Last night’s episode of Mitre 10 Dream Home was chock-a-block with tools, tears and tantrums while the contestants faced disaster after disaster setting up their lounges.
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TV show’s gay couple hit back against trolls
The lesbian couple competing in the Mitre 10 Dream Home reality TV show have hit back at vicious online attacks about their sexuality. The choice of Jay Blair, 29, and Amanda Fail, 31, to be one of two Christchurch families competing for the chance to build a new house was labelled a ratings stunt.
Win a meeting with Aerosmith
Aerosmith will be walking this way next week to perform their first ever concert in New Zealand. And one lucky Stuff reader will get the chance to meet Steve Tyler and Joe Perry at their only show in Dunedin.
Florida Man Selling ‘American Dream’ on eBay
Shane Butcher, 29, is selling everything he owns: video game store owner is selling his his house, cars, and stores on eBay for $3.5 million. He say’s he does not know where his career will lead him next, but for now he’s hoping that someone else will be interested in buying “The American Dream.” “I’m selling […]
Murder-Suicide in California: A Tragedy of the Financial Crisis?
Sorrento Pointe, Calif., does not look like the setting for the death of the American Dream. From outside the tasteful guardhouse stationed at the entrance of this gated community about 23 miles from downtown Los Angeles, all seems peaceful
Books: View from the Big House
FALCONER by JOHN CHEEVER 211 pages. Knopf
Great Xpectations of So-Called Slackers
Who would have thought the kids would start taking over so soon? Or that they would even want to?
Fareed Zakaria on How to Restore the American Dream
The American dream for me, growing up in India in the 1970s, looked something like the opening credits of Dallas. The blockbuster TV series began with a kaleidoscope of big, brassy, sexy images — tracts of open land, shiny skyscrapers, fancy cars, cowboy businessmen and the very dreamy Victoria Principal.
Suze Orman on ‘Money Class,’ Death of the American Dream
Personal-finance guru Suze Orman is famous for her no-holds-barred advice. And in her latest book, The Money Class , she urges recession-battered Americans to be just as honest with themselves.
Michael Moore: Capitalism has proven it’s failed
It has been 20 years since filmmaker Michael Moore took on General Motors in “Roger and Me.” He’s still sticking it to big business for what he sees as the deliberate shafting of the little guy. His new film, “Capitalism: A Love Story,” opened Wednesday in New York and Los Angeles, California, and opens nationwide next week