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Category Archives: Australia
I’ve Started Following The Women’s World Cup
Normally, I pay minimal attention to women’s sports because the product is so inferior to what 14 year old boys can produce, let alone men. This is true for soccer. A high school boys team can and has thrashed the … Continue reading
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Bondi Badlands: The definitive story of Sydney’s gay hate murders
Here are some highlights from this 2007 book by Greg Callaghan: * [T]his cliff-top walkway and park was a popular homosexual ‘beat’ for decades. At a time when gay bars or venues were few, or too risky to visit, and … Continue reading
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SMH: Barry Humphries is a reminder that we should laugh the phrase ‘read the room’ out of existence
David Free writes: First, notice that we’re talking about the room. The definite article seems important. Nobody has accused Humphries of forgetting how to read a room. Comedians prize the ability to read the rooms they perform in. To lose … Continue reading
My First Impressions Of LA After Nearly Three Months Down Under
I flew into LAX this morning from Sydney. I’m struck by: * How good LA smells; * LA is far from the hell hole that many think it is. For millions of people, LA is the best place in the … Continue reading
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What’s The Matter With Men?
New Yorker: What’s the matter with men? Virtual Pilgrim comments: “Luke’s discussion about what men want in terms of relationship and sex compared to what women want Is a totally worldly point of view. There may be some truth underneath … Continue reading
Australian Fatalism Vs American Exuberance (1-18-23)
Virtual Pilgrim writes: Years ago, David Crosby came over to visit and I noticed he was visibility shaken. He couldn’t look me in the eye, so I asked him what was wrong. He shrugged and said, “nothing”, but I could … Continue reading
Day 69 Down Under – It’s The End Of The World As We Know It! (1-12-23)
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Will A Rumored Affair Derail Kevin McCarthy’s Bid For Speaker? (1-4-23)
01:00 Whatever Happened to the Scandal That Derailed Kevin McCarthy’s Last Bid for Speaker? https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/05/the-forgotten-scandal-that-derailed-mccarthys-speakership.html 04:00 Harvard Professor: How Women Compete For Partners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4jKAgYL0gg 14:30 Who are the upper class livestreamers? 22:00 How to compete in the attention economy, https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/interview-with-neil-levy-on-intellectual-virtue-signalling … Continue reading
Mates & Brothers
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Should You Interview Nazis? (12-27-22)
00:50 Helen Lewis talks to DTG, https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurus 02:00 The New Gurus, https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2022/bbc-radio-4-the-new-gurus 14:30 WEHT to Stefan Molyneux? 19:00 Ron DeSantis 1:09:00 James Lindsey 1:21:00 NYP: Top school principal hides students’ academic awards in name of ‘equity’