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TIFF 2018: High Life’s Cosmic Melancholy Leaves You Unmoored

High Life

High Life

The sci-fi story of High Life revolves around a convict-filled space ship where its passengers undergo unusual experiments.

When Sarah watched it at TIFF this year she noted that it’s the sort of film that’ll leave you feeling unmoored.

To find out why read her review of it at Consequence Of Sound by clicking here.

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Samaritan News 10 Pack: Macklemore, Billy Talent And More

Here are some pieces I did awhile back for the charitably-minded entertainment site Samaritanmag:

Macklemore, Peter Buck, Julien Baker Contribute Addiction Stories For KEXP Music Heals Day

Playing For Change Day Set for Sept. 15 in 60 Countries

Phantogram’s Personal Loss Leads to New Charity Singles and Ticket Sales Donation to American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

The Motivation Behind the Mariachi Party Protest Against Racist Lawyer Schlossberg

Tegan And Sara Get Swift Response to LGBTQ Summer Camp Fundraiser

FORM Arcosanti Festival to Support Chance The Rapper’s SocialWorks Charity

WATCH: Jane Fonda Dissects Racism At United State Of Women Summit

Billy Talent Launch Charity Trust with Limited Edition Gold Plaques

Prince Harry’s Invictus Games Partners With Bat Out Of Hell — The Musical

Miss Globe Uses Name for Karebear Community Party at Thompson Toronto

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Martial Arts Training While Pregnant

A viral video of a fitness instructor doing a martial arts routine while 40 weeks pregnant prompted Sarah to look deeper into the practice in a post for Asian World Of Martial Arts.

It turns out practicing martial arts while pregnant is mostly about common sense.

To read the full story go here.

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2018 Polaris Music Prize Long List Gets Discussed In Polaris Podcast EP 17

Polaris Podcast EP7 was live from Ottawa.

It may be a shock to people, but each year at Polaris the 40 album Long List reveal is usually our most popular time.

People give a shit about making the Long List and, though it could be argued the jury sometimes misses albums, it’s always a great snapshot of the best Canadian music in a given year.

For episode 17 of the Polaris Podcast we got jurors Michael Rancic, Erin Lowers and Christine McAvoy to analyze what trends they saw in this year’s list, what albums they voted for, and what album they think will win the whole thing this year.

This and other Polaris Podcast episodes can be found on iTunes, Google Play or Spotify.

Or if you can’t be bothered to go that far you can listen to it right here:

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TIFF 2018: Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma Is A True Film Experience

When Sarah saw director Alfonso Cuarón’s deeply personal Roma at TIFF 2018 she considered a true cinematic experience.

In her review for Consequence Of Sound she wrote, “Cuarón has transformed the influences of his own childhood into a nuanced and reflective chronicle that manages to touch on political upheaval, class inequality, gender inequality, life, and death.”

To learn more head over to CoS by clicking here.

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