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ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Another front in Russia's war of words has roared to life today after Vladimir Putin's election victory overnight was marred by accusations the United States influenced the result. The Russian leader secured his fourth term as President with 74% of the vote, a result largely unexpected by those close to the campaign. In his victory speech...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT As rugby season kicks off, it has become clear that New Zealand and France still hate each other, not just in sport, but also on both a cultural and political level. Local South Betoota scaffolder, Benji Wellington says he's not sure why there's so much beef there, but he's been raised to hate those filthy frogs - not just...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Lacking direction and purpose in life, Stephen Patridge threw caution to the wind and decided to move to London for some reason not even he can identify. The 28-year-old local even threw a farewell party at a popular French Quarter drinking hole. Despite it being on a Thursday, close to fifty of his closest mates and their partners showed up...

TRACEY BENDINGER | Culture | CONTACT It is a known fact that if you want to get dirt on an ex-boyfriend or a new crush, your best friend is the one to find it. So well known, in fact, that America’s lead investigative body, the CIA, has begun employing 14-28 year old females to help them monitor the social media activity of terrorists. The Advocate...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The Shape Of Water has come through as the surprise winner of 90th Oscar Award's Best Picture, but the real moment was when Best Actress winner Frances McDormand gave her impassioned acceptance speech, targeting the institutional misogyny in the American film industry. McDormand, who played a woman seeking justice in the dark, slightly misogynistic, comedy Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,...

KENT REGINALD | Entertainment | CONTACT The United Nations has today issued a shocking statement the status of pop superstar and rejected Bond villain, Pitbull, leaving the rapper unable to use his now famous moniker, ‘Mr. Worldwide’. “It has come to the attention of the United Nations that the artist formerly and currently known as Pitbull has not been fulfilling his ambassadorial duties as THE...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT In yet another blow for the Hollywood elite, the iconic 'Ellen Selfie' has today been forcibly photoshopped, after many requests from the management of each actor involved in it. In the 86th Academy Awards of 2014, prominent TV personality and ceremony host, Ellen Degenres reportedly 'broke the internet' with a mid-show gag. Prior to the introduction of the Academy Awards...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A recent report by the BIMDB (Betoota Internet Movie Database) has found that it's probably time for poor old Chris O'Donnell to get cast in a major movie. Born in 1970, Chris O'Donnell is a once-pretty-famous American actor. He stared alongside Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman, D'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers, Jack Foley in the drama film Circle of Friends, Dick Grayson/Robin in Batman Forever and Batman &...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact "It's one of the hardest nightclubs to get into in like the whole world, Aunty B," he said. "We got knocked back the first time but we went back dressed all in black and didn't speak to each other. When the bouncer spoke to us, I just replied 'zwei' and held up two fingers and he let me and...

 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Arguably the most, and only, exciting event at the 2018 Winter Olympics is currently underway. The snowboarding final. That is, of course, from an Australian perspective, as the nation currently gets behind our potential gold medal snowboarding sensation Scotty James. The men's snowboarding halfpipe final appears to be a battle in three between Shaun White, Scotty James and Ayumu Hirano....