STFU! The Hills is coming back for it’s 10th anniversary special, and WE CAN’T EVEN DEAL.
Yep, the totally dramz show that followed the fab lives of the social climbers of LA made us feel things we’d never felt before, and when the show ended we were totally devo.
THERE WERE STILL SO MANY QUESTIONS!
And now, almost a decade since the first episode aired, the anniversary special trailer has dropped – and OMFG!
Yep, MTV has released the trailer for The Hills: That Was Then, This Is Now featuring Lauren Conrad, and she tells us exactly what we can expect!
“So often we would say if you knew the real story, you would understand. And what I’d like to do is tell that story,” she says.
“We’re going to reveal things that we haven’t talked about before.” OOOH DRAMA!
The Hills: That Was Then, This Is Now hits our screens on Sunday 7th August at 8pm on MTV UK.
Two families have been left devastated on what should have been the happiest day of their lives, after a hospital blunder meant their newborns were administered nitrous oxide instead of oxygen while being treated in a neo-natal resuscitation unit.
A baby died and another has suspected brain damage after the ‘laughing gas’ was accidentally given to them by staff using an incorrectly installed machine at Bankstown-Lidcombe hospital in Sydney’s south-west.
The New South Wales Health Minister Jillian Skinner said she was “profoundly sorry” the tragedy occurred.
“I deeply regret these families have suffered through such a devastating error,” she said. “NSW Health will do all it can to support them.”
Sonya Ghanem, whose newborn died, told Channel 9 of how she shook her son and asked him to “wake up, wake up” to no avail.
“I held my baby. They brang him to me at the hospital. I said ‘I want to see him.’ I come (sic) home to his room. No baby. No baby.
“Me walking, coming out of the hospital holding a capsule…I held nothing in my hand. I came empty-handed. Thinking I’d hold my newborn but no. Shocking, shocking this hospital,” she said.
The Minister confirmed no other babies have received gas from the faulty unit. She has said every medical gas outlet in a NSW Health facility installed since the Liberal Government came to power in 2011 would be reviewed to avoid further incidences.
Continuing his support of the mental health charity Heads Together, the 31-year-old hosted a BBQ at Kensington Palace.
Talking to a variety of British sporting stars, the former military man touched on the importance of voicing your problems.
But it was a chat with former England soccer player, Rio Ferdinand, that resonated with so many.
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Rio, who lost his wife to cancer last year, asked Harry for advice on how to discuss his grief with his three children.
“Everything can be okay, but I really regret not ever talking about it for the first 28 years of my life,” the Prince admitted.
“I never talked about it.”
While the day was filled with laughter, burgers and even a game of cricket, there was a sense of seriousness as Harry used the event to highlight that anyone, regardless of status, achievements or appearance to the outside world, can suffer from mental health issues.
“It is okay to suffer, but as long as you talk about it. It is not a weakness. Weakness is having a problem and not recognising it and not solving that problem,” he quipped.
Reiterating his stance, he added “Everyone can suffer from mental health, whether you’re a member of the royal family, whether you’re a soldier or a sports star.”
Harry spoke to some of Britain’s biggest sporting legacies about their personal battles with mental health.
No stranger to hardship, the royal was just 12-years-old, and William, 15, when their mother Princess Diana passed away in 1997.
This paramount loss resulted in Harry’s ongoing efforts to continue the people’s princess’ legacy.
“All I want to do is make my mother incredibly proud,” he said back in May during a chat to People.
“That’s all I’ve ever wanted to do.”
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“When she died there was a gaping hole, not just for us but also for a huge amount of people across the world,” he admitted.
“If I can try and fill a very small part of that, then job done. I will have to, in a good way, spend the rest of my life trying to fill that void as much as possible. And so will William.”
Both of Diana’s boys, along with Will’s wife Duchess Catherine, are passionate about ending the stigma surrounding mental health – which is why they combined their efforts and founded the charity Heads Together.
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The royal trio may adore working together; but they’ve decided to skip one of their favourite events – the Olympics.
A royal source told HELLO!, “It was under consideration at some point that some or one of them might go, but for a whole range of reasons they are not going.”
Travel isn’t usually a negative factor for the family, with Catherine and William currently planning their Canada trip.
It’s believed that the main cause for concern is with the Zika virus.
Diana would be so proud of her son…
The Cambridges no doubt want to avoid any health risks.
The illness, which primarily affects pregnant women, would no doubt be a risk to the mother-of-two – especially considering royal sources have cited that the 34-year-old would love to have another child.
Harry, Wills and Kate aren’t the only royals to skip the trip to Brazil.
Princess Charlene of Monaco, mum to twins Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella, will also not attend.
“She doesn’t like what she’s been reading and hearing about the Zika virus,” her hubby Prince Albert said on behalf of the former Olympian.
According to reports, 19-year-old Stuart Kelly, the younger brother of Thomas, died in Sydney’s Mona Vale on Monday.
The death is not being treated as suspicious and a report is being prepared for the coroner.
King’s School headmaster Dr Tim Hawkes confirmed the heartbreaking news in a statement which read, “It is with great sadness that I inform you of the death of an Old Boy of the School, Stuart Kelly (’15).”
“This is the second great tragedy to affect the Kelly family.”
“The exact circumstances surrounding his death are not known, however, it is enough to know that we have lost a member of our community and therefore our thoughts and prayers go out to Kathy and Ralph Kelly and their daughter Madeleine.”
“As a student, Stuart was greatly respected, He was a school prefect who possessed a quiet integrity that made him enormously effective as a leader.”
“The strength and character shown by Stuart when his brother was killed by a one punch attack in July 2012, was extraordinary,” the statement concluded.
In the aftermath of his older brother Thomas’ senseless death, Stuart often addressed the media to raise awareness of their story.
Thomas Kelly, Stuart’s older brother, died in 2012 from a one-punch attack.
“I believe we should have respect for one another, for our friends, family, acquaintances, different cultures and complete strangers,” Stuart said after Kieran Loveridge was sentenced to at least 10 years jail for manslaughter.
“A culture where we accept responsibility for our actions – not one where we all too often lay the blame on our past as an excuse for what we do today.”
He also worked closely with The Thomas Kelly Youth Foundation, which was set up by the family to help campaign for “behavioural change and a push towards changing Australia’s drinking culture through education.”
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Last year, Stuart moved the crowds at a fundraising dinner for the charity with a powerful speech (above).
“I look back at that moment: I was 14 years old, I was told by a stranger that my brother, my best friend, was going to die. Those few words would change my life forever,” he explained in the stirring delivery.
“I’m now 17 – that was three years ago. However I carry a deep scar that you cannot see. It’s always there, it never leaves. It sits below the surface of your skin and surfaces when you least expect it.”
“‘We are not alone, there are many many thousands of other who are directly affected by senseless violence every year. Premier will you make this promise tonight? Australia is an alcoholic, we need to rethink the way we drink,” Stuart said.
Our thoughts are with the Kelly family at this difficult time.
Last year, Stuart Kelly delivered a moving speech about his brother’s untimely death while calling out the nation for its binge drinking culture.
On Monday night’s episode of The Project, Margot Robbie revealed that she too felt confused by the “misogynistic” and “sexist” tone taken against her in the August issue of Vanity Fair.
Chatting candidly to Carrie Bickmore, the 26-year-old confessed her thoughts on the questionable cover story by US journalist Rich Cohen, which described Australia as “America 50 years ago.”
“I remember thinking, I said, ‘That was a really odd interview, I don’t know how that’s going to come out,’” she said of the feature, which in addition to labelling her “less being than becoming,” also described her as “sexy and composed even while naked but only in character”.
“And then when I read it, I was like, ‘Yeah the tone of this is really weird, like, I don’t really know what he’s trying to get at or play at.'”
“But I didn’t expect there to be an uproar about it at all,” she went on, referring to the instant backlash that followed the writer from outraged Aussies and basically anyone who can see that there’s much more to Margot than her beauty.
Huh?! Turns out Margot was just as confused as we were.
When asked why she refrained from speaking out until now, the Suicide Squad actress responded that she’s “read far more offensive, far more sexist, insulting, derogatory, disgusting things on a daily basis.”
“I don’t know, maybe I’m just desensitised to it now,” she shrugged before admitting that she did, however, feel an immense sense of pride for the Australians that tirelessly defended her.
“I had this bit of Aussie pride, like, ‘Don’t mess with the Aussies. Don’t you mess with the Aussies.’ Look what happens when you mess with an Australian.”
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It seemed that everyone had something to say about the controversial feature.
As she sat beside her mother, Sarie Kessler, the blonde beauty announced that she will not bring her kids up in Los Angeles or London, where she currently resides, but will move back Down Under when the time is right to start a family.
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“I didn’t know you were going to live overseas all the time… Margot will have children one day and they’ll be who knows where,” Sarie pondered before Margot quickly responded, “They’ll be here”.
“You’ll come back home, won’t you? You’ll come back to live in Oz?” the proud mum said, looking for reassurance.
“Yes, yes, the kids will be in Australia!”
And muma Sarie has given her daughter her official approval! “He’s delightful. We all thought he was pretty special.”
And it seems that British boyfriend Tom Ackerleyis on the same page with the A-lister’s plans.
Kerri-Anne Kennerley has come out in support of Sonia Kruger urging her to “stay brave” following an intense public backlash due to her comments over banning Muslim immigration.
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“This is just appalling beyond belief,” Kerri-Anne told Daily Mail in reference to the online trolling Sonia has faced over the past week.
“I think it’s appalling — with freedom of speech — where people have an opinion and everybody else finds the need to slam someone.”
“We are living in a democratic country. We do need people to have varying opinions and it should be treated with respect so therefore everybody should have their freedom of expression.”
WATCH: Sonia’s comment on Today
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On a panel discussion on Today, Sonia said there’s a correlation between the number of Muslims in a country and the number of terrorist attacks.
“Personally, I would like to see it stop now for Australia – because I want to feel safe as all of our citizens do when we go out to celebrate Australia Day,” she said.
While she did note she had a lot of “very good friends” who were Muslims, she said “there are fanatics.”
She noted that Japan has a population of 174 million people and 100, 00 Muslims and they’re yet to suffer a terrorist attack.
Co-host David Campbell disagreed with Sonia, saying freedom of religion and freedom of speech were important.
“We’re talking about immigration, David,” she replied.
“I would venture that if you spoke to the parents of those children killed in Nice, then they would be of the same opinion.”
When asked by Lisa Wilkinson if Sonia would want the borders closed to Muslim migrants, Sonia replied, “Yes, yes I would.”
“For the safety of our citizens here, I think it’s important.”
You don’t need us to tell you that Pokémon Go has pretty much taken over most areas of most people’s lives. Remember the guy who quit his job to catch Pokémon (yes, it is a time consuming habit?).
It turns out that no part of our lives is sacred anymore. Not even our pets. Because according to a bizarre theory circulating in Japan, our pets might be actually able to see the Pokémon, in actual non-augmented reality.
The game was released in Japan last Friday and according to Mashable, since then users have noticed that their pets seem to be looking in the direction of the Pokémon they’re trying to catch, in real life.
Sure it sounds utterly crazy but the photo evidence is actually really convincing…
But the questions remain: How? Why? What is this sorcery? Unfortunately we don’t have any answers for you, but if you could give it a go with your pets at home (we don’t have any, sob) and let us know whether you think they do have some kind of Poké intuition, it would be very much appreciated.
Stuart Kelly, the teenage brother of one-punch victim Thomas Kelly, has sadly died.
The 19-year-old passed away in Mona Vale, Sydney on Monday.
“It is with great sadness that I inform you of the death of an Old Boy of the School, Stuart Kelly (’15),” The King’s School school’s headmaster Dr Tim Hawkes said in a statement.
“This is the second great tragedy to affect the Kelly family,” he said.
“The exact circumstances surrounding his death are not known, however, it is enough to know that we have lost a member of our community and therefore our thoughts and prayers go out to Kathy and Ralph Kelly and their daughter Madeleine.”
Thomas Kelly
Thomas was randomly punched by Kieran Loveridge in Kings Cross in July 2012.
He was 18 when he passed away in hospital.
Police said there are no suspicious circumstances around Stuart’s death.
Our thoughts are with his family during this incredibly difficult time.
Readers who need any assistance can call Lifeline on 131114 or beyondblue on 1300224636.
How many of us grew up thinking that we needed to find a ‘prince charming’ in order to ‘live happily ever after’?
I know I did. And yes, as I got older I realised that there was more to life, but as a young girl I definitely spent an inordinate amount of time dreaming up my own personal fairly tale.
Of course, there’s nothing wrong with day dreaming – but when you grow up thinking that your future happiness depends on another person, well that’s an issue. And it’s an issue that I want my daughters to avoid.
So when I read that the new Disney protagonist doesn’t have a love interest I was thrilled. Like Merida (Brave) and Elsa (Frozen), Moana doesn’t need a prince charming to complete her story.
Moana is a story about self-discovery. Set in ancient Oceania, the film follows a Polynesian princess named Moana, who sets sail in search of a fabled island. During her journey she teams up with Maui, a character inspired by one of the great heroes of Pacific mythology.
This is great news for a generation of girls who will inevitably look to popular culture for their role models.
While you may not think that Prince Charming does any harm, recent research shows that traditional Disney media reinforces dangerous stereotypes.
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A study published in Child Development, found that preschool aged girls who engaged with Disney media were more likely to show female gender-stereotypical behaviour.
“We know that girls who strongly adhere to female gender stereotypes feel like they can’t do some things,” Said professor Sarah M. Coyne who led the study.
“They’re not as confident that they can do well in math and science. They don’t like getting dirty, so they’re less likely to try and experiment with things.”
Coyne thinks that characters such as Merida from Brave make much better role models for young girls. “I took my daughter to see it, and afterward we had a great conversation about how strong, brave and independent Merida was in the movie,” she says.
In Moana, Disney has definitely given us a new strong female heroine. But have they gone far enough?
Last year, a Californian mum gathered more than 55,0000 signatures in a petition calling for a Disney Princess with a learning disability.
She said: “Disney does a great job of depicting right from wrong. It has long providing wonderful moral lessons that teach our children to be good people – but sadly, the company comes up short in one critical area.
“Its movies have almost no representation of disabled people, those often bullied and looked down upon by their fellow children.
“What wonderful lessons of diversity, compassion, and acceptance Disney could teach our kids if they promoted disabled characters as heroes and heroines in their beloved movies!”
Likewise, gay activists lobbied Disney to make Elsa a lesbian in the Frozen sequel. Actress Idina Menzel who is the voice of Elsa gave her support to the #giveelsaagirlfriend campaign telling Entertainment Tonight: “I think it’s great. Disney’s just gotta contend with that.”
Over the years Disney has also been criticized for a lack of Indigenous characters.
It’s great to see that in characters like Moana Disney is giving our girls a strong independent heroine that they can emulate. But there is a still lot of room for improvement.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has voiced his disgust about footage which shows youths in Darwin detention centre allegedly being tear-gassed and abused.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has joined many Australians this morning in voicing his disgust about ABC footage which shows youths in Darwin detention centre being allegedly beaten, tear-gassed and abused.
Amoung the shocking CCTV footage aired by Four Corners on Monday night was the scene of one youth at the Don Dale youth detention centre in the Northern Territory stripped, hooded and restrained on mechanical chair.
Another boy appeared to be taunted by laughing guards who bragged about what was going on. The guard was heard saying to a coworker, “I’ll pulverise the f—er”.
There were also multiple instances depicting other young boys being beaten and mistreated by guards.
The video footage has been liked to that of prisoners at Abu Graib and after the report finished an online petition calling for an investigation was launched. It has thus far received more than 9000 signatures.
The PM this morning said he was “shocked and appalled” by what he saw.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
“I support the concept of a royal commission,” Mr Turnbull told reporters on Tuesday morning. “I think it’s got to go wider than just Don Dale. We’ve got to work out why 90 per cent of those kids in prison up there are Aboriginal.”
“Let’s have another intervention and put an administrator in the Northern Territory because it looks to me like they’re incapable of managing anything up there.”
Professor Gilllian Triggs on Q&A on Monday night.
Following the Four Corners’ report the president of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Gillian Triggs, has also called for an inquiry into juvenile detention.
While sitting on the panel of the ABC’s Q&A program on Monday night, Professor Triggs said that the situation needed a “proper inquiry”.
“If one of us were to have been found to have treated our children in this way we would probably be charged with a criminal offence and the children taken away from us,” said Professer Triggs.
“I certainly think we need some kind of government-based independent commission, whether it’s a full royal commission or not I don’t know.”
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