Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali
The king of rock ‘n’ roll Elvis Presley also happened to be a karate obsessive.
Lest anyone forget this fascinating footnote in music/culture history, Sarah created a beginner’s guide to Elvis’ martial arts obsession for Fightland.
To read the full article, go here.
Filed under Culture, Jock Stuff, Music, Shameless Promotion
George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight’s Red Book Diaries
One of the duties I was tasked with while part of the tenth and final season of George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight was shepherding the Red Book messages George would write at the end of almost every episode of the show.
I was also the person who collected those messages and explained them in more detail on the Strombo.com website.
These messages — which could be movies, TV shows, albums, songs, viral videos, books, articles, acknowledgments… anything really — are well worth deeper exploration. As such, I’ve further compiled them here for anyone who might want to dig into them.
Volume One: Against Me!, Ellen Page, Sherlock
Volume Two: Malcolm X, Glenn Gould, philosoraptor
Volume Three: Lou Gehrig, Less Than Zero, James Brown
Volume Four: Lester Bangs, Kiev drone videos, Mark McMorris
Volume Five: Smart dolphins, noble dogs, howling wolves
Volume Six: Bill Nye, Led Zeppelin, tobogganing maps
Volume Seven: Pete Seeger, Harold Ramis, Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Volume Eight: FUBAR, Joe Carter, Black Power Mixtape
Volume Nine: Redd Foxx, Twin Peaks, SCTV
Volume Ten: Trailer Park Boys, Archer, vampires.
Filed under Culture, Television
Fallon Fox
Fallon Fox is best known as a transgender pro mma fighter, but she once tried her hand at designing a serious comic book.
Sarah spoke to Fox about it for Fightland.
To read the story, go here.
Filed under Art, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Game of Thrones
With Game of Thrones now returning to the television screen in all its bloody, murderous glory, Sarah was tasked with compiling a list of the best songs inspired by cult TV shows.
The Timelords’ “Doctorin’ The Tardis” certainly qualifies.
To read the whole list head over to Huffington Post Music Canada by going here.
Filed under Photos, Shameless Promotion, Television
Chuck Liddell
One of the ways former UFC champ Chuck Liddell has eased himself into retirement has been by picking up acting.
Liddell, who’s often cast as some variant of hooligan, tough guy and/or hooligan tough guy variant of himself, has made so many small and big screen appearances that Sarah went through them all to find out just how they were.
To read all about Lidell’s acting appearances head over to Fightland by going here.
Filed under Films, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion, Television
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 