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Category: You Can’t Review That

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You Can’t Review That: Foreword

Mathew Posted on July 15, 2013February 12, 2016

This article series, written by Jamie, appeared in Woroni in the second half of 2011. I am quite proud of some of the content here, especially the review of a dreamContinue readingYou Can’t Review That: Foreword

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You Can’t Review That: The 21st Century So Far

Mathew Posted on July 15, 2012July 15, 2013

To be fair, this is a mixed bag. First off the good stuff: telecommunications.The Internet threatened to be a receptacle for the sum of human knowledge, but sanity quickly prevailedContinue readingYou Can’t Review That: The 21st Century So Far

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You Can’t Review That: Monogamy

Mathew Posted on November 15, 2011July 15, 2013

Unlike the additional sex partners you fantasise about, this rare practice is actually more attractive than it appears. It boasts clearly superior protection from STIs and is also advantageous fromContinue readingYou Can’t Review That: Monogamy

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You Can’t Review That: The Bible

Mathew Posted on October 15, 2011July 15, 2013

If you enjoy incest, then you’ll love the early passages in this work. They describe a group of people who continually resort to the practice when they make the mistakeContinue readingYou Can’t Review That: The Bible

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You Can’t Review That: Last Night’s Dream

Mathew Posted on September 15, 2011July 15, 2013

No doubt open to multiple interpretations, the whole production was enthralling during the show itself but although the moral of this story seemed profound immediately after it finished, the effectContinue readingYou Can’t Review That: Last Night’s Dream

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You Can’t Review That: University

Mathew Posted on September 2, 2011July 15, 2013

University is a follow-up to High School, which was an angst-ridden compilation album with a mix of nihilistic punk songs, naive love ballads and a lot of weird spoken wordContinue readingYou Can’t Review That: University

Posted on August 15, 2011June 3, 2014 Turtles everywhere
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You Can’t Review That: This Review

Beginning with this sentence, the titular piece fails to engage on any level, unless you’re a particular fan of self-reference and recursion. The piece is typographically conventional, with only mildContinue readingYou Can’t Review That: This Review

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You Can’t Review That: Life

Mathew Posted on July 15, 2011July 15, 2013

The novel opens with a prologue called “Conception” wherein two inebriated characters have desultory sex following a blackout. Then we jump forward to a lurid set-piece involving blood, screaming andContinue readingYou Can’t Review That: Life

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