If Hollywood filmmaking is spellcasting, A Star Is Born seduced me absolutely. Continue reading
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Lady Gaga: Magnificently Ugly
Posted in Film, Real Men with tags A Star is Born, Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Naomi Wolf, The Beauty Myth, The Hangover on December 13, 2018 by Jarrod Boyle
Is Jocko Willink A Psychopath?
Posted in Real Men with tags Afghanistan, Black Flag, Black Sabbath, Echelon Front, Fields of Fire, Henry Rollins, Jim Webb, Jocko Podcast, Jocko Willink, Joe Rogan, John Pilger, Mark Donaldson, My War, Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Attia, Ramadi, SEAL, The Corner, The End of Silence, The Hurt Locker, The Wire, Tim Ferriss, Tools of Titans, War Pigs on December 5, 2018 by Jarrod Boyle
After taking a regular interest in his podcasts, I’m finding it hard to tell. Continue reading
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An Open Letter to Hannah Gadsby
Posted in Real Men, Statement of intention with tags gay pride, Hannah Gadsby, Henry Rollins, Mardi Gras, Nanette, Netflix, rainbow flag on August 4, 2018 by Jarrod Boyle
I just wanted to write to tell you how much I enjoyed your show, ‘Nanette.’ You don’t see a lot of genuinely incendiary stuff anymore. Incendiary and vital. Continue reading
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Posted in Ben Edwards, Boxing, Kickboxing, Real Men with tags Ben Edwards, Boxing, Canberra, Duke Didier, Jeremy Joiner, jiu jitsu, Kickboxing, MMA, Monaro Fight Circuit on November 16, 2017 by Jarrod Boyle
Ben Edwards is a beast. After making a significant impression on international heavyweight boxing and kickboxing, he is poised to make an elephantine splash at the deep end of the swimming pool of MMA. He fights Westside MMA stalwart Jeremy Joiner this Friday night in Canberra on Monaro Fight Circuit 26. Continue reading
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Morbid Love
Posted in Morbid Love, Real Men, violence against women with tags A Moveable Feast, Ernest Hemingway, Hitting Home, Ken Lay, Q&A, Rodney Hall, Roland Barthes, Rosie Batty, Schroedinger, The Atlantic, The Australian Newspaper, The Guardian, Vice on September 13, 2017 by Jarrod Boyle
Aftermath/Afterword
The thought of publishing this on my blog made me sick. Continue reading
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Morbid Love
Posted in Morbid Love, Real Men, violence against women on September 10, 2017 by Jarrod Boyle
Final
I had met her ex. He was the ugliest man I had ever seen in my life. Continue reading
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Morbid Love
Posted in Morbid Love, Real Men, violence against women on September 5, 2017 by Jarrod Boyle
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I could feel an ugly future closing in. The way I experienced the world changed, and I felt myself becoming depressed. When she lost her temper, she was like a wild animal. Continue reading
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Morbid Love
Posted in Morbid Love, Real Men, violence against women on September 3, 2017 by Jarrod Boyle
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The first time was over ice-cream. She had eaten the entire carton and when I asked where it had all gone, showing her the carton, she slapped me. Continue reading
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Morbid Love
Posted in Morbid Love, Real Men, violence against women on August 27, 2017 by Jarrod Boyle
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The first time I hit a woman – and the second time, in fact – was a calculated decision. Continue reading
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Morbid Love
Posted in Morbid Love, Real Men, violence against women with tags Boxing, domestic violence, Fighting, Kickboxing, violence against women on August 15, 2017 by Jarrod Boyle
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I probably first walked into a fight gym shortly after that so I could learn to stand up to him physically because reason and honesty weren’t working, but it was more than that. Continue reading
Theme Park at its Darkest 