Rocky with log
Anyone who has watched a Rocky movie remembers the training montages.
There was Rocky running up those steps, Rocky jogging through the snow carrying a log, Rocky doing pullups… he trained a lot.
Sarah talked to some real fight trainers about whether or not the exercises he did in the film are actually legit useful in fighting.
To read the full truthin’ head over to Fightland by clicking here.
Filed under Films, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Miesha Tate
Now that Rousey destroyer Holly Holm is the new Queen Bee in women’s MMA the challengers are starting to line up for her belt.
One of those challengers is frequent not-quite-champ Miesha Tate, who has laid out some plausible arguments why she should get to fight Holm next.
Sarah wrote about this for Fightland.
To read the full story go here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Hawksley Workman as a teenage cat
People love cats.
Canadian musicians are people.
Therefore Canadian musicians also love cats.
I wrote about 15 cat songs by Canadian musicians.
To read the full article click here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
Boxing Hall of Fame
The FBI have gotten involved in a boxing whodunnit after someone broke into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York. The crooks then broke into three trophy cases containing six title belts held by Carmen Basilio and Tony Zale.
The hall of fame’s insurance company valued the belts as “priceless” and haven’t assigned a dollar value to their worth.
Sarah wrote about this mystery for Fightland.
To read about it click here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Banksy’s Dismaland
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.
Here are 10 of these stories…
Banksy’s Dismaland Deconstruction May Help Refugees In France
Avril Lavigne Snow White Campaign To Combat Effects Of Lyme Disease
WE Day Toronto Brings Demi Lovato, Nick Jonas, Hozier & More To Celebrate Social Change
Crowded House, Benedict Cumberbatch ‘Help Is Coming’ Song And Video To Help Refugees
Montreal Canadians’ P.K. Subban Gives $10 Million To Montreal Children’s Hospital
Feist, Dan Mangan, David Usher Playing #ImagineOct20th Before Canadian Election
Uber Canada Helping Students To Not Drink And Drive
Use Your Aeroplan Miles To Help Syrian Refugees
Meathead Movers Will Move Victims of Domestic Violence For Free
Taylor Swift To Support African Parks Foundation Through Video
Filed under Environment, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 