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How men are? The Preposterously Testosterone-fuelled Taxi Driver turns 50

By John Doran · The Quietus · February 2026

How men are? The Preposterously Testosterone-fuelled Taxi Driver turns 50

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"John Quin steps into the preposterously testosterone sodden world of Taxi Driver and sees today's 'epidemic of male loneliness' predicted."

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