Book Review: ‘Open’ by Andre Agassi

I’m supposed to be reading all the books I borrowed from the university library in preparation for my novel, but I couldn’t help myself. My physical bookshelves are just about out of space, crammed with books I bought over the last couple of years but haven’t yet started reading, so naturally I went and bought
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Movie Review: Warrior (2011)

I still don’t really “get” MMA (mixed martial arts) — whenever I see it on TV it reminds me of a prison shower — but Warrior, starring Aussie Joel Edgerton and Inception‘s and soon to be The Dark Knight Rises’s Tom Hardy, has convinced me to give the sport a second look. Warrior is, without a doubt,
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See Athens in 2 Days!

Update: new pictures added! The Parthenon at the Acropolis! When I told my friends I was heading to Greece for a week and that I had allocated 2 full days for its capital, Athens, the response I got was not overly enthusiastic. They told me there wasn’t all that much to do, and a single
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Anthony Mundine hits Daniel Geale on the fist with a perfectly timed chin

Anthony Mundine explains “blatant robbery” against Daniel Geale

In one of the most shocking and disgraceful decisions in boxing history, Anthony “The Man” Mundine was blatantly robbed in Sydney last night against Daniel Geale in their high-anticipated rematch. Despite dominating the historical 12-round championship fight (that was not reported by any mainstream media outside of Australia), Mundine suffered his fifth career defeat with
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