Some weeks ago, I posted a couple of pieces about ‘Old Kickboxers Never Die, they just end up in the can – or the hospital.’ Sadly, Mike Bernardo has proven me wrong. He killed himself on February 14 at the age of 42 after a long battle with depression and anxiety. Continue reading
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
The thing about a book like War and Peace that first makes an impression on you is its size. Continue reading
International Kickboxer Magazine, Jan/Feb 2012
Dane ‘Daddy Kool’ Beauchamp has cleared out all opposition in not one, but two separate weight divisions. JARROD BOYLE sits beside him on the bench and has a chat during the wait for his word title shot. Continue reading
"I'm a very KO or be KOed kind of guy."
International Kickboxer Magazine, Jan/Feb 2012
Australia’s great heavyweight hope, Ben ‘The Guv’ner’ Edwards caught up with JARROD BOYLE to look at all that awaits him on the international fight scene. Continue reading
Question: What’s the difference between an instrument and an implement?
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
“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 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
Theme Park at its Darkest 