MST3K is back, The List in Who, April 24, 2017

Among many happy returns this year (Twin Peaks! Twin Peaks!) is Mystery Science Theater 3000, which started streaming on Netflix. Here is a quick write-up about it.

Most Beautiful People 2017: Beautiful Heart Sam Webb, April 24, 2017

When deciding the makeup of this year's Beautiful Hearts package, the WHO staff were asked to find Australian celebrities active in philanthropy. I remembered speaking last year to Australian Survivor contestant Sam Webb about the charity he created to get students with depression much needed help. When I spoke to him for this piece, he was between travelling to speaking engagements. Here's more from Sam online, and a throwback link to my exit interview with him last year.

Hot Topics for Who, April 10, 2017: Grant Denyer

Grant Denyer, the popular Family Feud Australia host, got into a terrible race crash. Although his car sponsor would not comment on what happened, his manager confirmed he was recovering.

5 Things to Know about Charlie Siem, Who April 3, 2017

How do I get classical music into WHO? With a guy like Charlie Siem! Thankfully, Charlie is a client of Jeremy Murphy, a colleague from CBS who started his own management firm, Bespoke 360. You can find even more about Charlie here. 

5 Minutes with Wendy James, The List in Who, April 3, 2017

I love speaking to authors and Wendy James was funny, candid and a delight. We talked about her latest novel, The Golden Child. 

I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here, Australia edition season 3, March 2017

I had been doing some online exit interviews for I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here, so here is where I am compiling a few links. Click on the name to read about: host Dr Chris Brown, second evictee Jay Laga'aia,  fourth evictee Kris Smith, seventh evictee Carson Kressley, eighth evictee Ash Pollard, 11th evictee Nazeem Hussein, 2nd runner up Natalie Bassingthwaighte, and runner-up Dane Swan. While I spoke with winner Casey Donovan, we were waiting to do a bigger feature with her later pegged to her album release (please see the Who Magazine tab for that story!) I've added at the end the "Last Word" interview with Dr Chris.

The second American to enter the jungle (after Tom Arnold), Carson Kressley made a favourable impression on the Australians with his do-anything attitude and fierce accent. Photo courtesy of Ten Network.

Dr Chris is one of the hosts of I'm A Celebrity, So this is the piece that kicked off season 3.

Kids' Choice Awards 2017, Who Mar 27, 2017

Who doesn't want to get slimed? OK, don't answer that.

Back Chat Q&A with Isla Fisher, Who Mar 27, 2017

I spoke with Isla Fisher about her childrens' book series involving a very unorthodox babysitter. More of her interview ran online here. 

Reality TV premieres, Who Mar 20, 2017

I spoke with Australian Survivor contestant Nick Iadanza to preview Survivor: Game Changers for the Australian audience, and then talked with Biggest Loser: Transformed host Fiona Falkiner, herself a contestant on season one, about that show's upcoming season. To read more from Fiona, click here. 

Hot Topics for Who, Mar 20, 2017: iHeartRadio Awards, a birthday, and Suri

Another broad spectrum of HT-ness!

One to Watch: Angourie Rice, Who March 13, 2017

I spoke with Angourie Rice just before the Oscars but was glad to include her in the issue with the Oscars since she refers to her former co-star Ryan Gosling. Look for Angourie in the Sofia Coppola film The Beguiled. 

Hot Topics for Who, March 6, 2017

Sometimes you have to write about things that are not related to one another but exist on the same spread. Here is an example. 

The Last Word with Miranda Tapsell, WHO Feb 27, 2017

I adore Miranda! This time, our chat was pegged to their ABC series Newton's Law. More of her obsessions can be found in the online companion piece here. 

My Kitchen Rules 2017: Drama with Josh and Amy, Feb. 27, 2017

Since his first moment on screen, Josh Meeuwissen commanded attention on My Kitchen Rules, either by boasting of his and wife Amy's seafood-cooking skills or offering harsh critiques on other's food. But mid-way through the show, it seemed Josh had gotten carried away with being on camera and his taunts became more outlandish while his wife's reactions became more serious. After doing some initial interviews to promote the series, Josh and Amy declined to speak to the media after their second episode aired, except for two separate times they appeared on a radio program to say their piece. While I wish I had gotten a chance to interview the Perth couple, I hear they are actually fine in 'real life' and over the negative attention cast by their television personas. Safe to say any articles I worked on involving them were the ones I least enjoyed writing. I've compiled the clips below from their run on the show. Here, too, are some online links:  When Alyse and Matt may have crossed the line with Josh and Amy; Della and Tully on their feud with Josh; when Josh made his controversial comment to Amy Murr, and the Josh and Amy elimination online story. 

Hot Topics for Who, Feb 13, 2017: Paris Jackson

Paris Jackson gave a candid, wide-ranging interview to Rolling Stone. We've teased some parts of that interview in this news summary. 

WHO's Ones to Watch 2017: Callan McAuliffe, Feb 6, 2017

I got to speak to Callan in December when he was promoting his work in the film The Legend of Ben Hall. Some of that interview was put online, in an article here, but I saved a statement to include in our list of notable young Australian talent. 

Hot Topics for Who, Jan 16, 2017

It's a baby boom! We lead off the announcements with Pink, a favourite for our readers.

One to watch: Devon Terrell, Back Chat Who Jan. 9, 2017

Although Devon Terrell was born in California, he was raised in Perth, Western Australia. Nonetheless, he came Stateside to film the early-days bio-pic about Barack Obama for Netflix. 

Jingle Ball 2016, Who Dec 19, 2016

My new marker for the impending end-of-the-year holidays — having to write about the Jingle Ball. 

Author Matthew Reilly on The Four Legendary Kingdoms, Who Dec 12, 2016

Another great thing about working at WHO — reading new books and talking to authors. For our summer book preview, I spoke to Matthew Reilly, now based in LA, about his latest Jack West adventure. More of his interview can be found online here.