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Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-humourless-hysteria-of-the-holier-than-thou/ In I Spit On Your Grave, a young woman is gang raped in a remote woodland. She is beaten and tortured in a series of deeply disturbing scenes, before she hurls herself into a river. She survives, comes back, and inflicts a graphic and brutal revenge on the men who so viciously attacked her. I can’t remember why I picked up the DVD - although I love horror and was possibly overcome with swaggering bravado after seeing the ‘watch it if you dare’ sticker. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Antony McMullen) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-humourless-hysteria-of-the-holier-than-thou/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-humourless-hysteria-of-the-holier-than-thou/#item7711 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:12 +0000 “Some day, far into the future, this here machine will become a powerful medium with the potential to unite nations and inspire common folk through high-definition images of overweight D-list celebrities struggling to run and weeping atop rowing machines”. Do you know to whom this quote - which is believed to have been uttered at the unveiling of the first television set - is most commonly attributed to? Nobody. Absolutely no one said this. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/if-we-wanted-reality-wed-turn-off-the-television/ “Some day, far into the future, this here machine will become a powerful medium with the potential to unite nations and inspire common folk through high-definition images of overweight D-list celebrities struggling to run and weeping atop rowing machines”. Do you know to whom this quote - which is believed to have been uttered at the unveiling of the first television set - is most commonly attributed to? Nobody. Absolutely no one said this. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Antony McMullen) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/if-we-wanted-reality-wed-turn-off-the-television/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/if-we-wanted-reality-wed-turn-off-the-television/#item7710 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:12 +0000 “Some day, far into the future, this here machine will become a powerful medium with the potential to unite nations and inspire common folk through high-definition images of overweight D-list celebrities struggling to run and weeping atop rowing machines”. Do you know to whom this quote - which is believed to have been uttered at the unveiling of the first television set - is most commonly attributed to? Nobody. Absolutely no one said this. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/can-you-be-a-different-kind-of-girl-when-youre-53/ In 2008 a journalist from Vanity Fair said the thought of sex with a then-50-year-old Madonna “seems like a fetish” - presumably because she was then already “old”. Yet there she was at 2012 Super Bowl half time with pom poms, gladiator outfits, military drummers, a gospel choir and loads of cameos from other stars singing about being a “different kind of girl” in her new song. The general consensus was she knocked the half-time show right out of the park. Who said it’s inappropriate for a 53-year-old woman to dress like a gothic cheerleader? Maybe 50 is the new 25. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Antony McMullen) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/can-you-be-a-different-kind-of-girl-when-youre-53/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/can-you-be-a-different-kind-of-girl-when-youre-53/#item7691 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:12 +0000 “Some day, far into the future, this here machine will become a powerful medium with the potential to unite nations and inspire common folk through high-definition images of overweight D-list celebrities struggling to run and weeping atop rowing machines”. Do you know to whom this quote - which is believed to have been uttered at the unveiling of the first television set - is most commonly attributed to? Nobody. Absolutely no one said this. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/mick-jaggers-still-putting-the-sex-into-metrosexual/ Long before the abomination known as Moves Like Jagger (Maroon 5 your days are numbered), the rubberfaced Rolling Stones frontman made a different move. He wore lipstick and lavish beauty products and took much more time than most of his male counterparts when getting ready. Yep, Mick Jagger was the first Metrosexual. He was The Man…who slightly resembled a woman. Modern day metros like Pharell Williams, David Beckham, Marc Anthony and Orlando Bloom should doff their fedoras to Jagger, the grandfather of metrosexuality and an outstanding individual who championed individuality. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Antony McMullen) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/mick-jaggers-still-putting-the-sex-into-metrosexual/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/mick-jaggers-still-putting-the-sex-into-metrosexual/#item7683 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:12 +0000 “Some day, far into the future, this here machine will become a powerful medium with the potential to unite nations and inspire common folk through high-definition images of overweight D-list celebrities struggling to run and weeping atop rowing machines”. Do you know to whom this quote - which is believed to have been uttered at the unveiling of the first television set - is most commonly attributed to? Nobody. Absolutely no one said this. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-boss-is-still-the-boss/ Springsteen has done it again. You’ve got to look for the silver lining in these troubled times and if the economic and social train wreck that’s engulfed the mighty United States of America has to be endured at least it’s producing some of the best new music heard in years. From Todd Snider’s biting Excitement Plan through Ry Cooder’s gritty Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down - and much in between and next door - we’ve heard some fantastic commentary set to heart breaking and soul lifting music. Perhaps Aleo Blacc’s I Need A Dollar is the anthem of the hard times so far but the Boss comes roaring back with a very bitter judgment on social inequality and you can bet it will stir some controversy. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Antony McMullen) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-boss-is-still-the-boss/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-boss-is-still-the-boss/#item7674 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:12 +0000 “Some day, far into the future, this here machine will become a powerful medium with the potential to unite nations and inspire common folk through high-definition images of overweight D-list celebrities struggling to run and weeping atop rowing machines”. Do you know to whom this quote - which is believed to have been uttered at the unveiling of the first television set - is most commonly attributed to? Nobody. Absolutely no one said this. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/colberts-foray-shows-up-the-real-clowns-in-the-us-circus/ When talk show host Stephen Colbert announced his quasi-bid for the US presidency, he presented American voters with an embarrassing democratic dilemma: How were they going to tell the mock candidates from the real ones? Lovers of fine farce will be familiar with Colbert’s work. His hallucinatory satire is so formidable it can be seen from space (where a NASA astronautical treadmill was recently named COLBERT in his honour).  On the off chance you aren’t a religious tuner innerer to the Comedy Channel at 7pm on weeknights, Colbert is the anchor for The Colbert Report. He’s a maniacal, semi-fictitious character who displays breathtaking audacity when it comes to speaking truthiness to power. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Antony McMullen) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/colberts-foray-shows-up-the-real-clowns-in-the-us-circus/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/colberts-foray-shows-up-the-real-clowns-in-the-us-circus/#item7606 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:12 +0000 “Some day, far into the future, this here machine will become a powerful medium with the potential to unite nations and inspire common folk through high-definition images of overweight D-list celebrities struggling to run and weeping atop rowing machines”. Do you know to whom this quote - which is believed to have been uttered at the unveiling of the first television set - is most commonly attributed to? Nobody. Absolutely no one said this. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/fire-up-the-barbie-its-ostraya-day/ Our national day has become somewhat of a chance to navel gaze. To profoundly ponder who we were, who we are, and who we want to be. To pick apart the metaphysical fluff of our nationhood. For some it’s a day of nationalistic pride, of waving flags Made in China and trying to remember all the words to the national anthem.  For some it’s Invasion Day, the anniversary of the First Fleet’s arrival a matter for sorrow, not beer. Or it’s all about the cricket. But there’s a fair bunch of us for whom it’s a public holiday, a day to kick back in the sun, open a cold drink a little early,  and catch up with friends and family. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Antony McMullen) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/fire-up-the-barbie-its-ostraya-day/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/fire-up-the-barbie-its-ostraya-day/#item7609 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:12 +0000 “Some day, far into the future, this here machine will become a powerful medium with the potential to unite nations and inspire common folk through high-definition images of overweight D-list celebrities struggling to run and weeping atop rowing machines”. Do you know to whom this quote - which is believed to have been uttered at the unveiling of the first television set - is most commonly attributed to? Nobody. Absolutely no one said this. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-tennis-is-awesome-but-i-dont-love-all/ In between promos for Revenge, My Kitchen Rules and Please Marry My Boy, tennis star Marcos Baghdatis had a wee meltdown at the Australian Open on Wednesday and smashed his way through four shiny blue tennis racquets. Given he scored a pay cheque of $20,000 just for winning round one, the $770 fine meted out to Baghdatis must have made those poor racquets feel positively worthless. I love the Aussie Open. Like interminable school holidays (“Muuum!” “Muuum!” “Muuum!”) it’s synonymous with summer. But if tempers can fray on the court, imagine how the rest of us feel at home. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Antony McMullen) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-tennis-is-awesome-but-i-dont-love-all/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/the-tennis-is-awesome-but-i-dont-love-all/#item7577 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:12 +0000 “Some day, far into the future, this here machine will become a powerful medium with the potential to unite nations and inspire common folk through high-definition images of overweight D-list celebrities struggling to run and weeping atop rowing machines”. Do you know to whom this quote - which is believed to have been uttered at the unveiling of the first television set - is most commonly attributed to? Nobody. Absolutely no one said this. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/icb-is-mark-wahlberg-really-hangin-tough/ Welcome to this week’s I Call Bullshit column. In a world full of bunkum, it’s often hard to narrow the field down – but today there is a clear winner. Mark Wahlberg and his funky bunch of bollocks. The brother of a NKOTB member, actor, producer and all round ripped guy told the Men’s Journal he could have totally sorted out those September 11 terrorists. He was meant to be on one of the planes that crashed into the World Trade Centre. He told the journal: “If I was on that plane with my kids, it wouldn’t have went down like it did. There would have been a lot of blood in that first-class cabin and then me saying, ‘OK, we’re going to land somewhere safely, don’t worry.’” feedback@thepunch.com.au (Antony McMullen) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/icb-is-mark-wahlberg-really-hangin-tough/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/icb-is-mark-wahlberg-really-hangin-tough/#item7564 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:12 +0000 “Some day, far into the future, this here machine will become a powerful medium with the potential to unite nations and inspire common folk through high-definition images of overweight D-list celebrities struggling to run and weeping atop rowing machines”. Do you know to whom this quote - which is believed to have been uttered at the unveiling of the first television set - is most commonly attributed to? Nobody. Absolutely no one said this. http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/A-toddlers-early-lesson-on-the-power-of-the-dollar/ As the original Yellow Wiggle, Greg Page, asks for his seat back in the Big Red Car, we’re reminded The Wiggles is not just child’s play. His return pleases children and parents across the globe, as it means his health has improved after departing five years ago suffering from orthostatic intolerance, an often undiagnosed circulatory system disorder affecting blood flow. But as I fetch my son’s yoghurt from the fridge, Greg’s (now interim) replacement, Sam Moran stares back at me from the top of the lid. Page’s return is big news for children’s marketing machine behind The Wiggles. My son loves The Wiggles. He wasn’t born when Greg was in the group. So he will require some introduction to millions of kids. We’ll also need to explain where Sam has gone. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Antony McMullen) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/A-toddlers-early-lesson-on-the-power-of-the-dollar/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/A-toddlers-early-lesson-on-the-power-of-the-dollar/#item7558 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:12 +0000 “Some day, far into the future, this here machine will become a powerful medium with the potential to unite nations and inspire common folk through high-definition images of overweight D-list celebrities struggling to run and weeping atop rowing machines”. Do you know to whom this quote - which is believed to have been uttered at the unveiling of the first television set - is most commonly attributed to? Nobody. Absolutely no one said this.