Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity, the conservative television pundit and proud peddler of Trump-Putin jerkoff fantasies, fancies himself a tough guy.
The kind of tough guy who needs to tell you he’s a tough guy. Constantly.
Sarah wrote about his compensatory posturing for Fightland.
To read the full article click here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion, Television
Robert Vaughn
Former television spy and heartthrob actor Robert Vaughn passed away on November 11 at age 83.
His death hit one particular member of the Risky Fuel household (Sarah) very hard.
In her period of mourning after the death of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and The Magnificent Seven star, she wrote an In Memoriam piece about Vaughn for The Establishment.
One of the things Sarah wrote about was Vaughn’s surprising and sometimes dangerous activism.
It seems this fictional spy was quite concerned with saving lives in the real world.
To read the full story click here.
Filed under Culture, Films, Politics, Shameless Promotion, Television
Honor Blackman
One of the intriguing characteristics of early-1960s television show The Avengers was the fighting prowess of Dr. Cathy Gale, the character played by Honor Blackman.
Blackman was tasked with learning judo for the British spy series and she’d even turn her combat knowledge into a self-defense book.
Sarah wrote about Blackman in a feature for Fightland.
To read it click here.
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Idris Elba
Out on the fringes of martial arts two famous people — actor Idris Elba and former professional wrestler CM Punk — have been making noises about competing in professional combat.
Punk has already had one MMA bout. It didn’t go well. Elba, meanwhile, is actively training to compete in muay thai.
While few people think their journeys will be filled with victories, they will be filled with teachable moments the rest of us can learn from.
Sarah wrote about these for Fightland.
To read her story click here.
Filed under Films, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion, Television
Michelle Yeoh
Actor Michelle Yeoh was one of the central figures in one the all-time best martial arts movies, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
So when she says the martial arts in the Netflix series Marco Polo is legit, you’d better believe it.
Sarah talked to Yeoh about this in an interview for Fightland.
To read the full story go here.
Filed under Films, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion, Television
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
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