a woman was charged with stealing her identity. Fortunately Ms. Campbell was as humble and gracious as ever. "This girl doesn't even look like me. There is only one Naomi and it's a full-time job, let me tell you." Most people underestimate ... http://shauntopp.com.au/?p=166 In one of the greatest discoveries since Steven Spielberg found live dinosaurs, Titanic director James Cameron believes he may have found Jesus Christ's tomb. I, for one, am amazed that after decades of work by the finest archeological minds known to man, it took the director of Pirahna II: The Spawning ... http://shauntopp.com.au/?p=164 Music and Lyrics, the new Hugh Grant/Drew Barrymore romantic comedy is in cinemas now and while it's a bit of a snore fest, there was certainly some excitement at the film's Amsterdaam premiere. Recently single Hugh was walking the red carpet and posing for pictures when a mysterious brunette jumped forward ... http://shauntopp.com.au/?p=157 When either feeling bored or overly self-conscious, I often think of the most embarrassing situations I could possibly be caught in. Most people have had the 'rocking up to school/work/church choir practice in your underwear dream', however for my money, being spotted at a Westlife concert would probably take the ... http://shauntopp.com.au/?p=152 Transport minister Lynne Kosky has jumped in early to defend her comments that 'Melbourne commuters are too focused on punctuality'. Ah hello??? Who would have thought that 'running on time' would have been a concern to public transport travellers. I'm not sure the last time Ms. Kosky caught a train other than ... http://shauntopp.com.au/?p=151 Much to everyone's surprise (not really), the bottle of wine that Adolf Hitler allegedly presented to senior officers to mark his 54th birthday is almost certainly a fake. The undrinkable wine (because of it's age, not political status) attracted bids from around the world but was eventually sold to an ... http://shauntopp.com.au/?p=149 Growing up I was encouraged to pursue sporting interests or those that took me outside and involved Transformers or a truck that would dump sand on small children. Unfortunately ‘the theatre’ was not high on my parents’ agenda for me and thus, I am cursed by a severe lack of ... http://shauntopp.com.au/?p=145 I read yesterday with a touch of sadness (and aspiration) that Playboy founder Hugh Hefner is planning on leaving two of his girlfriends behind and settling down with just one, 27-year old bikini-model Holly Madison. At 80 years of age I can see the obvious benefits of settling down, but Hef, ... http://shauntopp.com.au/?p=141 My apologies for not posting earlier, but as you all no doubt remember, the children’s play I co-wrote premiered the other day and since then I’ve seen it four times. That’s not to blow my own trumpet or anything, it’s just been to keep an eye on how it played ... http://shauntopp.com.au/?p=139