Archive for the Observation Category

Aboke Abductions

Posted in Journalism, Observation with tags , , on March 18, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle

Something interesting I found while surfing the ‘net. To give you a taste:

The Aboke abductions were the kidnapping of 139 secondary school student females from St. Mary’s College boarding school by rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army on October 10, 1996, in Aboke, northern Apac District, Uganda. The deputy head mistress of the college, Sister Rachele Fassera, of Italy, pursued the rebels and negotiated the release of 109 of the girls. The Aboke abductions and Fassera’s dramatic actions drew international attention, unprecedented at that time, to the insurgency in northern Uganda. Continue reading

A Open Letter to the Western Detractors of Kony 2012

Posted in Journalism, Observation with tags , , , on March 18, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle

The late 20th-early 21st century sees a world in which 60% of its inhabitants live below the poverty line. The ‘Kony 2012’ campaign, regardless of who runs it or for what reason, ostensibly seeks to make famous a man who presses children into sex slavery or warfare. Continue reading

Sam's Comment, or Showing Jarrod Who's Boss

Posted in Observation with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 5, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle

Every time a woman responds to something I have written on this blog relating to feminism, she claims she can’t understand it [see ‘Why I do Not Call Myself a Feminist]. I think Sam’s comment, however, is the most astute and insightful I have received here. I wanted to feature it as a post in its own right – because of its perspicacity, but also because I guess I need to talk about the grinding of this particular axe.  Continue reading

Feminism is a Distinctly Single-Edged Sword

Posted in Observation with tags , , , , , on February 29, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle

http://video.au.msn.com/watch/video/9raw-the-circle-mocks-war-hero/xk30y8q

In case you missed it: Yumi Stynes, professional dick-head, recently described  Victoria Cross winner Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith as ‘brainless’ in relation to a shirtless photograph of him in the pool. George Negus went on to ponder whether or not he was a ‘dud root’. Continue reading

Why the Internet is Truly Awesome

Posted in Observation, Reading, Ridiculous curiosity on February 8, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle

Question: What’s the difference between an instrument and an implement?

Mr and Mrs Creosote

Posted in Observation with tags , , , , , , , on February 8, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle

According to Clive Palmer, Gina Rinehart is a ‘Great Australian’. Continue reading

Icons: Part II

Posted in Fitness, Observation with tags , , , , , , , , on February 1, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle

My favourite Arts Degree joke was written on the toilet paper dispenser underneath the Melbourne University Union Building; “Arts Degrees: Please Take One.” Continue reading

Happy Thought for the Day

Posted in Observation with tags , on January 24, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle

“First they came for the communists, but I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a communist.

Then they came for the Jews but I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t a Jew.

Then they came for the trade unionists, but I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Catholics, but I didn’t speak up because I was a protestant.

Then they came for me, and by that time, there was no one left to stand up.”

-Pastor Martin Neimoeller

The World is a Deaf Machine: The Loser’s Manifesto

Posted in Observation, Reading with tags , , , , on January 24, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle

The Red Tree – a children’s storybook – is one of those rare works of art so powerful, it completely transcends its genre. However, I would never allow my kids to look at it. Continue reading

Biting the Hand That feeds

Posted in Film, Observation with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 14, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle

As a young man, George A. Romero was one of my heroes. Continue reading