Jake Gyllenhaal
Jake Gyllenhaal’s new boxing movie Southpaw has been subject to intense scrutiny from the fight community.
One area they’re particularly intrigued by is Gyllenhaal’s workout regime.
In true method actor form he committed to his role.
Sarah wrote about the ways Gyllenhaal did so in an article for Fightland.
Filed under Films, Health, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
A Guitars 4 Vets lesson
The folks at Guitars 4 Vets Canada have a pretty simple mission — put a guitar in the hands of veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder or other disabilities.
Jim Lowther, the man behind the program, says this simple act is life-changing for someone who’s suffering.
I spoke to him about this form of self-help for Samaritan Mag.
Head over there to read the full interview.
Filed under Health, Shameless Promotion
Don Cherry wearing plaid
If you noticed more-than-normal numbers of folks geared up in plaid leading up to Father’s Day there’s an explanation.
Prostate Cancer Canada kicked off a new campaign called Wear Plaid For Dad to coincide with the day. Like the title suggests, it mostly involves the act of wearing plaid. For a good cause.
In an article for Samaritan Mag I spoke to Prostate Cancer Canada’s Rocco Rossi who explained what the whole campaign was about.
Filed under Health, Shameless Promotion
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
Narratives around autism can be harmful, especially those created by awareness groups. Photograph: Graham Turner/Graham Turner
There’s a rather sinister narrative in certain sectors of the autism community that parents of autistic children have been saddled with a burden so dramatic that only a eugenics-minded grim reaper could rectify their issues.
This is bullshit.
Sarah explained why recently in her first op-ed piece for The Guardian.
To read the column, go here.
Filed under Culture, Health, Relationships, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
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