2017-06-08 14:08
It's late on a Thursday night, and I'm sitting in front of the television, watching CNN, waiting for the former FBI Director James Comey to testify to the US Senate Intelligence Committee. T… Read More
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A blog about the daily goings-on in my life presented in a funny and fresh way.
2016-11-09 12:19
So far this election, we've had pussy grabs, emails, the FBI and more celebrity endorsements than a starving African village would get. So really, just a regular day in the USA. So far on el… Read More
2016-05-11 12:58
We're in the eye of the storm of nerdtastic superhero movies in 2016. Or maybe not, the eye of the storm is the quiet bit. Perhaps we're skirting the eye of the storm, but still firmly in th… Read More
2016-05-03 07:44
If, for the past few weeks, you've been sitting on Instagram and Facebook looking at all of the amazing collaborations at festivals like Coachella, and thinking 'damn, I wish I could get tha… Read More
2016-02-17 07:27
We all have that friend that we put up with but secretly hate. For me, it's my good buddy Alphonso. He is a decent dude and all, but sometimes, he just comes off as empty and lacking in subs… Read More
2016-02-17 03:39
This morning, it was announced that the Palaszczuk Government has struck a deal with cross bench MPs that would see the the strictest lockout laws in the country introduced to the bars, pubs… Read More
2016-01-25 13:08
Australians all let us rejoice, for we are young and free. Freedom comes in many forms. Freedom is the ability to get whatever you want from your day/week/month/year/life. Freedom is the abi… Read More
2015-12-15 14:49
For a large portion of people, this Thursday has been coming for nearly 25 years. Not necessarily the Thursday in particular, despite how integral Thursdays are in the construction of… Read More
2015-08-22 08:05
Going to the University of Queensland has a lot of perks. We have cool pub crawls, and faculty balls. We have a nice looking campus at St. Lucia with lots open space and half decent building… Read More
2015-03-02 06:29
To paraphrase 19th century American journalist and would-be President Horace Greeley; going West and growing up with the country wasn't what I had in mind for the dawn of 2015. My… Read More
2015-01-19 03:31
Planes, Trains and AutomobilesDays 39 - 40: Pleasanton - Fiji - BrisbaneAnd so to a close we draw. Cue “Closing Time” and “Time of Your Life”. Four airports, three fl… Read More
2014-12-04 02:32
Ok, so that just happened. Grand Theft Auto V just got pulled from shelves at every Target store around the country as the result of an online petition. No more sale. Nix. Zilch. While I don… Read More
2014-11-25 02:47
There have been better times to head across vast oceans and lands. Between two downed Malaysian Airlines flights, the Ebola outbreak and the rapid expansion of ISIS/ISIL/IS (really guys, you… Read More
2014-08-04 09:55
Just after I got home from Splendour In The Grass, I had to write a recap for my other main outlet, Spultured. Without any shadow of a doubt, I nailed that review (which you can read here)… Read More
2014-05-26 10:44
Its been 75 years in the making, but finally the event that we've all been waiting for; the world's most beloved superhero is turning 75. This month, Batman, The Caped Crusader, The Dark Kni… Read More
2014-05-16 15:05
It's finally happened. It only took 19 years, but it has finally happened. The Power Rangers has been green lit to become a rebooted, big budget film in the likes of Transformers, Teenage Mu… Read More
2014-03-06 07:30
As I was sitting down to type up this article, a good friend of mine jokingly told me "if this week's Talkin Smack is about the situation in Ukraine, be afraid." I felt that it was oddly poi… Read More
2014-02-27 08:49
Space. Yesteryear's final frontier. What happened to us since the 60's? I mean, apart from the internet, telecommunications, the decline of free love, the mullet, denim-on-denim, the Fitzger… Read More
2013-11-18 07:37
If I am the first person to tell you this, I am sorry for the news that you're about to read. Someone is watching you. If I am the first person to tell you that, shouldn't you be finger pain… Read More
2013-10-11 01:54
You always have to wonder what it's like for a Prime Minister that is voted out of power. S/He wakes up one morning, opens her/his eyes, and then it all hits her/him. S/He turns over to thei… Read More
2013-10-01 00:13
Before all these new-fangled modes of transport like air travel, cars and trains were invented, travelling around the world was a much simpler affair. You would stand in one spot and wait fo… Read More
2013-08-22 07:34
In my mind, I didn't think that things could get any worse. But in my mind, pixies ride giant, winged salamanders into battle against ravenous, venom-spitting teapots all before breakfast, s… Read More
2013-08-22 07:30
I know what you're thinking. "Max, enough with the shitty stories already. We've had this same crap three times already, and it was only just three weeks ago when we last heard about it. Do… Read More
2013-08-22 04:36
I once heard a surprising statistic when I was on a grade 7 excursion to Queensland Parliament House. Apparently, and I stress apparently, 66% of bills that are put before parliament are pas… Read More
2013-08-18 06:14
Sometimes, it's the little things that can make all of the difference. Let's take for instance, the human face. I could show you 100 photos of normal human faces and you wouldn't really enjo… Read More
2013-08-15 07:52
Even at the best of times, advertising between your favourite television shows is a bit the 1920's - overpriced, exorbitant and awkwardly placed to break up the best bits of action. Even the… Read More
2013-08-14 13:55
Hist! . . . . . . Hark!The night is very dark,And we've to go a mile or soAcross the Possum Park.- C.J Dennis, Hist! Not going to lie to you, most poetry sucks, in my eyes. So go ahead, Robi… Read More
2013-08-02 11:53
This week's article was written with the assistance of a good friend and writing mentor Ric, who would prefer to be known by his pseudonym Dick Cheney.It's wrong to stereotype. But you alrea… Read More
2013-07-11 08:07
We all have that friend that we put up with but secretly hate. For me, it's my good buddy Alphonso. He is a decent dude and all, but sometimes, he just comes off as empty and lacking in subs… Read More
2013-07-07 06:43
You are all terrible people. You've all used the disabled toilets when you didn't need to. You've all jaywalked when you knew that there was a perfectly functioning and recently serviced zeb… Read More
2013-06-21 02:12
His hand slid into his jacket and it emerged grasping a long blade. The shining blade shimmered in the dim light that shone through the cracks around the door. As he drew nearer, I could hea… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
It's been a big week in the technology world. Apple has held its World Developer's Conference, again proving that no matter how much you shine it, an apple can still have half a worm in it… Read More
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