Category Archives: Shameless Promotion

by | November 3, 2018 · 1:05 pm

Samaritan News 10 Pack: Lady Gaga, Jay-Z, More

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga

I continue to contribute to charity ‘n’ entertainment news site Samaritanmag.

Here are some of the news I did for them in the spring:

Hot Docs Giving Away $200,000 Worth of Tickets to Students, Seniors and New Canadians

15th Annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival To Feature Five Female Directors

Hip Hop Artist Emmanuel Jal Among Winners Of 2018 Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent

Jay-Z Tells Letterman Trump is Great For America and Explains Why

iPhone 8 (PRODUCT)RED Proceeds To Help Combat HIV/AIDS In Africa

Crowdfunding Campaign for Humboldt Broncos Hockey Team Bus Crash Victims Tops $5 Million

Lady Gaga’s Foundation Selects Five Schools to Receive Financial Gift to Improve Mental Health Programs

6 Things You Need To Know About March For Our Lives and Where the 839 Rallies Are Taking Place

Malala Yousafzai Promotes Girls’ Education, Offers Solutions, on Letterman Netflix Episode

John Oliver-Connected Satirical Children’s Book to Benefit AIDS, LGBTQ-Related Causes

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by | November 3, 2018 · 12:20 pm

TIFF 2018: If Beale Street Could Talk Continues Barry Jenkins’ Excellent Work

If Beale Street Could Talk

If Beale Street Could Talk

Barry Jenkins, the director behind the moving coming of age drama Moonlight has once again created something excellent with new film If Beale Street Could Talk.

The film, adapted from James Baldwin’s novel, is a romantic drama that follows a woman and her husband who’s been wrongfully convicted of a crime.

Sarah reviewed the film for Consequence Of Sound.

To read her review click here.

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by | November 3, 2018 · 12:08 pm

9 Martial Arts And Gear Tips

One of Sarah’s teaching ventures is to provide gear and training tips for aspiring martial arts over at Asian World Of Martial Arts.

Here are her latest tips:

Boost Your Performance With The 5 Best Crossfit Gloves

Different Types of Boxing Gloves: An Overview

Learn the Technique to Tie A Karate Belt

A Guide to Purchasing the Right Karate Uniform

The 5 Latest Design Trends of Sport Gear Bags

Taekwondo Uniforms: Know Where It All Started

What It Takes to Find the Right Judo Uniform for Your First Challenge

Back To School Training Tips: 5 Ways To Stick To Your Martial Arts and Fitness Routines This Fall

6 Benefits of Wearing CrossFit Gloves

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by | November 2, 2018 · 10:07 pm

Best Martial Arts Films At TIFF 2018

The Man Who Feels No Pain

The Man Who Feels No Pain

When Sarah was covering this year’s Toronto International Film Festival one of the things she did was track the best martial arts films which played there.

Some of her highlights included Float Like A Butterfly, Legend Of The Demon Cat and Killing.

To read her full list of recommended films, check out her piece at the Asian World Of Martial Arts blog by clicking here.

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by | November 2, 2018 · 9:36 pm

Tragically Hip & Eric’s Trip Featured In Polaris Podcast EP13

Polaris Podcast EP7 was live from Ottawa.

For episode 13 of the Polaris Podcast we focused on two albums that recently received Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize hall of fame designation — The Tragically Hip’s Fully Completely and Eric’s Trip’s Love Tara.

This episode featured interviews with veteran East Coast arts reporter Stephen Cooke and Michael Barclay, author of the book The Never-Ending Present: The Story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip.

This and other Polaris Podcast episodes can be found on iTunes, Google Play or Spotify.

Or, you can listen to it right here:

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