The weigh-in for the recent Ronda Rousey / Cat Zingano fight on UFC 184 was not only exciting, but also instructive on the subject of sexual politics. Continue reading
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Rousey and Zingano – Feminist Warriors?
Posted in fighting, Pretensions toward cultural theory, Real Men with tags body image, Cat Zingano, Naomi Wolf, Ronda Rousey, The Beauty Myth, UFC 184 on March 24, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
Taylor Swift – Corporate Whore
Posted in Observation, Pretensions toward cultural theory, Ridiculous curiosity with tags Gore Vidal, Hottest One Hundred, Jet, Joy Division, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Nirvana, Taylor Swift, Triple J on January 26, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
#tayforhottest100 was a storm in a teacup. Now she’s been disqualified however, there seems to be a pattern forming in the leaves that remain silted at the bottom. Continue reading
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Malheureusement, je suis aussi Charlie Hebdo
Posted in Jokes, Journalism, Observation, Pretensions toward cultural theory, Real Men, Statement of intention with tags cartoon, Charlie Hebdo, freedom of speech, mohammed, Paris massacre on January 14, 2015 by Jarrod Boyle
‘Are You a Satanist?’
Posted in Journalism, Observation, Pretensions toward cultural theory, Reading, Real Men, Statement of intention with tags Albert Einstein, blasphemy, Christianity, Ernest Hemingway, Hunter S Thompson, John Milton, Letters to a Satanist, Lucien Greaves, mysterious, mythology, Nikos Kazantzakis, Oklahoma Satanic Temple, Paradise Lost, religion, Salman Rushdie, Satan, Satanic Verses, sigil of Baphomet, Spanish Civil War, The Last Temptation, William Blake on December 15, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
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I feel responsible. I feel that I must do something like Flanagan, or Tolstoy. Anything less is a waste of everyone’s time – both yours, and mine. If I think about it too much, there’s not even time enough to go to work. Continue reading
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Why Game of Thrones Has Come to Fascinate Us
Posted in Film, Observation, Pretensions toward cultural theory, Real Men with tags CCTV, Coppola, Denis Rader, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Irreversible, Jamie Lannister, Joffrey Lannister, John Hobbes, Leviathan, Lord of the Flies, Marquis of Queensbury, Mountain, Navy SEAL, Oberyn Martell, Piggy, Polanski, Ralph, Robert Towne, Salo, Target Focus Training, Tim Larkin, Tyrion Lannister, Verys, Viper, William Golding on November 4, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
Lord of the Flies is one of the world’s best-loved allegories of civilization and the way it has played out through violence. Continue reading
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Julie Bishop’s Not a Feminist
Posted in Observation, Pretensions toward cultural theory with tags cunt, disgrace, Feminism, Julie Bishop, stupid on October 30, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
What a fucking disgrace.
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Ken Lay: Cage Fighting, Bloodshed and Resonating Against the Void
Posted in Kickboxing, Observation, Pretensions toward cultural theory, Real Men with tags All the Pretty Horses, Australian society, blood, Blood Meridian, bouncer, cage fighting, Cormac McCarthy, Dan Kelly, Herald-Sun Newspaper, Ken Lay, mixed martial arts, MMA, No Country for Old Men, Police chief, street violence, The Age Newspaper, The Crossing, The Guardian Online Newspaper, UFC, Ultimate Fighting, violence against women, William Luu on October 25, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
To my mind, Ken Lay is more than just a police chief; he’s an exceptional public figure, fighting to make a crucial difference to Australian society. Continue reading
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The Selfie
Posted in Observation, Pretensions toward cultural theory with tags Antoine de Saint-Exupery, fox, little prince, rose, selfie on October 14, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
The little prince went away again to visit the roses.
“You’re not at all like my rose, you’re nothing at all yet,” he said. “No one has tamed you and you have tamed no one. You are like my fox. He was only a fox like a hundred thousand others. But I made him my friend, and now he is unique in the world.”
And the roses were very much embarrassed. Continue reading
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Soul Singer
Posted in Observation, Pretensions toward cultural theory with tags Anthony Keidis, Beth Ditto, Black Flag, Bon Scott, Down, End of Silence, Gimme Gimme Gimme, Henry Rollins, Low Self Opinion, Melbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, Phil Anselmo, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soundwave, The Gossip, Yr Mangled Heart on September 28, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
“…And now for an old soul song.”
– Anthony Keidis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers introducing his band’s cover of ‘Gimme Gimme’ by Black Flag during their Melbourne tour, 1992.
As I understand, singers like Aretha Franklin, in her time, were labeled screamers. Their tone tended towards a shout and, in comparison with the rich, creamy sound of a classical voice, were considered coarse and unsophisticated. Continue reading
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Tinder: Advice for Women from a Man’s Perspective.
Posted in Observation, Pretensions toward cultural theory, Ridiculous curiosity with tags Chester Himes, Germaine Greer, Haruki Murakami, Jane Austen, John Berger, Naomi Woolf, RSVP, Tinder on September 20, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
I have been opposed to using Tinder. The idea of accepting or rejecting people on the basis of their appearance seems to me (as a person aging away from the intersection of technology and culture) to be an ugly, depersonalizing, objectifying practice.
Then, of course, I found myself at home for whatever-night-in-a-row with Jane Austen, Chester Himes and Haruki Murakami and, good as they are, two of them are dead, one is Japanese and none of them are going to fuck me. Say what you like about casual sex; there is no better way to stave of the chill of existential angst. Continue reading
Theme Park at its Darkest 