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Books. Music. Film.

Books.  Music. Film.

Several years ago, I toyed with the idea of opening a retail store. Not just any retail store, you understand. What I had in mind was a representation of something shamelessly personal, a manifestation of the things that had given my life meaning over the years. I wanted to call the store “Books. Music. Film.” The...

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Daddy, what is indie music?

Daddy, what is indie music?

“Good question son. It’s kind of everything these days, but in the good old days it actually meant something tangible.” It always fascinates me how musical genres are constantly invented then warped, diluted and eventually rendered inert as valid descriptions of a style or movement in music. Rock ’n roll was a...

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Fight, fight, fight, fight!

Fight, fight, fight, fight!

When you start to write a book (in my case, The Last Word – Mixed Martial Arts), more often than not you don’t really know where it will take you and what emotions it might stir within your bowels. I’ve always had an interest in martial arts. As a youngster, I harboured dreams of being Bruce Lee, even though the...

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Do we need a (little) war?

Do we need a (little) war?

Now before we start, I must make it clear that this is not here to belittle the very real problems of depression and anxiety in our world. Medically diagnosed mental health issues are a serious issue and a totally different thing from what I am about to discuss (I have to clarify that before the deluge of complaints hits my...

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Was Nicky Allen a better talent than Dan Carter?

Was Nicky Allen a better talent than Dan Carter?

All Black pivot Dan Carter is widely regarded as the finest five-eighth playing rugby today. But the New Zealand template pre-Carter for athleticism, fluid place-kicking and ability to exploit a gap was created, not by Grant Fox, Andrew Mehrtens or the mercurial Carlos Spencer, but by a little-known rugby player called Nicky...

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