by | December 29, 2018 · 6:31 pm

Samaritan News 10 Pack: Metallica, Hayden And More

Metallica

Metallica

My contributions to the charitably-minded entertainment site Samaritanmag continue. Here are some pieces I wrote in the summer:

City And Colour, Barenaked Ladies Headline Hayden’s Fifth Dream Serenade Charity Concert

Third Annual Autism Rocks LA Concert Aims To Raise Autism Awareness

PETA Wants Aretha Franklin’s Fur Coat Collection for Repurposing Campaign

Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, Steve Earle, Graham Nash Tour To Support Refugees

Donate To Metallica’s Charity, Earn Chance To See All Their Shows

Danforth Strong GoFundMe Page Established for Shooting Victims

England Players Have Been Donating World Cup And Related Tournament Fees To Charity Since 2007

Xavier Rudd and Emmanuel Jal Release Song to Spread Love

Rae Sremmurd Use New “Guatemala” Video To Support Country After Deadly Volcano Eruption

Metallica Donate Polar Prize Proceeds To Three Charities

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by | December 23, 2018 · 8:30 pm

Polaris Podcast EP 19 Salutes Jeremy Dutcher

Polaris Podcast EP7 was live from Ottawa.

Episode 19 of the Polaris Podcast was all about honouring 2018 winner of the Polaris Music Prize, Jeremy Dutcher.

In an in-depth interview Dutcher told us all about his prize-winning album Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa and the reasons why he made it. We also spoke to Matt Carter, the Polaris juror tasked with arguing on behalf of the album.

This and other Polaris Podcast episodes can be found on iTunes, Google Play or Spotify.

Or, to make it easy, you can listen to it right here:

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by | December 23, 2018 · 8:04 pm

6 Fitness And Martial Arts Tips

Sarah’s been doing an ongoing series of learning tip pieces for Asian World Of Martial Arts.

Here are six of her latest:

Systema: Why There Is A Revival Of The Long Lost Art

The Benefits of Martial Arts Training For Girls

The Five Best CrossFit Exercises For Martial Arts

How Can Cross-Training Improve Your Grappling?

The Best Strength Training Moves for MMA

The Best Core Exercises For BJJ and Judo

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by | December 18, 2018 · 10:06 am

TIFF 2018: Fahrenheit 11/9 Is Angry And Unfocused

Michael Moore in Fahrenheit 11/9

Michael Moore in Fahrenheit 11/9

Fahrenheit 11/9, the latest incendiary documentary from filmmaker Michael Moore, explores things like the Flint water crisis and Parkland mass shooting with a clear and critical eye.

Sarah reviewed the film when it showcased at TIFF 2018.

To read her review click here.

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by | December 14, 2018 · 4:04 pm

Why All The Trees Along The Highway Of Heroes

Canadian military plant trees along the Highway Of Heroes

Canadian military plant trees along the Highway Of Heroes

A massive greenscaping campaign along the 401 Highway Of Heroes in Southern Ontario aims to plant 1.8 million trees along a 170 kilometre stretch in the coming years.

In advance of this year’s Remembrance Day I spoke to organizers about the how and why of this mammoth tree planting project.

To read the story head over to Samaritanmag by clicking here.

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