Conor McGregor
Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor has gotten really popular for two reasons: 1) he’s really good, and 2) he’s got a really big mouth.
In fact, McGregor’s trash talk game might be better than his fight game.
But how good a trash talker is he really?
Sarah got three academics with virtually no knowledge of McGregor to analyze his best chirps.
To read the full story head over to Fightland by clicking here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword Of Destiny
One of Netflix’s newly revived properties is the companion film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword Of Destiny.
How did it compare to the original Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?
Sarah collected a series of opinions of the film for Asian World of Martial Arts.
To read about them click here.
Filed under Films, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion, Television
Paul Winfield, City Confidential narrator
For a big chunk of February 2016 the Risky Fuel household with filled with tales of bucolic towns, charmingly eccentric characters… and murder.
That’s because Sarah went into a deep, dark tele-viewing hole to watch old episodes of the A&E true crime series City Confidential.
Her most important takeaway: That the show’s late narrator Paul Winfield was brilliant.
She wrote about the reasons why in a story for The A.V. Club.
To read it click here.
Filed under Shameless Promotion, Television
Tami Neilson
One of my favourite musical discoveries from this past year is old tyme country crooner, Tami Neilson.
Neilson, who lives in New Zealand but was originally from Canada, at one point used to have to busk on the streets of Midland, Ontario for food. Knowing Midland as I do, that she could succeed at this is a profound marvel to me.
I wrote a feature story on her for The Bluegrass Situation.
To read about the busking as well as tales of meeting Roy Orbison, not-meeting Johnny Cash and more, click here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
The spectrum
When Sarah occasionally writes about her autistic experiences for various publications there’s usually a virulent response, almost always from the parents of an autistic child, who tries to shout her down by saying she’s a) not autistic enough, so her opinion doesn’t count, or b) glamorizing the whole thing.
This is not true.
She explained why in a piece she wrote for The Establishment.
To read it click here.
Filed under Culture, Health, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
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