Archive special: Dingo Fever Dream
Sport Review #179
Archive special - all the Dingo cartoons are here.
I keep on meaning to do Dingo Dave Double Agent, but he’s actually making progress and it wouldn’t be as funny. We’ll see.
Thanks for reading - Richard
This week's best NZ sport content
Paul Lewis’ expansive piece on the changes between being the first Herald reporter to file on a laptop and how the internet has changed everything about how sport is covered is a must-read [The Bounce]
It’s not been a happy rugby week team - Chris Rattue is unhappy with Ian Foster, the way he was appointed and the likelihood he’ll keep his job, Sportsfreak says the right questions simply aren’t being asked and Jamie Wall draws parallels with the Black Ferns and their equally underwhelming European tour [NZ Herald, Sportsfreak, RNZ]
Dana Johannsen looks at the handling of recent investigations into sporting culture and abuse and asks if it’s finally time for an independent investigations body [Stuff]
Two New Zealand women are helping children in tough circumstances around the world through skateboarding including Afghanistan, where classes are on hold for now [LockerRoom]
Rowan Simpson maps out the numbers on the World T20 and the coin toss’s effects on the outcomes [Top Three]
Video nasty
The literal worst doctor.
Long read
The latest trend for the very very wealthy wanting some thrills in their jaded lives is paying people to take you to the middle of nowhere and leaving you there on your own [New Yorker]
Recommendation
The greatest music documentary ever, Some Kind Of Monster, is on Netflix.
Bring back the gif
Every Aucklander this week.
Sport Review is the week’s best NZ sport writing and loads more in your inbox every Friday morning. Tell your friends!
