‘What We Do In The Shadows’ Shows The Other side Of Vampirism

What We Do In The Shadows

What We Do In The Shadows

One of the most peculiar vampire films in recent memory has got to be the dark comedy, What We Do In The Shadows.

Sarah interviewed two of the film’s key stars, Taika Waititi and Flight Of The Conchords‘ Jemaine Clement about their strange bloodsucking world for Consequence Of Sound.

To read the interview (and learn about their connection to Lord Of The Rings) go here.

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Talking Anti-Vaxxers On Minnesota Public Radio

vaxxer

Sarah’s measles vs. autism story for Medium has clearly struck a chord because she was recently invited to talk about it on-air for Minnesota Public Radio.

The full audio of her interview can be found by going here.

Her story also received a citation in Rolling Stone today. That link can be found here.

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On Basquiat And Boxing

Basquiat's crown

Basquiat’s crown

Jean-Michel Basquiat fever has taken over Toronto lately with the painter’s exhibit currently running at the Art Gallery of Ontario.

It turns out that Bsaquiat used the sport of boxing as an artistic and careerist muse throughout his career.

Sarah wrote about this intersection of art and fisticuffs for Fightland.

To read the story go here.

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A Brief History Of Fighting In Sitcoms

Homer Simpson can take a punch

Homer Simpson can take a punch

There are a number of classic plots that pop up regularly in sitcoms — the broken-telephone episode, the grandpa-comes-to-visit episode, the high school reunion episode, etc — but one of the most entertaining ones is often X main character-takes-on-a-pro-fighter, hilarity ensues.

Sarah tracked down a number of these classic episodes from shows as wide-ranging as The Simpsons, iCarly, George Lopez and Ally McBeal.

To read about them, head over to Fightland by going here.

 

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Tom Cochrane’s ‘Take It Home’ Gets Him Back In The Game

Tom Cochrane

Tom Cochrane

After almost a decade, Tom Cochrane of “Big Leagues” and “Life Is A Highway” fame has a new album called Take It Home.

Sarah spoke to the singer about his first new album since 2006’s No Stranger.

To read the story head over to Huffington Post by going here.

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