Category Archives: Politics

Kevin Vickers, Canada’s Other Fightin’ Politician

Kevin Vickers

Kevin Vickers

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is the only Canadian politician with a feisty fighting side.

Kevin Vickers, the current Canadian ambassador to Ireland and a former RCMP officer responsible for stopping a terrorist attack in Parliament in October 2014, recently showed some moxy when he roughed up a protester in Dublin.

Sarah wrote about Vickers’ grappling skills for Fightland.

To read the story go here.

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Elbowgate: Justin Trudeau Should Stick To Boxing

Justin Trudeau

Justin Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau threw an elbow recently during a tense session in the House of Commons.

Sarah wrote about why he should probably keep the elbows to himself and stick with boxing.

To read the story head over to Fightland by clicking here.

 

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How The Cold War Was Reflected In Gerry Anderson’s Puppets

Thunderbirds

Thunderbirds

Gerry Anderson’s signature supermarionation series’ like Thunderbirds, Stingray and Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons were much more than just puppet shows for kids.

If you look closely there was a whole lot of Cold War anxiety woven into the various series he made.

Sarah wrote about this “puppet state” for The A.V. Club.

To read the full feature go here.

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Samaritan News 10 Pack: Bruce Springsteen, Pizza Pizza, Kevin Spacey And More

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen

I’ve been doing a bunch of stuff  over at the music-ish charity ‘n’ good news website Samaritan Mag so I decided to collect some of my latest pieces all in one place.

Bruce Springsteen Cancels North Carolina Show To Fight Discriminatory Anti-Transgender ‘Bathroom Bill’

Pizza Pizza Offering Free Slice For Old Phones, Electronics As Part Of Earth Month

NBA Stars Chris Bosh, Draymond Green, Gordon Hayward Join Equality Movement Lean In

Brussels Terror Attack Victims Fund Established By GoFundMe

Kevin Spacey, Florida Panthers Team Up For Space-y Charity Hoodie

Angelina Jolie’s Full Speech: Encourages World Governments to Solve Refugee Crises

Starlight Children’s Foundation Picks Up Journal for Kids Facing Health Challenges

Spotlight Oscar Winner Wants Vatican to Hear Voices of Sexual Abuse Survivors

Leonard DiCaprio Uses Academy Award Speech To Talk Climate Change

Take A Photo Of Yourself In Mickey Mouse Ears, Earn Make-A-Wish $1 Million

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The Problem With Homophobia In MMA

Daniel O’Donnell

Daniel O’Donnell

There was an ugly bit of gay panic in the New York State Assembly recently when the governing body voted to lift its 20-plus year-old ban on mixed martial arts.

Apparently, it’s because MMA is super gay.

So says Rosie O’Donnell’s brother.

Sarah wrote about this troubling stance in an article for Fightland here.

 

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