Recently Sarah’s beloved sixth-generation black 80GB iPod Classic died.
This wasn’t just a loss because of the difficulty in trying to find some new surrogate device, it was a loss because the iPod represented a specific type of comfort object for her.
Sarah explained why in a piece for Vox’s The Goods section.
To read it go here.
Filed under Culture, Music, Recollections, Shameless Promotion
Lulu Pencil
She’s afraid of heights, weak and constantly loses, but Lulu Pencil is one of professional wrestling’s breakout stars of 2019.
The reason, in part, is because Lulu Pencil is actually a working freelance writer who wrestles on the side in Japan’s Gatoh Move promotion. And a creative class wimp who taps out to rest holds and constantly fails speaks to a surprising amount of savvy wrestling fans.
Sarah wrote about Lulu Pencil in a piece for Fanbyte.
To read it go here.
Filed under Comedy, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
The Awesome Music Project
When the Awesome Music Project Canada: Songs Of Hope And Happiness book was released this fall it had two goals:
a) Share the 111 stories from people across Canada (including famous types like Sarah McLachlan and Theo Fleury) who explained how music deeply affected them.
b) Use money from sales of said book to support music therapy research.
The Awesome Music Project is fast expanding, though, with live events and books in the works.
I spoke to co-creator Terry Stuart about it for Samaritanmag.
To read the interview go here.
Filed under Books, Music, Shameless Promotion
Dolemite Is My Name
Eddie Murphy’s tribute to blaxploitation star Rudy Ray Moore in Dolemite Is My Name isn’t just charming, it may spark a full-on renaissance for Murphy.
Murphy’s efforts in Dolemite Is My Name certainly do a good job to remind everyone why Murphy is a really big movie star.
Sarah reviewed the film when it screened at the Toronto International Film Festival for Consequence of Sound.
To read her review go here.
Filed under Films, Shameless Promotion
Tetsuya Naito
To a certain segment of people — particularly symbolism savvy fans of New Japan Pro Wrestling and the wrestling faction Los Ingobernables de Japon (LIJ) — LIJ leader Tetsuya Naito pretty much represents the struggle.
Naito’s path is a long and complicated one, with high-profile failures, found families and redemptions won in the most unlikely ways. In many respects his journey represents the same twisting, failing, flailing one that so many millennials have experienced.
Sarah explained why Naito resonates so deeply in a piece for Catapult.
To read it go here.
Filed under Art, Culture, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 