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by Aaron Brophy | February 16, 2015 · 6:35 pm

A Brief History Of Fighting In Sitcoms

Homer Simpson can take a punch

There are a number of classic plots that pop up regularly in sitcoms — the broken-telephone episode, the grandpa-comes-to-visit episode, the high school reunion episode, etc — but one of the most entertaining ones is often X main character-takes-on-a-pro-fighter, hilarity ensues.

Sarah tracked down a number of these classic episodes from shows as wide-ranging as The Simpsons, iCarly, George Lopez and Ally McBeal.

To read about them, head over to Fightland by going here.

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by Aaron Brophy | February 15, 2015 · 3:03 am

Tom Cochrane’s ‘Take It Home’ Gets Him Back In The Game

Tom Cochrane

After almost a decade, Tom Cochrane of “Big Leagues” and “Life Is A Highway” fame has a new album called Take It Home.

Sarah spoke to the singer about his first new album since 2006’s No Stranger.

To read the story head over to Huffington Post by going here.

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by Aaron Brophy | February 11, 2015 · 3:54 pm

When Muhammad Ali Met Malcolm X

Malcolm X meets Muhammad Ali

In Sarah’s latest Fightland investigation into the intersection of fighting and culture she wrote about the short period where Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X were associates.

Their relationship, in modern terms, was “complicated.”

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

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by Aaron Brophy | February 11, 2015 · 3:42 pm

The Story Behind The Metal T-Shirt Dave Grohl Wore To The Grammys

Dave Grohl shows off his Children shirt on the 2015 Grammy red carpet.

A funny thing happened at the 57th Grammy Awards on Sunday night: Dave Grohl wore a t-shirt to the fancy music industry dress-up event.

And not just any t-shirt, a shirt repping “Death Tribe,” an EP by the little known metal band, Children.

I tracked down Jonny Ollsin from Children to talk to him about the Foo Fighters/Nirvana player’s clothing choice.

Among the things I learned: his favourite Grohl-related band is Nirvana, and the 12″ of “Death Tribe” was originally supposed to feature an elaborate wax etching of the Mayan calendar created by his wife.

To read the story head over to AUX by going here.