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Archive for 2011
Picking Up Women in 1830s Paris
Posted in Reading with tags Julien Sorrel, Red and the Black, Stendhal on January 16, 2011 by Jarrod Boyle
A Genius for a Friend
Posted in Journalism, Reading with tags Jane Austen, Oscar Wilde, Pride and Prejudice, Rodney Hall, Stendhal, The Red and the Black on January 15, 2011 by Jarrod BoyleIt’s great to have a genius for a friend; it guarantees often exhilarating conversations. Continue reading
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What's Wrong with the Australian Film Industry!
Posted in Film, Journalism with tags Chardonnay sipping socialist, David Parker and Nadia Tass, Jim Schembri, Matching Jack, The Age Newspaper on January 15, 2011 by Jarrod Boyle
Began reading this article on Friday afternoon.
It was interesting, and by the time I’d read the text, I decided to read the comments, also. Three things;
- You can’t underestimate the wit and wisdom of the average reader.
- Every twat responsible for the Australian Film ‘industry’ should have this fixed as required reading.
- The problem is just as most of us suspected.
I understand that most of us are ‘time poor’ (snigger), so I reproduce some of my favourite letters below. Continue reading
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Real Men #2 (Posthumous): Jordan Rice
Posted in Journalism, Real Men on January 13, 2011 by Jarrod Boyle
13 year old Jordan Rice was engulfed and swept away by mounting floodwaters in Toowoomba because he insisted rescuers save his younger brother first.
http://www.theage.com.au/environment/weather/how-jordan-died-to-save-his-brother-20110112-19obf.html
“Goodnight, sweet prince, And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.”
Shakespeare,
Hamlet,
Act 5, scene 2.
Theme Park at its Darkest 