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Pemberton Music Festival Gives $100,000 For Local Arts

Broken Social Scene at Pemberton Music Festival

Broken Social Scene at Pemberton Music Festival

The organizers of the massive Pemberton Music Festival in the scenic mountain community of Pemberton, British Columbia recently gave $100,000 to local arts and community groups.

I spoke to Evan Harrison, the CEO of Huka Entertainment, the company behind the festival, to find out what motivated them to give back.

To read the full interview head over to Samaritan Mag by clicking here.

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How To Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

Some resolution affirmation

Some resolution affirmation

We’re officially entering that deep January period when people traditionally give up on their New Year’s resolutions.

Even though you may have already started to backslide all hope is not lost.

Sarah wrote about how to maintain that resolve for Asian World of Martial Arts.

To read the full story go here.

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Grimes Is Into Fighting

Grimes

Grimes

Not that it should be a surprise to anyone who paid close attention to some of her wilder music videos, but it appears that electro pop queen Grimes is a big fan of mixed martial arts. Specifically, the strong women of mixed martial arts.

Grimes has been known to sport a Ronda Rousey shirt in public and has called UFC strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk a style icon.

Sarah wrote about this phenomenon for Fightland.

To read the full story go here.

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What’s Next For Ronda Rousey?

Ronda Rousey

Ronda Rousey

After former UFC champ Ronda Rousey’s (maybe?) shocking defeat at the hands of Holly Holm in November there’s been much speculation about how the Rowdy One will bounce back.

Sarah took a look at some of Rousey’s upcoming projects and tried to figure out when her run to reclaim the title will happen.

To read the full story head over to Asian World Of Martial Arts by clicking here.

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Sylvester Stallone Wants To Be Part Of Creed 2

Creed

Creed

Sylvester Stallone has teased that he’ll be part of whatever form the prospective Creed 2 film takes.

Creed, the next gen revamp of the Rocky boxing franchise, has been widely hailed as a successful revamp.

Sarah wrote about this for Fightland.

To read the story go here.

 

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