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by Aaron Brophy | October 13, 2015 · 9:05 pm

Cher Supports Nick Diaz

Cher

Controversial mixed martial arts fighter Nick Diaz was recently suspended from fighting for five years by the Nevada State Athletic Comission because he smoked pot.

This sentence, especially relative to not nearly so severe sentences the Commission hands out for using performance enhancers, is one of the great injustices in the sports world right now.

So great is its offense that even pop star Cher has weighed in on the scandal. She’s pro-Diaz.

Read the full story Sarah wrote about it at Fightland by clicking here.

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by Aaron Brophy | October 12, 2015 · 7:15 pm

Peacekeepers Doc Follows Female Muslim Police Officers In Haiti

A Journey Of A Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers

One of the most fascinating documentaries that aired at TIFF this year was A Journey Of A Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers, a film that followed three female Muslim police officers from Bangladesh as they did a year-long tour of duty on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti.

I spoke to director Geeta Gandbhir, executive producer Irfan Izhar and RCMP Sgt. J.J. Hainey about the ways in which these women defied preconceptions and performed their duties during their tour.

Read the full interview with them over at Samaritan Mag.

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by Aaron Brophy | October 12, 2015 · 6:43 pm

TIFF 2015: Love Is Like A One-Night Stand

Love

Sarah was on assignment covering the 2015 Toronto Film Festival this year for Consequence Of Sound.

Gaspar Noé’s x-rated 3D film Love was, according to Sarah, “like a questionable one night stand… entirely dependent upon well-managed expectations.”

Read the full review at the Consequence Of Sound website.

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by Aaron Brophy | October 12, 2015 · 6:09 pm

Ronday Rousey Wants To Be Captain Marvel

Captain Marvel

Ronda Rousey is regarded as one of the biggest badasses on the planet, so it’s not all that surprising the professional fighter/occasional movie star is interested in playing the role of Captain Marvel, one of the Marvel comic universe’s biggest badasses.

Marvel, for their part, have noticed Rousey’s campaigning for the role.

Sarah wrote about what one Marvel exec said about Rousey potentially playing Captain Marvel.

To read the full story head over to Fightland here.