Ronda Rousey
When Ronda Rousey lost her recent comeback fight to Amanda Nunes it provided some solid ammunition for her haters.
The thing is, being simply pro- or anti-Rousey doesn’t quite cut it.
She’s a complicated individual and people in her sport need to analyze her legacy with a bit of depth.
Sarah wrote about this for Fightland.
To read the story click here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
The Strombo Show
While 2016 was a pretty shitty year in a number of ways, 2017 is going to kick off spectacularly when The Strombo Show airs its four-hour tribute special to Gord Downie and The Tragically Hip on New Year’s Day via CBC Radio 2.
The special will feature some of my favourite Canadian bands, people like The Dears, D-Sisive, The Sadies, Daniel Romano and Etiquette, almost 50 acts in total, covering songs by The Hip.
I spoke to host George Stroumboulopoulos about the special for an AUX TV feature story.
To read about it click here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
Letterkenny’s Dylan Playfair
On the very funny television show Letterkenny Dylan Playfair plays Reilly, a tough posturing hockey player who isn’t actually that tough.
Playfair knows real tough, though. He encountered it the first time he got into a real fight.
He told Sarah about it in an interview for Fightland.
To read it click here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion, Television
Kevin Randleman
Mixed martial arts is a dangerous sport full of hard living people who push their bodies to the max.
Inevitably, some of these bodies can’t be pushed any further.
Sarah wrote a recap piece for Fightland about the various MMA figures who died in 2016.
To read it click here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Rush
I’ve been doing a bunch of stuff over at the music-ish charity ‘n’ good news website Samaritan Mag.
Here’s a batch of news pieces in November and December:
Rush Donate $40k To Gord Downie Cancer Fund
Neil Young Calls on President Obama in Standing Rock Support Letter
Heavy Metal Bowling Event In Ronnie James Dio’s Memory Raises Nearly $50K
Year-End: MusiCounts Donated $525K Worth of Instruments and Gear to 33 Community Groups
Metallica Doing Club Show in Toronto to Support Daily Bread Food Bank
Andy Kim Christmas with Nelly Furtado, Ron Sexsmith, Sloan and More, on Way to a Sell-Out
Russell Brand Advocates For Political Change, Optimism In New Video
Monster Truck Are ‘For The People’ With New Throwback Animated Video
Filed under Concerts, Health, Music, Politics, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 