Category Archives: Dance

TIFF 2018: Gaspar Noé’s Climax Uses Sex And Drugs To Provoke

Climax

Climax

Gaspar Noé, one of the standard-bearers for modern perv film directorship, has a new film called Climax. It’s about a dance troupe who unintentional dose on LSD and then do pervy things.

Sarah reviewed this intentionally provocative piece of cinema for Consequence Of Sound at the Toronto International Film Festival this year.

To read her review go here.

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Ninja Ballet Is A Real Thing

Ninja ballet

Ninja ballet

There’s such a thing as “ninja ballet.”

Sarah wrote about this union between dance and martial arts for Asian World Of Martial Arts.

To read her piece go here.

 

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Rae Spoon’s Bathroom Dance Party

Rae Spoon

Rae Spoon

Musician Rae Spoon’s “I Hear Them Calling” video is more than just a dance party in a bathroom.

It’s also a musical metaphor that confronts the monster that is transgender rights.

Spoon explained the video in an interview I did with them for Samaritanmag.

To read it click here.

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Paige VanZant: Dance Fighter

Paige VanZant

Paige VanZant

Though not quite in the same league as Ronda Rousey, one of UFC’s breakout out fighters (at least in terms of pop culture resonance) has been Paige VanZant.

VanZant was recently a contestant on the current season of Dancing With The Stars.

Sarah weighed in on VanZant’s dance-fight themed appearance for Fightland.

To read the story go here.

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2015 Worst Human Poll Final: Not Gluten Allergic vs. Texts While Driving

Not actually gluten allergic vs. Texts while driving

Not actually gluten allergic vs. Texts while driving

The polls have closed on The FU 4 round (LINK TO RESULTS BELOW). Which means we are now down to the final two contestants in the 2015 Worst Human poll…

Not actually gluten allergic vs. Texts while driving

To vote on which of these is worst, go here…

VOTE FOR THE WORST HUMAN OF 2015

Note: Because it’s Easter weekend and because it took Jesus three full days to rise again, we think it’s only fair that there be three days of voting for the Worst Human finale. Therefore, the polls for this one will stay open until Sunday, April 5 at 8 am ET.

Click the image directly below to see the full Worst Human bracket (current to April 3, 2015).

2015 Worst Human bracket. Click to enlarge.

2015 Worst Human bracket. Click to enlarge.

The Worst Human Finals

Voting begins at midnight on Friday, April 3, ends Sunday, April 5 at 8 am ET

The FU 4

PAST RESULTS

April 2

See results.

The Awful 8

April 1

See results.

The Shit 16 Recap

March 31

See results.

Second Round Recap

March 29

Transportation Conference / Social Media Conference / Unclean Conference / Money & Commerce Conference

See results.

March 30

Interactions Conference / Physical World Conference / Human Body Conference / Food & Drink Conference

See results.

First Round Recap

March 25

Transportation Conference / Social Media Conference, round one… See results.

March 26

Unclean Conference / Money & Commerce Conference, round one… See results.

March 27

Interactions Conference / Physical World Conference… See results.

March 28

Human Body Conference / Food & Drink Conference… See results.

VOTE FOR THE WORST HUMAN OF 2015

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