I’ve done community work and research on sexual health issues in South Asia, and with the diaspora in the UK, for nearly two decades. On countless occassions, parents have told me they want to take their children out of sex education lessons, citing religious concerns. Last year, a Bengali woman in London told me these…
Read moreThe ‘new right’ is not a reaction to neoliberalism, but its offspring
The ongoing and increasingly intense conservative backlash currently taking place across Europe is often understood as a populist reaction to neoliberal policy. The neoliberal assault on the welfare state, as for instance Chantal Mouffe has argued, has eroded post-war social security even as it destroyed people’s faith in electoral politics. Coupled with a sharp increase…
Read moreMizuno T20 wedges: Let’s get spinning
Click:training cnc machine Spin. We’re always trying to reduce it with our driver and increase it with our wedges for maximum control, but with the rules of golf being so strict, how do actually achieve a performance gain? Simple engineering… This is the Mizuno T20 wedge. It’s been a few years since we have seen…
Read moreThe 6 best #GolfWRX photos on Instagram today (7.16.19)
In this segment, we’ll be taking a look at some of the best #GolfWRX tagged photos on Instagram. In case you aren’t already, there’s a whole load of action going on at our page, so follow us: @golfwrx Let’s get to it then, here are six of the best #GolfWRX photos from the past 24 hours….
Read moreThe missing three-letter word in the Iran crisis
It’s always the oil. While President Trump was hobnobbing with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the G-20 summit in Japan, brushing off a recent U.N. report about the prince’s role in the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was in Asia and the Middle East, pleading with…
Read moreTour Rundown runs toward Open with Frittelli, Kim, Goosen victories
Something quite brilliant was in the air this week on the world’s golf tours. A new course debuted in Scotland, South Africa stood tall with two champions, and the world anticipated a return to a legendary, northern course that has not seen an Open Championship since 1951. The American tours are drawing to a close,…
Read morePeople who were told to 'go back to their country' share their experiences with the racist phrase
ICYMI: our President used a despicable racist phrase this weekend to bully and disparage members of Congress who have challenged him. In a series of tweets that should’ve been deleted the second they left his tiny, racist brain, he told “‘Progressive’ Democrat Congresswomen” they should “go back to where they came from.” The tweet was most likely…
Read moreThe 19th Hole: Jean van de Velde
Jean van de Velde talks with host Michael Williams on the 20th anniversary of his legendary collapse in the 1999 Open Championship at Carnoustie. Also features Thomas Reiter of Big Max golf carts and a tribute to Mark Parsinen (Kingsbarns, Castle Stuart). Check out the full podcast on SoundCloud below, or click here to listen on…
Read moreTweets of the Week: Mickelson’s weight loss, Rahm’s eyebrow raising outfit, and Tyrrell Hatton loses it
Dylan Frittelli and Bernd Wiesberger secured big wins last week at the John Deere Classic and Scottish Open, respectively, but here are some of the things you may have missed, and some of the quirkier moments from the world of golf dished out in the Twittersphere over the past seven days. Tyrrell Hatton Fumes The…
Read moreThe 2019 Open Championship tee times; Tiger Woods grouped with Patrick Reed and Matt Wallace
The 2019 Open Championship tee times have been released for Round One, and it’s the 2011 champion Darren Clarke who will strike the opening tee shot of the 148th Open Championship when he tees off this Thursday at 6:35 AM local time. Clarke’s fellow countryman, Rory McIlroy, will begin his attempt to capture the claret…
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