Rocky with log
Anyone who has watched a Rocky movie remembers the training montages.
There was Rocky running up those steps, Rocky jogging through the snow carrying a log, Rocky doing pullups… he trained a lot.
Sarah talked to some real fight trainers about whether or not the exercises he did in the film are actually legit useful in fighting.
To read the full truthin’ head over to Fightland by clicking here.
Filed under Films, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Miesha Tate
Now that Rousey destroyer Holly Holm is the new Queen Bee in women’s MMA the challengers are starting to line up for her belt.
One of those challengers is frequent not-quite-champ Miesha Tate, who has laid out some plausible arguments why she should get to fight Holm next.
Sarah wrote about this for Fightland.
To read the full story go here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Tim Gilbert
Looking to expand my “following” list beyond bikini tramps and people who I may or may not be professionally jealous of, I recently started following NASA on Instagram. It’s a follow that’s provided me with a wonderful supply of cosmological magic. Every day these space voyageurs capture some exotic new slice of our universe and place it right in our hands like technological Zeuses doling out mind-thunderbolts.
Just the other day I learned about NGC 3610, an elliptical galaxy roughly four billion years old.
My mind is still trying to process the photo of the Veil Nebula published a few weeks back. They call it “delicate, draped filamentary structures,” but I’m convinced this is really what Geddy Lee sees when he closes his eyes.
The point I’m trying to make in all this is that, yes, sometimes the stars are within our reach. They’re out there. Shining. Sparkling. All you have to do is be strong enough to stretch your arm out and grab them.
Rarely has such bravery, such indomitable spirit been committed to the recorded form as when Tim sings the hits on Tim Sings! The Hits! Weaving his way through 44 of the greatest songs of all-time from Aerosmith’s space exploration epic “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” to Wilson Phillips’ iconic “Hold On” Tim always pushes forward, resolutely overcoming his condition to capture the very soul of each song.
In many ways Tim Sings! The Hits! is just like those NASA probes and telescopes that are continually monitoring our skies. Can they explain all the mysteries of the universe? No. Can they unravel the science behind dianetics? Not likely. Do they need someone to help cut up their dinner so they don’t accidentally choke on their ham? Sure, but needing a little help won’t stop Tim from from pursuing his dream: To bring us back little pieces of stardust each and every day in the form of song.
That is the true journey of Tim Sings! The Hits!
Filed under Music
Hawksley Workman as a teenage cat
People love cats.
Canadian musicians are people.
Therefore Canadian musicians also love cats.
I wrote about 15 cat songs by Canadian musicians.
To read the full article click here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
Boxing Hall of Fame
The FBI have gotten involved in a boxing whodunnit after someone broke into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York. The crooks then broke into three trophy cases containing six title belts held by Carmen Basilio and Tony Zale.
The hall of fame’s insurance company valued the belts as “priceless” and haven’t assigned a dollar value to their worth.
Sarah wrote about this mystery for Fightland.
To read about it click here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 