Plaguing this country for at least the last decade has been the desire to describe everything we dislike as being “PC.” For a while it was “PC gone mad,” but now people can’t even be bothered saying that. Particularly in the land of talk-back radio and newspaper letters to the editor (not to mention nauseating…
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‘The GC’ – Feeling Sorry For The Cast
I watched the second half of New Zealand’s answer to Jersey Shore, The GC last night, knowing I need to be up with the play on all things pop-culture in my line of work but also not wanting to lose too much IQ in the process. If you’re not a Kiwi, The GC has become…
Joe Frazier Dies: Why He Made Muhammad Ali The Greatest
One of the 20th century’s greatest underdogs died this week. You could also describe him as one of the most courageous and brave figures in all of sport. And as well as being a man who is often listed amongst the greatest heavy-weight boxers of all time, as crucial to his story is his rise from extreme…
The Tangiwai Movie – Why They Got It Wrong
On Sunday night I sat down with a couple of friends for a Kiwi film we’d all decided was a must-watch, Tangiwai – A Love Story. Within minutes we were squirming in our seats, at the half-way point I felt mildly ill and as the end credits rolled I’d declared it the worst film of…
40 Years Since Ali vs Frazier & The Fight Of The Century
March 8 marks 40 years since arguably the most famous boxing match of all time, the “Fight Of The Century” between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. It’s a testament to both those men (and to George Foreman) that so many of the other contenders for that title also involve them: The “Rumble In The Jungle” of 1974…
Countdown To The 2011 Cricket World Cup – New Zealand’s All Time ODI Team
Martin Crowe in his prime at the 1992 Cricket World Cup. With the 10th Cricket World Cup just a week away, I thought I’d put up my list of the all-time greatest New Zealand ODI team. This is always much more fun when the Black Caps are doing well, but if you cast your mind…
Review: ‘Sound & Fury’ – A Dual Biography Of Muhammad Ali & Howard Cosell
A devout man of God that was notoriously unfaithful to his wives; a sharp, articulate poet who could barely read and write; a man who preached that white men were devils whose public friendship with whites broke down so many barriers; a political figure who couldn’t place Vietnam on a map; a man who admits to now…
