Bob Hope, boxing fan
One of the world’s most legendary comedians also had a bit of a boxing past. And he used it to get laughs for decades.
It seems Bob Hope knew how to throw a punch well enough to have an above-.500 fight record. He found playing the loser got more laughs, though.
Sarah recapped Bob Hope’s boxing past in a story for Fightland.
Filed under Comedy, Films, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion, Television
Empty movie theater
Flea bites. Sleep daze. Antihistamine reactions. Hallucinatory appearances by David Cronenberg.
They were all things that happened during one of Sarah’s strangest experiences at a movie theater.
She recalled the details of her weird trip as part of a compilation feature on Consequence Of Sound about people’s Most Memorable Movie Theater Experiences.
Sarah still has no idea whether the Cronenberg she saw was real or not.
Filed under Films, Health, Shameless Promotion
Gandi
What started out as mostly an excuse to talk about the cartoon Clone High turn into an interesting lookback when Sarah wrote about Gandhi’s relationship to martial arts for Fightland.
For a pacifist, Gandhi had at least an observer’s understanding of early jiu jitsu.
What he learned from it, though, was perhaps more political than physical.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Boy Meets Girl
The new film Boy Meets Girl has a novel (and probably necessary) casting decision. In the film the trans character Ricky is — a rarity — actually played by a trans person, Michelle Hendley.
Hendley was also a nearly raw rookie when they were recruited for the film. Which made the casting decision even more bold.
Sarah talked to Michelle Hendley about the film for Consequence Of Sound.
Filed under Films, Shameless Promotion
Krispy Kreme doughnuts on the production line
Today was National Doughnut Day, which in itself is a cause for celebration.
But the day was made even better because Krispy Kreme Canada was giving away free doughnuts at their stores.
Because free doughnuts are amazing I spoke to Krispy Kreme’s Kelcey Hamaker about why they were doing it.
Giving out doughnuts has an origin that goes back almost a hundred years.
Read the full interview about Krispy Kreme’s National Doughnut Day.
Filed under Food, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 